Six Wheels on My Wagon

28 April 2023 When you think of six-wheeled F1 race cars, the Tyrell P34 springs to mind, the one with four smaller wheels at the front. Several other race car teams have ventured down the six-wheel avenue. March developed a six-wheeler with two wheels at the front and four at the rear, which never reached […]

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Form Follows Performance

28 April 2023 ‘The Bolide is treading new ground’, said Christophe Piochon, the president of Bugatti Automobiles. The Bolide concept was revealed in the latter part of 2020 as a very lightweight, track-only hypercar using the quad-turbo, 8.0 litre W16 engine producing 1,825 hp and capable of 310mph. It has a major upgrade to the

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The Very Posh Leaper

28 April 2023 Jaguar plans to move further up the luxury market, pricing the new range into Bentley territory. Jaguar, the brand that is ‘Rooted Firmly in Luxury.’ And, of course, they are developing a new platform, ‘Jaguar Electrified Architecture’, with an initial investment of £1 billion. Additionally, they plan to drastically reduce their UK dealer

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F1 Snippets

28 April 2023 Next Grand Prix: Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan. 30 April 2023 ✺ Sergio Perez has more podium finishes than any other driver in Azerbaijan. ✺ The magazine editor responsible for publishing an AI-generated ‘interview’ with F1 legend Michael Schumacher has been sacked. ✺ F1 could race in Madrid in 2027.  ✺ Eddie Jordan

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Fon and the Miglia

21 April 2023 Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, known as Alfonso de Portago, was the Marquis of Portago. Marquis Alfonso Portago, better known simply as Fon, was a descendant of a Spanish family of ancient lineage. His father, António, was a Spanish nobleman, a famous actor

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Lewis’s Engine

21 April 20232 The Mercedes-AMG One has a modified F1 engine. It is a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 producing 566hp; however, when you throw in the four electric motors, the AMG-One makes 1,049hp—one electric motor attached to the crankshaft, one to the turbocharger and two on the front wheels. The engine is derived from Lewis Hamilton’s

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The Sultan’s Secret

21 April 2023 In 1888 Brunei Darussalam officially became a British protectorate, and until 1926, Brunei was of little interest to the rest of the world until the discovery of oil; however, in 1984, Brunei got their independence, and Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the Sultan of Brunei became the wealthiest man in

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The Twerking Supercar

21 April 2023 The Yangwang U9 is an Electric Supercar that Twerks, Jumps Off the Ground and can be driven with just three wheels. The U9 is part of BYD’s new luxury vehicle brand Yangwang. The Chinese car manufacturer BYD has just launched in the UK, but it’s significant in its home territory. BYD unveiled

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