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Ten races into this year's Formula 1 season and perhaps it's time to comment on proceedings so far. I've managed to catch most of the action, all bar the Canadian Grand Prix, as I was en route from Le Mans.
Apart from the odd stinker — a predictably tedious European Grand Prix in Valencia — it's been pretty good, with uncertain weather being a factor in most, and Vettel's overall 77-point lead is not a fair reflection of the close dicing in almost every round.
Choosing an individual performance is difficult, but for sheer determination and 1:37:30.334's worth of on–the–limit driving, Hamilton's effort last weekend was of the very finest order. It's a shame nowadays that, with the quantity of races and cars which look so similar from year to year, one Sunday's stellar drive is soon forgotten.
Unlike, say, Hill or Stewart at Monaco, or Fangio in a Maserati 250F at the 'Ring in the 50s.
You might have been at Silverstone last weekend for the historic meeting, and missed the modern action in Germany, which was a true 'Classic' in every sense. But as Roger Dixon describes in his report below, the Silverstone Classic will have more than made up for it.
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THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER
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EVENTS
Silverstone Classic, 22–24 July
The secret's out: Silverstone and the BRDC didn't spend £27m just to accommodate a paltry 25 cars for the British Grand Prix. The investment was essential if they were to host this year's Silverstone Classic, with over 800 competing cars to be housed.
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AUCTIONS
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AUCTIONS
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NEWS
Spada Codatronca Monza, with new video
Following its debut at the Top Marques show in Monaco, details of a new roadster version of the Spada Codatronca sports car have been released.
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AUCTIONS
Aga Khan's Rolls–Royce Phantom IV Sedanca de Ville confirmed for Gooding sale
All the 18 Phantom IVs built were extraordinary motor cars; but none more so than the 1952 example, custom–built for the Aga Khan III.
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EVENTS
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MOTORCYCLES
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Abarth Dinghy
If the marine equivalent of a Ferrari 458 Italia is a luxury speedboat, then the Fiat 500 Abarth surely equates to a little rubber boat. Welcome, then, to the SACS — Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. Yes, it's a dinghy, made by Italian boatbuilder SACS.
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Exclusive to Harrods: Porsche Design Shisha Pipe
Now, why hadn't someone thought of this before? Of all the places to market a 'designer shisha pipe', the upmarket Knightsbridge store Harrods, now owned by the Qatari royal family, is just the location.
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31.07. — 31.07.
Irish Festival of Speed, Eire
16.08. — 17.08.
Automobilia Monterey - The International Expo, USA
18.08. — 19.08.
Bonhams Auction at Quail Lodge, Carmel, USA
19.08. — 19.08.
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Carmel, USA
19.08. — 20.08.
RM Auctions – Sports & Classics of Monterey , USA
20.08. — 21.08.
Gooding & Company – The Pebble Beach Auction, USA
21.08. — 21.08.
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2011, USA
02.09. — 04.09.
Uniques - Special Ones - Exhibition, Florence, Italy
04.09. — 04.09.
Chelsea AutoLegends, London, UK
11.09. — 11.09.
Dolder Classic Zurich, Switzerland
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Porsche 911 (997) Carrera S
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Ferrari 275 GTB 6C Alloy Body
Tom Hartley
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Aston Martin Vanquish S 2+2
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AC Cobra 302 Mk IV
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