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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 […]

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

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

The European Union is set to allow the production of internal combustion engines (ICE) until 20235 if they run on carbon-neutral fuel. Formula 1 has a deadline of 2030 to be carbon net zero. A report from Oxford University observes that even if all new cars sold were electric, it would still take 15-20 years

In my humble view, running any F1 Team is a magnificent achievement; it is a complex endeavour requiring financial resources, technical expertise, strategic planning, and operational excellence. You must find and entice talented drivers, as well as manage financing, logistics, ever-changing regulations, risk management, and marketing. It is difficult to determine the most influential teams