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How the Aston Martin Aeroblade Works
How the Aston Martin Aeroblade Works

4 May 2019, 12:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aeroblade is a system of intakes, ducts and openings that captures the surrounding air and rushes it out the back and upwards

 
What Is the Car Drag Coefficient?
What Is the Car Drag Coefficient?

21 Oct 2018, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The drag coefficient is a number used in fluid dynamics to determine the resistance encountered by an object moving through a fluid.

 
Audi R8 V10 Plus Coupe Competition Package for the U.S. Priced at $237,350
Audi R8 V10 Plus Coupe Competition Package for the U.S. Priced at $237,350

18 Oct 2018, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi to launch a 10-units limited edition of the R8 V10 Plus Coupe with every single available Audi Sport performance part

 
Renault V8 Helps Increase F1 Downforce
Renault V8 Helps Increase F1 Downforce

7 Apr 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although their Formula 1-prepared V8s are certainly no match to Ferrari and Mercedes when it comes to power, Renault can easily brag that its units have more to gain than its rivals in the new aerod...

 
Alonso Not Frustrated with Result in Australia
Alonso Not Frustrated with Result in Australia

29 Mar 2011, 12:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso fended off claims that the Australian Grand Prix last weekend was a total failure for Ferrari. While many expected a strong Scuderia, able to challenge the Red Bulls in the timing re...

 
Hamilton Says Red Bull Has Flexible Front Wing
Hamilton Says Red Bull Has Flexible Front Wing

29 Mar 2011, 09:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Who says the flexible front wing saga in Formula 1 was over? After endless discussions and several tweaks brought to the FIA's technical rulebook last season, the problem has now come back to t...

 
Ferrari Discover Downforce Issue with 2011 F1 Car
Ferrari Discover Downforce Issue with 2011 F1 Car

29 Mar 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari have apparently identified the problems that kept them from challenging for the win in the season opening Australian Grand Prix. It's no secret for anyone that people were expecting ...

 
Massa Moves On, Begins Testing with Ferrari
Massa Moves On, Begins Testing with Ferrari

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa returned to the track for Ferrari in the second day of the Jerez testing, running a few laps in the second part of the Wednesday session. After testing a few long-distance setups for th...

 
Ferrari to Debut Advanced Diffuser at Singapore
Ferrari to Debut Advanced Diffuser at Singapore

21 Sep 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Ferrari's great weekend at Monza, Fernando Alonso warned that his F10 car will be competitive in all the remaining rounds of 2010, no matter the characteristics of the 5 circuits left...

 
Red Bull Will Lose Time on Long Spa Straights - Manager
Red Bull Will Lose Time on Long Spa Straights - Manager

17 Aug 2010, 06:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As days go by, teams are starting to regroup and reactivate their F1 operations for the upcoming Belgian Grand Prix. Red Bull are certainly one of them, as the Austrian outfit looks with concern at ...

 
Ferrari to Debut Revised Rear Diffuser in Turkey
Ferrari to Debut Revised Rear Diffuser in Turkey

28 May 2010, 07:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari seem to have taken the necessary steps – we're yet to find out if they're the right ones – to catch leaders Red Bull Racing in Turkey. According to a reporter for Spain...

 
Hamilton Insists Red Bull Are Insanely Fast
Hamilton Insists Red Bull Are Insanely Fast

21 Mar 2010, 11:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although previously telling the media that McLaren will soon close the gap on rivals Red Bull and Ferrari in the championship, 2008 F1 champion Lewis Hamilton insisted that the formers have a &ldquo...

 
Prior-Design Tunes the Porsche 911 GT3
Prior-Design Tunes the Porsche 911 GT3

27 Jan 2010, 11:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Prior-Design is what we like to call an “appearance tuner” - the small company offers aerodynamic packages, bespoke rims and sport exhaust systems. The company has abducted the famous pu...

 
BMW M3 GTS: First Photos and Video
BMW M3 GTS: First Photos and Video

5 Nov 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The new BMW M3 has been on the market for a while, so there was enough time for people to realize it’s one of the most aggressive cars in its class. But as the Germans did before, a meaner ver...

 
Domenicali: "We're Now Second Best!"
Domenicali: "We're Now Second Best!"

25 May 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Ferrari have made a huge step towards the top of the field during the past few weeks – the maiden podium this season, in Monaco, is one living proof of that – team principal Ste...

 
Raikkonen: FIA Verdict Is Crucial!
Raikkonen: FIA Verdict Is Crucial!

8 Apr 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen insisted the main difference between his car and the “diffuser three” - Brawn GP, Williams F1 and Toyota – is the level of downforce. Sure Ferrari mad...

 
Ross Brawn Slams Ferrari for Diffuser Protest
Ross Brawn Slams Ferrari for Diffuser Protest

26 Mar 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn finally broke the silence regarding the latest allegations referring to the illegality of BGP 001's rear diffuser design. Following the 4 teams – Ferrari, Renault, Red Bull and...

 
Hamilton Hopes to Make Top 8 in Aussie GP
Hamilton Hopes to Make Top 8 in Aussie GP

26 Mar 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If one thinks McLaren Mercedes are sandbagging ahead of the new season, Lewis Hamilton's latest comments will do nothing but contradict this theory. After admitting, earlier this month, that hi...