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The Targa master

On learning that 88-year-old Nino Vaccarella died on September 23, I smiled quietly to myself. No, I’m not callous. I smiled because I was instantly transported back to that March day...

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A race to remember

The US Grand Prix was my favourite race weekend since we entered the world of Covid-F1 18 months back. Austin is a fantastic city, but this season the fans had truly gone F1 crazy...

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Rallying cry

‘Could you point that light over here, please?’ Charlie obliges, swinging the beam from his iPhone onto the rows of switches. I turn the key to my right then twist the red kill switch set down...

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Formula 1’s great lost talents

My love for Formula 1 reaches back to the late Eighties when the likes of Prost, Senna, Piquet and Mansell were the stars of the show. They passed the mantle to Schumacher, Hill, Villeneuve...

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Derek Bell at 80

Save being among the world’s greatest racing drivers, what do Jacky Ickx, Stefan Bellof, Ronnie Peterson, Jo Siffert, Hans Stuck, Mike Hailwood, James Hunt, Henri Pescarolo and Bob Wollek...

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Old man

Not that anyone would have known it, but the old man standing in the pits was fuming. Fuming in that quiet, reserved way of his. He was tired and he ached. His body, which had never...

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The genius of Archie Scott Brown

Archie Scott Brown is naturally right-handed, except that he doesn’t have one. Over the years he’s learned to reverse his own polarity, so it’s with his strong left-arm that he grips the thin...

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Where McLaren tripped up in Russia

The Russian Grand Prix was just the latest instalment in what is turning out to be one of the best seasons in F1 history and now only two points separate the leaders. If you missed the race...

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