‘Lotus: From Windswept Norfolk to Wall Street Wobble — and Back Again.’ Lotus — the darling of British sports cars and, at times, bankruptcy courts — is back! Not with another fire-breathing track toy, but with boardrooms, share deals, and electric SUVs. Yes, Lotus has been bought, sold, merged and mashed again. But this time, […]
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Miami GPDate: Sunday, 4 May 2025Track: Miami International Autodrome ♖ Leclerc was stunned to discover he and Hamilton tackled corner entries almost identically as they charged to lift Ferrari’s fortunes. ♖ Michel Perridon, Jos Verstappen’s backer, confessed he passed on investing in Max, missing out on staggering returns! ♖ George Russell’s future looks bright, with
‘This isn’t a supercar. It’s a design thesis with headlights.’ The GFG Style Peralta S happens when a Maserati Boomerang crashes into a spaceship and lands in Mexico. It was designed by the son of the man who sketched the VW Golf and the DeLorean. It’s all polished aluminium, one-piece domes, and no doors—just vibes
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‘It has over a thousand horsepower. That’s not a car; that’s a polite way of asking physics to leave the chat.’ The Valhalla is Aston Martin’s mid-engined Norse god on wheels. Part Batmobile, part Bond car, and entirely bonkers. With over 1,000 horsepower, a plug-in hybrid V8, and three electric motors, it’s a 217mph carbon-fibre
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“They say beauty fades with time. The Jaguar XJ13 didn’t get that memo.’ Built in secret, crashed on camera, and never raced a single lap The Jaguar XJ13 remains the most beautiful failure in British motoring history. A one-off Le Mans weapon that missed the war entirely, flipped itself into a scrapyard, and was lovingly
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Miami GP Date: Sunday, 4 May 2025 Track: Miami International Autodrome ♖ Hamilton Hits the Brakes: Lewis Hamilton cancels his week’s plans after a nightmare weekend in Saudi Arabia, which leaves him needing serious reset time. ♖ Verstappen Penalised: Verstappen slapped with a penalty after lunging across Turn One and squeezing out Piastri at lights
‘It has all the performance of a McLaren 12C… and all the subtlety of Liberace in a cape.’ Imagine telling McLaren: ‘I want a car resembling a 1930s Mercedes, a 1960s Buick, and a spaceship.’ And McLaren saying: ‘Fine. We’ll build it. Just once.’ That’s the X-1 — a one-off coach-built supercar that is so
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