With the Formula 1 Season in full swing and the Miami GP fast approaching Sunday, 5 May, at 21:00, held at the Miami International Autodrome, I take this opportunity to provide the current standings of Drivers and Constructors.
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Prudence Marie Blake Fawcett grew up loving cars, which her uncle Percy, a Bugatti enthusiast, encouraged her to do. Following her education, she decided to spend time in Genoa, where she was introduced to Alfa Romeo. The Alfa in question was a 1750, which she raced and immediately fell in love with, so much so
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In 2019, Formula 1 was responsible for generating 256,00 tonnes of CO₂. Interestingly, less than 1% of the total can be attributed to the cars. Logistics and transportation are responsible for 45%. Other significant contributors are racetrack energy usage, especially at night races, car production, and track construction and maintenance. In 2024, there will be
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Jaguar: ‘Where Elegance met Horsepower’ JLR is now switching to a ‘House of Brands’, and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become Jaguar, Range Rover, Defender, and Discovery. From what I understand, the ‘Land Rover’ brand will be largely unaffected. However, Jaguar is destined to become a much more limited niche brand. Jaguar will resurrect itself with
The Targa Florio is one of the world’s oldest and most famous car races. It was an open road endurance race held high in the Sicilian mountains, notorious for its disasters. The only thing crazier than the drivers was the terrain they raced on! The Targa Floria was created and organised by Vincenzo Floria in
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Tesla recently dismissed 300 subcontract workers in Berlin. Tesla employs 12,500 in Berlin where the Model Y is built. In an internal email, Mr Musk notified his employees that they would lose 10% of their colleagues. It seems that Tesla’s first quarter sales dipped by 8.5% to 386,100 vehicles, Cars and Cybertruck. Also, Mr Musk
♖ Mario Andretti ‘Offended’ by F1’s Closed-Door Policy. ♖ Helmut Marko says Sebastian Vettel wants an F1 return, but only in a front-running car. ♖ Formula 1’s new sprint qualifying arrangement faces criticism for diminishing the excitement of race weekends. ♖ Fernando Alonso is proud to represent Aston Martin for the next few years. ♖
Let me start by saying, ‘I know beauty is subjective.’ However, when it comes to the Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda, it is simply beautiful. The Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda’s office moniker is the Mercedes-Benz W113; how dull. Call it a Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda, and a whole different vision emanates. The W113 was ‘nicknamed’ Pagoda because of its
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‘Beyond the realm of ordinary, hypercars soar, defying limits and rewriting the laws of physics with every rev of the engine.’ In recent years, Hypercars have traversed the need for speed with the digital world and virtual experiences. I have said it before: I am a bit of a dinosaur. While I applaud the revolution
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At its release, the F-Type Project 7 was the fastest Jaguar production car ever built. It was introduced to the public at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2014. But why 7, I hear you ask. Well, the ‘7’ represents the number of wins Jaguar achieved at Le Mans, three of which were due to
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