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AUTOSPORT+ FEATURES 2014 ARCHIVE

25th - 31st Dec

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	Why Ecclestone and F1 need Twitter
	Secret Mechanic: When F1 lets its hair down
	The shortest F1 careers in history
	The world's strangest racing cars
	Capelli: From giantkilling to Ferrari nightmare
	The alternative WRC awards of 2014
	Pictures of the year 2014

18th - 24th Dec

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	The battle that saved Formula 1
	Gary Anderson: McLaren was right to keep Button
	The top 10 prototype drivers of 2014
	Ask Gary Anderson: Can McLaren-Honda match Mercedes?
	The top 10 GT drivers of 2014
	The winds of change at Ferrari

11th - 17th Dec

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	AUTOSPORT's top 10 F1 drivers of 2014
	Why McLaren agonised over Button
	Raikkonen and his annus horribilis
	An F1 genius on why tech is a turn-off
	The smiling predator: Ricciardo in his own words
	AUTOSPORT's 2014 F1 driver ratings
	Gary Anderson reviews F1 2014
	Engine formulas and hidden agendas
	Why drivers need life beyond F1

4th - 10th Dec

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	The top 10 WRC drivers of 2014
	A key Mercedes lieutenant moves on
	The top 10 GP2 drivers of 2014
	How the Award winner is chosen
	The top 10 GP3 drivers of 2014
	The secrets of the McLaren-Honda package
	From the F1 scrapheap to WEC glory
	AUTOSPORT's F1 experts review the 2014 season
	F1 2014: A political year in review

27th Nov - 3rd Dec

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	Why Mercedes could be more dominant
	Was McLaren-Honda's first test a disaster?
	Secret Mechanic: Bending the rules in F1
	Sainz was the right choice for Toro Rosso
	Franchitti: When your retirement really hits
	Ask Gary: Is Alonso poison to teams?
	Why manufacturers spurn F1 for WEC
	The top 10 WTCC drivers of 2014

20th - 26th Nov

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	Macau is an antidote to F1 mess
	How Kristensen became Mr Le Mans
	No sign of help for Rosberg
	Abu Dhabi GP tech: McLaren pushes on with 2015 F1 updates
	The 10 moments that decided the title
	Abu Dhabi GP driver ratings
	Hamilton: A more rounded champion
	The hurdles Hamilton had to overcome
	Was 2014 Rosberg's only F1 title shot?
	Gary Anderson: F1 needs to stop confusing
	Hamilton's title - The best shots
	Engine budgets are just a scapegoat

13th - 19th Nov

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	Why Senna's fans adopted Hamilton
	The RAC Rally that made McRae
	The top 10 Euro F3 drivers of 2014
	IndyCar must stop hibernating
	Montoya: I don't regret anything
	Ask Gary Anderson: Could two-tier F1 really work?
	Thanks for the memories, Mikko
	Double points isn't a big threat for F1
	Formula 1 needs its middle class

6th - 12th Nov

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	The top 10 DTM drivers of 2014
	Is Ecclestone's grip on F1 slipping?
	Why Ambrose is going home
	Rosberg's best Friday of 2014
	Brazil tech: 2015 data gathering ramps up
	Hamilton loses out in knife-edge call
	Brazilian Grand Prix driver ratings
	The top 10 FR3.5 drivers of 2014
	Gary Anderson: A warning for Hamilton
	Brazilian GP: The best shots
	Why is F1 only six seconds ahead of GP2?
	An icy wake-up call for the F1 rebels

30th Oct - 5th Nov

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	The top 10 BTCC drivers of 2014
	Do F1 chiefs care enough to fix crisis?
	Mercedes fires 2015 warning shot in America
	US GP tech: No sign of let-up in F1 developments
	US Grand Prix driver ratings
	How does Rosberg stop Hamilton now?
	Gary Anderson's blueprint for F1's future
	The true cost of Formula 1
	Hamilton v Mansell: who is Britain's best?
	US GP: The best shots

