Sebastian Vettel's Salary at Ferrari: $80 Million a Year Makes Him the Highest-Paid F1 Driver Ever
9 Oct 2014, 09:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After he went through professional karting series, the German Formula BMW, the Formula 3 Euro and Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Sebastian Vettel became the third driver for the BMW Sauber team at the ...
Chrysler Puts an End to the SRT Motorsports Dodge Viper GTS-R Racing Program
7 Oct 2014, 17:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Dodge offered us a sneak peak in July at the Viper GTS-R track-focused bruiser, we were happy the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship was offered with one of the nicest-looking cars c...
Watch a Renault Clio Rally Crash Nearly Take Out The Crowd
6 Oct 2014, 17:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / They say front-wheel drive is safe. Sure, that may be true, but when it comes to rallying, safety is an extremely relative notion. This lesson was learned the hard way by the driver and co-driver of...
Scale Model F1 Wheels Are What Your Office Needs
23 Sep 2014, 22:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As enough of you can exemplify with the help of their desks, scale models come in a pleasing variety of shapes and sizes, but we've recently come across a development that seems truly worthy fo...
16-Year-Old F1 Hope Crashses Formula One Car Doing Donuts
1 Sep 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What were you doing when you were 16? Sure, you may have spent some time behind the wheel, but if Max Verstappen were to answer that question, he’d tell us he is preparing for the 2015 Formula...
SCG 003 Gets Twin-Turbo V12, Pricing Starts at €2.1 Million
28 Aug 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When somebody hears the SCG 003 name for the first time, we imagine that he or she would think of a photocopier or washing machine. In fact, SCG 003 is the pet project of Hollywood director and bank...
Renault Sport RS 01 Debuts at Moscow Motor Show · Video
27 Aug 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though Renault predominantly builds urban runarounds that take you from A to B as economical as possible these days, the RS skunkworks division is hard at work, coming up with hardcore versions...
Must Watch: Formula 1 Cars Attacking Spa-Francorchamps' Eau Rouge
22 Aug 2014, 14:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ask any Formula 1 driver, even the ones that raced in the golden era of the sport, to name their favorite corners in the calendar and you'll be overwhelmed of hearing Eau Rouge after Eau Rouge ...
Max Verstappen to Become the Youngest Formula 1 Driver in History
19 Aug 2014, 07:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember Jaime Alguersuari? The Spaniard started his F1 career with Toro Rosso back in 2009, and is currently regarded as the youngest Formula 1 driver ever because he was only 19 years and 125 days...
Why the Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Switched to RWD
18 Aug 2014, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concors d’Elegance has finally brought us the racing version of Lamborghini’s new V10 here, the Huracan LP620-2 Super Trofeo. As its designation tel...
Trans Am Dodge Challenger SRT is a Lean, Mean and Green Machine
14 Aug 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What a glorious year 2014 has been for the American muscle car. Although there are a few months left to go 'til 2015 comes into scene, we've been blessed with the 2015 Ford Mustang, the re...
Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Spotted Ahead of Pebble Beach Debut · Video
14 Aug 2014, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You are looking at the first images of the Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 Super Trofeo - the vehicle was snapped as it was doing its morning routing (read: looking aggressive) in preparation for its im...
Schumacher Medical Record Thief Found Dead in His Prison Cell
7 Aug 2014, 08:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Michael Schumacher's unfortunate ski accident hasn't affected only the German Formula 1 champion, his family and his fans. The thief that stole Michael's medical record during his hel...
Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship Is Russian Motorsport
6 Aug 2014, 12:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / For those wondering how the Russian military like to spend their spare time, the answer is called “Tank Biathlon”. Yes, this is exactly what it sounds like - a form of... motorsport inv...
Bernie Ecclestone Pays $100 Million to End Bribery Trial
5 Aug 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The court that was handling Ecclestone's infamous bribery case has agreed to end the man's trial for a whopping $100 million. Formula 1's big man went to trial this April after he was...
Brabham-Cosworth Ford BT33 Formula 1 Car Heading to Auction
30 Jul 2014, 14:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over the decades, some pretty interesting cars have competed in the world's highest tier motorsport. One of the most legendary single-seater designs is the Brabham-Cosworth Ford BT33, and Jack ...
Ayrton Senna Commemorated With 5 Euro Silver Proof Coin
25 Jul 2014, 20:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Petrolhead or not, even those people that have the smallest dab of appreciation for internal combustion and motorsport have heard his name. We're talking about Ayrton Senna, Formula 1's gr...
Schumacher Update: Michael is Making Progress, Wife Selling Private Jet
25 Jul 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 208 days after that unfortunate ski accident, Michael Schumacher is slowly but steadily making progress even though he lies mute and immobile in a hospital in Switzerland. Furthermore, the seven-tim...
Kyalami Circuit in South Africa Sold to Porsche for $19.5 Million
25 Jul 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Porsche has paid a great deal of money to enter into possession of the most famous race track on the continent. As opposed to other ill-intentioned bidders at the auction event that took place in Jo...
2015 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix Confirmed by Bernie Ecclestone
24 Jul 2014, 16:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the 1992 F1 season, Mexico was left without a Grand Prix event although the people over here are big fans of the sport. A recent announcement from live events company CIE and Bernie Ecclestone...