The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans is looming. It is scheduled for 12-16 June 2024 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans. Porsche won in 2025, 2016, and 2017; Toyota won in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. In 2023, Ferrari achieved its first Le Mans victory since 1965, with the No. […]
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I think we can all agree that Porsche makes mighty fine high-performance sports cars, but supercars or hypercars, not so much. However, four particular models have broken that mould: the Porsche 959, the Porsche 911 GT1, the Porsche Carrera GT, and the Porsche 918 Spyder. The 959 was introduced in 1986. At the time, it
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The Bugatti Veyron, a mid-engined hypercar was launched upon the world in 2005. The VW Group designed and developed it in Germany and later built it in Molsheim, Bugatti’s French factory. Bugatti named the Veyron after Pierre Veyron, a successful French racing driver employed by Bugatti in the 30s. Driving a Bugatti Type 51A, Pierre
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Emilia Romagna GP Date: Sunday, 19 May, 2024Track: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari ♖ Next GP: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola. ♖ Toto Wolff challenges Adrian Newey to fix Mercedes’s issues. ♖ It’s rumoured that Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu is the favourite to replace Kevin Magnussen at Haas. ♖ Over half
F1 Constructors Standing before the Italian Grand Prix:
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The next Grand Prix in Italy is the Emilia Romagna GPDate: Sunday, 19 May, 2024Track: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari The F1 Drivers Standings before the GP:
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‘It’s awful! It doesn’t track. The third gear’s too high, and the torque is not reaching the road. The steering feels loose because the front end’s too light. Above 140, it thinks it’s… An airplane! It wants to lift off, fly to Hawaii.’—Ken Miles, commenting on the early Ford GT40 prototype. The Ford GT40 was
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‘Formula 1 where the cars are fast but the scandals faster’. The recent furore revolving around Christian Horner and the potential collateral damage has stolen the F1 headlines recently. But I am sure you are aware that scandals and F1 go hand-in-hand. From the Brabham Bribery in the mid-80s, Bernie Ecclestone faced accusations of bribing
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Mr Cool, Steve McQueen was known for his passion for high-performance motorcars and motorbikes. In fact, his car collection amounted to over one hundred and a similar number of motorbikes. To name but a few: ♖ 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 that he ordered new from Italy while filming Bullitt. ♖ 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: One
I hadn’t appreciated until recently that Ferrari has named numerous of their wonderful motor cars geographically. ♖ California: The 1958 250 GT California and the more recent 2008 model. ♖ Europa: The 1954 Europa for the European Montagna Championship. ♖ Fiorano: The 2006 Fiorano, named after the Ferrari’s test track, Pista di Fiorano. ♖ Italia: The 458
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