23rd - 29th Oct

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	Hulkenberg's modesty is hurting him
	The battle to drive for Toro Rosso in 2015
	What next for Jenson Button?
	Secret Mechanic: How it feels when your star driver leaves
	Ask Gary Anderson: F1's financial problems
	Why F1's problems were predictable
	Does F1's grid size matter?
	A superhero's return to the WRC

16th - 22nd Oct

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	F1 shows its true strength for Bianchi
	Jacques Villeneuve: Dealing with the shadow of Gilles
	The WEC's Le Mans hangover must end
	Can Lotus 'do a Williams' in 2015?
	Kolles: F1's tail-end troubleshooter
	Ask Gary Anderson: Should F1 have closed cockpits?
	The American putting his faith in Williams

9th - 15th Oct

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	Anderson: How to solve F1's passing problem
	F1 must react calmly to Suzuka events
	Is McLaren's Friday pace real?
	Russian Grand Prix driver ratings
	Rosberg blows one of his last chances
	Sochi challenges lead to aero tweaks
	Gary Anderson: Brawn key to Mercedes success
	Choosing between Button and Magnussen
	Renault: Caught in the F1 crossfire
	Russian GP: The best shots

2nd - 8th Oct

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	Unpredictability still key for F1
	Mika Hakkinen: Dicing with Schumacher at Spa
	Can Honda make McLaren win again?
	How did Verstappen's F1 debut go?
	Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings
	Rosberg beaten by the 2008 Hamilton
	Andrea de Cesaris on his F1 career
	F1 tech: Updates make Mercedes even faster
	Gary Anderson: The lessons of Suzuka
	WRC France was lost without Loeb
	F1's big decisions in the spotlight
	Was Red Bull wrong to choose Kvyat?
	Japanese GP: The best shots

25th Sep - 1st Oct

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	The F1 star back on top in Singapore
	Brabham's return: The inside story
	Secret Mechanic: Failures will gnaw at Mercedes
	Zanardi: CART king to F1 failure
	Ask Gary: Should Alonso go to McLaren?
	Three-car F1 teams won't happen overnight
	Why 2014 could go down as a classic

18th - 24th Sep

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	Has the WRC missed its opportunity?
	Todt is right to play hardball over radio
	F1's first day of radio silence
	Singapore Grand Prix driver ratings
	Did Mercedes make Hamilton's win harder?
	The top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2014
	Gary Anderson: A fan's view of F1
	The complex future of F1 engines
	Singapore GP: The best shots
	How third cars would affect the driver market

11th - 17th Sep

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	Ten reasons to go to the Goodwood Revival
	Don't rule out a silly season bombshell
	Everything you need to know about Formula E
	Ask Gary Anderson: Who benefits from radio ban?
	Fittipaldi: How I broke into Formula 1
	Was Formula E's debut a success?
	How Montezemolo sealed his fate in 2011
	F1 must regain its sense of place

4th - 10th Sep

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	Red Bull and Renault's recovery plan
	How could Mercedes punish its drivers?
	F1 2014's closest Friday yet
	Tech insight: The risks and rewards of low drag
	AUTOSPORT's Italian GP driver ratings
	How Hamilton made Rosberg choke
	Gary Anderson: Monza disaster shows Ferrari’s problems
	Why a three-car F1 team is illogical
	Italian GP: The best shots
	Formula E is not green racing on trial

28th Aug - 3rd Sep

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	Let the Mercedes war rage on
	Belgian GP: The best shots
	Secret mechanic: Mercedes' fun is over
	The day Ecclestone took control of F1
	Why F1 was Red Bull's only option for Verstappen
	Ask Gary Anderson: How to fix F1's aero
	Making sense of the F1 silly season
	Another way to fix the F1 ladder
	Will Power's turbulent ride to the top

