F1
France 1972: Stewart wins, Amon stars
Simon Arron on the masterful drives of Chris Amon and Jackie Stewart at the 1972 Formula 1 French Grand Prix, at a venue sorely missed from the calendar... As the…
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Thruxton at 50 (or 36, in this instance)
As Thruxton turns 50, Simon Arron turns all nostalgic The vista has long since vanished, concealed behind raised earth banks designed to insulate the real world from motor racing’s sonic…
F1
A 12-car pile-up and a Jordan 1-2
Simon Arron recalls the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix... The memory remains so fresh that it seems inconceivable 20 years could since have passed, but the Gregorian calendar…
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F1
The strangest win in the strangest of seasons
Simon Arron on an absolutely bizarre F1 season and the equally anomalous 1982 Monaco Grand Prix It would be the craziest of campaigns and a triumph for…
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2003 British GP: Barrichello's quirky F1 double
Simon Arron recalls Rubens Barrichello's win at the 2003 British Grand Prix, which was memorable for all the wrong reasons As a contest it was among the…
F1
Moss' landmark 1958 Argentine GP victory
How Stirling Moss won the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix, and why it was such a major achievement There was a time, more than a decade distant, when I’d board a…
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F1
Me and Jim Clark
The influence of Jim Clark on Simon Arron “You want to be what?” The careers advice department at William Hulme’s Grammar School, Manchester, wasn’t famous for…
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F1
Taki Inoue's fleeting F1 foray
1995 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix: the strange case of Taki Inoue Then and now, it’s among the most bewildering images I can recall at any motor race on any…
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F1
Mercedes F1 technical director: 'I'm hoping for 3-way fight'
Mercedes AMG F1’s technical director James Allison on the season ahead… and the unseen side of Lewis Hamilton Last season was Formula 1’s first with its radically…
Opinion
F1
F1's Indianapolis farce: when only six cars lined up for the 2005 US Grand Prix
Looking back at the 2005 United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis, the most farcical F1 race of this millennium
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F1
Wolff: “There is a fine line between realism and arrogance”
Mercedes AMG F1’s team principal Toto Wolff on management, motivation and more… On the surface, it looked much easier managing Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last year than ever it…
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F1
'80s month: Watson’s landmark British GP success
Simon Arron continues '80s month as he recalls a trip to Silverstone for the 1981 British Grand Prix equipped with the A to Z of ale – and not much else.…
