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Mark Webber leaving F1 at end of season
Thursday 27 June 2013
Mark Webber today announced that he will leave Formula One at the end of this season.
Qatar sells back its stake in Porsche
Tuesday 18 June 2013
The German family shareholders of Porsche got their keys back yesterday when Qatar's sovereign wealth fund sold its 10 per cent stake in the car marque's owner back to its founders.
Has Red Bull's Mark Webber already agreed to drive for another team?
Monday 15 April 2013
Australian has been linked with a move to Porsche
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez escapes jail sentence after admitting motoring offences
Wednesday 03 April 2013
Argentina international admitted to driving while disqualified and without insurance
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
Sunday 24 February 2013
A sensible Porsche 911? Something doesn't sound quite right here…
Missing Irish tycoon found barefoot and starving with insult carved on forehead
Friday 01 February 2013
Kidnappings for ransom are not unusual in Ireland and in the past were carried out by the IRA
It shouldn't happen to a motoring journalist (but it did)
Thursday 24 January 2013
You have to feel for him. Mark Hales had a fantastic job. He was a racing driver and journalist who travelled the world writing about his high-octane exploits for glossy car magazines. He was among the most trusted names in the classic-car world, then in 2009 he borrowed a classic Porsche 917 from ex-Formula One racing driver David Piper for a story, and it all went wrong.
US and China help Porsche accelerate to record sales
Thursday 13 December 2012
Times may be tough for the economies of the world, but the global pinch has yet to reach the Porsche-driving classes.
China puts Porsche in the fast lane as luxury car maker sets a new record
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Times may be tough for the economies of the world, but the global pinch has yet to reach the Porsche-driving classes.
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez given driving ban
Monday 26 November 2012
Tevez's Porsche Panamera was impounded in Manchester as he could not produce a full UK driving licence
Volkswagen finalises Porsche takeover
Thursday 05 July 2012
Volkswagen said today it was on track to finalise the full takeover of sports car manufacturer Porsche by the end of the month.
Porsche Boxster S
Sunday 15 April 2012
Porsche's Boxster sheds its apologetic skin to reveal the beast within
Ferdinand Porsche: Designer who made his name with the 911 and 904 Carrera GTS sports cars
Wednesday 11 April 2012
After his career designing cars, he turned to luxury goods, including a Blackberry phone priced at £1,275
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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