
A new belt, a new grandbaby, and a vineyard-owning relative who picked the wine: one weekend in Provence had it all β and a Mont Ventoux descent that nearly ended in disaster.

A new belt, a new grandbaby, and a vineyard-owning relative who picked the wine: one weekend in Provence had it all β and a Mont Ventoux descent that nearly ended in disaster.

73 years ago today, I was born on a Sunday that also happened to be Father’s Day. Today, the calendar winks at me with that same coincidence again. How many times has life handed me this exact moment since then? I had to find out β and it’s rarer than you’d think.

From the roar of Le Mans to the quirks of everyday life: the stories that defined Week 24.

Some cars are more than machines. Join me for one last lap with a faithful companion as I prepare to hand over the keys and close a chapter nearly half a century in the making.

From global flashpoints to overlooked developments, this week delivered more than the headlines suggest.

From Chindrieux memories to Ferrariβs electric future: notes from an unexpectedly intriguing week

What do sunshine, Seinfeld, Casanis, and a cΓ΄te de bΕuf have in common? Quite a good week, as it happens.

The roads were magnificent. The weather was mutinous. The pool remains under investigation.