A Wasp on Fire

Adrian Newey has left Red Bull, but not before dropping a road-going grenade: the RB17. ‘It’s got a V10 that screams to 15,000 rpm, 1,200 horsepower, and weighs less than your tumble dryer.’ Oh, and it produces 1,700kg of downforce at 150mph. Only 50 people will own one. The rest of us will just sit

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Doughnuts in a Van

‘Originally built to deliver post. James used it to deliver chaos.’ James Hunt once took Ayrton Senna for a sideways thrash around Cadogan Square. Not in a Ferrari. Not in a McLaren. But in a battered old Austin A35 van, formerly owned by the Royal Mail. Senna asked, ‘What’s that?’ By the night’s end, he

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F1 Gossip

Japanese GP Date: Sunday, 6 April 2025 Track: Suzuka Circuit ♖ The F1 paddock paused in Shanghai to honour Jordan, an emotional moment as the entire sport pays tribute this weekend. ♖ Helmut Marko calls Hamilton’s Ferrari drive ‘unbelievable’—rare praise for the 40-year-old after his second race with Scuderia. ♖ Verstappen slams RB21’s handling, demanding

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Creative Interpretations

‘F1 teams don’t cheat. They ‘strategically explore grey areas.’ Formula 1 has always had its fair share of scandals—dodgy team orders, hidden technology, and, in one case, an actual crash-for-hire scheme. Crashgate (2008) stands out as one of the sport’s most outrageous moments, but how does it compare to other infamous F1 controversies? From Spygate

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F1 or Nightclub

‘Flavio Briatore: F1 mastermind, talent scout, scandal magnet.’ From turning Benetton and Renault into champions to orchestrating Crashgate, his career is a mix of brilliance and controversy. The man went from selling clothes to winning F1 titles and got banned for life (which didn’t last). Love him or loathe him, Briatore made F1 far more

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Try a Bit of Running

‘Gene Hackman started racing at 55. At that age, most people struggle to park at the supermarket.’ While most actors stick to the screen, Hackman needed speed, competing in endurance racing well into his 50s. From battling at Daytona to taking inspiration from ‘The French Connection’s’ legendary car chase, he lived the ultimate double life.

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