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<b>Articles by Enrico Chiara</b><br>
<a href="/articles/echiara-irvine.shtml">Who'll take Eddie's Place?</a> - Informed speculation of the future Ferrari number 2<br>
<a href="/articles/echiara-expect.shtml">Ferrari "650" and V10 "048" projects</a> - An overview of the challanger Ferrari hope will bring the title back to Italy<br>
<a href="/articles/echiara-jtodt.shtml">Jean Todt reveals the "650"</a> - Interview with Jean Todt for the launch of the 1999 contender<br>
<a href="/articles/echiara-v12.shtml">V12 engine: Ferrari back to the future?</a> - Breaking news of the Ferrari intent to produce a V12 engine in 2000<br>
<a href="/articles/echiara-650.shtml">The Scuderia Ferrari "650" project</a> - An informed prediction of the shape of the 1999 contender, built from inside information

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<b>Articles by David Cunliffe</b><br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199916-review.shtml">Review of Japan 1999</a> - Honours Even<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199915-review.shtml">Review of Malaysia 1999</a> - The Barge-board controversy<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199914-review.shtml">Review of Europe 1999</a> - Tears all round...<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199913review.shtml">Review of Italy 1999</a> - Tears at Bedtime<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199911review.shtml">Review of Hungary 1999</a> - McLaren back on top<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199910review.shtml">Review of Germany 1999</a> - Eddie Assumes the Mantle<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199909review.shtml">Review of Austria 1999</a> - Motormouth lives up to his own Publicity<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199908review.shtml">Review of Britain 1999</a> - Triumph and Tragedy<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199906review.shtml">Review of Canada 1999</a> - Dreams and Nightmares<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199905review.shtml">Review of Spain 1999</a> - Swings and Roundabouts<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199904review.shtml">Review of Monaco 1999</a> - Red Whitewash<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199903review.shtml">Review of San Marino 1999</a> - <i>Tifosi</i> Heaven<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199902review.shtml">Review of Brazil 1999</a> - The Championship Race is On...<br>
<a href="/articles/dcunliffe/199901review.shtml">Review of Melbourne 1999</a> - Eddie Breaks his Duck<br>

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<b>Articles by Declan Curran</b><br>
<a href="/articles/dcurran/1.html">Images of a Season to come</a> - Declan explains his Great Expectations<br>

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<a href="/articles/jgates/bar-none.html" target="_self">The Worst BAR None</a> - trouble at the BAR!<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/deserving.shtml" target="_self">"Discerning or Deserving?"</a> - Who <i>should</i> be the Champion?<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/schumi-return.shtml" target="_self">"Schumacher: The Point of no Return?"</a> - Will the maestro assist Irvine?<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/racing-philosophy.shtml">Philosophies for Racing</a> - Julie checks them out...<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/hill-out.shtml">Damon - Is he Really Over The Hill?</a> - Looking at the Hill situation, after the German Grand Prix.<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/ficklef1.shtml">Formula One - The Fickle Factory</a> - Looking at heroes and anti-heroes - their making and breaking.<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/f1-edge.shtml">Formula One - Losing it's Edge?</a> - Looking at the state of Formula One today<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/dc-deserves.shtml">David Coulthard - What Right to Ridicule?</a> - Looking at David Coulthard, and the critisism laid on his doorstep<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/backmarkers.shtml">Backmarkers - Back Pain?</a> - Comment on back markers affecting the outcome of races<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/mika-michael.shtml">Silver Mika vs Red Michael</a> - Comparing the two key contenders for the 1999 title<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/stewart-1.shtml">Stewart 1: Jackie Stewart</a> - a profile of the man and the driver<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/stewart-2.shtml">Stewart 2: Stewart Grand Prix</a> - a profile of the teams origins, and baptism of fire in Formula One<br>
<a href="/articles/jgates/stewart-3.shtml">Stewart 3: Stewart McTiger</a> - profile of Stewarts recovery from 1998

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<b>Articles by Jo Howard</b><br>
<a href="/articles/1999/16/jhoward-preview.html" target="_self">Fast Eddie guns for the title...</a> Preview Japan 1999<br>
<a href="/articles/1999/15/jhoward-preview.html" target="_self">Cataclysmic Events?</a> Preview Malaysia 1999<br>
<a href="/articles/jhoward/99-11.html" target="_self">Can anything stop Eddie Irvine?</a> Preview Hungary 1999<br>
<a href="/articles/jhoward/1.html" target="_self">Red Sea Parting?</a> Comment on Ferrari's internal split<br>
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<b>Articles by Peter Mooney</b><br>
<a href="/articles/pmooney/2.html" target="_self">Dumb and Dumber</a> - Who will <i>win</i> the World Championship?<br>
<a href="/articles/pmooney/1.html" target="_self">Ready, Eddie, Go!</a> - an Irish Champion...<br>

