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 BY WILL GRAY |
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| 2005 was, says Technical Director Sam Michael, a character-building year for the Williams team, who struggled for pace and endured a troubled end to their partnership with BMW. Next year will present a new challenge and a lot of change: Cosworth engines, Bridgestone tyres and a new driver to show they can bounce back despite the lack of support of a manufacturer. Will Gray talked to Michael about the challenges the team will face in 2006 |
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| BY ENRICO ZANARINI |
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| Autosport.com's Tony Dodgins thought that Giancarlo Fisichella showed weakness when he lost the lead of the Japanese Grand Prix to Kimi Raikkonen. Fisichella's manager Enrico Zanarini has asked to respond. We gladly oblige... |
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| BY MARK GLENDENNING |
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| Reviewing "The Amazing Summer Of '55" by Eoin Young. Published by Haynes |
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| FEATURE |
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| BY DIETER RENCKEN |
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| This weekends' inaugural Grand Prix Masters race at Kyalami, South Africa, has the potential to kickstart one of the most exciting motor racing championships in recent years, with more Grand Prix winners and Formula One World Champions on the starting grid than F1 itself. Dieter Rencken finds out how the masters idea came about, what the organisers have installed for the fans, and why the star drivers have agreed to make a comeback |
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| BY THOMAS O'KEEFE |
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| In a few days, Honda Motor Co. will submit its entry for the 2006 Formula One World Championship - the first time since November 1968, when the Japanese company started its last Grand Prix as a constructor. Thomas O'Keefe looks back at the sad events of the 1968 French Grand Prix, when Honda's Jo Schlesser was killed on his Grand Prix debut, and how the event affected the company's decision to withdraw from Formula One |
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| REVIEW |
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| BY ALEX SABINE |
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| Sebastien Bourdais and Newman/Haas dominated the 2005 Champ Car season, the second in a row. But the 2005, which ended last weekend in Mexico City, also saw a real improvement in the overall competitiveness of the championship. Alex Sabine reviews the season, the battles, the rookies, and picks out the top drivers of the year |
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