We often hear the Amazon Basin described as the "Green Lung of the World"; a vast biological sanctuary of almost 7 million square kilometres, necessary for maintaining the ecological balance of the entire planet.

That the name of Icarus is linked to the world of aviation is also proved by these images. At the Wonderboom airport, north of Pretoria (South Africa), an Icarus 40.17 is used in the delicate unloading and assembly maneuvers of aircraft sent for periodic maintenance.

Like with all nationalities, the Germans too are sometimes characterised by some hard to refute stereotypes. And they’re even harder when reality seems to confirm the clichés, as in the case of this 2017 edition of Agritechnica.

The Hungarian Grand Prix is the 11th race of the 2017 Formula One World Championship and will be held on 30 July. The race, which will be staged on the Hungaroring circuit on the outskirts of Budapest, has always been considered one of the most demanding by spectators and drivers, due to the extremely hot conditions during the race weekend and the succession of twists and turns with few places for overtaking that test the cars and drivers to the limit.

At the racetracks of Jerez de la Frontera in Spain on 7 May and Le Mans in France on 21 May, followed by Mugello, Barcelona, Assen and throughout the remainder of the 2017 MotoGP season, a Samson 75.10, one of the flagship machines in DIECI’s industrial telescopic handler range, will be fulfilling a valuable support role.