As you may have noticed, we like to keep an eye on the world of high-end car auctions. Always good to have an idea of what you’ll be buying when your lottery numbers come up, isn’t it? This week, though, we’ve been distracted by the world of high-end motorbike auctions. Reason being, a particular two-wheel…
Uh-oh! The US has invaded and the world (championship) order is under threat. Here’s your Formula 1 grid for 2026. Lando Norris [1] GBR, Oscar Piastri [81] AUS PHOTO BY TopGear.com The last McLaren driver to win back-to-back titles was Häkkinen, two weeks before 2025’s champion was born. Coincidence? Duh. But ironic that standing in…
The new Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend, and like the concurrent Paris Fashion Week (which we know you’re all equally excited for, of course), the races are not just a chance to clutch at laurel wreaths, but to showcase the top-secret, cutting-edge (that is to say bonkers) designs the teams have been cooking…
An engine company created by John Judd and three-time Formula 1 champion Sir Jack Brabham will partner with JAS Motorsport to reengineer the V6 in the middle of its ‘Tensei’ supercar. The Tensei, remember, is JAS’s take on the Mk1 Honda NSX. Judd, of course, has plenty of juicy history when it comes to building…
‘Stealth wealth’ is a very ‘late-stage capitalism’ concept. The idea that conveying one’s success through material inventory is one thing, but doing it by wearing items that actively disguise their monetary value and will be recognized only by like-minded enthusiasts in the upper echelons is the stuff of Karl Marx’s most upsetting cheese dreams. Nevertheless,…
