01 December 2022 The original company declared bankruptcy in 2014. And this wasn’t the troubled firm’s first brush with financial jeopardy. Bertone faced similar financial troubles in 2007, 2008, and 2011. Over the last 100 years, few firms have penned more memorable and striking designs than Gruppo Bertone. Bertone is the design company responsible for […]
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01 December 2022 It’s not uncommon to see a supercar like a Ferrari Enzo, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Bentleys, and Nissan Skylines lying around airports and car parks left to decay across the United Arab Emirates every year. According to Gulf News, 2,000 to 3,000 cars are abandoned in Dubai annually. But why? It has to do
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01 December 2022 ❖ Mick Schumacher’s tendency to crash his Haas in 2022 has cost the German his place in Formula 1 and his team a lot of money. ❖ Ferrari has begun the search for a new team principal, with Frederic Vasseur, the leading candidate following Mattia Binotto’s departure ❖ As Ferrari prepares to
24 November 2022 Between 1915 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs, calling themselves the Four Vagabonds, embarked on a series of summer camping trips. The group enjoyed the freedom and fun of motoring so much that Edison proposed similar ‘gipsy’ trips in future summers. All agreed For several years before
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24 November 2022 Nigel Stepney, one of the key figures in Ferrari’s all-conquering F1 team, which won five world titles with Michael Schumacher in the 2000s, was killed in a mysterious road accident in Ashford, Kent. A subsequent Coroner’s inquest concluded it was a suicide but also said they had ‘found no reason for Mr
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24 November 2022 Following the 2022 Singapore W Race, it emerged that the ladies’ W Series could not complete its planned campaign after a contracted deal with an American investor collapsed. The last three races of the season did not go ahead. The early finish to the season saw British lady racing driver Jamie Chadwick
24 November 2022 The six-wheel Tyrrell P34 is one the most iconic car designs in F1. Racing car design and innovation were significant during the late 60s and early 70s, but by the late 70s, it had lost momentum. That is until Ken Tyrrell decided it was time for a bit of a ‘shake-up’. To
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24 November 2022 Sebastian ‘The Finger’ Vettel is part of the furniture in Formula 1. But, following a racing career spanning 15 years and 299 races for Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Sauber, Ferrari and Aston Martin, the four-time champion has retired. After 15 years, the last two with a struggling Aston Martin team, Seb’ has
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24 November 2022 ❖ Toto Wolff says it’s ‘irrelevant’ that George Russell beat the seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, in their first year as Mercedes teammates in 2022. ❖ Chinese Grand Prix will be dropped from the 2023 calendar ❖ Fernando Alonso lays down title ambitions as he prepares for new Aston Martin chapter ❖
17 November 2022 ❖ Ferrari denied Mattia Binotto would be replaced as team principal by Fred Vasseur ❖ Lewis Hamilton has been sent a changing of the guard warning by Max Verstappen and George Russell ❖ Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team halted development work on their 2022 car because they reached the