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Belgium GP Date: Sunday, July 30 Track: Spa Francorchamps ✺ F1 extends Hungarian GP contract to 2032 ✺ Max Verstappen is the Ambassador for Heineken 0.0. The ad’ is titled, ‘Best Driver’. ✺ Wolff reveals FIA has questioned Mercedes over F1 cost cap. ✺ Ralf Schumacher believes Sergio Perez’s ‘days at Red Bull are numbered’. ✺ Max […]

Goodwood’s Festival of Speed witnessed the first sighting of Lamborghini’s SC63 hypercar for racing in the World Endurance Championship and the American IMSA next year. The SC63 is part of Lamborghini’s complete electrification blueprint, as announced in 2022. Lamborghini Chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann called the SC63 ‘the most advanced racing car ever produced by

Continuing their successful motorsports program, Jaguar created the D-Type as a logical progression of the XK120C, or C-Type. Even before the 1953 victory at Le Mans, it became clear to Jaguar that a new car would be necessary to stay ahead of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin and Maserati. After an eighteen-month development period, the

The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was the road-going version of the Tipo 33 racing car. Only 18 were produced between 1967 and 1969; it was one of the world’s first supercars. This exquisite motor car was designed by the celebrated Franco Scaglione, who became known as the unacknowledged master of aerodynamic design as applied to

Aston Martin has recently announced their latest creation, the Valour. Valour means, ‘great courage in the face of danger.’ Launching a V12, 750bhp motor car with a manual gearbox seems courageous in a market dominated by electrification hype. Anyway, good on you, Aston. With only 110 cars to be sold, I imagine Aston believes the

✺ AlphaTauri posted an official photo of Ricciardo Photoshopped onto the body of the driver he replaced, Nyck De Vries. ✺ Lewis Hamilton advised to avoid the ‘chaos’ of a potential Ferrari move ✺ Ricciardo’s ‘golden objective’ is to return to a Red Bull race seat in 2025 – Horner ✺ Hamilton reveals major worry

14 July 2023 In a competition of any kind, often thought, it is more challenging to get to the top than stay at the top, and so it is with high-performance motor car record attempts. The all-electric Rimac Nevera has recently broken numerous performance records; however, literally weeks after its last record of zero-249-zero mph,

14 July 2023 The 1920s was a social revolution; after World War I, society changed as inhibitions faded and money flowed. And this change was most evident in the world of the motor car. From 1919 to 1929, especially in North America and the more affluent parts of Europe, the social change and economic environment

14 July 2023 Formula One has set its sustainability targets for the 2024 race season; however, with 24 races, its likelihood of achieving its ambitions is reduced. Although the 2023 race season started with 24 races, China withdrew due to Covid restrictions, and Imola cancelled due to devastating flooding. Formula One has a Net Zero

14 July 2023 For readers of my newsletter, you will know my appetite for quotes. Quotes tell a lot about their author, and this is especially so in motor racing. Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines – Enzo Ferrari. What’s behind you doesn’t matter – Enzo Ferrari. Each driver has their limits. My