Mike Fisherly

A Polite Suggestion

The Bugatti Tourbillon watch makes telling time feel like an event. The French translation of Tourbillon is Whirlwind. In 1795, Abraham-Louis Breguet designed the Tourbillon watch mechanism. The principle is to counteract the effects of gravity on the watch movement, thereby improving accuracy. Essentially, it is a rotating cage for the escapement and balance wheel,

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Cramming for Finals

The troubled EV start-up Fisker has filed for bankruptcy protection in the USA. Fisker was launched in 2016, initially seen as a rival to Tesla. Fisker merged with a finance house in 2020, carrying a valuation of approximately £2.28 billion. Former Tesla design consultant Henrik Fisker and his wife, Geeta Gupta-Fisker, founded the firm. To

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F1 Gossip

Austrian GPDate: Sunday, 30 June 2024Track: Red Bull Ring ♖ Adrian Newey for Ferrari, unlikely, Williams, insufficient financial muscle or Aston Martin? ♖ Daniel Ricciardo and RB experienced a depressing weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix. ♖ Bottas is one of those drivers looking for a seat as his contract with Stake expires at the

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The Limping Man

In the early 2000s, Peter Wheeler, a former TVR owner and automotive visionary, introduced the world to the TVR Scamander, an amphibious vehicle of his own design. The project began after Wheeler left TVR, seeking a new automotive challenge. The brief was to create a vehicle to perform on-road, off-road, and on water. The engine,

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I Love You Guys

Tesla shareholders recently filed a lawsuit against CEO Elon Musk–the largest Tesla shareholder–and the board of directors over Musk’s decision to start a competing AI company (xAI). The shareholders claim that Mr Musk and the board have breached their ‘fiduciary duty’ to Tesla shareholders by launching xAI and diverting talent and resources from Tesla to xAI. This

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Play Nice

The F1 2026 Regulations aim to enhance the racing spectacle, promote sustainability, and ensure safety without reducing the spectacle that is F1. However, some fear that the new rules are too complicated and could put fans off; F1 already has its own technical parlance, which confuses. Brief Overview: Flat Bottom Concept is to replace the

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