Josh Wilcock, Author at Car Bits https://car-bits.uk/author/admin/ Bits about cars Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:43:56 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://car-bits.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-cropped-autobiomelli-cover-32x32.jpg Josh Wilcock, Author at Car Bits https://car-bits.uk/author/admin/ 32 32 Alfa Pioneered An Incombustible Fuel Tank But It Never Got The Chance To Save Lives https://car-bits.uk/alfa-pioneered-an-incombustible-fuel-tank-but-it-never-got-the-chance-to-save-lives/ https://car-bits.uk/alfa-pioneered-an-incombustible-fuel-tank-but-it-never-got-the-chance-to-save-lives/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:43:55 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=129 Alfa Romeo motorsport boss Carlo Chiti was devastated at the loss of one of his drivers, and began a mission to make sure it never happened again.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/alfa-pioneered-an-incombustible-fuel-tank-but-it-never-got-the-chance-to-save-lives/feed/ 0 Those Magnificent Women in Their Flying Machines https://car-bits.uk/those-magnificent-women-in-their-flying-machines/ https://car-bits.uk/those-magnificent-women-in-their-flying-machines/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:41:05 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=45 A roundup of the races of the 5 women who took part in the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours and the response to them at the circuit.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/those-magnificent-women-in-their-flying-machines/feed/ 0 Le Mans (2023) dir. Eduardo Freitas https://car-bits.uk/le-mans-2023-dir-eduardo-freitas/ https://car-bits.uk/le-mans-2023-dir-eduardo-freitas/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:38:49 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=42 The 24 Heures du Mans. The race to end all races, one of the most revered motor-races in the world. A race that anyone who has attended will tell you that you must go, seriously, it’s life changing! 

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/le-mans-2023-dir-eduardo-freitas/feed/ 0 The Greatest Racing Car of All Time – A Case Finally Herd https://car-bits.uk/the-greatest-racing-car-of-all-time-a-case-finally-herd/ https://car-bits.uk/the-greatest-racing-car-of-all-time-a-case-finally-herd/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:36:28 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=39 Lots of cars have been called the greatest racing car of all time, but not many have been Formula 2 racers.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/the-greatest-racing-car-of-all-time-a-case-finally-herd/feed/ 0 The Day Alfa Romeo Was Faster Than Ferrari https://car-bits.uk/the-day-alfa-romeo-was-faster-than-ferrari/ https://car-bits.uk/the-day-alfa-romeo-was-faster-than-ferrari/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:34:59 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=36 The final race of the 1980 F1 season was a Sliding Doors moment for one of F1's most prestigious marques.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/the-day-alfa-romeo-was-faster-than-ferrari/feed/ 0 The Caesars Palace Grand Prix Circuit is the Greatest Circuit of All Time https://car-bits.uk/the-caesars-palace-grand-prix-circuit-is-the-greatest-circuit-of-all-time/ https://car-bits.uk/the-caesars-palace-grand-prix-circuit-is-the-greatest-circuit-of-all-time/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:32:48 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=33 The Ugly Duckling of Grand Prix circuits gets a lot of stick. Here's why it's actually the best.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/the-caesars-palace-grand-prix-circuit-is-the-greatest-circuit-of-all-time/feed/ 0 I’m Running For FIA President – Here’s My Manifesto https://car-bits.uk/im-running-for-fia-president-heres-my-manifesto/ https://car-bits.uk/im-running-for-fia-president-heres-my-manifesto/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:20:50 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=29 This article was written just before Mohammed bin Sulayem was elected FIA President. I still think I was robbed.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/im-running-for-fia-president-heres-my-manifesto/feed/ 0 Formula One’s Other Black Weekend https://car-bits.uk/formula-ones-other-black-weekend/ https://car-bits.uk/formula-ones-other-black-weekend/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:15:17 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=26 The 1981 Belgian Grand Prix is not often remembered in the conversation over deadly Grands Prix, but it's one of the most important.

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/formula-ones-other-black-weekend/feed/ 0 Fix F1 With This One Weird Trick! https://car-bits.uk/fix-f1-with-this-one-weird-trick/ https://car-bits.uk/fix-f1-with-this-one-weird-trick/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:10:49 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=23 F1 needs to scrap practice and replace it an old friend...

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]]> https://car-bits.uk/fix-f1-with-this-one-weird-trick/feed/ 0 Celebrating the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix and Its Unlikely Protagonist https://car-bits.uk/celebrating-the-1981-caesars-palace-grand-prix-and-its-unlikely-protagonist/ https://car-bits.uk/celebrating-the-1981-caesars-palace-grand-prix-and-its-unlikely-protagonist/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:09:04 +0000 https://car-bits.uk/?p=20 39 years ago today, the inaugural Caesars Palace Grand Prix occurred. Widely remembered as a championship decider, one man's role is always forgotten.

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