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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05 May 2023 The Formula One Group comprises companies that assume responsibility for promoting the FIA Formula One World Championship and implementing the sport’s commercial rights. Liberty Media purchased the Group in January 2017. Before that, it was owned by a Jersey-based company, Delta Topco, which in turn was owned by CVC Capital Partners (35.5%),
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05 May 2023 Next Grand Prix: Miami Grand Prix Sunday, 7th May 2023, at the Miami International Autodrome ✺ Lewis Hamilton is not trying to conceal his excitement before introducing a string of updates to the W14 as Mercedes looks to become competitive again. ✺ Could weather cause concern for F1 teams at the Miami GP?
28 April 2023 The Holy Trinity of supercars consisted of the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918. While reading some trade information recently, the writer said that the Holy Trinity of high-performance motor cars will be superseded by a new Holy Trinity of hypercars, namely, the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG One, and Rimac Nevera.
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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