Watch F1 stars Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez enjoy a day at the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes… with a little help from Honda.
Read More »Alfa Romeo celebrates 70th anniversary of first F1 win
On this day in 1950, Giuseppe “Nino” Farina won the first ever Formula One race on board an Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Tipo 158 Alfetta at Silverstone. It was the first of eight races that made up the inagural FIA F1 World Championship. Countries that had been at war with …
Read More »Drag race: Bloodhound LSR vs Formula One car
Watch how the Bloodhound LSR stacks up against a Formula 1 car and a Bugatti Chiron… The Bloodhound Land Speed Record team has released a video which imagines how the jet-powered challenger compares with other fast cars. Covid-19 has inevitably had an impact on discussions with potential sponsors, so the …
Read More »Schumacher’s first Ferrari F1 car for sale
The first Ferrari Formula One car driven by seven-time champion Michael Schumacher is up for sale in London. The 1995 Ferrari 412 T2, chassis number 157, marked the beginning of one of the most iconic driver and team combinations in the history of the sport. This model comes from the …
Read More »Ride of the Valkyrie: Aston Martin hypercar debuts
The stunning Aston Martin Valkyrie has broken cover after making its dynamic public debut in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Silverstone. Liveried in an eye-catching Red Bull-inspired design and piloted by Aston Martin high performance test driver Chris Goodwin, the 1,160 bhp hybrid hypercar, has – until now – …
Read More »Alonso tests Toyota’s Dakar-winning Hilux
Ex-Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has completed a two-day evaluation test of a Toyota Hilux with a difference in the Kalahari Desert. The Toyota Gazoo Racing ace, who currently leads the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) drivers’ standings alongside team-mates Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima, spent two days learning the …
Read More »Pininfarina Battista hypercar to make UK debut
Automobili Pininfarina’s 100% electric Battista hyper GT is to be one of the highlights of the 77th Goodwood Members’ Meeting (April 5-7). Ex F1 and Formula E driver Nick Heidfeld, who is also is the Battista’s lead development driver, will appear with the car at the event. Heidfeld holds the …
Read More »Five things we learned from the Australian Grand Prix
The Formula One circus is back on the road, and it feels as if it had never been gone. We are already growing accustomed to talking about Alfa Romeo and Racing point, and next week, the action will move to Bahrain. But before we head for the desert, let’s take …
Read More »2018 F1 Season: Half-way review
With an unexpectedly close title race unfolding, technical modifications will be the main focus for all teams in the upcoming summer break. So too will strategies relating to ‘secondary’ drivers, and how they may decoy rivals, enabling their team to get the best results possible. Here, Automotive Blog looks at …
Read More »Watch ice man Kimi Räikkönen ice karting
Oil giant Shell kept Scuderia Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen busy over the F1 winter break with a special sub-zero challenge at a closed track in the Swiss Alps. Fans and guests pitted their skills against each other, the elements, and the surprise addition of the former World Champion in a …
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