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Norman Dewis OBE was Jaguar’s legendary test driver, a man of great knowledge and a precise understanding of the motor car. He is best known for his time with Jaguar as an outstanding test driver, but equally importantly, his ability to succinctly report handling and performance issues with his beloved Jaguars. A humble man and

The Ferrari Driver Academy was formed in 2009 because Enzo said,many years previously, ‘I love to think Ferrari can make drivers as well as cars.’ The Brazilian driver Felipe Massa was the first to be taken on by the Scuderia in 2002, initially testing for the team and competing with Sauber throughout the early 2000s.

A Rolls-Royce that makes other Rolls look sedate in comparison. The car’s history is a little sketchy; however, the Raja of Nanpara, an existing client of Rolls-Royce, ordered a Rolls-Royce Phantom with a Hooper Cabriolet body from the factory. Evidently, the Raja wasn’t overly keen on the design, so he sent the car to the

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,