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Latest updates on 6th Gear

• August 9, 2020: Grand Prix wins - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: F1 pole positions - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: F1 fastest laps - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: World Championship participations - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: World Championship point totals - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: F1 2020 - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: Grand Prix winners - 70th Anniversary GP update
• August 9, 2020: Winners' circle 2020 - F1, F2, F3, Euroformula Open, ELMS, Porsche Supercup, NASCAR updates
• August 2, 2020: Grand Prix wins - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: F1 pole positions - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: F1 fastest laps - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: World Championship participations - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: World Championship point totals - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: F1 2020 - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: Grand Prix winners - British GP update
• August 2, 2020: Winners' circle 2020 - F1, F2, F3, Italian GT, Porsche Supercup updates; Indycar, IMSA calendar updates
• July 31, 2020: F1 2020 - Racing Point update
• July 31, 2020: Who goes where in 2020? - F1, F3, F Regional, ADAC GT, British GT, DTM updates
• July 27, 2020: Winners' circle 2020 - Indycar calendar update
• July 26, 2020: Who goes where in 2020? - F Renault, GTWCE Endurance Cup, Stock Car Brasil updates
• July 26, 2020: Winners' circle 2020 - F Renault, GTWCE Endurance Cup, NASCAR, Stock Car Brasil updates

 

Recent stories on 8W

• 1948: .........., by Henri Greuter
  • Part 1: The men, cars and events as they did take place
  • Part 2: 1948 as it could have been
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• The Vanwall Grand Prix engines, by Ron Rex
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The 2-litre F2 engine
  • Part 2: The 2.3-litre interim F1 engine
  • Part 3: Technical anomalies
  • Part 4: The 2.5-litre F1 engine
  • Part 5: The 'AvGas' 2.5-litre F1 engine
  • Part 6: The 2.6-litre Intercontinental Formula engine
  • Part 7: Finality and overview
  • Part 8: Specifications and other facts
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