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Surf’s up for maverick Mike Thackwell
Some stories are special. They’re the ones you really want to tell, that you’ve wanted to do for years and that are not the work of a moment. One of…
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Why we'll miss Patrick Head in Formula 1
Never exactly one to kowtow to convention, Patrick Head. But then great race engineers never are. It’s written in their DNA to kick against established thinking as they search for…
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F1
Formula 1’s fickle finger of fate
According to that surreal 140-character world that is Twitter (I wrote it off as a waste of cyberspace, but now I’ve signed up I’m hooked), Jenson Button has been sunning…
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Life’s a scream with Herbert
If anyone walks in now, how ever am I going to explain this? That was the question that crept into my mind as I sat facing Johnny Herbert, only too…
F1
Sir Jackie Stewart at the helm
Of all the months we should ask Sir Jackie Stewart to be guest editor, it was fitting that it was this one. Three World Championships and nearly a one-in-three win…
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Indycar Racing News
Dan Wheldon 1978-2011
The death of British Indycar racer Dan Wheldon in a dreadful multi-car accident at the Las Vegas season finale has left the motor sport world reeling. Wheldon, 33, lost his…
Racing History
Porsche’s ‘Pink Pig’ cameo
Ideas for Motor Sport stories can spring from anywhere, and in my experience the best ones often come when you least expect them, totally out of the blue. Or in…
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Magic of the Nürburgring
It was just after midnight on a Saturday back in June when art editor Damon Cogman and I stood up on the steep hill that looks down on Steilstrecke, the…
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F1
A-Z of the British GP
They dish out the same number of points for every race on the calendar. But for the drivers some races are more important than others. A win at Monaco, Monza…
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Porsche wins Nürburgring 24Hrs
The crack Manthey team delivered Porsche a 10th victory in the Nürburgring 24 Hours after a hard-fought race that featured a complete checklist of serious entries from the great German…
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F1
An evening of Senna
Motor Sport hosted a special evening in London on Monday as a group of our enthusiastic readers joined us for a private viewing of the stunning new Ayrton Senna film,…
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F1
The Bahrain decision: time to act
The Bahrain Grand Prix is back on the 2011 Formula 1 calendar – despite widespread opposition from the teams – following a decision that is likely to pull Grand Prix…
