Race to produce 1,000mph car moves up a gear

The mission to produce the world’s first 1,000mph car has taken a mammoth step forward as the cockpit of the supersonic vehicle, the Bloodhound, was unveiled.

Bloodhound driver Andy Green, 51, is hoping to break the world land speed record with the £10m (€12.5m) rocket-powered car. The cockpit — a carbon fibre monocoque — has been tailored to the needs of Wing Commander Green, an RAF pilot.

It has been made from five different types of carbon fibre weave and two different resins and has taken more than 10,000 hours to design and manufacture.