Elvis at the Dorchester

♔ ‘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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F1 Gossip

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,

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A Caribbean Island

‘♔ 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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PowerPoint & Panic

♔ ‘Jaguar promised us big cats. We got pink poodles.’ Jaguar’s bold electric rebrand has collapsed faster than a soufflé in a gale. First came the pink ‘Type 00’ concept with stone seats, then a partnership with Accenture Song that delivered cryptic slogans and corporate bafflement. Now? The whole thing has been binned. Even Elon

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