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<b>Humourous Articles by Inky Black</b><br>

<a href="/articles/jrose/13.shtml">Austrian GP: Welcome to Vienna, Minnesota</a> or; "It's a nice place to visit, but Mozart would have moved."<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/12.shtml">British GP: The Greatest Drivers In The World</a> or; "Move along lady, there'll be no excitement here. This is a golf match!"<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/11.shtml">French GP: Viva La France</a> or; Cha Cha Chitwood and the BayWatch All-Girl Pit Crew arrive in France with bad jokes, better apologies, and a mention of the war<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/10.shtml">Canadian GP: Surfing FIA</a> or; Cowabunga in Canada<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/9.shtml">Spanish GP: Still in Barcelona</a> or; Ninth in the Adventures of the BayWatch All-Girl Pit Crew<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/8.shtml">Monaco GP: Fast Laps and Fast Girls</a> or; The Eighth Adventure of the BayWatch All-Girl Pit Crew<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/7.shtml">San Marino Jet-Set</a> or; Further Adventures of the BayWatch All-Girl Pit Crew<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/6.shtml">Brazil GP - The girls from Ipanema</a> or; Fastest Pit Lane Changes in the World<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/5.shtml">Full Monty in Melbourne</a> or; Fastest Pit Lane Changes in the World<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/4.shtml">Formula One Racing Meets Quantum Relativity</a> or; Welcome to CERN - Fastest High-Speed Oval in the World<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/3.shtml">BayWatch All-Girl Pit Crew meets the Queen of England</a> and confused tea-time with wet T-shirt time, causing havoc in the Palace<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/2.shtml">BayWatch All-Girl Pit Crew at AutoSport99</a> the crew visit Autosport 99 to take part in the pitcrew contest<br>
<a href="/articles/jrose/1.shtml">Hollywood Grand Prix; Sylvester Stallone Meets Formula One</a> or; Jackie Stewart trained BayWatch Girls for an Indianapolis Pit Crew because Sylvester Stallone had WonderBra for a sponsor and some French guys made Richard Petty drink white wine instead of beer


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<b>Articles by Carlos Soto</b><br>
<a href="/articles/csoto/2.html" target="_self">Schumacher's 2000 Mission</a> - Targets, Chamionships, and excuses<br>
<a href="/articles/csoto/1.html" target="_self">"The Honda Dilemma"</a> - Considering the issues...<br>

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<b>Articles by Emily Wheeler</b><br>
<a href="/articles/ewheeler/2.shtml">Of Fast Starts and Endings That Come Too Soon</a> - A tribute, and food for thought<br>
<a href="/articles/ewheeler/1.shtml">Keeping Up With the Mosleys</a> - A Lesson From Sportscar Racing's Turmoil<br>

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<b>Other Articles</b><br>
<a name="#LRutherford"></a><a href="/articles/lrutherford/1.html">Anyone want a World Championship?</a> - A look at how the main players are doing everything they can to lose it, by Lauren Rutherford<br>
<a href="/articles/jwilkens-1.shtml">Engines - from V8 to V12 via V10</a> - Why today's V10s might become tomorrows V8 or V12... by Joel Wilkens<br>
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<a name="general"></a><b>General Articles by F1 Rumors</b><br>
<a href="/articles/ferrari99.shtml">Ferrari's 1999 Contender</a> - F1 Rumors take on the potential shape of the 1999 Ferrari<br>
<a href="/articles/toyota.shtml">Toyota in Formula One</a> - F1 Rumors speculates on how Toyota could return to Formula One<br>
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<b><i>Articles by the F1 Rumors team that appear elsewhere:</i></b><br>
Atlas F1 Debate: The case for '<a href="/cgi-bin/click.cgi?url=http://www.atlasf1.com/99/feb10/keeble.html">Grooves</a>' versus '<a href="/cgi-bin/click.cgi?url=http://www.atlasf1.com/99/feb10/tytler.html">Slicks</a>' - Read up on the merits for each case, understand why Max Mosley considers grooves beneficial, and make up your own mind based on the facts<br>
Atlas F1 Article: <a href="/cgi-bin/click.cgi?url=http://www.atlasf1.com/99/jan13/keeble.html">A Tyre for All Seasons</a> - Why a single tyre format for wet and dry seasons might just work.

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Humour by <a href="/articles.shtml#JRose" target="_self">Inky Black</a><br>
Reviews by <a href="http://www.btinternet.com/~d.cunliffe/" target="_blank">David Cunliffe</a><br>
Audio files from the <a href="http://www.vbe.com/~buelter/f1pressconf/" target="_blank">F1 Press Conference</a> site - other formats are available there.

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