VETTEL NOW MEANS POLE POSITION!— In wet conditions qualifying took place for the last race of the 2013 season. Lewis Hamilton led the way with a 1:25.342 with Sebastian Vettel hot on his heels. Jean-Eric Vergne needed to get out of the drop zone with his team mate, Daniel Ricciardo on the verge of […]
FORMULA E MAIDEN TRACK TEST FOR SPARK-RENAULT— The fully-electric Spark Renault SRT_01E made its successful track debut at a circuit near La Ferté Gaucher, 80km east of Paris, France. In the hands of Lucas di Grassi, it completed 40 laps during the two-day run, the objective of which was to perform an overall systems check. […]
LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW OPENS TODAY— The first major North American show of the season, the 2013 Los Angeles Show opens to the public on Friday, November 22, continuing through December 1. World and North American debuts include Porsche’s all-new Macan compact SUV crossover, the new Mini Cooper, the redesigned Subaru WRX, and Jaguar’s F-type […]
SILVERSTONE SOLD FOR 16M– Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix and owned by the British Racing Drivers Club, is being sold for just a tad more than $16 million, a pittance compared to the cost of comparable motorsport facilities that of late approach $400 million or more to construct. According to British press reports, […]
INTERVIEW WITH ROMAIN GROSJEAN: “I love going Brazilian” ! After a standout performance in Austin, Romain Grosjean looks ahead to the season finale at Interlagos hoping to end the year on a high Tell us about Interlagos; is it a track you like? It’s a fantastic track; there’s really no part of it that isn’t […]
ALEX LYNN TAKES VICTORY IN MACAU— British driver Alex Lynn (Theodore Racing by Prema) won in the prestigious Macau GP and celebrated the most important success of his career to date in the former Portuguese colony. At the 6.12 kilometres long Circuito da Guia, the third-placed of this year’s FIA Formula 3 European Championship finished […]