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Rare-earth elements, or REEs, are necessary components for a whole raft of applications, not least electric and hybrid vehicles. In 1993, 38 per cent of world production of REEs was in China, 33 per cent in the United States, 12 per cent in Australia, and 5 per cent in Malaysia and India. The remainder comprised

In the late 50s and early 60s, the Italians had the Gran Turismo market pretty well tied up, and rightly so. In 1958, Aston Martin felt they could challenge the Italians at their own game, introducing the Aston Martin DB4. They used their engineering prowess and cheekily fitted a Carrozzeria Touring short aluminium body and

Alfa Romeo’s new supercar, the 33 Stradale, 2024. The new car will be hand-built in an edition of 33 cars and powered by a 620hp twin turbo 3.0 litre V6 or a 750hp BEV tri-motor drivetrain. This limited-edition supercar has an anticipated price tag of £2.6 million. However, it is a modern take on one

Singapore GP Date: Sunday, 17 September Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit ✺ If Verstappen is the 2023 world champion, Red Bull’s clean sweep of the season will match Alfa in 1950 and Ferrari in 1952. ✺ Ralf Schumacher stated Perez’s ‘days at Red Bull are numbered’ and a ‘separation agreement’ is in place that could

Ettore Bugatti, Milan, 15 September 1881 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 21 August 1947, was an Italian-born French motor car designer and founder of Bugatti. Ettore thought himself an artist as much as an engineer. He was also a very keen horseman and would often ride around his factory on horseback, overseeing the work of the mere mortals

For 61 years, Keith Richards has been the lead guitarist and primary musical force behind The Rolling Stones. The man who famously snorted his father’s ashes jumped out of a window with only a short T-shirt to protect his modesty and learned to ski when ‘I was a complete junkie’, Richards once swaggered. Also, it

Italian GP Date: Sunday, 3 September Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza ✺ Red Bull is extending their record constructor win streak to 14 after the 2023 Dutch GP. ✺ Pierre Gasly confirms Bruno Famin is in charge of Alpine for the rest of 2023. ✺ Alex Albon’s hopes of one day returning to Red Bull have been crushed

Did you know Alfa Romeo produced a 3-tonne truck from 1937 – 1945? You could choose between diesel, petrol and gas. The Alfa Romeo 500 was considered to have an aerodynamic style, which Alfa refined over the few years of production. The 500 was used by the military; the Royal Italian Army, as it crusaded

Zenvo Automotive is a Danish supercar manufacturer in Præstø on the Danish island of Zealand and founded by Troels Vollertsen in 2004. Zenvo has just debuted their new Zenvo Aurora, actually two versions, the Zen Aurora Tar and the Zen Aurora Agil. The Tar is the ‘comfortable’ one, ideal for road trips; the Agil is

In 1948, Ferdinand and his merry band of 200 founded Porsche; by the end of 1949, they had produced 52 Porsche 356s. By 1953, Porsche was achieving significant trackside success with the Porsche RS 550 Spyder. The 550 became a threat even to the larger engined competition and rescripted motor racing history. It was so