Chinese GPDate: Sunday, 21 April 2024Track: Shanghai International Circuit ♖ Is the game over for Ricciardo? ♖ Alpine’s reserve driver, Jack Doohan, believes he is more than ready for F1. ♖ Max Verstappen cruised to a comfortable victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, leading team-mate Sergio Perez to a Red Bull one-two. ♖ Verstappen took […]
The World Endurance Championship is the premier international endurance racing championship, featuring top-level prototype and GT cars. Organised by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). They are allowing the world’s leading car manufacturers to compete in long-distance races worldwide. The World Endurance Championship was established in 2012, replacing the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. One of
Having recently read an article about environmental pollution, the writer stated that a Classic Car is half as polluting as a mobile phone. A very reliable source reported: Britain’s classic car fleet accounts for just 0.22 per cent of the UK’s transport emissions. Driving a classic is no more impactful on the environment than drinking
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I recently reported that Mr Musk intended for his next Tesla Roadster to arrive at 60mph in less than one second. Mr Musk explained that to achieve this feat, he would fit the ‘SpaceX Option Pack’. The Option Pack amounts to ten rocket thrusters producing the blistering acceleration. If you blend a bit of Elon’s
The Ferrari F50 GT is a rare beast indeed; only three were eventually produced. The F50 GTs were designed to continue the racing success of the Ferrari 333 SP and F40 LM in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Ferrari planned to race the F50 GT in the GT1 Class, where highly modified production cars
Japanese GP Date: Sunday, 7 April 2024Track: Suzuka Circuit ♖ Daniel Ricciardo has been warned he is edging towards retirement unless he can find the form of his younger years. ♖ L’Equipe journalist Fred Ferre’s verdict is that Carlos Sainz will not want to drive for Red Bull next year. ♖ Politics and controversy have
Hitler’s close confidant, Hermann Göring, a high-ranking Officer in the Nazi party, was widely known for his sumptuously rich lifestyle and interest in collecting precious valuables. He was also interested in expensive motor cars, particularly a lavishly customised Mercedes-Benz 540K. The ‘standard’ 540K was considered one of the most distinguished and opulent motor cars of
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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Enzo Ferrari once said, ‘The Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car in the world.’ I can’t imagine that went down well with the Ferrari PR department. The Jaguar E-type, or Jaguar XK-E, followed on from the D-type (famed for its disc brakes) and the C-type (famed for its remarkably lightweight). It was unveiled at
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