05 May 2023 On 1 December 1914, in Bologna, Maserati was born. To celebrate its centenary, a very limited-edition motor car was built and unveiled at the 2015 Villa d’Este Concorso d’Elegance, welcome the Maserati Mostro Zagato. Zagato is an independent coachbuilding business that manufactures hand-made motor cars to commemorate special dates for marques. Zagato
05 May 2023 The Automobile Age Began on Three Wheels. Leonardo da Vinci’s 1475 design for a clockwork, self-powered vehicle had three wheels; In Cornwall, 1801, Richard Trevithick’s ‘puffing devil’, a steam-powered machine, had three wheels. Carl Benz’s Motorwagen of 1885, widely regarded as the world’s first practical modern automobile and the first car put
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05 May 2023 The Formula One Group comprises companies that assume responsibility for promoting the FIA Formula One World Championship and implementing the sport’s commercial rights. Liberty Media purchased the Group in January 2017. Before that, it was owned by a Jersey-based company, Delta Topco, which in turn was owned by CVC Capital Partners (35.5%),
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05 May 2023 Next Grand Prix: Miami Grand Prix Sunday, 7th May 2023, at the Miami International Autodrome ✺ Lewis Hamilton is not trying to conceal his excitement before introducing a string of updates to the W14 as Mercedes looks to become competitive again. ✺ Could weather cause concern for F1 teams at the Miami GP?
28 April 2023 The Holy Trinity of supercars consisted of the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918. While reading some trade information recently, the writer said that the Holy Trinity of high-performance motor cars will be superseded by a new Holy Trinity of hypercars, namely, the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG One, and Rimac Nevera.
28 April 2023 ‘The Bolide is treading new ground’, said Christophe Piochon, the president of Bugatti Automobiles. The Bolide concept was revealed in the latter part of 2020 as a very lightweight, track-only hypercar using the quad-turbo, 8.0 litre W16 engine producing 1,825 hp and capable of 310mph. It has a major upgrade to the
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28 April 2023 The Lamborghini Bravo was a concept car designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone for Lamborghini. The Bravo was first shown at the 1974 Turin Motor Show. The idea was that the Bravo would replace the Urraco. The Urraco was designed with a 2+2 seating configuration as direct competition with the Porsche 911.
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28 April 2023 Jaguar plans to move further up the luxury market, pricing the new range into Bentley territory. Jaguar, the brand that is ‘Rooted Firmly in Luxury.’ And, of course, they are developing a new platform, ‘Jaguar Electrified Architecture’, with an initial investment of £1 billion. Additionally, they plan to drastically reduce their UK dealer
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28 April 2023 Next Grand Prix: Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan. 30 April 2023 ✺ Sergio Perez has more podium finishes than any other driver in Azerbaijan. ✺ The magazine editor responsible for publishing an AI-generated ‘interview’ with F1 legend Michael Schumacher has been sacked. ✺ F1 could race in Madrid in 2027. ✺ Eddie Jordan
21 April 2023 Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, known as Alfonso de Portago, was the Marquis of Portago. Marquis Alfonso Portago, better known simply as Fon, was a descendant of a Spanish family of ancient lineage. His father, António, was a Spanish nobleman, a famous actor
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