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John Frankenheimer’s 1966 film, a fast-paced story of Formula One excitement, featured many genuine racing legends on set - and a young French singer by the name of Francoise Hardy.
New chronographs offer technical and aesthetic refinement at a surprisingly affordable price point
The new timepieces are set to be iconic - and they follow half a century of experience in diving and racing
14 April 2021 • 9:57am
The panda dial Tudor Black Bay Chrono combines the functions demanded by the world s of auto racing and diving
In the world of watch complications, the chronograph has a very special place. Unlike so many other functions – clever moonphase indicators or harmonic minute repeaters – a chrono has real-world applications, from calculating the perfect boiling time of a dippy egg to recording the split-second finish of an Olympic 100m.
Imola: the best of Italy
Imola may be synonymous with Ayrton Senna. But the Brazilian is not the only legend to be associated with a grand prix designed to showcase everything Italy has to offer
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BEYOND SENNA
For many fans of Formula 1, Imola is associated with just one unforgettable event that took place on
May 1, 1994. And while the
death of Ayrton Senna – not forgetting
Roland Ratzenberger, only one day before him – is one of those cataclysms that changed the shape of Formula 1, there’s much more to Imola than the memorial statue at Tamburello; just as Hockenheim is no longer haunted by the ghost of Jim Clark, nor does Monza resonate solely to the memories of Jochen Rindt.
1965
It wouldn’t have been difficult to fill this entire list solely with racing cars from the stables of Alfa Romeo and Zagato. Possibly three of the greatest and most beautiful touring cars of all time – Giulia 2000 GTAm, 155 DTM and the 156 Super Touring – all hail from Milan, while Zagato has teamed up with Abarth, Aston Martin and many other brands to produce some of the most jaw-dropping creations to hit the track. The TZ2 is the spectacular result of a collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Zagato. The featherweight 620kg TZ2 used a 170bhp 1.6-litre twin-cam four-cylinder engine to record class wins at Monza, the Nürburgring, Sebring and the Targa Florio in 1965.