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23 March 2023 Next Grand Prix: Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia. 02 April ✺ ‘The ultimate test’ – Can Russell keep Hamilton behind? ✺ ‘Rumour’ emerges that Mercedes snitched on Fernando Alonso to FIA. ✺ Fernando Alonso has joined an exclusive club in F1 by scoring his 100th podium. ✺ Toto Wolff said he would hold […]

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Is Formula 1 Political?

16 March 2023 Toto Wolff said, ‘Team principals trying to manipulate what is being said to keep the competitive advantage and trying to play political games when the FIA tries to come up with a quick solution, to at least put the cars in a better position, is disingenuous.’ Formula 1s political composition is a

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Not the first 4-door Ferrari

16 March 2023 Bold headlines claim: The First 4-door and First SUV from Ferrari. Apparently, not. The first 4-door Ferrari was the Ferrari Pinin, a one-off concept car created by Italian design studio Pininfarina to celebrate the design studio’s 50th anniversary. Regarding the SUV description, Ferrari has gone to great lengths to confirm that their

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The After-Hours Supercar

16 March 2023 The Jaguar XJ220 was named similarly to the Jaguar XK120; the 220 relates to the car’s intended top speed of 220mph—no points for guessing the meaning of the XK120 moniker. The XJ220 was Jaguar’s first production supercar and the fastest production car in the world, achieving a speed of 217mph. In the

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F1 Snippets

16 March 2023 ✺ Next F1: Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Saudi Arabia. 19 March 2023 ✺ Fernando Alonso’s girlfriend, Andrea Schlager, revealed that the two-time Formula 1 champion could retire at the end of his contract with Aston Martin. ✺ ‘Snappy comments from Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff risk Mercedes civil war’ ✺ Williams F1 appoints former

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The Rambo Lambo

09 March 2023 With all the attention to the current crop of high-performance SUVs or not SUV if you are Purosangue, it is easy to forget that this isn’t a recent foray for Lamborghini. Oh no. The story begins in 1976 when an American defence contractor, Mobility Technology International, pitched Lamborghini with an idea for

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F1 Snippets

09 March 2023 ✺ F1 2022 revenue rises 20% to £2.19bn ✺ Horner lauds Red Bull for a ‘phenomenal’ start to 2023 but expects rivals’ to come back hard’ in future races. ✺ What now for Lewis Hamilton’s F1 future after Mercedes ditch car concept? ✺ The 2023 Formula 1 season will be the longest

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The Future is Icona

02 March 2023 I am delighted to announce that Ferrari will build a proportion of their motor cars with internal combustion engines, albeit only 40% until 2026. I am not averse to the need for sustainability and being considerate of the planet, far from it. But, according to company records, Ferrari holds more than 5,000

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