This prized Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione has won the Peninsula Classics 2021 Best of the Best Award. The Peninsula Hotels’ highest honour goes to the car chosen from the winners of the world’s most prestigious Concours events from the previous year. The Ferrari became eligible for consideration after winning …
Read More »Ferrari’s production lines rolling again
Ferrari has restarted production at its factories in Maranello and Modena after the longest closing in its history due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Production will build up gradually to resume fully on May 8, in alignment with Italian government regulations. Ferrari carried out training sessions for workers last week to …
Read More »Schumacher’s first Ferrari F1 car for sale
The first Ferrari Formula One car driven by seven-time champion Michael Schumacher is up for sale in London. The 1995 Ferrari 412 T2, chassis number 157, marked the beginning of one of the most iconic driver and team combinations in the history of the sport. This model comes from the …
Read More »Ferrari celebrates 90th birthday in style
The Ferrari Museum in Maranello is marking its 90th anniversary of Scuderia Ferrari – the most successful team in the history of Formula One – with a major exhibition. Founded in Modena on November 16, 1929 by Enzo Ferrari, who understood the potential of gentlemen drivers to deliver great racing performances, …
Read More »Iconic Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B named Best of the Best
A stunning 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta has won the fourth annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. The ceremony brought together eight of the world’s finest classic cars – all ‘best of show’ winners from the top 2018 international concours events – to compete for the …
Read More »Historic Ferrari racer sells for £17.2m at auction
A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM raced by many of motor racing legends has sold for £17.2 million ($22m) at RM Sotheby’s Petersen Automotive Museum Sale in Los Angeles. The remarkably rare Scuderia Ferrari Works racer eventually sold after an extended bidding contest between three collectors. Campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari for …
Read More »Aston Martin DB11 Volante review
Aston Martin is a company on the move. It has ambitious plans for the future as a global luxury brand and the first all-new model for several years appeared in 2016, the DB11 coupe. It was only a matter of time before a convertible version appeared and so now we …
Read More »Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio review
We’ve already raved about the Stelvio, Alfa Romeo’s first SUV. Now it’s time to road test the performance flagship of the range – the potent Quadrifoglio… The Quadrifoglio (Italian for four-leaf clover) has already made it into the record books by smashing the Nurburgring lap record for an SUV in …
Read More »Classic Ferrari sells for world record $48.4m
A stunning 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has been sold by RM Sotheby’s at Monterey, California – the most ever paid for a classic car at auction. Long considered to be the ‘holy grail’ of the collectors car world, it went for $48.4m (£36.7m), smashing the previous record of $38.1 million …
Read More »Watch ice man Kimi Räikkönen ice karting
Oil giant Shell kept Scuderia Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen busy over the F1 winter break with a special sub-zero challenge at a closed track in the Swiss Alps. Fans and guests pitted their skills against each other, the elements, and the surprise addition of the former World Champion in a …
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