Pamper your feet with the best pedicures in London June 22, 2009 Spa Studio at the LanesboroughThe Lanesborough, Hyde Park Corner, SW1X 7TA. 020 7333 7700 THE SETTING: The Lanesborough is London’s last word in hotel luxury. The spa is a hidden chamber in the depths of the hotel appointed with perfect European luxury and taste. THE PEDICURE: The Foot Loose and Fancy Free package (£85) begins [...]
Vettel starts F1 mind games in Brazil but Button is not feeling the pressure October 15, 2009 JENSON BUTTON insists he is not feeling any pressure to clinch the Formula One world championship in Brazil this weekend. Fourteen points clear at the top of the drivers’ championship with two races to go, the British driver needs a third-place finish at Interlagos on Sunday to wrap up his first title. Button’s team-mate Rubens [...]
F1 breakaway still an option July 9, 2009 Formula One teams yesterday said progress had been made towards ending the sport’s internal turmoil but warned the governing body a breakaway championship remained an option. “We still don’t have an agreement although I would say we are making progress, slowly but steadily,” said BMW-Sauber’s Mario Theissen.
F1 breakaway still an option July 9, 2009 Formula One teams yesterday said progress had been made towards ending the sport’s internal turmoil but warned the governing body a breakaway championship remained an option. “We still don’t have an agreement although I would say we are making progress, slowly but steadily,” said BMW-Sauber’s Mario Theissen.
Brawn expects F1 to continue June 15, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Team owner Ross Brawn says he is certain his team will be competing in Formula One next year, despite the row over budget caps between teams’ association FOTA and governing body the FIA. “I’m completely confident of competing, and you have to plan on that,” he said.
Brawn expects F1 to continue June 15, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Team owner Ross Brawn says he is certain his team will be competing in Formula One next year, despite the row over budget caps between teams’ association FOTA and governing body the FIA. “I’m completely confident of competing, and you have to plan on that,” he said.
New Orange supremo in drive back to basics July 4, 2008 For a man who has spent his entire career in the telecoms industry, it seems strange that Tom Alexander, Orange UK’s newly installed chief executive, should list his first passion as racing cars. As we travel across London in the back of his chauffer driven BMW 7-series, he tells me he never expected to make [...]
Raikkonen considering quitting sport when Ferrari deal runs out next year July 24, 2008 World champion Kimi Raikkonen has sensationally admitted he could walk away from the sport next year. The paddock has been rife with speculation that the Ferrari driver is on the verge of retiring from the sport at the age of 28. Raikkonen insists he has no intention of breaking his £20m-a-year contract with the Italian [...]
Why lad’s mag websites are beating the media gloom August 6, 2008 After Michael Gove, shadow secretary for education, attacked lads’ magazines for their supposedly corrupting influence earlier this week, the industry needed a good news story. Yesterday’s announcement that the online version of IPC Media’s lads’ mag Nuts had doubled its audience in a year was just the ticket. In June, 1.4m unique users (web speak [...]
Bugatti Power October 19, 2005 Veyron keyed up for super speeds YES, YES, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes please can I have one?! This is the long-awaited Bugatti Veyron which has the most amazing statistics of any production car I’ve ever come across. Its engine is a massive eight litres, it has 16 cylinders, four turbos, and seven gears. [...]