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Faulty steps and tragic dark shadows cast the still-young world championship in a peculiar and troubled light, especially from this distance of 66 years. This was also a season that carried Formula 1

‘WHERE IS X?’ ‘I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DIDN’T INCLUDE Y.’ ‘YOU SHOULD have had an XYZ… It’s a meaningless test without one.’ If you head to our YouTube channel in due course to watch this year’s glorious

PADDOCK WAGS USED TO (HALF) JOKE THAT the Formula 1 calendar was drawn up by people who flew by private jet, or at the very least turned left while lowering themselves to breathe the same air as we mo

1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV Harry Metcalfe THE FIRST CUSTOMER Lamborghini Countach dropped off the production line in Sant’Agata in March 1974, meaning Gandini’s masterpiece celebrated its 50th

The Valhalla is a survivor. We first saw it as the filling in a mid engine sandwich at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show – Valkyrie above it, ‘entry level’ Vanquish below. This was also the show where former

The opportunities to drive other peopleʼs classics in this job are brilliant, but itʼs not quite the same as a great trip in your own car. My New Yearʼs resolution for 2024 was to take my own motor on