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A Brace of Battista’s

Pininfarina Automobili has unveiled the ultra-exclusive Pininfarina Battista Reversario, a bespoke rendition of their electric hypercar. Tailored to the desires of an existing owner of a Pininfarina Battista Anniversario. Pininfarina only produced 5 Pininfarina Battista Anniversario models.  The Battista Anniversario edition was unveiled on May 22, 2020. They were commemorating more than nine decades of

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Keep it in the Family

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr is to make way for Lewis Hamilton in 2025. Carlos isn’t just a driver with potential but one with racing in his DNA.  His father, Carlos Sainz Sr, known as ‘El Matador,’ began his rally career in the early 1980s, driving for various teams and manufacturers. His greatest success during the

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F1 Gossip

Miami GP Date: Sunday, 5 May, 2024Track: Miami International Autodrome ♖ Sauber recently announced the signing of Nico Hulkenberg, becoming Audi’s first F1 driver. ♖ Adrian Newey is said to be leaving due to the ongoing power struggle behind the scenes at Red Bull. ♖ According to Bloomberg, Lawrence Stroll is in exploratory talks to

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Pioneering Prudence

Prudence Marie Blake Fawcett grew up loving cars, which her uncle Percy, a Bugatti enthusiast, encouraged her to do. Following her education, she decided to spend time in Genoa, where she was introduced to Alfa Romeo. The Alfa in question was a 1750, which she raced and immediately fell in love with, so much so

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Leap No More

Jaguar: ‘Where Elegance met Horsepower’ JLR is now switching to a ‘House of Brands’, and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become Jaguar, Range Rover, Defender, and Discovery. From what I understand, the ‘Land Rover’ brand will be largely unaffected. However, Jaguar is destined to become a much more limited niche brand. Jaguar will resurrect itself with

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I deserve a Raise

Tesla recently dismissed 300 subcontract workers in Berlin. Tesla employs 12,500 in Berlin where the Model Y is built. In an internal email, Mr Musk notified his employees that they would lose 10% of their colleagues. It seems that Tesla’s first quarter sales dipped by 8.5% to 386,100 vehicles, Cars and Cybertruck. Also, Mr Musk

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F1 Gossip

♖ Mario Andretti ‘Offended’ by F1’s Closed-Door Policy. ♖ Helmut Marko says Sebastian Vettel wants an F1 return, but only in a front-running car. ♖ Formula 1’s new sprint qualifying arrangement faces criticism for diminishing the excitement of race weekends. ♖ Fernando Alonso is proud to represent Aston Martin for the next few years. ♖

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