Italian car designer Pininfarina dies Eighty-five-year-old senator-for-life had headed iconic family-owned Turin-based design house and coachbuilder for four decades
Alexei Sayle: My wild ride up the hill at Goodwood Alexei Sayle holds on tight has he's taken for the ride of his life up the Goodwood hillclimb in a Ferrari 458 Spider.
McLaren MP4-12C Spider: full details
Full details have been announced for the 204mph McLaren MP4-12C Spider, which costs from £195,000 and is available to order now.
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racer on track Lotus is the featured marque at this weekend's Festival of Speed. Here's what to look out for from the Norfolk-based sports car maker during the festival.
Only a change in culture can clean up these banks Banking, like most spheres of life, has never been populated entirely by angels. More than a century before Gordon Gekko strode into Wall Street, declaring that “Greed is right, greed works”, Anthony Trollope had viciously satirised the world of finance in his novel The Way We Live Now.
Barclays turmoil — and the scandal — go on Bob Diamond has finally resigned as chief executive of Barclays, something demanded by a number of politicians and pundits, yet that will not be the end of this affair. All the signs are that the scandal triggered by Barclays admitting it attempted to rig the Libor interest rate will run for some while yet— and perhaps claim more victims.
Better to ask for a job than plot for one How permissible is it to want a job badly? In the Church of England, displays of professional ambition are regrettable. You are called to serve and must accept the top job with humility rather than a high five. The same applies at the BBC. Any lobbying must be behind the scenes. You can only fight your case in public if it is comically satirical, such as the application by the journalist Quentin Letts.
Picture special: Sergio Pininfarina Sergio Pininfarina, honorary chairman of the company which bore his name, has died aged 85. Here is a selection of the firm's greatest designs
Give Britain an EU referendum — but not yet There are two reasons why a referendum might be held in Britain concerning our membership of the European Union — a bad reason and a good reason.
Ferrari 'Godfather' dies age 85 The Italian godfather of car design, Sergio Pininfarina, renowned for crafting sleek Ferrari race cars and revolutionising the common automobile, died on Tuesday aged 85, Italian media reported.
Car insurers in the dock It's about time the Office of Fair Trading got involved in sorting out the car insurance industry, says our money-saving expert.
Fiat to boost Chrysler stake to 61.8% Italian carmaker exercises option to buy 3.3% of its affiliate, lifting its holding to 61.8% as part of the company’s agreement with the US Treasury
Schuey: number one on FoS hitlist Michael Schumacher, the only leading race driver never to have appeared at Goodwood is the organisers' number one target
Goodwood Festival of Speed: Alain Prost says Bahrain Grand Prix turned out to be a good decision The famous French Formula One racing driver compares opposition to the Bahrain Grand Prix to the anger he faced when he competed in South Africa during apartheid.
Motorists should be stopped from driving above 55mph says Formula One ace Damon Hill Speed limits should be cut because most motorists not safe to drive any faster, says former Formula One champion Damon Hill.
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