Formula1 begins each season in Spain. Teams test at the Jerez circuit then move the Circuit de Catalunya-the site of the Spanish Grand Prix. Last February each testing day ended with spent rubber lining the track. The degradation was unlike anything teams and drivers had ever seen, and they all concluded that making the […] More »

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row for Mercedes-Benz at Saturday’s qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. In Q2 Hamilton looked to be in serious trouble, well in the relegation zone when he started his final timed lap. When he crossed the finish line, the Brit had driven his car to first […] More »

Formula 1 is back this weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya for the Spanish Grand Prix. The points say Sebastian Vettel is the man to catch and the start of the European season means almost every team on the grid will have new bits and pieces on their cars, poised to take the fight to […] More »

You probably think your 911GT2RS is unbeatable, and in most cases you’d be right.  However, when on the Nürburgring and you find yourself next to a Carrera GT who doesn’t blink when drag-racing on the Dottinger-Hohe straight, it’s probably best just to let the person pass so you can sit back and take notes. Check out […] More »

With the advent of manual sequential gearboxes in Formula1 the clutch pedal disappeared. Beginning in 1989 with the  Ferrari 640 a driver was no longer required to row their own boat. The technology has taken much strain off the current generation of drivers, and many former pilots say-without hesitation-that work in the cockpit has become much […] More »

Thailand is one of the world’s best countries to vacation in, and if you were thinking about making the journey here’s a little extra incentive. Last season, Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone announced that starting in 2015 a race in would be held in the capitol city of Bangkok. Now, a route has emerged and we’re […] More »

Audi has been testing a “long tail” version of their R18 E-Tron for next month’s 24 Hours of LeMans at the Autodromo di Monza and video from the test has hit the internet. I find it scary how a machine can go that fast and be that quiet. Unofficially clocked at 340KPH or 211 MPH on […] More »