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The Unsung Heroes

Fangio said, ‘the pilots are always mentioned, not the mechanics; without them, you could not race.’ And how true that is, the unsung heroes, without perfect teamwork of the pit crews, a Grand Prix weekend, despite the best efforts of the pilots, can be thwarted. Formula 1 is not an individual sport; the best-motivated and […]

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That Black Car

19 January 2023 Between 1934 and 1940, Jean Bugatti, the eldest son of Ettore Bugatti, the founder of Automobiles E. Bugatti, designed, developed, and drove one of only four Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic ever made. One of Ettore Bugatti’s famous quotes reads, ‘nothing is too beautiful; nothing is too expensive.’ Not surprisingly, his company

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The Ignored Warning

19 January 2023 On June 11, 1955, a racing car in Le Mans, France, went out of control and crashed into stands filled with spectators, killing 82 people and injuring 180. Mike Hawthorn driving a Jaguar, directed his car to the right of the track to enter the pits; Lance Macklin driving an Austin Healey,

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The Sartorial Deep Thinker

19 January 2023 Alfa 8C 2900B Le Mans Special (Fitted with a Touring body) Carrozzeria Touring was one of the glories of the great age of the motor car. Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera was an Italian automobile coachbuilder. Initially established in Milan in 1925, it was well known for its designs’ beauty and patented Superleggera construction

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Alejandro’s Dream

12 January 2023 The Argentine-born Alejandro de Tomaso (1928–2003) founded De Tomaso in Modena in 1959. It originally produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams’s team in 1970. De Tomaso also owned the motorcycle company Moto Guzzi from 1973 to 1993. De Tomaso went into liquidation in 2004, although

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The Sartorial Passenger

12 January 2023 The great Charlie Watts, who died at 80 on 24 August 2021, had an incredible collection of cars, which seemed odd given that he couldn’t drive. But Charlie loved how motor cars were built, how they looked and how they sounded. One other passion was tailored-made clothes, and he earned the title

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When 10 is enough

12 January 2023 Despite the F1 organisation’s lack of enthusiasm for more than ten competing teams, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has announced an Expression of Interest process, allowing potential new teams to apply to the travelling show. Toto Wolff leads the protest and explains that some team bosses told him ten teams are more

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