The Unimog, Reconsidered

📍 ‘When an 80-year-old workhorse adds leather without apology.’ ⏱ 4-minute read Born as a tool. Hardened by industry. Now quietly civilised. Mercedes-Benz marks 80 years of the Unimog by proving that true icons don’t need to be softened. The Unimog was never meant to be luxurious. Which is precisely why this works. For 80 years, Mercedes’ most uncompromising machine […]

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F1 2026: New Cars, New Power, New Careers

📍 ‘Why the next regulation reset changes everything.’ ⏱ 4-minute read Smaller, lighter cars. Active aerodynamics. Drivers handed more control — and more responsibility. Add a contract market on the brink, and 2026 starts to look decisive. Formula 1 doesn’t often reinvent itself. In 2026, it does precisely that. Smaller, lighter cars. Active aerodynamics. Drivers handed more control — and

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Before He Was Spraying Champagne, He Was Losing Diamonds

📍 ‘Monaco, movie stars, and a rookie’s education.’ ⏱ 3-minute read A young Formula 1 driver. A Hollywood film crew. A handful of diamonds that vanished on the streets of Monaco — and a lesson learned rather earlier than planned. Before he was spraying champagne, he was losing diamonds in Monaco. Formula 1’s most glamorous paddock has always attracted movie

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Winter F1 Gossip

📍 ‘What’s really moving while nothing appears to be.’ ⏱ 3-minute read No racing. No headlines. Plenty of quiet positioning. Winter in Formula 1 is where intentions form — long before confirmations arrive. Winter in Formula 1 doesn’t mean silence. It just means quieter conversations. The cars are parked. The drivers are skiing, training, or quietly positioning themselves. Behind closed doors,

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Mate Rimac on Speed-dial.

‘At Rimac, buying the car is merely the introduction.’ ◼︎ Not all hypercars are created equal. ◼︎ Some sell performance figures. ◼︎ Some sell theatre. ◼︎ The Rimac Nevera R Founder’s Edition sells something far rarer: access, influence, and a direct line to the people shaping the future of speed. ◼︎ This isn’t just ownership — it’s membership. ❖ The Full

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Genius, Nerve & Consequence

‘The Auto Union V16 reminds us that true innovation is rarely comfortable, and never polite.’ 270mph in 1938 wasn’t bravado — it was belief.’ ◼︎ Sixteen cylinders, a mid-engine layout decades ahead of its time, and drivers brave enough to race with a wet handkerchief clenched between their teeth. ◼︎ The Auto Union V16 didn’t just challenge physics;

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F1 Gossip

📍 ‘Formula 1’s paddock is simmering with strategic manoeuvres, political friction and regulation-driven intrigue ahead of the 2026 reset — where tomorrow’s opportunities and advantages are shaping up today, before a single car turns a wheel.’ ◼︎ Ferrari cleared by FIA of regulatory suspicion over energy system after rivals raised concerns. ◼︎ Red Bull CEO publicly backs

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🚩 If it needs Hype to Sell

📍 ‘Some garages now resemble hedge funds with exhausts.’ ◼︎ 2025 reminded us that expensive cars are no longer just transport — they’re portable balance sheets. ◼︎ 2026 may decide which ones are gilt-edged… and which are merely shiny. ◼︎ Speed is thrilling. Rarity is reassuring. Paperwork is everything 📍 ‘Collectors buy history. Speculators buy

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