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Damien Smith

—Editor in Chief

Damien has spent more than 30 years working as a journalist and editor, specialising predominantly in motor sport. He is a former editor of Motor Sport and editor-in-chief of Autosport, and author of Benetton: Rebels of Formula 1.

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Ineos vs Athena: What we’ve learnt so far

It’s all too real, and it’s a dispute that won’t be drifting away quietly on the wind. That much is evident after viewing court papers filed in April by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group against Sir Ben Ainslie’s Athena Racing...

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