Mike Fisherly

Asphalt into Poetry

A Porsche 911: Because subtlety never looked this good. The Porsche 911 that Porsche claimed would never be electrified. In 2023, Porsche stated that a purely electric 911 would not happen this decade, so an EV is not coming during the 992 generation.  The 911 will be the brand’s last car with a combustion engine, which […]

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The Most Influential F1 Teams

In my humble view, running any F1 Team is a magnificent achievement; it is a complex endeavour requiring financial resources, technical expertise, strategic planning, and operational excellence. You must find and entice talented drivers, as well as manage financing, logistics, ever-changing regulations, risk management, and marketing. It is difficult to determine the most influential teams

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F1 Gossip

♖ Charles Leclerc has admitted he simply didn’t do as good a job as Carlos Sainz at the Australian Grand Prix. ♖ Ferrari: The wrong driver keeps winning. ♖ Daniel Ricciardo has two races to turn his F1 season around, or he could risk being replaced by Liam Lawson. ♖ Toto Wolff has defended his

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H₂ and the Enigma

As we all know, Hydrogen is a diatomic molecule; it can only exist by bonding to another hydrogen, thus H₂, not H. I’m done with the technical stuff. Now, on to the more exciting stuff: the possible use of Hydrogen for motor cars. Pininfarina displayed its Enigma GT concept car at the Geneva International Motor

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Vision meets Velocity

On March 13, 2024, Marcello Gandini died. He is considered one of the greatest car designers of the 20th century. Marcello was not just a designer; he was a visionary. He was well known for his famous Gandini Wedge Design, displayed on the Lancia Stratos Zero and, most famously, the Lamborghini Countach. Born on August

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The Safety Turtle

Aston Martin has been producing Vantage for 74 years; they launched their current style in 2018. Earlier this year, Aston declared the latest iteration ‘Engineered for Real Drivers.’ For all of you F1 fans, you may recall that Max Verstappen referred to last year’s Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car as ‘Slow as a Turtle.’ Mr

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