Renault Sport F1 gives victorious send off to RS27 V8 engine in Brazil— Sebastian Vettel (Infiniti Red Bull Racing-Renault) became the last winner of a race using an F1 V8 engine in today’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Mark Webber finished second in his final F1 race, giving a 1-2 finish for the RS27 Renault won the […]
NINE CONSECUTIVE WINS FOR SEBASTIAN VETTEL— SEBASTIAN VETTEL: “I don’t want to compare the record what we have got today; it’s not fair as it was a different time when Ascari was driving. Cars broke down more often then and teams were less consistent, so therefore it’s a different type of record that we have got […]
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, […]