21st - 27th Aug

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	The inside story of Williams's revival
	Eau Rouge will be great again
	Leading Ferrari out of the darkness?
	Spa set to be F1 2014's fastest yet
	Mercedes makes low downforce changes
	AUTOSPORT's Belgian GP driver ratings
	Rosberg guilty, but not really a villain
	Anderson: Drivers not to blame for Spa clash
	Why F1 needs a marketing department
	Hyundai's win: luck or progress?
	Why booing isn't bad for F1

14th - 20th Aug

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	Memories of Indycar's golden era
	Why McLaren is the key to the driver market
	The Ecclestone trial unravelled
	What was US racing's greatest era?
	Grosjean: The unluckiest driver in F1
	The best race series in Britain?
	Gary Anderson: Will Williams win?
	Britain's WRC wait can end in Germany
	Reverse grids would guarantee F1 action

7th - 13th Aug

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	The story of Mansell's 1994 comeback
	Berger: Making Ferrari win again in F1
	Are the teams holding F1 back?
	What is the ideal F1 driver age?
	Gary Anderson: F1 standing restarts are a mistake
	The full story of America's F1 rival
	F1 driver ratings: mid-season review

31st Jul - 6th Aug

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	Formula 1's definition of insanity
	Kubica and Ogier quiz each other
	Does Magnussen have a future in F1?
	What Newey's move says about F1
	Gary Anderson: How 1994 united F1
	Has Latvala turned his career around?
	The rise of Schumacher and Benetton
	How Hill lifted Williams

24th - 30th Jul

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	Secret Mechanic: That feeling of guilt
	The real threat young drivers pose
	Hamilton not as safe as he looks
	Tech focus: Final updates before the break
	AUTOSPORT's Hungarian GP driver ratings
	GP analysis: Luck only had a little to do with it
	Gary Anderson: managing Hamilton and Rosberg
	Why 90,000 went to the Silverstone Classic
	Hungarian GP: The best shots
	What F1 teams can learn from Ricciardo

17th - 23rd Jul

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	Why F1 stars have lost their mystique
	What difference has the FRIC ban made?
	Tech focus: Adapting to life after FRIC
	AUTOSPORT's German GP driver ratings
	How Hamilton missed the perfect comeback
	Gary Anderson: F1's dangerous rules precedent
	Has Germany fallen out of love with F1?
	German GP: The best shots
	Why Formula 1 does matter
	The greatest Spa 24 Hours?

10th - 16th Jul

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	Why Montoya is better than ever
	The hidden agenda behind the return of F1 sparks
	The UK's forgotten F1 driver
	The BTCC's big debate
	Gary Anderson: Why FRIC was banned
	The race for ownership of F1
	F1 tyre decision is just the tip of the iceberg
	Whiting grilled by the F1 paddock

3rd - 9th Jul

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	The one change F1 needs to make
	The hurdles facing Formula E in London
	Free feature: Hamilton fastest, but does he have race pace?
	British GP tech: Engines feel the strain
	AUTOSPORT's British GP driver ratings
	Would Hamilton have won the British GP anyway?
	Anderson: How the big F1 teams get it wrong
	Red Bull Ring showed up Silverstone's flaws
	Behind the scenes of Formula E testing
	Move over Kimi, Bottas is F1's top Finn
	British GP: The best shots

26th Jun - 2nd Jul

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	The day Heidfeld tamed the hill
	Austria revived F1's feel-good factor
	The making of GRID Autosport
	Will WTCC on the Nordschleife work?
	Formula 1's turbo eras compared
	Secret Mechanic: Playing it safe can hurt
	F1's flawed governance structure
	Gary Anderson: Is a Formula 1 breakaway the answer?
	The real secret of F1 success
	Ogier: Selfish, ruthless and right

19th - 25th Jun

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	The biggest threat to the 2014 F1 season
	Anderson: F1 chassis rules too limited
	F1's old new circuit: What to expect
	Tech: McLaren's major upgrade package
	AUTOSPORT's Austrian GP driver ratings
	Should Williams have won the Austrian GP?
	Gary Anderson on the Williams revival
	Horner: How F1 can sort its cost crisis
	How to make drivers make mistakes
	Austrian GP: The best pictures

