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04 Nov

Hamilton Wins 2014 United States Grand Prix

The 2014 United States Formula One Grand Prix was held at the Circuit of the Americas on November 02, 2014 and was won by Lewis Hamilton. The race was the seventeenth round of the 2014 season, and it marked the 3rd running of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, and the 36th time the race has been run as a round of the World Championship.

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As both the Marussia and Caterham teams were under administration, they did not participate in the Grand Prix, and the race featured a field of only 18 cars. This was the smallest field entered into a Grand Prix event since the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix.

With his victory, Hamilton achieved 5 consecutive wins for the 1st time in his career. It was also his 10th win of the season and 32nd Formula One win overall – the most for a British driver in his career, breaking Nigel Mansell’s record held since 1994.

Read more about the 2014 United States Grand Prix at http://asia.eurosport.com/formula-1/united-states-grand-prix/2014/hamilton-wins-fifth-straight-race_sto4462861/story.shtml

21 Oct

Sochi Hosts 2014 Russian Grand Prix

The 2014 Russian Grand Prix was held at the Sochi Autodrom on October 12, 2014. The Sochi Autodrom is a brand new circuit built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics and the race was the sixteenth round of the 2014 season.

This race marked the first time that the Russian Grand Prix has been held in a century, and it was also the first time the Russian Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the championship was formed in 1950.

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Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes won the race after starting from pole position and leading every lap. His team-mate Nico Rosberg finished second, after working his way up from the back of field and having to make an unscheduled pit stop on the first lap. Williams’s Valtteri Bottas completed the podium, having set the fastest lap—and a new lap record—on the final lap of the race. Following Jules Bianchi’s accident in the Japanese Grand Prix on October 5, 2014, Marussia entered a single car for Max Chilton. leaving the grid with 21 cars.

10 Oct

Ugo Colombo and The Collection Welcomes the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C

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THE COLLECTION proudly welcomes Alfa Romeo and the all-new 2015 4C. The Alfa Romeo 4C is an Italian two-seat sports car, and it features a hand-crafted carbon fiber monocoque chassis weighing only 143 pounds. Sporting a 1.7-litre 4-cyclinder engine, the 4C boasts 237 horsepower and can travel from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. The starting price is $68.000 for the “launch edition,” which is limited to 500 total units.

The 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C is available at THE COLLECTION

Read the coverage of the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C and The Collection from Ocean Magazine

19 Sep

The First Annual Aston Martin Motorsports Festival

This past Labor Day weekend, Aston Martin sponsored the first annual Aston Martin Motorsports Festival at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on California’s Monterey Peninsula. Not only did the festival offer Aston Martin owners the opportunity to drive on this famous raceway in their own street cars, they also had the opportunity to ride the prestigious course with a professional driver.

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Also showcased at the Festival were vintage Aston Martins, as well as an Aston Martin car parade down the Pebble Beach 17-mile drive. It also hosted the fourth round of the new Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of North America, a six-week & 12 race series that competes on some of the finest road courses in North America.

For more information on the series and events, visit http://trg-astonmartinracing.com/festival/

16 Aug

Porsche 911’s making the journey from Anchorage to Miami

Pascal Dro and Gerard Pires are making the 6,000 mile drive from Anchorage, Alaska to Miami, Florida in identical 911 Porsche Carreras, and will be arriving on September 4th, 2014. They are attempting to beat the record for crossing the United States by the long diagonal by performing the feat in 5 days.

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The Collection will be welcoming Pascal and Gerard with a champagne reception on Thursday September 4th at 6:30pm. For more information on this epic journey, visit http://www.aramisauto.com/c/tout-savoir-sur-aramisauto-com/lactualite-daramisauto/on-the-road-avec-pascal-dro-anchorage-miami-2014/

28 May

The Collection Raises Donations for the Miami Children’s Health Foundation

ugo-colombo-the-collection-miami-children-health-foundation The much anticipated launch of the new 2015 Porsche Macan gave reason to celebrate “Miami-style” with an exciting event-filled evening at The Collection. Food, drinks and festivities flowed as guests delighted in exploring inside and outside of the new compact SUV with the high performance standards that Porsche is famous for.

To further the good vibes of the evening, The Collection generously donated a portion of the proceeds to the Miami Children’s Health Foundation.

Read more about The Collection and their work with Miami Children’s Health Foundation

27 May

The Collection Celebrates the New Audi A3

Ocean Drive magazine teamed with The Collection last month for a Miami gala to announce the launch of the new 2015 Audi A3. Attendees had the opportunity to peruse the new Audi model while enjoying cocktails and enticing appetizers from some of the area’s finest restaurants.

A Polaroid PhotoBar was provided for guests as they followed the festivities through the event showroom area at The Collection.

Photographers captured the highlights of the event circling around the introduction of the new A3.

Read more about The Collection from Ocean Drive magazine.