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It’s been a long time since 1959, and the British sportscar brand is ready to make history again. Between now and next year’s Le Mans, a comprehensive development schedule is in order to get it race-ready for FIA homologation this autumn, aiming for a competitive debut in early 2025. Notably, the Valkyrie AMR-LMH is the first to meet Hypercar regulations for both the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the US-based IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA).
Motorsports

Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Tested For The First Time

IN Aston Martin, Valkyrie, AMR-LMH, Tested, Le Mans, Racing, IMSA, Heart of Racing

The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH has hit the tarmac for the very first time, kicking off a rigorous testing program ahead of Aston Martin’s ambitious bid to clinch the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year.


Bearman, just 19 years old, made waves in the F1 community when he was called up at the last minute to replace an ailing Carlos Sainz at Ferrari during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The young Brit showcased his immense talent, finishing an impressive seventh and scoring points on his debut. Currently racing in Formula 2 with PREMA, Bearman claimed his first win of the season in the recent Sprint Race in Austria, adding to his growing list of accolades. In addition to his F2 commitments, Bearman serves as a reserve driver for both Haas and Ferrari in F1, and is slated to make six FP1 appearances with Haas this year, including the upcoming session at Silverstone.
Motorsports

Ollie Bearman To Race For Haas In 2025

IN Ollie Bearman, Race, Haas, 2025, Formula One, Formula 1, Ferrari

Ferrari junior Ollie Bearman has secured a full-time seat in Formula 1 from 2025 after agreeing to a multi-year deal with American squad Haas.


Bugatti has dubbed its last Chiron creation the
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This Is The Last Ever Bugatti Chiron

IN Bugati, Chiron, Bugatti Chiron, Last ever, Final unit, Final, Hypercar

Bugatti’s last 1,479bhp W16 Chiron rocketship rolls off the line. How time flies.


Ever since its grand unveiling at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the Lamborghini Huracán has been nothing short of a revelation in the world of super sports cars. Named after a renowned bull, the Huracán embodies courage and versatility, evolving to conquer not just paved roads but also snow, dirt, and sand with its Sterrato variant. It was also the pioneer model to showcase significant technological advancements like the digital dashboard in the Huracán LP 610-4, the active aerodynamics of the ALA system in the Huracán Performante, and the F1-derived CCM-R brakes in the Huracán STO. A Decade of Dominance
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Looking Back At 10 Years Of the Lamborghini Huracan

IN 10 Years, Lamborghini, Huracan

Damn, has it already been 10 years since the Lamborghini Huracan was launched? Time really flies.


If I’m honest, I never really liked the Huracán when it first came out. I’ve always felt that it was overshadowed by the shock and awe that came with the Aventador, and it just felt like the “replacement” for the outgoing Gallardo. That prejudice changed the day I went for the Huracán Spyder launch back in 2015. There, I met up with a nice chap called Stephen Winklemann, who graciously showed me around the car. Never heard of him? Maybe you should brush up on your Lamborghini history.
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One Last Drive - Celebrating 10 Years of the Lamborghini Huracan

IN 10 Years, Lamborghini, Huracan

Has it already been a decade? Well, time flies when you’re having fun, especially if that fun is in a Lamborghini Huracan.


In the world of automotive design, some names are etched deeper into the metal than others, and Paolo Pininfarina was one such indelible mark. The revered chairman of the Pininfarina Group, Paolo Pininfarina, has sadly passed away at the age of 65.
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Paolo Pininfarina Has Passed On

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Paolo Pininfarina was the chairman of the Pininfarina Group from 2008 until the time of his passing, aged 65.


The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix kicked off a new season with a sense of déjà vu, as Max Verstappen cruised to victory, reminiscent of races from the past two years. Jeddah saw a repeat performance, with Verstappen leading a Red Bull one-two, highlighting the team's dominance.
Motorsports

Formula 1 - Will Red Bull Dominate The Rest Of The 2024 Season?

IN Formula 1, Red Bull, 2024, F1, Formula One, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren

Red Bull enjoyed two 1-2 finishes to kick off the new season - is it time for the rest of the paddock to panic?


Applications are officially live for the world's fastest job ad! Fuelled by Red Bull Singapore, the Red Bull Intern Championship will offer for the first time a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Singaporeans to work with Oracle Red Bull Racing this summer.
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Rare Opportunity To Intern With Oracle Red Bull Racing

IN Chance, F1, Formula 1, Intern, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Rare opportunity, To intern with, Two winners, With, World champions

Once-in-a-lifetime chance for two winners to intern with the F1 world champions.


