Car Industry's 2010 Face Off... ... If 2009 was the year of thundering bankruptcies and an almost total collapse of the American car industry - while the Japanese more or less flourished - 2010 seems to be the exact opposite. General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler – who were technically dead as ... Continue reading >
100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
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Articles written by Ovidiu Panzariu
Ovidiu Panzariu
Ovidiu has been watching Formula 1 since as long as he can remember. In time, he has learnt that every racing series has a little secret of its own so he took it upon himself to create one of the most complex motorsport databases available on line. If Kimi falls from the yacht after completing the first few rounds of the World Drinking Championship or some Nascar driver hits his crew chief for messing up his race, this motorsport addict will give you extensive coverage and keep you up to date the very next minute.Favorite quote: “Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog”, Damon Hill, 1996 F1 champion
Michael Schumacher's return to the Formula One championship does not mean he will consequently join the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) in the series. Prior to his quit from the championship 4 years ago, the German has been a highly rated member of the ...
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Mark Webber did not hold back from criticizing the new format of Formula One racing following the “boring” Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend. While putting the emphasis on refueling ban and, consequently, a single pit stop during the race, the racing ...
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Although such a finishing order for the first race of the 2010 season within the Mercedes GP team was expected prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg's crossing the finish line ahead of Michael Schumacher impressed the members of the team's staff greatly. One of ...
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Last year, at the end of a part-time schedule with Citroen Junior Team, South African rally driver Conrad Rautenbach failed to secure the necessary sponsorship for a second consecutive campaign with the French team. However, that isn't to mean the 2007 FIA African ...
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Taking the example of the North American professional sports, newly elected FIA president Jean Todt promised the world of motor racing that he will appoint a commissioner for every single racing series that is currently placed under the guidance of the ruling body. ...
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Although finishing 6th at his return in the Formula One racing, 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher insisted he was pleased with his performance on Sunday. As revealed before the season opener, Schumacher was not expecting a podium run in Bahrain, as his ...
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Ferrari had little time to celebrate on Sunday, as the problems they faced throughout the winning weekend in Bahrain made the Scuderia technicians switch focus almost immediately to the upcoming few races. Because of the hot temperatures at Sakhir, Ferrari had to ...
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After the first round of the 2010 Formula One Championship, many were expecting to see the Cosworth powered cars to struggle against the already established engine manufacturers in the series. However, there was hardly any negative media coverage on the CA2010 ...
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Petrobras' one-year sabbatical from Formula One seems to have been enough for them, as several recent reports show that the Brazilian oil company is considering a return to the series. However, they will not make a comeback as sponsors of Bruno Senna or some other ...
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Although Ferrari walked away from the Bahrain Grand Prix with a 1-2 finish, the Scuderia is well aware of the fact that they are still behind Red Bull Renault in the championship. After all, hadn't it been for Vettel's engine problems, the Maranello based team ...
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With their season opening Bahrain race being affected by an engine failure, a lot of frustration emerged from the Red Bull Racing garage in the last couple of days. And not without reason, we might add. From the very first race of the season, a spark plug failed on the ...
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We all know what Formula One cars are capable of nowadays, as there isn't a machine out there that can lap a circuit faster than an F1 single-seater. Obviously, we have to thank the engine suppliers for that, as the V8 engine of an F1 car currently develops some 750 HP ...
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If some of you were thinking that Vitaly Petrov paid a huge amount of money in order to make his Formula One debut with Renault F1 team – believed to be somewhere in the vicinity of EUR15 million – wait to hear how Karun Chandhok's sponsors decided to ...
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Virgin Racing's Sir Richard Branson was rather optimistic after the first grand prix of the 2010 Formula One season, despite the fact that neither of his two drivers managed to cross the finish line in Bahrain. While confident that time will resolve the reliability ...
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With everybody going nuts about the lack of show in Formula One – after only one race in the 2010 series – the championship's executive Bernie Ecclestone insisted that no one should panic in the wake of the new-formula racing. Obviously, the refueling ...
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Although everybody admitted that Red Bull Racing is currently the team to beat in Formula One, the Austrian outfit failed to convert their pole position in the Bahrain Grand Prix into a race win due to engine problems. Although Sebastian Vettel's car was initially ...
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Following the first race of the new season, one cannot argue that Grupo Santander made a bad call joining Ferrari in Formula One. While keeping their commitments with McLaren Mercedes, the Spanish banking group signed a multi-year deal with the Scuderia in the late ...
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Although he hasn't spoke too openly against former FIA president Max Mosley in recent years, former grand prix driver and current BBC commentator David Coulthard seems to have had enough with the Brit's “legacy” in Formula One. Writing in his regular column ...
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Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One seems to have sparkled a fight between nations, with the media in Italy and Germany picking on each other only a few days after the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Following Fernando Alonso's winning debut with the ...
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Paul di Resta is understood to finally debut on the VJM03 two weekends from now, in the practice session of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. The 23-year old Brit, who is currently preparing for another campaign with AMG Mercedes-Benz in the DTM, will likely take ...
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