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Ferrari's 1000 grands prix part 2: 501-999
It is apposite that Jean Alesi never raced a V10 Ferrari. The French-Sicilian was a throwback whose heart ruled his head. Michael Schumacher, in contrast, was sent from the future:…
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Ferrari's 1000 Grands Prix part 1: 1-500
See, I told you that Peter Whitehead was a significant figure in Grand Prix history. But for this English privateer, Ferrari would this weekend in Mugello be celebrating ‘only’ its…
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Back from the blueprints: Brands debut for six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 'continuation'
When crazy-keen American historic racer Jonathan Holtzman’s attempts to buy a Tyrrell P34 were thwarted, he posed the six-wheeled question: ‘Why can’t we just build one?’ That was in July/August…
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Ron Tauranac "just designed bloody good racing cars"
The schoolboy stood shyly by the flung-open workshop doors. It was the first day of his summer holiday of 1963 and he had cycled the short distance from his Byfleet…
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Reims 1960: the end of the road for front-engined F1 cars
Enzo Ferrari could be mulish: who on Earth would think it logical to place a prancing horse behind its cart? So surmised a man basking (from July 1960) in the…
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Kelvin Burt: the 'wasted' racing prodigy whose F1 dream turned sour
I liked him even before he revealed – 30 years after the fact – that not only had he owned a Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport but also that he considered…
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Tony Brooks: making the extremely difficult look ridiculously easy
Tony Brooks turned 88 this week. My interest in him was piqued by a factoid within Cyril Posthumus’ year-by-year history of the German Grand Prix: that two-time winner Brooks was…
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Front-wheel drive heroes, from Indy to the Ardennes
It’s not the sexiest in motorsporting terms but I am guessing that we have all done it – and on occasion rather enjoyed it: ragged a front-wheel-drive car. Okay, so…
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Overheated and overhyped? The two-stroke's inglorious GP history
Well, ring-a-ding-ding, two-strokes in Formula 1 by 2025 – if Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds’ recent intriguing suggestion is acted upon. More bangs for your suck from fewer moving parts…
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F1 in the winter sun: New Year racing with Clark, Hill, Stewart and Moss
For the leading drivers of the 1960s, Christmas and New Year heralded racing in the South African sun Clark, Brabham and Gurney lead at the start of the 1963 South African…
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Ferrari at 90: nine decades of mystique... and muddle
Ferrari's 90 years in racing has included periods of domination, disaster and legend but the more things change, the more things stay the same for the Scuderia Ferrari's 90 years…
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Peter Whitehead: the gentleman farmer who led British racing dominance
Often overlooked in favour of the better-known British charges, Peter Whitehead's successes — particularly at Le Mans — set the stage for his contemporaries Whitehead looks on during the 1958…
