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Whilst his colleague Jenson Button took the Australian Grand Prix in dramatic fashion, Lewis Hamilton appeared in the news before the result by having his Mercedes car impounded. Following leaving practice for the race, Hamilton appeared to drive in an erratic fashion down the road leaving some tyre smoke in his wake. This was enough […]
There are some particularly vicious pot holes in my local area – the sort that will fling you off a push bike, sending you careering into opposing traffic on a motorbike or throw you toward the pavement if your wheel clips it in your car. Unhappy? I certainly am – given the amount of duty […]
Once again Skoda has proven that they are committed to the quality of their vehicles and has been justifiably awarded for doing so. In this case, the UK arm of the firm has won Škoda Auto’s Human Touch and Customer Care award for the second year in succession. This is the fourth time in five […]
Production has resumed at Saab Automobile’s Trollhättan plant, meaning that the first cars to roll off the line as an independent company will be shipping their way to buyers. To mark the occasion, Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson, Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller and Trollhättan Plant Director Gunnar Brunius took up positions on the […]
The Times Online has reported that the government has signalled a proposed change to the law in relation to the amount of alcohol one can have prior to driving a car. The current UK legal limit for drivers is 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood. This current limit allows the ‘average’ male […]
Rally Argentina’s challenging gravel special stages are made famous by the unusually high number of river crossings that have to be negotiated, and Guy Wilks hopes to be walking on water when he attacks those watersplashes flat-out in his Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, in his quest for victory on Round 3 of the Intercontinental […]
If you’re a fan of Top Gear, you’ll no doubt remember the episode where Jeremy, James and Richard trekked to the magnetic north pole. Of course, there was a twist. That twiswt being Hammond had to use a traditional sled pulled by dogs, whilst May and Clarkson decided to belt along in their favourite invincible […]
In the words of James May, have you ever been pulled over by the ‘rozzers’? This isn’t a full article, but more of a straw poll so that we can compare and contrast. For my money, the last dealing was with my ‘off’ when on my motorbike. One of them was fine and polite, the […]
BEN, the automotive and related industries charity, is being promoted by the brightest stars of motorsport in a new video. Superstars such as Lewis Hamilton, Ross Brawn and Mika Hakkinen all appear in the short film which aims to raise awareness of the wide range of care and support provided by BEN. The film was […]
Here’s the official information from Alfa Romeo regarding the new Alfa Giulietta, which will be shown at the Geneva Motor Show 2010: Designed by the Alfa Romeo Style Centre, new Giulietta is a five-door hatchback, with strong Alfa Romeo design cues, equipped with impressive dynamic capability for the most demanding routes, while providing comfort on […]