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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 […]

06 October 2022 Citröen has a bit of a reputation for designing and producing quirky (Citröen refers to it as innovative) machinery. Their latest ‘ innovative concept’ has just been revealed in Paris, and this radical design may prepare us for the future. This little darling will use a completely electric powertrain; the problem with

29 September 2022 Ferrari will launch their new 715bhp, V12 powered four-door SUV to the eagerly awaiting public in 2023.  The Ferrari Purosangue. The Purosangue or Thoroughbred will sell for around £350,000; to put that into perspective, the Lamborghini Urus is around £177,500, and the Rolls-Royce Cullinan costs less than £300,000. Confusion still exists as

29 September 2022 Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were childhood friends and had a great relationship as they climbed through the motorsport ranks to make it to Formula One.  They became teammates at Mercedes in 2013. Mercedes had the best car when F1’s turbo-hybrid era began in 2014. But things quickly turned sour when a

29 September 2022 ❖ Zhou Re-signs with Alfa Romeo for the 2023 F1 Season ❖ F1 rules will be tightened to stop Aston Martin rear wing design ❖ Toto Wolff wary of Audi poaching engineers from Mercedes ❖ Formula 1 to double the number of Sprint races from 2023 onwards ❖ Damon Hill reckons that

29 September 2022 ❖ Zhou Re-signs with Alfa Romeo for the 2023 F1 Season ❖ F1 rules will be tightened to stop Aston Martin rear wing design ❖ Toto Wolff wary of Audi poaching engineers from Mercedes ❖ Formula 1 to double the number of Sprint races from 2023 onwards ❖ Damon Hill reckons that

22 September 2022 ❖ Circuit Paul Ricard will not return to the schedule for the 2023 season, which is set to see a record 24 events ❖ While he is not yet considering retirement, at 37 years old Hamilton is in the twilight of his F1 career and may never get his F1 wish after

22 September 2022 Zagato, founded in 1919 by Ugo Zagato, is a historical signature of the Italian car world, having designed many of the most beautiful cars in the world. Zagato is an independent coachbuilding company based near Lombardy in Italy. By 1972 Zagato was in financial trouble, with bankruptcy looming due to a complete

22 September 2022 Following WWII, Raymond Mays and others saw motorsport as an aid to revitalising the British motor industry and as a way to enhance national cohesion and pride. Mays planned to build a world-beating Formula 1 racing car by utilising his networking skills. By 1946 he had persuaded 40 companies and donations from