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Supersport Supercars: The top five supercars I drove to my Caterham races in 2016

Published 22 December 2016
By Alistair Weaver
In 2016 I drove the Sunday Times Driving car in the Caterham Supersport Championship, arguably the most competitive race series in the UK...
Part two in Weaver's series driving different supercars to his Caterham Supersport races sees get behind the wheel of the 2016 McLaren 650S.

Supersport Supercars: Impractical, temperamental...

Part two of my hair-shirted supercar odyssey took me to the charming island of Anglesey. It’s home to restaurants that shut at 8pm...
Published 03 June 2016
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Test your knowledge: What happened to Chris Evans'...

DJ and presenter Chris Evans' CarFest South may have been a big success, but it wasn't without incident....
Published 04 September 2015
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Video: McLaren stages Back to the Future stunt for...

If you were to rank the Formula One teams for their sense of humour, McLaren would probably sit at the bottom of the list. That's despite those amusing...
Published 29 January 2015
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Car of the Week: McLaren 650S Le Mans

In the 20 years since McLaren last won the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race, a lot has happened. Values of the F1, the car that powered to the chequered...
Published 27 January 2015
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News: Lamborghini donates £186,000 Huracan to Italian...

The supercar maker has donated an example of its newest model, capable of overhauling even the most determined getaway driver, to the Italian police.
Published 28 May 2014
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First drive review: McLaren 650S (2014)

McLaren has borrowed many elements from the 12C for its new supercar but mercifully the tame driving experience isn’t one of them
Published 08 April 2014
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Giant killer

News: Official ‒ McLaren 650S is faster than F1 road car
Published 28 February 2014