27 October 2022 A new film is to be made based around the F1, with Brad Pitt playing the part of a veteran F1 driver who mentors promising young drivers. Previous attempts to make such a film were rebuffed by Bernie Ecclestone when he was Chief Executive of the Formula One Group. However, he relented […]
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27 October 2022 The F40 was the ultimate 80s status symbol; it swaggered outrageous styling and was the furthermost road-going Ferrari ever. Ferrari built the F40 to celebrate Ferrari’s 40th anniversary. The F40 car was a Berlinetta designed by Pininfarina and made from Kevlar, carbon fibre and aluminium, providing great strength and very low weight,
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26 October 2022 ❖ Mercedes to change F1 car architecture for 2023, says Wolff ❖ Lewis Hamilton has claimed it’s ‘too early to say if Max Verstappen will dominate F1 after securing his second world title. ❖ There is one seat on the F1 grid remaining next year, with Haas still yet to decide who
20 October 2022 Lotus is making headlines; it is unveiling the new Lotus Evija Fittipaldi, with a target output of 2011 hp; this means the Evija is the world’s most powerful series production road car. This incredibly rapid four-wheel-drive machine hits 62 mph in less than three seconds while 0- 186 mph in under nine
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20 October 2022 The car designer Ettore Bugatti came from a family of artists and sculptors. He modelled engine components, including crankshafts, in wood to assess them in aesthetic terms before committing them to production. Apparently, the engine of his Type 35 racing car is almost the perfect definition of a system of mechanics based
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20 October 2022 Without the Aston Martin DB3S, Aston Martin’s final victory at Le Mans in 1959 with the DBR1 would not have happened. The Aston Martin DB3S is a sports racing car that Aston Martin built. Following the failure of the heavy and uncompetitive Aston Martin DB3 designed by Eberan Eberhorst. Introduced in 1953,
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20 October 2022 There is a theory that the state of car design is not only a means of precisely calibrating the health of its culture but mirrors the obsessions of the age. In the 1930s, quality and reliability were paramount characteristics of motor cars, and coach-built cars imitated the grand hotels and country houses,
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If you are a motorsport fan, you will be acutely aware of your senses. Not just what you see, but the smell and the sound; add to these the addictive senses of danger, trepidation, excitement, adrenaline and pride. Combining these senses makes the motor car one of our modern life’s most important sensory experiences. In
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20 October 2022 ❖ What F1 drivers are confirmed for 2023? All teams, bar Williams and Haas, have confirmed their 2023 F1 driver line-ups. Most teams have stayed the same. However, Oscar Piastri has replaced Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. Nicholas Latifi has been axed from Williams, Pierre Gasly has joined Alpine, Fernando Alonso has moved
13 October 2022 ❖ Max Verstappen won’t be stripped of his 2021 world title because the budget violation wasn’t significant. Only £5.7 million over the permitted limit. ❖ Max Verstappen will have to watch out for the ‘real Lewis Hamilton’ in 2023, with the Brit desperate to return to the top of F1. ❖ Lewis