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Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) Lotus 107C Mugen-Honda. Formula One Testing, Barcelona, Spain, 13-15 December 1993.

Lessons of Motorsport

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In the summer school holidays of 1993 I went to Spa with my father for the Belgian Grand Prix at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit. It was the first time I had gone to a race with just him, and I was more excited than ever to spend the weekend at the track. It didn’t matter […]

Sergio Perez in the McLaren overtaks Romain Grosjean in the Lotus on the outside line into Les Combes at the end of the straight at the Belgian GP in Spa Francochamps 2013

Racing Discipline – A Fading Skill

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Following some of the incidents at the Belgian GP at Spa, and ahead of the Italian GP at Monza, it is worth considering the ‘cause and effect’ of chicanes and tarmac run-off areas, as there are sure to be numerous “incident under investigation” bulletins as the Italian race unfolds.