302 ARTICLES
"When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." (Steve McQueen's character from the Le Mans movie, 1971)
15 May 2010, 17:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Felipe Massa has denied accusations of blocking Jenson Button during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. The McLaren driver expressed his anger at the Brazilian after he slowed down right in front of Button while the Englishman was about to compl...
15 May 2010, 17:43 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Alfa Romeo UK has recently introduced its new 200 hp 1750 TBi petrol and the 170 hp 2.0 JTDM diesel engines to the Alfa Brera coupe and Alfa Spider convertible, following the unveiling of the powerplants in the Alfa 159 late last year. The new A...
15 May 2010, 17:40 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / New details emerged about BMW’s future front-wheel drive hatchback. The German automaker will roll-out in 2013 new entry-level models to its range, all front-wheel drive. According to Autocar, the new cars will be based on the next-generat...
15 May 2010, 15:28 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mark Webber was the fastest driver in the qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, with the Australian having his strongest opponent in Renault's Robert Kubica. The Renault ace emerged quickly as the man to beat, posting a Q3 time 1.1 s...
15 May 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Hybrid vehicles have been with us for a while now and it seems they will get more and more common all over the world in the coming years. At least until full-electric vehicles solve their range and power station problems. If you take a look at ...
14 May 2010, 10:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Pirelli has revealed it is not interested in competing in Formula 1 with other tire suppliers. The Italian tire manufacturer submitted an application to replace Bridgestone as the F1’s sole tire supplier. The Japanese company intends to r...
14 May 2010, 09:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / RM Auctions announced it has found a buyer for a very rare and expensive Ferrari, the 250 GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato). Only 36 of these were built between 1962 and 1963 in order to receive the FIA homologation for GT racing. The road-going 250 ...
14 May 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche will compete at this weekend’s Nurburgring 24 Hours race with an army of 33 cars from different backgrounds. The title defenders from Manthey Racing take up the race at the wheel of the number one car, the new, 480 hp 911 GT3 R, p...
14 May 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Michael Schumacher thinks Mercedes has a good chance to qualify near the front of the grid in Monaco, after both its cars were in the top five in Thursday’s second free practice session. Nico Rosberg finished second, after Ferrari’s ...
14 May 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen premiered at this year’s edition of the GTI meet two special Golf GTIs: the adidas and the Excessive. We brought you details about the former so now we’ll focus on the latter. If the GTI adidas will enter production next m...
13 May 2010, 14:35 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Alonso was once again the fastest driver in the second practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix. The Ferrari ace beat Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg by 0.109 seconds and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by 0.195 seconds. After the start of the s...
13 May 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / 2010 wheel nut and hub designs are to blame for recent failures in Formula 1 cars, according to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. The journalists claim that technical solutions adopted in order to speed up pistops this year are related to the m...
13 May 2010, 12:30 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / French GP2 team ART Grand Prix has revealed it applied to enter Formula 1 in 2011, becoming the thirteenth outfit. "Yes, we have applied to join the world championship in 2011," Frederic Vasseur, co-founder ART Grand Prix, confirmed t...
13 May 2010, 10:59 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Michael Schumacher and Martin Whitmarsh have accused some team bosses of wanting "chaos" and "controversy" on the streets of Monaco this weekend. At a meeting held last week in Barcelona, team bosses rejected a drivers' pro...
13 May 2010, 10:36 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fernando Alonso edged Sebastian Vettel by just 0.073 seconds in the first practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix. The Spaniard and the German were closely followed by Renault’s Robert Kubica, who posted a time only 0.089 seconds slower tha...
13 May 2010, 09:32 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Jeep has announced U.S. pricing for the all-new 2011 Grand Cherokee SUV. Prices start at $32,995 for the base Laredo 4x4 model (shipping included), $465 less than the equivalent 2010 model. The Chrysler Group began making Grand Cherokees at its ...
13 May 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Four new important automakers could join the FIA World Touring Car Championship, according to Marcello Lotti, promoter of the competition, quoted by Auto123. Toyota, Honda, Alfa Romeo and Ford could join BMW, SEAT and Chevrolet into the FIA sanc...
13 May 2010, 07:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Robert Kubica has admitted he is worried about whether Renault is fully prepared to perform on the streets of Monaco this weekend. The Pole, who switched to the Enstone based team following three and a half years of driving for BMW, said he has ...
13 May 2010, 07:21 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche Design has launched a new perfume called The Essence Summer Ice, just after engineers at the car division finished work on the 911 GT2 RS. Like the most powerful street-legal Porsche of all times, The Essence Summer Ice Perfume comes in a l...
13 May 2010, 06:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / More than half of the 1,300 patents filed by General Motors Co. in 2009 are green innovations, according to a press release of the company. “The move toward electrification is requiring us to reinvent the DNA of the automobile, requiring m...