Reality check of riding shotgun in deadly rally
The Baja 500 is notorious for its toll on drivers and riders but a drug cartel slaughter during an earlier race has raised the stakes.
John Connolly
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Car safety recalls are becoming all too regular. The General has just pulled up one million SUVs, but don’t expect to hear about it down under.
Toby the desert wizard and king of Finke
If you’re into dust, petrol and edge-of-your seat racing then Finke is the place to head where Toby Price will probably sweep all before him.
Ignore Lewis’ bling and get some snarl into snore-fest
Baku is boring because it’s impossible for cars to pass one another but at least track interlopers provided some excitement.
Yellow Lambos like a red rag to bull-at-a-gate taxman
If you want to avoid the tax commissioner’s attention and snide comments about your side income, don’t stump up for a Lamborghini – and especially not a yellow one.
Time for a quick check of the review mirror
Today we’re going vintage and talking books: If you don’t know, they’re hard-covered things full of paper covered with words that are not back-lit. Crazy, huh?
We interrupt this F1 season to report on exploding seatbelts
Today’s column is a community service announcement in the interests of keeping the advertisers happy.
F1 just high-octane reality TV
F1 has a bit in common with Married At First Sight and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here – confusing, amusing storylines and contrived outcomes.
Demon F1 times ahead on the Yarra River Delta
There’s plenty to keep punters occupied in Melbourne this weekend. Oh, and apparently there’s also a motor race on.
Checo Perez sparkles as F1’s cheap wine goes flat
There were a lot of unhappy drivers and teams after the Saudi Grand Prix and wouldn’t you know it? The stewards made themselves enemies of almost all of them.
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