Highlights ♔ ‘The midfield remains a grinding race for validation, money, and bragging rights — a veritable snake-pit of ambition, strategy, and just enough glamour to keep the finance suits watching.’ ‘Verstappen’s Velocity: His Monza win wasn’t just fast but historically fast’ Race Drama ◼︎ Verstappen dominates Monza GP, claiming his first win since May […]
♔ ‘Ferrari sold dreams. Vector sold fantasies — and like most fantasies, they cost a fortune and ended in disappointment.’ The Vector W8 was the supercar that made even Ferraris look underdressed. Carbon-Kevlar bodywork, aerospace instruments, and 625bhp from a twin-turbo V8. It promised perfection — and almost delivered. But here’s the catch: when you
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♔ ‘Mission X is Gladiatorial combat with Physics itself.’ Porsche’s Mission X isn’t just another EV. It’s a 1,500hp statement necklace for the garage, a carbon-fibre chandelier masquerading as a hypercar. Faster than a jet on take-off, destined for fewer owners than a Mayfair wine cellar has vintages. But here’s the twist: the market for
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♔ ‘The exhaust note isn’t a sound; it’s a full-blown declaration of war on the modern hybrid.’ Take a 1960s McLaren prototype, feed it champagne and steroids, and get the Nichols N1A ICON 88. It’s not just a car – it’s a rolling rebuke to everything with touchscreens and driver aids. Fifteen will be built,
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On-Track Drama ♔ Formula 1, as ever, proved that the scriptwriters in Hollywood are not imaginative enough. Zandvoort delivered thrills, spills, and broken crockery. ◼︎ Piastri dominates Dutch GP, eclipses Ricciardo’s win tally, equals Webber, and storms into a 34-point title lead. ◼︎ McLaren heartbreak: Norris retires late at Zandvoort, denying team another 1-2 finish,
‘♔ At $26m, even the gavel looked stunned.’ A Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ has just rewritten the rulebook at RM Sotheby’s. The professionals tried guessing the hammer price: $5m, $7.2m, a touch higher. Instead, it leapt like a startled stallion to $26m. Even the auctioneer looked faintly astonished. Charity or not, this wasn’t just
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