12 May 2023 France was the epicentre of motorsport in the early 1900s. Almost every city had a circuit. In 1906, a cluster of French car enthusiasts established the Automobile Club de la Sarthe, which transformed into the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO). In 1903, the Paris-Madrid race, held on open roads, was lethal; Marcel […]
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12 May 2023 Indian Motorcycles have collaborated for the seventh time with Jack Daniel’s whiskey. The moniker for the new creation is ‘Jack Daniel’s Limited Edition Indian Chief Bobber Dark Horse’. Apart from the design, assisted by Klowck Werks Kustom Cycles, the paint finish is the pièce de résistance; it is an infusion of Jack
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12 May 2023 In engineering circles, when Pagani is mentioned, thoughts become obsessed with industrial design purity. The detail is spiritual, even down to the bolts, they could all be steel but are titanium, saving negligible weight; each bolt also has ‘Pagani’ engraved around the head. This is the kind of detail Horacio Pagani is
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12 May 2023 At some point in the late 90s or early 2000s, some marketing genius decided the world needed an SUV. They informed us that they were fun and safe. The term SUV first appeared in a 1974 Jeep Cherokee SJ brochure, but the name didn’t stick until much later. Anyhow, SUVs are with
12 May 2023 In 2014, Joel Zimmerman, a Canadian electronic music producer better known as Deadmau5, did the unspeakable; he decided to personalise his Ferrari. Personal taste is always subjective; however, it is a little more complex than that. Mr Deadmaus5 produced a YouTube promotional video that featured a flying animated cat, christened Nyan Cat.
12 May 2023 Next Grand Prix: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. 21 May 2023 Track: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari ✺ Sergio Perez demands Red Bull’ investigation’ after Max Verstappen’s pace in Miami. ✺ Mercedes fails in bid to poach Adrian Newey from F1 rivals Red Bull as Toto Wolff mocked. ✺ Leclerc explains ‘huge’ Ferrari
05 May 2023 Having started a little research, I was amazed at the number of Fathers and Sons involved in Formula 1. Graham Hill & Damon Hill Jos Verstappen & Max Verstappen Gilles Villeneuve & Jacques Villeneuve Jan Magnussen & Kevin Magnussen Ralf Schumacher & David Schumacher Nelson Piquet & Nelson Piquet Jr Carlos Sainz
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05 May 2023 It seems that pressure has been applied to the government to redress the ‘unrealistic’ 2030 ban on the new diesel and petrol motor cars. Boris Johnson announced the ban in 2020. Karl McCartney MP recently stated ‘that the ban wasn’t realistic and that the government should not force people to do things
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05 May 2023 On 1 December 1914, in Bologna, Maserati was born. To celebrate its centenary, a very limited-edition motor car was built and unveiled at the 2015 Villa d’Este Concorso d’Elegance, welcome the Maserati Mostro Zagato. Zagato is an independent coachbuilding business that manufactures hand-made motor cars to commemorate special dates for marques. Zagato
05 May 2023 The Automobile Age Began on Three Wheels. Leonardo da Vinci’s 1475 design for a clockwork, self-powered vehicle had three wheels; In Cornwall, 1801, Richard Trevithick’s ‘puffing devil’, a steam-powered machine, had three wheels. Carl Benz’s Motorwagen of 1885, widely regarded as the world’s first practical modern automobile and the first car put
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