23 March 2023 The love affair between men and their cars has existed since the invention of cars. That’s not to say women can’t love their cars; it seems the be a different kind of love. Women tend not to form such close attachments; they generally see the car as a means to an end. […]
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23 March 2023 Angela Cullen: Physio, friend, and rock for F1 Lewis Hamilton. Just before the recent Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton announced that his partnership with Angela Cullen ended after seven years. Cullen has been the British star’s closest ally in the paddock and helped him towards four of his seven world titles. There
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23 March 2023 Next Grand Prix: Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia. 02 April ✺ ‘The ultimate test’ – Can Russell keep Hamilton behind? ✺ ‘Rumour’ emerges that Mercedes snitched on Fernando Alonso to FIA. ✺ Fernando Alonso has joined an exclusive club in F1 by scoring his 100th podium. ✺ Toto Wolff said he would hold
16 March 2023 Toto Wolff said, ‘Team principals trying to manipulate what is being said to keep the competitive advantage and trying to play political games when the FIA tries to come up with a quick solution, to at least put the cars in a better position, is disingenuous.’ Formula 1s political composition is a
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16 March 2023 Cherished Number Plates and Personal Plates, is there a difference? Cherished number plates are ‘dateless’ and are typically applied to older plates, sometimes used by owners of veteran cars who want to keep their prize possession period correct. Personalised number plates are often making a vehicle more distinctive and easily recognisable. What
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16 March 2023 Bold headlines claim: The First 4-door and First SUV from Ferrari. Apparently, not. The first 4-door Ferrari was the Ferrari Pinin, a one-off concept car created by Italian design studio Pininfarina to celebrate the design studio’s 50th anniversary. Regarding the SUV description, Ferrari has gone to great lengths to confirm that their
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16 March 2023 The Jaguar XJ220 was named similarly to the Jaguar XK120; the 220 relates to the car’s intended top speed of 220mph—no points for guessing the meaning of the XK120 moniker. The XJ220 was Jaguar’s first production supercar and the fastest production car in the world, achieving a speed of 217mph. In the
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16 March 2023 Pat Symonds, Formula One’s technical officer, has stated that the sustainable fuel set to be used in 2026 will not achieve its sustainability through Offsetting. He said, ‘Offsetting has a very bad reputation, and it’s not surprising as it has not been terribly honest. So, we want to show we’re doing it
16 March 2023 ✺ Next F1: Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Saudi Arabia. 19 March 2023 ✺ Fernando Alonso’s girlfriend, Andrea Schlager, revealed that the two-time Formula 1 champion could retire at the end of his contract with Aston Martin. ✺ ‘Snappy comments from Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff risk Mercedes civil war’ ✺ Williams F1 appoints former
09 March 2023 With all the attention to the current crop of high-performance SUVs or not SUV if you are Purosangue, it is easy to forget that this isn’t a recent foray for Lamborghini. Oh no. The story begins in 1976 when an American defence contractor, Mobility Technology International, pitched Lamborghini with an idea for