10 November 2022 Formula 1 implemented the sport’s first-ever budget cap in 2021 in a bid to support a financially sustainable sport and give more teams a chance at success and deliver a more competitive racing environment. Although only introduced in 2021, it has taken little time for Formula One to see the first significant […]
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10 November 2022 Jeremy Clarkson once said, ‘That’s what non-car people don’t get. They see all cars as just ton-and-a-half, two tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber. That’s all they see. People like you and I know; we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities. You can develop a relationship with a
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10 November 2022 The Golden Submarine was a historical race car built by Fred Offenhauser and Harry Miller for Barney Oldfield in 1917. The most interesting and noticeable feature is Golden Submarine’s aluminium body which looks like a submarine. The car had a 4.7-litre 4-cylinder aluminium alloy engine which developed 136 HP and, despite failing
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10 November 2022 Lewis has often joked that he doesn’t want to be the oldest man on the F1 grid. His immense success has occurred through his 30s; he has consistently indicated that he was most unlikely to be racing once he turned 40. After opening talks with Mercedes regarding a contract extension, Lewis Hamilton
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10 November 2022 ❖ Aston Martin F1 Team has announced a new partnership with Brazilian investment management company, XP. From this weekend, XP’s branding will appear on the top-chassis and rear-wing endplates of the AMR22, Aston Martin Formula 1 car. ❖ Valtteri Bottas making Race of Champions Rally debut in 2023 alongside Mika Häkkinen. ❖
03 November 2022 There was a severe oil crisis in the early 70s and another in 1978. The same year the prepossessing M1 was introduced to the world. The car, on paper, was fantastic; it was mid-engined, magnificently designed and able to create the heart flutter customarily reserved for the Italian car design cognoscenti. The
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03 November 2022 Ferrari is returning to endurance sports car racing for the first time in 50 years. They will be competing in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and they will be using the 499P, which is their new Le Mans Hypercar (LMH). Le Mans is particularly significant to Ferrari; between 1949 and 1965,
03 November 2022 ‘It’s not incredible that so many cars look so similar. It’s incredible that cars look different at all.’ I don’t know about you, but I find it difficult to distinguish the various marques; apart from the more outrageous hypercar or two, they all look very similar. Many factors determine the shapes of
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03 November 2022 Mario Andretti once said, ‘There’s something special about racing in real streets. The artificial circuits have a sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own. He, of course, was referring to Circuit de Monaco. That incredible circuit on the French Riviera, with the famous
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03 November 2022 Maybach is a German luxury car brand today as a part of Mercedes-Benz. The original company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach. In 1960, Daimler-Benz acquired Maybach. The name returned as a standalone ultra-luxury car brand in 2002, sharing significant components with Mercedes-Benz cars. Maybach’s recent history
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