12th - 18th Jun

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	How Rally Italy got it wrong
	What Adrian Newey should do next
	Le Mans 2014: The stories so far
	F1 inequality is starting to bite on track
	The story of an old-school Le Mans
	Why F1's cost-cutting proposals fall short
	Why Le Mans 2014 was almost a classic
	What F1 can learn from Le Mans

5th - 11th Jun

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	F1 needs to wake up to new media world
	Prodrive at 30: From the WRC to Mars
	Kubica: I'd give anything to be back in F1
	Red Bull under pressure for second
	Canada tech: Ferrari's big update
	AUTOSPORT's Canadian GP driver ratings
	How Ricciardo became an F1 winner
	Who will win Le Mans?
	Winning the team-mate wars
	Le Mans 2014 runners and riders
	Why the Rosberg short-cut decision was right
	Canadian GP: The best pictures

29th May - 4th Jun

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	Secret Mechanic: the not-so-public F1 feuds
	Mercedes feud: Monaco is just the start
	How good is World Rallycross?
	A warning for Nissan's Le Mans return
	Gary Anderson: Why F1 needs half the downforce
	What F1 can learn from Manchester United
	F1's 2014 electronics revolution explained
	Why Ferrari doesn't need Adrian Newey

22nd - 28th May

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	Trumpet should be last word in F1 noise row
	Can Ricciardo beat Mercedes to pole?
	Monaco tech: Ferrari engine revealed
	New rallycross golden age comes to Britain
	Monaco GP: The trial of Nico Rosberg
	We rate the drivers after the Monaco GP
	Formula 1's sponsorship challenges
	Gary Anderson: Managing the Mercedes drivers
	Monaco GP: the best shots
	Ruffling feathers on the F1 ladder
	How to prevent deliberate yellow flags

15th - 21st May

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	Can Latvala keep Ogier on the ropes?
	Mercedes making domination exciting
	The day they learned the name Senna
	Ten key facts about F1's 2014 fuel war
	AUTOSPORT's last interview with Jack Brabham
	Should Adrian Newey go to Ferrari?
	Formula 1's cost-cutting conundrum
	Why Montoya is still smiling

8th - 14th May

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	Why F1 should still fear Vettel
	1980s star thinks F1 2014 is the best
	Hamilton faster than he looks
	Spanish GP technical blog
	AUTOSPORT's Spanish GP driver ratings
	How Hamilton found the decisive six tenths
	Jaime Alguersuari's new life after F1
	How Indy's road course gamble paid off
	How far ahead is Mercedes?
	F1's GP promoters miss their chance
	F1 is making an easy thing difficult
	Spanish GP: the best shots

1st - 7th May

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	Prost on Senna: the bitter feud that healed
	Ayrton Senna: The original obituary
	Ron Dennis's Senna memories
	DTM 2014: Far too close to call
	The legacy of Imola 1994
	Unfashionable B-team is F1's sleeper hit
	Was di Resta's comeback as bad as it looked?
	Will the Russian Grand Prix happen?
	WEC needs prototype shake-up
	Ask Gary Anderson
	F1 risks creating Frankenstein's monster

24th - 30th Apr

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	The real secret of Mercedes' success
	How sportscar racing's big three stack up
	Secrets of F1 suspension: active and FRIC
	WTCC chief's verdict on the new era
	BTCC 2014: What we've learned so far
	F1's dissenters prepare for battle
	Senna: the team manager's story
	Remembering Roland Ratzenberger
	There will be another F1 driver fatality

17th - 23rd Apr

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	The most eagerly-awaited sportscar season ever
	Don't slam Mercedes if it all goes wrong
	Plato's secrets of sponsorship
	Ferrari flatters to deceive in China
	Chinese GP technical blog
	AUTOSPORT's Chinese GP driver ratings
	Chinese GP analysis: How team-mate wars were won
	The man who wants to lead McLaren's revival
	Gary Anderson's trackside F1 verdict
	Chinese GP: the best shots
	Ireland deserves a WRC round
	The star rookie of F1 2014 so far

