09 March 2023 The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix will be remembered for the shocking inclement weather and the competitive tussle between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. But what is often forgotten is the superb performance of Stefan Bellof driving a Tyrell. Had rain not ‘stopped play’, it is widely felt that had the race continued, […]
09 March 2023 Did you know the Bentley Boys nickname was originally tagged to the Bentley racing team mechanics? The name was soon attached to the team drivers. Their wild parties and off-track antics meant they were constant tabloid fodder. Always ready for a race, a challenge or a glass of champagne, the Bentley Boys
09 March 2023 In 1964 Jim Keeble and John Gordon launched a two-door, four-seat, 327 Chevrolet V8, 140 mph, 4-speed, Giorgetto Giugiaro (Bertone) designed motor car, the Gordon Keeble GK1. The GK1 was promoted as a serious competition for Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Jaguar. The business started in 1964 and sadly closed its doors in 1967
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09 March 2023 On the evening of 11 August 1939, Jean Bugatti suffered a fatal accident test driving the same car that Jean-Pierre Wimille had won Le Mans just a few weeks earlier. War started soon after, and Bugatti came to an untimely end, leaving the legacy of aerodynamics, especially in the world of racing.
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09 March 2023 ✺ F1 2022 revenue rises 20% to £2.19bn ✺ Horner lauds Red Bull for a ‘phenomenal’ start to 2023 but expects rivals’ to come back hard’ in future races. ✺ What now for Lewis Hamilton’s F1 future after Mercedes ditch car concept? ✺ The 2023 Formula 1 season will be the longest
02 March 2023 Prince Philip had a solid connection with Land Rover, his last ‘regular’ Landie was a Freelander and his very last, a Land Rover Defender TD5 130 picked by the Duke that would bear his coffin. The hearse project started 18 years before his death, based on a 2003 TD5 130 chassis cab.
02 March 2023 I am delighted to announce that Ferrari will build a proportion of their motor cars with internal combustion engines, albeit only 40% until 2026. I am not averse to the need for sustainability and being considerate of the planet, far from it. But, according to company records, Ferrari holds more than 5,000
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02 March 2023 In November, Alfa Romeo teased their new supercar, likely to be called the 8C. Subsequently, Jean-Philippe Imparato, Alfa Romeo’s CEO, promised an official announcement planned for March 2023. All a bit of a mystery Stellantis own Alfa Romeo, and they have been noticeably mum about the 8C, yet I understand that Alfa
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02 March 2023 The Villeneuve clan are well-known in racing circles; Gilles scored his first Grand Prix win late in 1978 on home ground at Montreal. Later the track was named after him. Gilles’ younger brother, Jacques, competed in F1, unfortunately, without success. In 1996, Gilles’s son, also called Jacques, began his Formula One career,
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