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 26 MAY |
BY NIGEL ROEBUCK |
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| Those in a Formula 1 bubble may not give the Indianapolis 500 the real interest it deserves, but it's a special race thanks to tradition, danger and - of course - Fernando Alonso |
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| 26 MAY |
BY STUART CODLING |
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| Nelson Piquet's feet were "pulverised" when he hit the wall during practice for the 1992 Indy 500, effectively ending his career. As Fernando Alonso gears up for his own assault on the Indy crown, Autosport considers a lesson from history... |
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| 25 MAY |
BY BEN ANDERSON |
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| Ferrari led the way, but Mercedes was at the foot of the top 10 and Red Bull and Toro Rosso jumped into the mix. There's logic behind the apparent madness, though |
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| 24 MAY |
BY DIETER RENCKEN |
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| Ross Brawn has admitted Formula 1 can learn from MotoGP, and once he digs deeper into the two-wheeled world he'll find much more to benefit grand prix racing than he probably thought |
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| 24 MAY |
BY GARY WATKINS |
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| The McLaren name is back at the Indianapolis 500 this year with Fernando Alonso, but it could have become a full-time Indycar team in the 1980s had a plan by sponsor Marlboro come together |
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| 23 MAY |
BY EDD STRAW |
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| He's shone in practice and he's qualified on the second row. Can Fernando Alonso take this incredible story all the way and win the Indianapolis 500 at the first attempt? |
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| 23 MAY |
BY GARY ANDERSON |
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| Has Adrian Newey going part-time caused Red Bull's step backwards? Should Formula 1 teams' data all be made public? Your questions answered ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix |
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| 22 MAY |
BY KEVIN TURNER |
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| Formula 1 is the pursuit of motor-racing excellence, and engineers play a part in that. Banning them would create the sort of unpredictability F1 fans crave - but is there a middle-ground that can be made to work? |
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| 22 MAY |
BY LAWRENCE BARRETTO |
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| Williams put Lance Stroll through an intense programme including extensive testing in older Formula 1 cars before his maiden season in grand prix racing. Yet he's started badly. Were Stroll's critics right? |
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| 19 MAY |
BY EDD STRAW |
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| Fernando Alonso has never pretended that he can walk straight into Indianapolis and master oval racing. But having a past Indy 500 winner as "an extra set of eyes and another set of brains" can only help |
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| 19 MAY |
BY JAMES NEWBOLD |
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| The mythical Nurburgring Nordschleife has become a rite of passage for petrol-heads the world over. RSRNurburg will teach you how to drive it in maximum safety |
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| 18 MAY |
BY F1 RACING |
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| Williams is a very different race team to the one Paddy Lowe achieved great success with in the early 1990s. So why has he left Formula 1's recent dominator to rejoin what is now no more than a plucky independent? |
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| 18 MAY |
BY NIGEL ROEBUCK |
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| Sebastian Vettel is back to his best with a potent Ferrari underneath him so far in 2017, but recent history suggests that a change in mood is never too far away if things take a bad turn |
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| 17 MAY |
BY BRUCE MARTIN |
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| A McLaren driver disillusioned in F1 fancies giving Indycars a try... sound familiar? This is the story of Ayrton Senna's 1992 Penske test in Arizona, told by the men who were there |
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| 17 MAY |
BY DIETER RENCKEN |
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| The deals that bind Formula 1's teams have been criticised for a long time. A new owner offered an opportunity to rectify that - and it looks like the process of fixing F1's biggest problem is under way |
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| 16 MAY |
BY GARY ANDERSON |
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| A thrilling Spanish Grand Prix put Ferrari and Mercedes wheel-to-wheel, but more telling was the Italian team's overall performance - and the updates that have made it a credible long-term threat to F1's recent dominator |
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