In Norse mythology, the Valkyrie were a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain worthy of a place in Valhalla. Aston Martin and Heart of Racing will enter two Valkyrie hypercars in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their objective is […]
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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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The Ferrari V12 Engine has always been synonymous with the Prancing Horse. In 1947, the first car to wear the Ferrari badge was the 125S, designed by Gioachino Colombo. Colombo designed a V12, lightweight, high-revving engine, which was the underlying engine for the 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GTO, and Daytona. The V12 evolved from 1.5
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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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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
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,
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
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