The groundbreaking Brabham that gave F1 a preview of Murray's
By A Mystery Man Writer
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Gordon Murray became one of Formula 1's true design legends, but was a relatively little-known engineer when he devised the innovative Brabham BT44. STUART CODLING charts the genesis of Murray’s trapezoidal calling card
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The groundbreaking Brabham that gave F1 a preview of Murray's
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The all-French F1 partnership that Ocon and Gasly hope to emulate
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The nightmare timing that now hinders Mercedes
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Styrian F1 GP: Verstappen outpaces Ricciardo, Ocon in FP2
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Sauber criticises Ferrari's attitude in Formula 1 costs row
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Why F1's first glimpses of its new era proved inconclusive
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Ferrari leave the winter testing pretty happy with the way the car
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How classic Alonso strengths are helping him in a critical F1 phase
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Ferrari's top secret F1 filming day fuels upgrade intrigue
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F1 setting bad precedent with over-regulating on-track passes - Brown
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Vettel escaped Monza qualifying penalty due to rules technicality
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What the revolutionary new breed of Formula 1 cars feel like to drive
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The groundbreaking Brabham that gave F1 a preview of Murray's
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