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Jenson Button is being targeted for a shock move to Ferrari . The British ace will race for McLaren next season as the team have the option on his services.

But Button, 31, is stalling on an £80million deal for life knowing there will be vacancies at Ferrari and Red Bull in 2013.

The 2009 world champ is happy to stay at McLaren if they can guarantee a competitive car. But he has made no secret of his desire to also drive for Ferrari

Silverstone bosses hope to sign off plans for a major redevelopment plan of the home of the British Grand Prix on Friday, as they continue a push to find investors.

With the second phase of Silverstone's redevelopment - focused around the new £28 million 'wing' pits and paddock complex - now complete, attention is shifting to a wider update that will include hotels, a new kart track, music arenas, car showrooms and experience centres.

The board of Silverstone Circuit hopes to approve the scheme at a meeting ahead of the British Grand Prix, before it is then sent to the local authorities over the next few weeks for approval. It is hoped that the plans can then be signed off fully later this year.

Before the plans can progress, however, Silverstone's owner, the British Racing Drivers' Club, needs to find investors to fund the project.

Silverstone's managing director Richard Phillips said: "It won't happen overnight and it will require funding.

CMC has announced it will be releasing the 1:18 CMC Mercedes W154 Test Car 1938 driven by Dick Seaman in July. CMC models are one of the best diecast model there is, with its quality and attention to detail second to none! This CMC model will be strictly limited edition of just 1540 pieces worldwide. To see exclusive pictures of the CMC model and to pre-order yours now, please click on the link below and take advantage of the free UK shipping.

1:18 CMC Mercedes W154 Test Car 1938 Seaman

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UK Diecast Cars is stockists of Autoart Models, Minichamps, Spark Models CMC Models, Bburago Models, Hot Wheels Models, Hpi Racing and many more! UK Diecast Cars provide Diecast Models and Radio Control cars at discounted prices, making diecast affordable again! Please search through our website at the cheap model cars we have to offer. We always gain the new releases as soon as they are released from the manufacture.

Mark Webber nearly lost his battle with the elements at Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix when his car started changing gear on its own.

The Red Bull ace was attempting to cope with the torrential rain that swamped the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when water invaded his cockpit area.

Webber knew he was in for a rough ride when his F1 ride started making its own decisions.

He said: "The car was downshifting itself.”

"There was water that had got into the steering wheel so that had to be changed at one of the pits stops."

TrueScale Miniatures have announced three new Rolls Royce model cars to be released later this year. Theres include the Rolls Royce Phantom V, Rolls Royce Silve Shadow and Rolls Royce Corniche. To view images of these TrueScale Miniature models please click on the links below. Please note we do not charge for pre-orders! -

1:43 TrueScale Miniatures Rolls Royce Phantom V Park Ward 1965 Black
1:43 TrueScale Miniatures Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1975 Red
1:43 TrueScale Miniatures Rolls Royce Corniche Cab Cream White

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Charles Rolls and Henry Royce founded Rolls-Royce Ltd in 1906. United by a historic meeting at the Midland Hotel Manchester by Henry Edmunds who had a car showroom in London and a friend of Charles Rolls. The pairing of the engineering brilliance of Royce with the equally brilliant business acumen and financial backing of Rolls was to become legendary. Even today the name "Rolls-Royce" has become a byword for excellence.

Rolls-Royce Ltd first motor car was The Silver Ghost (1906-1925) which was largely responsible for the company's early reputation. It had a 6-cylinder engine and as early as 1907 the fledgling automotive manufacturer was collecting awards for outstanding engineering excellence and reliability. In 1911 the "Spirit of Ecstasy" first graced a Rolls-Royce car. In 1931 Rolls-Royce acquired Bentley who were ailing due to the Great Depression. From then on, until 2002, Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars were almost identical aside from the radiator grills and other cosmetic changes.

In 1971 Rolls-Royce was nationalised and in 1973 Rolls-Royce Motors was formed as a separate entity from the aircraft and marine engine business. In 1980 Rolls-Royce was aquired by Vickers who in 1998 sold the company to Volkswagen. However they didn't have rights to the trademark name and logo. On January 1, 2003 a new agreement between Volkswagen and BMW came into effect, with Volkswagen retaining the name Bentley while BMW acquired the name Rolls-Royce and later that year produced their first Rolls-Royce, the Phantom.
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The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop and convertible configurations. Design innovations continued during the years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports success and popularity. Production started in 1948 at Gmünd, Austria where approximately 50 cars were built. In 1950 the factory relocated toZuffenhausen, Germany and general production of the 356 continued until April 1965, well after the replacement model 911 made its autumn 1963 debut. It is estimated approximately half of the total production of 76,000 356s still survive.

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A prized 200mph police supercar was written off at a petrol station. Officers were left red-faced after the £150,000 Lamborghini Gallardo, used for high-speed chases, ploughed into parked cars.
The 520-horsepower car, one of only two owned by Italian traffic police, was written off in the crash near Cremona, Italy, as its specially-trained driver tried to avoid a motorist leaving the petrol station.

The car's front end was virtually demolished, but the driver escaped unharmed. Italian authorities have used Lamborghinis since 2004 in a bid to keep pace with speeding motorists. The cars, which are emblazoned with white go-faster stripes, are also fitted with medical equipment and have been used to transport organs.
The Italian government had hoped to bolster its supercar police fleet with Ferraris and Porsches seized from arrested mafia members this year.

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The Ferrari F50 GT (also known as the Ferrari F50 GT1) was a derivative of Ferrari F50, intended for use in the BPR Global GT Series. However, Ferrari decided not to put the F50 GT into production, and only three cars were sold to the public; the prototype and two assembled specially for prominent customers. The entrance of homologation-specials such as the Porsche 911 GT1 in the BPR series led to Ferrari not going forward with the project. The car was co-developed with Dallara.

To view diecast model of the Ferrari F50 GT 1996 in Red that we sell please click on the following link - Truescale Miniatures Ferrari F50 GT 1996