Mid-season review: Red Bull

Mid-season review: Red ...

On car performance alone, Red Bull should already have won both world titles, but instead find themselves in a tight scrap with archrivals McLaren and Ferrari with slim leads in both drivers’ and constructors’ championships. A combination of reliability problems, crashes and...
Morgan unveils Eva GT at Pebble Beach

Morgan unveils Eva GT a...

Filed under: Sports/GTs , UK , Morgan , Other motor shows , Luxury , Events , News As expected, the venerable British sports carmaker Morgan unveiled its stunning Eva GT in California this weekend. The grand tourer is a fresh departure for the brand as it offers genuine four-seater...
Mercedes denies 2011 focus switch due to budget

Mercedes denies 2011 fo...

Filed under: Motorsport , Formula One Mercedes GP has played down reports it has cancelled further development of its 2010 formula one car due to budget considerations. The major German daily Bild reportedly said the Brackley based team’s focus has switched to the W01’s...
Take to the road: 10 great petrolhead hangouts

Take to the road: 10 gr...

Filed under: Lifestyle , Trends , Locations , top ten Road trips can be a serious business so a perfect destination to refill that empty stomach after hours on the road is as essential as the fuel for your car. Gallery: Petrolhead hangouts Continue reading Take to the road: 10 great...
Road trips that are more than just a drive

Road trips that are mor...

Filed under: Opinion/Editorial , Picture Galleries For many driving is just a means of getting from A to B but for others the travelling is as great a pleasure as arriving. Some trips and some routes have become legendary and for that reason deserve celebrating. Here is a selection of...
Nissan LEAF falls to earth

Nissan LEAF falls to ea...

Filed under: First Drive , Opinion/Editorial , Videos , Nissan , Electric cars Ok, we know what you’re thinking – yet more on the hyped-up so-called electric car revolution. But hear us out – electric and many of the other ‘alternative’ fuels are here and...
Berger: We drove harder and more brutally

Berger: We drove harder...

Filed under: Motorsport , Formula One Gerhard Berger says Michael Schumacher’s defensive driving in Hungary earlier this month was a blast from the past. The Austrian, who won 10 of his more than 200 grands prix in the 80s and 90s for top teams including Ferrari and McLaren, said...
Ferrari most reliable team so far

Ferrari most reliable t...

Filed under: Motorsport , Formula One Ferrari has been the most reliable team so far in 2010. Red Bull is leading the championships and has collected the most wins and pole positions, but ranks only second in the reliability stakes. The F10, driven by Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa,...
Dead hedgehog fails to stop ‘mad’ yellow line painting

Dead hedgehog fails to ...

Filed under: Humour , Opinion/Editorial A squished hedgehog wasn’t going to stand in the way of determined yellow line painters in Hartlepool – they just carried straight over the flattened animal. Rather than move him to one side, tight deadlines before the Tall Ship Race...
Police crack down on menace mobility scooters

Police crack down on me...

Filed under: Hybrids-Alternative , Government/Legal , Humour , Lifestyle , Opinion/Editorial , News Things are obviously quiet on the streets of Norfolk as the police have found time to set up new courses for the locals. Good news normally – we like the idea of our bobbies and...

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