The big picture

Conditions were perfect. It was a warm, dry afternoon and we were yards from a lightly trafficked and derestricted German autobahn. I joined from the sliproad, saw there was nothing in front, checked

THE WORLD WAS a very different place when the Veyron was launched back in 2005, and I’m not just referring to the fact that it was delivered with an accompanying HP Palm Pilot to access its digital fe

YOU WOULD BE forgiven for thinking that this black and orange Veyron was one of the five World Record Edition Super Sports (see feature, page 66). At a glance that’s exactly what it looks like, but de

I WAS A BIT sniffy about the Veyron when it first came out, for all sorts of now seemingly irrational reasons: it looked a bit squashed, a sledgehammer to crack a nut, not a real Bugatti, should have

You become detached from reality quite quickly at an event such as the Supercar Driver Secret Meet, which took place at Silverstone on 17 June. Lamborghini Murciélago? Yawn. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren?

BANANA SKIDS IS EASILY ASSIGNED, BUT WHAT ABOUT the others? Delving into Barker’s cornucopia of cheap confectionery, we pluck some more sugary sticks from the multicoloured bag and lay them out on the