4 h. ago Bernie Ecclestone completes sale of £500m private car collection

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: After a private negotiation for an undisclosed fee, Red Bull billionaire Mark Mateschitz, a family friend of the Ecclestones, becomes the new owner of 69 Grand Prix cars.

Economics

54 h. ago James Stunt claimed diplomatic immunity and called black Met police officer 'Uncle Tom' in bizarre tirade

James Stunt was caught on camera launching a foul-mouthed tirade at a police officer after his arrest

Events

67 h. ago Porsche boss, 81, colliding with locals over plans to build a 500m tunnel and private garage for cars under his €8.4million city landmark mansion

Wolfgang Porsche, 81, wants to dig a 500m passage beneath his €8.4million mansion on the Kapuzinerberg - a forested hill that overlooks the Austrian city.

Economics

6 d. ago Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton tells critics they give him ‘fuel’ to work even harder

Briton’s switch to Scuderia has been questioned‘I will work to be better I use that as fuel’Lewis Hamilton says the criticism he has received throughout his career has only made him strive harder to improve.On Thursday Hamilton dismissed criticism from the former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan and the former F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. On Friday, the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, the seven-time champion doubled down against his detractors, saying the comments only encourage him to prove them wrong. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Lewis Hamilton dismisses ‘older, white men’ criticising his move to Ferrari

Seven-time champion says winning is his ‘No 1 priority’Eddie Jordan and Bernie Ecclestone scornful of signingLewis Hamilton has delivered a stinging rebuke to criticism of his move from Mercedes to Ferrari, dismissing it as an irrelevance from what he describes as older, white men and insisting he “welcomes” the negativity.Hamilton is making his debut with Ferrari this year and is currently taking part in pre-season testing in Bahrain, where he was quickest in the morning session. This will be the 40-year-old’s 19th season in F1 and comes after 12 years at Mercedes with whom he won six of his seven titles. Speaking in an interview for Time magazine he addressed criticism he has received from the former F1 team chief Eddie Jordan and the sport’s former chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Coins worth £245 could be sat around your home – here's three to look out for

The spare change hanging around the back of your couch or under your car seat could be worth a healthy sum, as a coin collecting expert explained some rare coins have sold for more than £2,000

Economics

2 w. ago The major car park rule change that will affect all UK drivers from this week

The change comes following criticism that private car parking companies are using misleading and confusing signs, aggressive debt collection and unreasonable fees.

Transport