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Daimler Sells One F1 Team, Then Buys Another
Yesterday Daimler announced that McLaren would be buying out Daimler’s interest in their joint venture Formula 1 team. Many, including board member Erich Klemm, thought this made all kinds of sense....
View ArticleHappy Birthday Ayrton Senna
Click here to view the embedded video. Ayrton Senna would have been 53 today. To celebrate the life of an extraordinary man, here’s a video of the world’s best racing driver piloting my all-time...
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Ayrton Senna’s NSX Road Tested In Brazil
Fans of the Acura NSX have long wondered about Ayrton Senna’s personal NSXs. Little information was known, aside from a couple rumors on his Wikipedia page, and a few Youtube videos showing him...
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Push To Pass Out – Nigel Mansell’s 1984 Lotus 95T Comes Up For Auction
Click here to view the embedded video. One of my favorite Formula One memories is from the inaugural (and only) Dallas Grand Prix, in 1984, involving my favorite team, the Colin Chapman era Lotus...
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Mental at The Money Circus – Day Three
By day 3, we have gotten wise. After 2 days of going to get the truck and re-park before dinner and the after race concerts this time we try to just park in the final lot across from our grandstands....
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Mental At The Money Circus – Race Day
Leave me here Race Day. The day prior, we had traded Chad for Susan, today we traded Susan for Joe. Clearly we are trading down; hopefully Sian would be there and brighten the day. The gates don’t...
View ArticleThis Six-Wheeled Williams FW07D Never Turned A Single F1 Lap in Anger
The Tyrrell P34 wasn’t Formula 1’s only car to sport six wheels. This six-wheeled Williams-Cosworth FW07D was developed by the team in Grove as a bit of aerodynamic trickery, but sported its extra axle...
View ArticleWhile You Were Sleeping: Cadillac Minuses V8 ATS-V+, Volkswagen Picks Boring...
The ATS-V+ rumored by Motor Trend is definitely not happening according to Cadillac spokesperson David Caldwell. The proposed new model would encroach too much into CTS-V territory for comfort. Here’s...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Top Gear Show, F1 Show and New Subaru Blue is All Show
As Richard Hammond and James May wrap up the “lost episodes” of Top Gear sans Jeremy Clarkson, the three are rumored to be heading to Netflix with the unsuspended pair turning down deals worth 4...
View ArticleF1 Fan Study: Everything Is The Same/Different
A Formula 1 study released yesterday shows that in just 5 years fans have gone from describing the sport as “Exciting” to “Boring” and that the more things change, the more things stay the same. The...
View ArticleRUMOR: Aston Martin Tipped For Deal With Mercedes-Powered Red Bull Racing
The latest rumor to involve Formula 1 also involves a former Nissan executive and one of Britain’s most recognized marques. A report from Autocar sees former world champion team Red Bull ditching their...
View ArticleQOTD: Is Motorsport Still Relevant?
I am completely at a loss to think of another sport that tests man and machine as much as motorsport. Maybe bobsledding? Nah, scratch that. Automakers have a history of testing their latest and...
View ArticleJules Bianchi, Marussia F1 Driver, Passes Away at 25
Jules Bianchi, a Marussia F1 driver, succumbed to his injuries yesterday after colliding with a tractor at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix over nine months ago. The Bianchi family released the following...
View ArticleFormula E as an Olympic Sport? Probably Not
Topped only by FIFA, the two next-least trustworthy international sports associations have joined forces today to speculate that we could see Formula E cars race through Tokyo streets for the glory of...
View ArticleCOTA Chairman: ‘I Think We’re Screwed.’
Just weeks following the conclusion of a rain-soaked United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, certain details are coming to light that threaten the continuation of the...
View ArticleEarth Day: Bringing the Honda RA107 Earth Dreams F1 Car Back to Life
Retired Formula 1 cars are often relegated to a sedentary life as displays in museums or as pieces on a collectors wall. But one couple decided to change the fate of a Honda Earth Dreams Formula 1 car...
View ArticleFormula 1 Claws its Way Back to Roadgoing Relevancy
The complaint most often tossed at Formula 1 is that despite being the (alleged) pinnacle of motorsports, its relevancy to road cars has disappeared. That same feeling is what brought us to the current...
View ArticleSergio Marchionne Wants Alfa Romeo Back in F1, Provided It Never Outshines...
FCA and Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne said that he would love to see Alfa Romeo returning to the Formula 1 Championship with its own team, provided that they are never, ever as good as Scuderia...
View ArticleProdrive – A Manufacturer of Championship-Winning Speed
The name Prodrive isn’t one you’ll stumble across every day, and sounds a bit like a company that might offer teen driving courses. However, it’s one of the world’s most successful race car shops, and...
View ArticleMatra: The Unconventional and Unexpected French Superhero
The French have always had a penchant for doing things a little differently. Take Matra, for example. The Matra R530 is a medium range air-to-air missile normally fitted to the Dassault Mirage fighter...
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