The balooning sales of electric cars could be about to burst. High costs of the models with the majority over £30,000 combined with escalating electricity costs make them far less attractive than the current petrol cars and more economical diesel models and British sales of evs has stalled in recent months. The stark reality of Britain’s cost of living crisis has been revealed as new research … [Read more...]
Hamilton & Moss honoured at British Grand Prix
Sir Lewis Hamilton has been presented with the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for an 11th time, extending his record-breaking run in the history of the prestigious award. The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy is awarded annually by Motorsport UK to the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. It was first presented by the Hawthorn family in memory of Mike … [Read more...]
Formula Student takes to the grid next weekend
With Covid restrictions lifted, spectators will be back in full force at Silverstone for Formula Student, which will take place at the famed circuit across the weekend of 9-10 July. For the first time in two years, more than 130 teams from over 30 countries will have the chance to showcase the results of their hard work in formal presentations and dynamic events at the home of British … [Read more...]
Ultimate air b&b for F1 fans on show this weekend
As the home of British motorsport prepares to welcome record crowds at this weekend’s Grand Prix, new pictures have been released of the luxury residences currently being built just yards from Silverstone’s hallowed tarmac. Escapade Silverstone is an £80m development of two, three and four-bedroom residences next to the racetrack’s most legendary series of corners - Copse, Maggots, Becketts and … [Read more...]
Fan-tastic supercar sets Goodwood record
Former F1 driver Max Chilton driving an innovative Batmobile-like EV equipped with a pair of fans creating 2000kg of downforce, provided an impressive climax to Goodwood’s mid-summer motorsport soiree. Followed by an impressive swirl of dust as it whooshed along, the diminutive Gloucestershire-made car’s stealth-fighter-like profile might look intimidating, with a footprint based on a 1960s F1 … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 May
Welsh Labour local election literature is promoting the Welsh Government’s plan for 20mph residential speed limits being rolled out from this year. The lower limit is to make residential roads safer and less polluting, says Labour and it follows the introduction of 50mph limits on parts of the M4 in South Wales and other major routes in Wales. Audi and Porsche will join Formula One, Volkswagen … [Read more...]
Breaking news: Audi and Porsche ponder F1 entry
Audi and Porsche are poised to re-enter F1, Reuters is reporting today. McLaren is said to be looking at €500 Million from Audi and Porsche wants to team up with Red Bull, probably at a similar cost, but the deals depend on future electrification and synthetic fuels being approved, but parent Volkswagen Group has to cost the plans on the back of major losses impacting from Ukraine. Porsche has … [Read more...]
Historic F1 sounds echo again at Silverstone
Historic-sounding F1 cars will once again be lining up at Silverstone over the August Bank Holiday. The Silverstone Grand Prix circuit will once again reverberate to the awesome shrill of F1’s best-ever sounding engines at The Classic this summer 26-28 August. The high-revving V8, V10 and V12 powertrains introduced at the end of the 1980s to supersede their turbocharged predecessors are widely … [Read more...]
Britain’s first F1 car buck found
The body buck for the original Mark 1 P15 V16, handcrafted in 1949 to help build Britain’s first Formula One car, has been found, and will be used to build Chassis V, the second of three ‘new’ 16-cylinder P15 V16 BRM racing cars. The body forming jig was created to build the first six BRM cars that were unveiled to the world at RAF Folkingham on December 15th 1949, and ran at Goodwood’s … [Read more...]
Successful return of Silverstone Classic
Despite an enforced 2020 lockdown sabbatical, the 2021 Silverstone Classic bounced back with renewed style and vigor, encouraging record crowds, capacity grids and quintessential British weather, which failed to dampen participant’s enthusiasm. Challenging racing conditions, umbrellas and mud underfoot were the order of the weekend on Silverstone’s track and expansive infield zones. Central … [Read more...]