Adrian Newey has left Red Bull, but not before dropping a road-going grenade: the RB17. ‘It’s got a V10 that screams to 15,000 rpm, 1,200 horsepower, and weighs less than your tumble dryer.’ Oh, and it produces 1,700kg of downforce at 150mph. Only 50 people will own one. The rest of us will just sit […]
‘Originally built to deliver post. James used it to deliver chaos.’ James Hunt once took Ayrton Senna for a sideways thrash around Cadogan Square. Not in a Ferrari. Not in a McLaren. But in a battered old Austin A35 van, formerly owned by the Royal Mail. Senna asked, ‘What’s that?’ By the night’s end, he
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‘The Shift in the Stallion’s Stable’ Once upon a time, buying a Ferrari required grey hair, a navy blazer, and a golf handicap. Not anymore. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna says 40% of new clients are under 40 — up from 30% just last year. TikTok millionaires, crypto cowboys and tech bros now dominate the order
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‘V10s. The earth-shaking, eardrum-punching symphony of motorsport.‘ And they might just be returning this time on carbon-neutral fuel. The FIA is flirting with the idea of ditching the soulless hybrids for something with proper lungs and proper noise. Too good to be true? Possibly. But it’s not as mad as it sounds… Here’s What We
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Japanese GP Date: Sunday, 6 April 2025 Track: Suzuka Circuit ♖ The F1 paddock paused in Shanghai to honour Jordan, an emotional moment as the entire sport pays tribute this weekend. ♖ Helmut Marko calls Hamilton’s Ferrari drive ‘unbelievable’—rare praise for the 40-year-old after his second race with Scuderia. ♖ Verstappen slams RB21’s handling, demanding
‘F1 teams don’t cheat. They ‘strategically explore grey areas.’ Formula 1 has always had its fair share of scandals—dodgy team orders, hidden technology, and, in one case, an actual crash-for-hire scheme. Crashgate (2008) stands out as one of the sport’s most outrageous moments, but how does it compare to other infamous F1 controversies? From Spygate
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‘Flavio Briatore: F1 mastermind, talent scout, scandal magnet.’ From turning Benetton and Renault into champions to orchestrating Crashgate, his career is a mix of brilliance and controversy. The man went from selling clothes to winning F1 titles and got banned for life (which didn’t last). Love him or loathe him, Briatore made F1 far more
‘One dominates the track; the other dominates the bank balance. ‘ While Verstappen sweeps up world titles, Hamilton sweeps up cheques—and lots of them. The seven-time champion’s fortune towers over his rivals, proving that in F1, winning races is one thing — winning the money game is another. Lewis Hamilton’s Fortune Leaves Max Verstappen’s in
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Chinese GP Date: Sunday, 23 March 2025 Track: Shanghai International Circuit ♖ Only 14 finishers in Melbourne faced treacherous conditions, with Hadjar, Doohan, Sainz, Alonso, Bortoleto, and Lawson all falling victim to the rain. ♖ From P16 to P4, rookie Kimi Antonelli stunned the grid with a breathtaking charge in a chaotic Australian Grand Prix.
