Rowan Atkinson has crashed his McLaren F1 in Cambridgeshire. The F1 left the road and hit a tree and a signpost. Rowan broke his shoulder and the Mac will mend. We don’t usually do accidents and supercars on Cars UK. To us, it seems horribly ghoulish and somehow perverse to seek enjoyment, not just from the misery of others, but from […]
Bugatti Veyron, McLaren F1 and Mr Bean +video
Rowan Atkinson has been out playing with the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 to see which he thinks is the greatest Supercar. The Bugatti Veyron is considered by most to be the pinnacle of motoring achievement. The Supercar to end all Supercars. Clarkson calls it the ‘Concorde’ of the car world as he believes – sadly, […]
Goodwood Revival 2009 – Starts today
The Goodwood Revival 2009 celebrates the Swinging Sixties, with everything from cars to fashion. Mini cars and Mini Skirts. The social and car fest that is the Goodwood Revival kicks off today in Sussex. Beware traffic jams. This year’s theme is ‘Swinging Sixties’ which gives us the excuse to run the shot of the Mini-Skirted […]
Goodwood Revival – with Mr Bean
The Goodwood Revival is the only ‘Period’ Race meeting in the world, and this year’s event – 18-20th September – is focusing on the Mini’s 50th Anniversary and the 80th Birthday of Stirling Moss. But one big petrolhead – who is a Goodwood regular – is Rowan Atkinson, and Goodwood has persuaded him to recreate […]