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Paddy Hopkirk, legendary rally driver, has died

Published 22 July 2022
By David Mullen
Paddy Hopkirk, the rally driver best known for his victory driving a Mini Cooper in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally has died. He was 89.
Ferrari releases Rendezvous remake starring Charles Leclerc

Ferrari releases Leclerc Rendezvous remake

Ferrari has unveiled its remake of Claude Lelouche’s famous 1976 Short film C’etait un Rendezvous, starring its F1 driver Charles Leclerc.
Published 15 June 2020
Charles Leclerc drives Ferrari SF90 Stradale through Monaco in new film

Leclerc recreates Rendezvous with 968bhp Ferrari

The SF90 Stradale, Ferrari's first plug-in hybrid, made its debut this weekend in a recreation of the famous 1976 film C’etait un Rendezvous.
Published 26 May 2020
Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique is the true spiritual successor of the original event

On the road with Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique

Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique competitors endured 2,000 miles of tough driving, often in sub zero temperatures. And they'd do it all again.
Published 11 February 2019
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Monte Carlo or Bust rally: a 950-mile rust-bucket romp...

Take an old rust bucket, pimp it up in fancy dress and drive it nearly 1,000 miles through Europe. What could possibly go wrong?
Published 15 July 2014