That buzz you get from EVs isn’t from excitement
Welcome to our summary of electric dreams-turned-nightmares and sudden unintended acceleration.
John Connolly
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Sainz preserve us, Max’s chances go up in smoke
Carlos Sainz went to a lot of trouble to claim victory at the Australian F1 Grand Prix, but he got a helping hand from a smoking Red Bull.
F1 has a women problem and it’s unacceptable
Female F1 fans will flock to Albert Park this weekend, yet the sport has a significant problem with the way it treats women. Just look at the growing number of scandals.
Mad Max’s monotonous monopoly on F1 success
Readers, trust me, next weekend’s F1 at the always pet friendly Albert Park will be bigger than Moomba.
Red faces, bulldust and racy affairs the pits for F1
Drive to Survive is doing a roaring trade on pay TV but it’s not a patch on the Red Bull soap opera involving team boss Christian Horner now that it’s emerged his accuser has been suspended.
Motoring fans’ heaven where $1m won’t buy much
Take a look inside Melbourne’s GG Classic Cars, Australia’s only million-dollar dealership, where $1m in many cases might only buy half a machine.
Red Bull reign in Bahrain stays mainly in the pain
It appears we’re in for more red bulldust from Ginger Spice’s husband after the F1 team supremo was cleared of inappropriate behaviour only for more damning evidence to be sent to journos.
Reasons why our road warriors are all the rage
A Monash University study backs up what we all see on a daily basis: Aggressive driving is a significant road safety problem and it’s getting worse.
Dreaming of a wet tent in an otherwise dry desert
If you’re heading to Bahrain’s F1, and who wouldn’t be, just remember if you want a soothing bevy in the desert sands stands you’ll encounter a bit of a dry argument.
Dodgy characters and polished reputations
It’s been a big couple of weeks for giants of the motoring world Elon Musk and Christian Horner, but even they didn’t sink low enough to snag our inaugural Rort of the Month award.
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