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Hamilton Will Not Receive Grid Penalty in Korea
Hamilton Will Not Receive Grid Penalty in Korea

15 Oct 2010, 12:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton's bad luck has finally come to an end. At least for now. Earlier today, McLaren Mercedes' team principal Martin Whitmarsh confirmed that his driver will not receive a 5-plac...

 
McLaren Aim to Avoid Grid Penalty for Hamilton in Korea
McLaren Aim to Avoid Grid Penalty for Hamilton in Korea

11 Oct 2010, 06:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton barely finished the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, after his gearbox' third gear failed midway through the race. As unfortunate as that was, considering that his team had just re...

 
Hamilton Given 5-Place Grid Penalty for Japanese GP
Hamilton Given 5-Place Grid Penalty for Japanese GP

9 Oct 2010, 14:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton’s situation in the 2010 Formula One title fight seems to go from bad to worse, as the McLaren driver will be given a 5-place grid penalty after the qualifying session on Sunday,...

 
Lotus F1 Signs Gearbox Deal with Red Bull
Lotus F1 Signs Gearbox Deal with Red Bull

5 Oct 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Racing mean business for their next campaign in Formula One, as the Malaysian-backed team has moved to strengthen its technical package for the 2011 season. After buying its way out of the ...

 
Mercedes-Benz Developing Nine-Speed Automatic
Mercedes-Benz Developing Nine-Speed Automatic

19 Jul 2010, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When talking about a contemporary premium vehicle, one of the important components that offers the luxury feel is the gearbox. The transmissions have a difficult job, as modern large capacity engine...

 
Renault Seville Powertrain Plant Reaches 20M Milestone
Renault Seville Powertrain Plant Reaches 20M Milestone

25 Jun 2010, 14:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / French manufacturer Renault announced today it is celebrating a new manufacturing milestone at its Seville plant in Spain, where the 20 millionth gearbox rolled off the production lines. The Seville...

 
Vettel Ran with Faulty Gearbox in Canada
Vettel Ran with Faulty Gearbox in Canada

14 Jun 2010, 06:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We're already starting to lose count of Sebastian Vettel's mechanical and technical problems after only 8 races this season. It was again the case in the Canadian Grand Prix last weekend, ...

 
Alonso Hails Malaysia Drive as Best of His Career
Alonso Hails Malaysia Drive as Best of His Career

6 Apr 2010, 05:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso insisted that his performance in the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix was by far his best in his career. Even though the Spaniard retired due to an engine problem late in the race, it was r...

 
Lotus F1 to Debut Own Hydraulic System by July
Lotus F1 to Debut Own Hydraulic System by July

24 Mar 2010, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems that a lot of the reliability problems experienced by the new teams of Formula One are linked with their transmission. As many of you know by now, Newbury based Xtrac company is currently s...

 
ZF Expects to Break Even in 2010
ZF Expects to Break Even in 2010

16 Dec 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession not only affected automakers, but their suppliers too. As things are looking better, German supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG said it hopes to break even in 2010. "Growth at ZF ne...

 
BorgWarner, Hyundai to Collaborate on Six-Speed Auto Tranny
BorgWarner, Hyundai to Collaborate on Six-Speed Auto Tranny

23 Oct 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BorgWarner will supply a number of transmission components for Hyundai's new six-speed automatic gearboxes, the company announced in a statement today. The new transmission range will be offere...

 
Scuderia Ferrari F2000 Gearbox in a Custom Table
Scuderia Ferrari F2000 Gearbox in a Custom Table

11 May 2009, 12:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Here is a piece of furniture that any F1 fanatic would like to have in his living-room. A complete 7-speed gearbox of Scuderia Ferrari F2000. For those having second-thoughts whether collecting t...

 
How Dual-Clutch Transmissions Work
How Dual-Clutch Transmissions Work

31 Mar 2009, 17:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The automatic versus manual dispute regarding the transmission systems installed on a specific car has been going on for quite some time now, especially when a certain automaker came out with the &q...

 
Mallya Gives Green Light to Honda-Mercedes Deal
Mallya Gives Green Light to Honda-Mercedes Deal

3 Mar 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vijay Mallya has no problem with Mercedes becoming the new engine partner of the surviving Brackley-based team. The Indian billionaire, who's team is currently benefiting from Merc's engin...

 
Gearbox Problems for Ferrari in Bahrain
Gearbox Problems for Ferrari in Bahrain

18 Feb 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari seems to be having a lot of problems with their F60 model lately. Following the Kinetic Energy Recovery System failure experienced by Kimi Raikkonen during the morning testing on Tuesday, th...