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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

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

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

13 October 2022 With Ferrari returning to top-tier FIA World Endurance Championship racing next year with the soon-to-be-announced (October 30, I think!) Ferrari Hypercar debut, it will be intriguing to see what, if any, impact on the design of the 16 new vehicles to be launched in 2026. The new vehicle hasn’t been officially given

13 October 2022 Whilst I am not questioning the need for ‘something to be done regarding the environment, the motor car seems to be the centre of attention since most of us have one and probably enjoy the freedom it provides us. The solution to the problem may not be as simple as ‘going electric.’

06 October 2022 The Ferrari One-Off, SP51, was designed for a longstanding Taiwan-based client who is also one of Ferrari’s leading collectors. The SP51 sits on a Ferrari 812 GTS chassis allowing the wonderful Ferrari V12 to be front mounted and producing 789hp. All Ferrari’s one-off masterpieces are created at the Ferrari’s Centro Stile in

06 October 2022 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, also known as Mohammad Reza Shah, was the last Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979. Forty-plus years after Reza Pahlavi was ousted in the Iranian Revolution, most of his epic car collection makes

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

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