Porsche's lap record for its Taycan Turbo S on the Nurburgring Nordschleife was 7 minutes and 7.55 seconds, set by Porsche development driver Lars Kern in August 2022 in a current-generation vehicle with the performance package. On 2 January 2024, Lars walloped his own lap time in a pre-series next-generation Taycan Turbo S by an eye-watering 26 seconds, making this the fastest electric car from Zuffenhausen!
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Taycan Turbo S Smashes PREVIOUS Nurburgring Lap TIME

IN 26 seconds, Faster, Lap time, Nordschleife, Nurburgring, Porsche, Pre-series, Quicker, Ripped through, Smashes, Taycan Turbo S

Pre-series Taycan Turbo S ripped through the Nordschleife 26 seconds quicker than the current version.


Picture this: a record-breaking crowd of 54,700 fans gathered at Fuji Speedway, setting the stage for one of the most thrilling races in recent memory. It's a tale of Toyota versus Porsche in the Hypercar category, and boy, did it deliver. The heroes of the day? None other than Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López, steering the #7 GR010 HYBRID to a glorious victory. But let's not forget Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and Ryo Hirakawa, who brought the #8 GR010 HYBRID home in second place, just 39.119 seconds behind their teammates. Talk about a one-two punch!
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World title for Toyota Gazoo Racing after Fuji win

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The 6 Hours of Fuji - the penultimate race of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, and this time, a homecoming celebration for Toyota Gazoo Racing.


This Marina Bay Street Circuit underwent a little makeover this year, and boy did it shake things up. The F1 experts predicted that the changes to the circuit would shave off about nine seconds from the lap times. But guess what? It turned out to be even more impressive. Carlos Sainz clocked a blistering lap at 1:32.120 seconds. That's not just faster; it's a whopping 10.913 seconds quicker than the same session last year.
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Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix - Friday round-up

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The time sheets were all flashing Scarlet Red, with our Bull championship leaders running into some trouble.


7 minutes 3.121 seconds or 6.179 seconds quicker than the regular 718 Cayman GT4 RS around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. That's what the Manthey Kit brings to the table, and will be available from Porsche Centres worldwide.
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Manthey Kit for Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Announced

IN Porsche, 718, Cayman, GT4 RS, Manthey Kit, Announced, Nurburgring, Nordschleife, Performance, Track

The Manthey Kit is specially optimised for use on track.


In a surprising turn of events, Red Bull has made a sensational swap in their Formula 1 lineup, replacing struggling driver Nyck de Vries with the returning Australian racer Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri. Ricciardo, who previously drove for Red Bull from 2014 to 2018, has been brought back into the fold after stints at Renault and McLaren. Despite initially being signed as a third/reserve driver for Red Bull in 2023, Ricciardo has now been loaned to AlphaTauri for the remainder of the season.
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Daniel Riccarido To Race For Alpha Tauri, Replacing Nyck Devries

IN Daniel Riccarido, Alpha Tauri, Nyck Devries, Formula 1, Burnpavement

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a mid-season shift from the team with the bulls.


And they will line up at the Circuit de La Sarthe with the legendary BMW M1 Group 4 in “Münchener Wirtshaus” livery. Piloting the car will be the original driver trio from the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1981: HRH Prince Leopold of Bavaria (DE), Christian Danner (DE) and Peter Oberndorfer (DE). Talk about a family reunion.
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BMW Group Classic enters Le Mans Classic 2023 With Legendary “Wirtshaus” BMW M1 Group 4

IN Le Mans Classic, 2023, BMW, M1, Group 4, “Wirtshaus”, Livery, Burnpavement

BMW Group Classic is returning to the Le Mans Classic for the first time since 2014.


This open-top beauty is the ultimate counterpart to the 718 Cayman GT4 RS, and let me tell you, it's a force to be reckoned with. Under the hood of the 718 Spyder RS lies a six-cylinder boxer engine that pumps out 493bhp and 450Nm of torque. This powertrain, which also propels the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racing car, is equipped with a lightweight stainless steel sports exhaust system that delivers an exhilarating soundtrack. Plus, you get to hear it even more, now that the roof is gone.
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All-new Porsche 718 Spyder RS Is The Ultimate Cruising Machine

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to feel the wind in your hair and experience pure exhilaration with this monster - the all-new 718 Spyder RS.


Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, the reigning World Champions and 2022 Le Mans winners in the #8 GR010 Hybrid, delivered in Portugal to dominate the race and win by a lap from the #50 Ferrari and the #6 Porsche. However, there were contrasting emotions for Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in the #7 GR010 Hybrid. After winning the season-opener at Sebring four weeks ago, they took a ninth-place finish, losing a precious 11 minutes when race officials ordered a mandatory sensor to be replaced.
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Portimao Victory for Toyota Gazoo Racing

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Toyota Gazoo Racing maintained its winning start to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a victory at Portimão.


At the season-opening race, which was the 1000 Miles of Sebring, perfect team operations, exceptional driver consistency and smart tyre management delivered a one-two victory over a packed Hypercar field featuring other legendary endurance racing marques, such as Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, and Porsche. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López held the advantage in the drivers’ standings after their victory at Sebring in the #7 GR010 Hybrid. Reigning World Champions, and last year’s Le Mans winners, Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa began their title defence with a close second-place finish. After the unique challenges over the bumps in Sebring a month ago, Portimão marks the start of an important and intense European-based preparation period prior to the Le Mans 24 Hours, which includes the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the end of April.
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Toyota Gazoo Racing Prepares For Portimão Showdown

Toyota Gazoo Racing aims to maintain its dominant start to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season when it competes in Europe for the first time this year, at the 6 Hours of Portimão.


When Porsche introduced the first-generation Panamera to the world back in 2009, the automotive press industry collectively gasped and recoiled at the way it looked in shock and horror. The backstory, allegedly, was that Porsche’s then head-honcho Dr Wendelin Wiedeking insisted that he had sufficient headroom in the back of the initially sleek and well-proportioned four-door luxury coupe, which on its face seemed a reasonable request since the Panamera was supposed to serve as a luxurious and sporty rival to the likes of BMW’s 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. However, Dr Wiedeking being taller than average, necessitated the roofline of the 970-chassis Panamera growing significantly in height, much to the chagrin of the project’s designers and engineers, and gave us the “Hunchback of Stuttgart” that “induced vomiting upon sight” and that “everyone loved to hate” – perhaps a little unfairly so since it reportedly drove, rode, handled and did the luxury bit brilliantly. Fast forward to 2016 and the second-generation 971 chassis received a desperately-needed restyling which brought it much closer to the “four-door 911” look that was originally envisioned. Here is the Panamera Platinum Edition, and starting from just under half a million Singapore dollars before COE and options, its price-competitors include the BMW Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo and Mercedes-Benz E53 AMG 4MATIC+ with both being more powerful than the Panamera Platinum. However, power isn’t everything. Outside
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Porsche Panamera Platinum Edition - Sportingly Luxurious

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The Panamera Platinum may just surprise you with how it cossets and handles at the same time - give it a go!


Though ingress and egress wasn’t exactly a cinch, I’m happy to report that it is rather easily doable without having to worry about throwing one’s back out, which is more than can be said about some other low-slung sporty/sports sedans and coupes. At over half a million dollars before COE, the 911 Carrera finds itself going up against the likes of the BMW M3 and M4, an historic rivalry that still continues to this day. From a practicality standpoint, the Bimmers naturally have the upper hand, but they’re both sedan-based and taller, whereas the Porsche is ground-up a lower-slung sports coupe. Outside
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Porsche 911 Carrera - Base Isn’t <i>Just</i> Base

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The 992 Generation of the 911 Carrera shows why it is still THE daily-drivable premium sports coupe.


The new drivetrain is set to feature in its next plug-in hybrid replacement after the Aventador. Aside from the fact that it will be the marque's first plug-in hybrid, the main highlight statistic of the model, codenamed LB744, is the fact that it will get an output in excess of 1,000bhp. What’s more, the LB744 is the first supercar to be fitted with a 100% carbon fibre front structure. Carbon fibre is also used for the front cone structures to ensure added safety, plus a substantial reduction in weight. This car will also be different from the Lamborghini Sian, which pioneered the use of electric power in any raging bull courtesy of supercapacitors. The LB744 would instead be run with lithium-ion batteries.
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Lamborghini reveals information on plug-in hybrid Aventador replacement

IN Lamborghini, Information, Plug-in hybrid, Aventador

The time has come to retire Lamborghini’s legendary combustion V12 engine, and the Italian marque has revealed fresh details on its replacement.



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