An unexpectedly boring German Grand Prix, this, for Hockenheim usually provides for more overtaking than most circuits, but if there was little excitement, there was certainly controversy. From the start the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso ran first and second, and on lap 49 they swapped positions, Massa… Read more
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German Grand Prix report
July 26th, 2010 | Nigel Roebuck | 133 Comments
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Fernando can lift Ferrari
When it was announced, in September 2009, that Ferrari had decided to terminate Kimi Räikkönen’s contract a year ahead of time, and to put Fernando Alonso in with Felipe Massa, there was no surprise in Formula 1 circles. His first season with the team (2007, when he won the World… Read more
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1970 – a year of change
June 24th, 2010 | Damien Smith | 19 Comments
‘Iconic’ is a much overused word these days, and it’s a particular bugbear for one of my team here at Motor Sport. But sometimes it’s a word that’s hard to avoid. Sometimes it’s the first thing that springs to mind when presented with a certain image. And if anything deserves… Read more
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Latest Issue – July 2010
May 27th, 2010 | Web Editor
Lotus 38 and 49
Two iconic Clark cars, both restored by Classic Team Lotus to run againClark’s final race
One of the few English journalists at Hockenheim in ’68 recalls fateful dayColin Chapman
The Lotus boss was a complicated but brilliant man, as a new book recallsGoodwood preview
What’s new at… Read more -
German Grand Prix, by Nigel Roebuck
July 21st, 2008 | Nigel Roebuck | 2 Comments
To some degree, it was a risky strategy, but in the end it worked out to perfection, and Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix, thus becoming the first driver to win two on the trot in 2008.
“I’d have preferred it to be straightforward,” Hamilton smiled afterwards, “but it… Read more
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Everyone’s hero
March 25th, 2008 | Damien Smith | 2 Comments
The new issue of Motor Sport, on sale now, is a very special one for all of us on the magazine. Producing each edition always has a ‘labour of love’ element to it, but that feeling was heightened as we worked towards deadline this time. And it was all down… Read more
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Latest Issue – May 2008
March 25th, 2008 | Web EditorNigel Roebuck remembers Jim Clark
It’s 40 years since the Scottish double World Champion’s death rocked a generation
Clark in the USA
Dan Gurney and Mario Andretti recall how the Lotus star took Indianapolis by storm
The final race
Jim Clark didn’t want to be at Hockenheim on April 7… Read more
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