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Challenger, champion, change-maker
8,082 words | 29 minutes | Thursday 3pm | Favourited
Lewis Hamilton set the world on fire on his very first serious run in a Formula 1 car. At Silverstone, in September 2006, a 21-year-old Hamilton was given an evaluation test by McLaren as the team pondered his promotion to F1 the following year.
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Super cubes: inside the (surprisingly) big business of packaged ice
5,211 words | 18 minutes | Thursday 4pm
Britain’s leading ice company makes five billion cubes a year, filling everything from cocktail glasses to ice baths. Now it faces its toughest challenge – for what is ice without a party season? The ice in your drink comes from one of two places: your freezer, or someone else’s.