10th - 16th Apr

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	Could F1 thrill every single time?
	All change in the WTCC for 2014
	The spicy rivalry that IndyCar needs
	The WRC stand-off has to end
	Gary Hartstein: The ex-F1 doc speaks
	Can Haas succeed where USF1 failed?
	Formula 1's unfair revenue sharing
	Inside the FIA Red Bull hearing
	Ask Gary Anderson
	Secret Mechanic: friends or enemies?

3rd - 9th Apr

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	Help Woody: Motorsport rallies round
	How a rubber tube could decide a title
	Future F1 stars to watch in 2014
	Mercedes chased by surprise dark horse
	GP analysis: How Hamilton won Rosberg's race
	AUTOSPORT's Bahrain GP driver ratings
	Is Bernie trying to buy F1 back?
	Gary Anderson: F1 can focus on real problems
	Shunts on the stages and behind the scenes
	Bahrain GP: The best pictures
	Rosberg and Hamilton's hidden F1 warzone

27th Mar - 2nd Apr

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	The point engine sound critics are missing
	The top themes of BTCC 2014
	Form guide: Mercedes under pressure in the heat
	F1's impossible cost-cut deadline
	Malaysian GP tech blog
	AUTOSPORT's Malaysian GP driver ratings
	How Hamilton made tough race look easy
	Stop pinching yourself: Porsche is back
	Gary Anderson: Why F1 needs team orders
	Malaysian GP: The best pictures
	There's no such thing as a bad F1 team

20th - 26th Mar

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	F1 must never be afraid to disqualify drivers
	Top themes to watch for in MotoGP 2014
	The story of Berger's 1989 Imola crash
	The irony of F1's noise criticism
	Peter Revson: not just a pretty face
	Brits to watch in 2014
	Ask Gary Anderson
	Secret driver: Why right mindset is key
	Team orders ready to haunt Mercedes
	The top themes of IndyCar 2014

13th - 19th Mar

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	Melbourne won't set the 2014 tone
	Secret mechanic: The moment of truth
	Form guide: Red Bull back in the game
	Ten things we learned from first practice
	The changes that shook up F1 during the winter
	Mercedes' dynamic duo on 2014
	Australian GP tech blog
	AUTOSPORT's Australian GP driver ratings
	Mercedes could only beat itself
	Gary Anderson: F1 doom-mongers were wrong
	Coulthard: what splits the good and the great
	Australian GP: the best shots
	Ricciardo has proved he can bother Vettel
	Redding: I've got to 'do a Marquez'

6th - 12th Mar

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	The top 10 Martini-liveried cars
	F1 2014: Don't fear the new world
	Why Dennis reclaimed 'unfit' McLaren
	Key F1 decisions made behind closed doors
	Shaking up the F1 grid
	Kobayashi: Caterham's new dream chaser
	AUTOSPORT predicts F1 2014
	AUTOSPORT's 2014 F1 grid guide
	How beer saved Hyundai's first podium
	Ask Gary Anderson
	Time for the real Massa to stand up

27th Feb - 5th Mar

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	Will new rules favour Rosberg over Hamilton?
	Ferrari: Prancing or limping horse?
	Todt's vision for the future of motorsport
	Who is most ready for Melbourne?
	Final test tech upgrades round-up
	Cause for concern at McLaren
	Why 2014 will define Vettel's career
	Ten things we learned from the final test
	The story of Peugeot's rallying giant
	Gary Anderson's 2014 testing review
	When Volvo raced an estate

