07 July 2023 The Middle East, specifically the Gulf, is rapidly becoming a global sports capital. And so it is with Formula 1 that the Gulf has established itself as a major venue, with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar all hosting races in the 2024 season. There is a constant flow […]
07 July 2023 William F Harrah was one the most well-known casino operators on the Las Vegas Strip. William moved in glitzy circles, his friends included, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Judy Garland. He was also briefly married to country singer Bobby Gentry in 1969, one of his seven wives. I digress; William collected
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07 July 2023 Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali has revealed that F1 teams are refusing offers of ‘almost billions’ from potential investors. Spotico recently produced a study about the dramatic increase in the value of F1 teams. F1 Team Values 2023: Not surprisingly, Ferrari is on top at US$3.13 billion. The average team value
07 July 2023 CEO of the Italian electric vehicle start-up, Aehra, Hazim Nada, believes that the European premium car market is not ready for Chinese or American luxury iterations. Based on this belief, they exhibited their SUV in November of 2022. The new model is a saloon; both are scheduled to be market ready by
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07 July 2023 British GP Date: Sunday, July 09 Track: Silverstone Circuit ✺ Formula 1 has announced the race calendar for 2024. There are 24 races scheduled. ✺ Mercedes pay tribute to team principal Toto Wolff as the ‘greatest of all time’. ✺ Hamilton admits he’s been unhappy at Mercedes for more than a year.
29 June 2023 Motor racing has changed significantly over the last 50 years; it is now far more complex, relying upon the driver, technical innovation, safety, financial deals, and TV rights. In the Fangio era, drivers’ skills determined results almost absolutely. To this day ‘El Chueco’ still holds numerous world records, including the oldest world
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29 June 2023 Aston Martin shares have fallen as the accounts didn’t include sales volume targets; this omission is unlikely to have been an accident. Aston’s enduring financial and economic woes have meant it has to rely upon third parties for technology and financing. Share values bounced back with the announcement of an agreement recently
29 June 2023 Several months after WWII ended, Mr Hoffmann dropped an ‘n’ from his name, invested his successful fashion business profits into the Hoffman Motor Company, and located his showroom in the prestigious New York’s Park Avenue. Mr Hoffman had a dream; he wanted to bring Europe to the States, more specifically, European motor
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29 June 2023 Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the unlikely owners of the Wrexham Associated Football Club, have catapulted the oldest football club in Wales to a global audience. The little Welsh club, via their TV docuseries, ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ seems to have struck a chord with a North American market. And if
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29 June 2023 The Ferrari 312 F1 was the designation of the 3.0 litre V-12 (consequently 312) Formula One car raced by the Italian team from 1966 to 1969. They raced the 312 B in the 1970 season and the 312 T in the 1975 season. During 1975 and 1980, Ferrari raced an upgraded 312
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