📍 ‘They say Le Mans finds you out. Paul Newman arrived, charmed it, and very nearly conquered it.’ Le Mans, 1979: Porsche’s factory prototypes were meant to dominate. But in true Hollywood fashion, the script was hijacked by Paul bloody Newman. A movie star. A gentleman racer. And a 54-year-old who very nearly won the […]
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📍 ‘It’s not a hypercar with space for luggage. It’s a GT with a PhD in violence.’ A four-seat Koenigsegg? Yes, one seat for you, one for your lawyer, one for your child, and one for your sense of disbelief. The Gemera isn’t a car. It’s a Scandinavian thunderbolt with ISOFIX. It does 0–60
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Next F1: Hungarian GPDate: Sunday, 3 August 2025Track: Hungaroring ♖ Torrential rain delayed the Belgian GP start by 90 minutes, causing chaos behind the safety car until racing finally began on lap 5! ♖ Oscar Piastri launched into the lead at Kemmel on lap five and never looked back—win number six, title lead extended. ♖ Despite
Red Bull Racing Current Principal: Laurent Mekies – appointed 9 July 2025 after Christian Horner’s unexpected departure Replaced: Christian Horner (2005 – 9 July 2025), long‑standing boss with eight drivers’ and six constructors’ titles Mercedes-AMG Petronas Principal: Toto Wolff – in charge since 2013; continues to lead its dual commercial/business and team‑boss role No change in 2025. McLaren Principal: Andrea Stella –
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🏁 In the long and occasionally scandalous history of Formula One, 2024–2025 stands out as the most turbulent era for team principal movement. There were 6+ team leadership shifts within 18 months — more than any other period in F1 history. ♖ Honda urges Red Bull to clarify Tsunoda’s future as inconsistent form leaves his
As you may have noticed, the Formula One calendar has slipped into its midsummer slumber. Since the last race at Silverstone (5–7 July), the paddock has packed away its kitbags and gone awfully quiet — at least on track. The next race, the Belgian Grand Prix (26–28 July at Spa-Francorchamps), is still a few days
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📍 ‘It’s the only supercar that could do Strictly Come Dancing and still beat a Ferrari on the Nürburgring.’ It does zero to sixty faster than your espresso machine, can pirouette like a ballerina, and — I kid you not — jumps. The Yangwang U9 isn’t just China’s first hypercar. It’s a shot across Maranello’s
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