20th - 26th Feb

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	Formula 1's near-misses
	Time for F1 to embrace alternative media
	Is Lotus running out of time?
	The secrets of brake-by-wire
	F1 will miss FOTA more than it knows
	F1 2014 is not too slow
	NASCAR 2014: What's new and who's hot
	Light at the end of the tunnel for Renault
	Ten things we learned from Bahrain F1 test
	Bahrain F1 test tech round-up
	There's no excuse for F1 to be ugly
	Gary Anderson predicts F1's pecking order
	The road to F1's latest turbo era
	Rene Arnoux: An F1 maverick
	Villeneuve relives his 1995 Indy 500 win

13th - 19th Feb

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	Does Williams hold the aces?
	NASCAR's revamp: madness or genius?
	Don't blame Vettel for viewer switch-off
	The heartbreaking tale of Philippe Streiff
	Zanardi's new great challenge
	BTCC's champions on 2014
	Montoya - back to his roots
	Red Bull crisis continues in Bahrain
	Lotus E22: Lateral thinking could pay off

6th - 12th Feb

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	Louder isn't better in Formula 1
	Brundle on his season that didn't exist
	Why the Jerez test should have been private
	Secret mechanic: Red alert time for F1 teams?
	Is this Frijns's last shot at F1?
	Ask Gary Anderson
	The next Brit to chase the Indy dream
	Time to bring back qualifying tyres
	Racing in Florida with Ferrari's F1 academy
	The 'spoilt kid' who lost it all and fought back

30th Jan - 5th Feb

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	AUTOSPORT Podcast - January 2014
	What the drivers think of F1 2014
	Alarm bells ringing at Red Bull
	Trackside verdict: Mercedes rises early
	Tech analysis: The 2014 F1 midfield
	Mercedes the winner of Jerez phony war
	Ten things we learned from Jerez F1 test
	Gary Anderson's Jerez test review
	Gronholm's verdict on Kubica
	Are 2014 F1 cars the ugliest ever?
	Top five technical innovations seen at Jerez
	How the BTCC got its stars back
	When Newey got it wrong
	F1 had to change - deal with it

23rd - 29th Jan

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	Don't judge F1 2014 by its looks
	A new dawn for US sportscar racing
	F1's first turbo revolution
	Secret mechanic: Blind panic time
	Why Boullier is the right man for McLaren
	Winter drama changing the face of F1
	Tech analysis: McLaren MP4-29
	How Prost could have been BMW's first champion
	Tech analysis: Ferrari F14 T
	F1's turbo years in pictures
	F1 2014 tech: Aero controversy
	Warwick rates F1's turbo heroes
	Secret driver: Beware bad management
	First sights and sounds of F1 2014
	Tech analysis: Red Bull RB10
	Tech analysis: Mercedes F1 W05
	Why 'Formula Farce' won't last long
	What's really going on at Jerez
	F1 2014's plot thickens on day two

16th - 22nd Jan

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	The Pace to be world champion
	F1 must forget double points
	Top 25 drivers who never won the F1 title
	F1's most welcome comeback in 2014
	F1 2014 tech: A new era of ERS
	Another fine illusion from Bernie?
	Kubica on F1: I have no regrets
	Hakkinen's verdict on Kimi and Bottas
	Will anyone notice how good IndyCar is?
	Race2Recovery makes it home
	The fastest single-seater outside F1?
	Why di Resta was right to ignore IndyCar
	F1 2014 tech: Gearboxes under pressure
	Kubica leads the heroes of Monte Carlo
	The top turbo Formula 1 drives

9th - 15th Jan

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	Raikkonen's extracurricular activities
	F1's 2014 turbo engines explained
	Kneejerk calls won't solve F1's ills
	How to stop pay drivers taking over
	Race2Recovery's new mission
	Schumacher's injury - the ex-F1 doc's view
	Driver moves that will shake up 2014
	Should F1 use reversed grids?
	What makes Monte Carlo so special?
	WRC 2014: all change in a bid to stop Ogier

2nd - 8th Jan

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	What we'd change about F1
	Massa's greatest drives for Ferrari
	Riding with a Dakar legend
	Magnussen at McLaren: what can we expect?
	Huff's new endurance challenge
	How good was Surtees?