News and comment from freelance motoring writer Andrew Noakes http://andrewnoakes.com Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:43:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=61 I've just spent a couple of days at the Monteblanco circuit near Seville, surrounded by Mercedes-Benz concept cars and engineering demos. This 'TecDay' event was amazing - in more ways than one. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:06:13 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=117 Today sees the publication of Automotive, the magazine produced by automotive journalism students at Coventry University. It's the third magazine the course has produced - and the best issue yet. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:31:08 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=60 Just back from the Guild of Motoring Writers' annual dinner at the RAC in London, where I was delighted to receive the Timo Makinen Award for my book, Ford Cosworth DFV: The Inside Story of F1's Greatest Engine. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:23:22 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103&Itemid=155 Ford Cosworth DFV: The Inside Story of F1's Greatest Engine by Andrew Noakes has won the Guild of Motoring Writers' prestigious Timo Makinen Award for 2007. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:00:00 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=117 Coventry University’s Automotive Journalism graduates returned to the city for their graduation ceremony today - every one of them already working in the automotive or publishing industries. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:17:05 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=61 Is the Jaguar E-type the most beautiful car ever made? Some Telegraph readers seem to think so - but others suggest bizarre rivals for the accolade. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:22:54 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=132 For the first time in a generation, the Formula 1 season ends with a three-way battle for the driver's championship. If anything, the championship battle in 2007 is even closer than it was in 1986. Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:34:01 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=129 You'd be forgiven for thinking that Peugeot had shut up shop in Coventry, but not only is it still very much a presence, it's investing millions in the city - a story which doesn't get its fair share of coverage. Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:00:00 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=125 I've been called many things in my time - not all of them very pleasant - but this is a new one. The latest issue of CAR, on sale today, calls me 'the Superman of technical features'. Which is nice. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:50:35 +0100 http://andrewnoakes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=124 Today is the anniversary of Niki Lauda's horrible Nurburgring crash in 1976 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/1/newsid_2526000/2526869.stm), which almost certainly cost him the F1 World Championship that year and very nearly cost him his life. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:00:00 +0100