My recent look at forgotten circuits in Europe rekindled my interest in the subject, and as I promised a trip across the Atlantic, it’s time to look back over the tracks that have been, and gone, in North America. With the new race at Austin, Texas, just a few weeks away now and the promise […]
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Watching practice for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim this weekend reminded me how much I miss the old layout. That run into the forest was a strangely eerie experience and one that, in the rain especially, was reportedly terrifying. These days we are used to clinical, carefully planned and often characterless tracks that will […]
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Gilles Villeneuve was a rare thing, a man whose legend began before his death. The same could be argued, one supposes, for Ayrton Senna, another iconic racing driver who lost his life before his time had come. Yet there are notable differences: It can be argued that the Senna legend was exaggerated – some would […]
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With the current focus on the political situation in Bahrain it is all too easy to forget that Fun Still Exists. This is not the place to discuss whether the Bahrain Grand Prix should have gone ahead or not. What’s interesting though is that thirty years ago – in 1982 – F1 was embroiled in […]
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As a devoted F1 fan of many years I take great interest in the traditional unveiling of the new crop of cars. It’s always a delight to discover what fresh innovations those clever designers and engineers have come up with. I am being a little conservative with the truth when I say always a delight; […]
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