Elon’s Optimism

With his usual verve and panache, Mr Musk announced a little under a year ago that the long-awaited Tesla Roadster would arrive within a year. However, a more realistic completion estimate is the end of 2024, with deliveries starting in 2025. Assuming that is achievable, the Roadster will be available seven years after its debut

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The Saluting Emoji

Apple is reportedly planning to close its long-announced multibillion-dollar autonomous electric car project. Project Titan has been dogged by numerous delays going back ten years. In January 2024, Apple announced that Project Titan was to be shunted back again to 2028. In the same month, DJ Novotney, a vice president of hardware engineering, was leaving

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F1 Gossip

Bahrain Grand Prix Date: Saturday 02 March 2024 Track: Bahrain International Circuit ‘Uncertainty is the only certainty in Formula One.’ With the pre-season finished, we now have the start of the F1 season. The thrills, spills and gossip begin. ♖ Christian Horner is cleared of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague. ♖ George Russell saw

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Eat, Sleep, Race, Repeat

Although technically German, Jochen Rindt raced under the Austrian flag, held an Austrian licence, and became an Austrian citizen. Known as the ‘Flying Finn’, it is said that power-sliding was made for Jochen. He was fearless, ofttimes reckless, but always sensational to watch. Every image seemed to be an exuberant exhibition of opposite locks. ‘This

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Hyperlux and Marmite

Hispano-Suiza is a Spanish automobile business founded in 1904 that produced aircraft engines and luxury motor cars. With the support and backing of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Hispano-Suiza became a contender for Rolls-Royce with its art-deco styling. With some well-known owners, including Albert Einstein, Coco Chanel, and Pablo Picasso. Unfortunately, the Spanish Civil War

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Flavio and the Wonderbra

Flavio Briatore is an Italian businessman who worked as Renault’s team principal and previously as Benetton’s managing director. Flavio has an interesting back story; he qualified as a land surveyor, although he never took advantage of that section of his education. His education was borne from life experience. He worked as a ski instructor and

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