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20 October 2022 ❖ What F1 drivers are confirmed for 2023? All teams, bar Williams and Haas, have confirmed their 2023 F1 driver line-ups. Most teams have stayed the same. However, Oscar Piastri has replaced Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. Nicholas Latifi has been axed from Williams, Pierre Gasly has joined Alpine, Fernando Alonso has moved […]

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13 October 2022 ❖ Max Verstappen won’t be stripped of his 2021 world title because the budget violation wasn’t significant. Only £5.7 million over the permitted limit. ❖ Max Verstappen will have to watch out for the ‘real Lewis Hamilton’ in 2023, with the Brit desperate to return to the top of F1. ❖ Lewis

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1 in 13. Unlucky for some

13 October 2022 France has a reputation for being strict regarding speeding infringements. Speeding fines in France. If stopped by police, you’ll receive an immediate penalty. Officers could also confiscate your licence, be banned from driving, or arrest you. To ease the burden on the over-stretched Gendarmerie, France has appointed private speed camera cars, and

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Gianni courting Enzo

13 October 2022 In 1963, Ford was keen to partner with Ferrari and provide much-needed funding. However, their demands regarding control were unacceptable to Enzo. He would abdicate control over the road cars but not his beloved racing division. Enzo walked away, Ford declared war, with Le Mans the battleground. In 1966, John Surtees was

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Italy’s Moggie

06 October 2022 The Morgan Motor Company is an English motor car manufacturer owned by the Italian investment group Investindustrial. Morgan was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan. Morgan and based in Malvern. It continues to this day to hand-build premium sports cars with a classic design. The Morgan brand is synonymous with

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Environmental Snippets

06 October 2022 ❖ To reduce its carbon footprint, BMW is trying something innovative if a bit distasteful: matte-finish paint made out of poop. ❖ Toyota’s CEO, Akio Toyoda, does not believe all-electric vehicles will be adopted as quickly as most think for various reasons. He thinks there will be ‘tremendous shortages’ of lithium and

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