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From Chennai to champion

Having now lived in the UK for nearly 20 years and being in the fast paced motorsport bubble, I don’t ever sit down and think about how I got here. As a 37-year-old...

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Meeting my heroes

To me it is not enough simply to be successful to be considered a hero; you must inspire others too. Heroes are those we hope to emulate and from whom we learn...

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When Moss raced touring cars

Mark Blundell's announcement that he was retiring not only from the BTCC but from professional motor racing altogether is entirely understandable. Anyone who has a go...

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The real Pedro Rodriguez

Sometimes fate turns on the thinnest of threads. In this case an engine that was not even on a car, but a dynamometer. Its intended recipient was a BRM P167 sports car...

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The greatest race engine ever

What connects the Lotus 49 F1 car that won the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix 54 years ago today to the Bentley EXP Speed 8 sports car used for testing prior to its return to Le Mans...

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Rally drivers: A cut above?

I saw two tweets recently that made me think. One basically declared rally drivers the best in all motorsport, while the other was pretty unsavoury and about...

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The secret life of Olivier Gendebien

One July day in the late Sixties, 12-year-old schoolboy Robert Gendebien returned home from his Belgium boarding school for the summer holidays. Over dinner with...

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How to qualify in Monaco

Never mind F1: in all global sport the Monaco Grand Prix is a highlight of the year. You might not follow Formula 1 nor even be a sports fan, but you’ll have heard of the Monaco GP...

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