700 BHP Caparo T1 Evolution Confirmed, Already Available to Order
6 Aug 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Jeremy Clarkson took the Caparo T1 for a test-drive round the Top Gear circuit, the floor of the car fell and there was a glitch with the fuel system. Fifth Gear's Jason Plato has experien...
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 ...
Ferrari Prepping Electric Turbo Technology to Eliminate Turbo Lag & Lower Emissions
29 Jul 2014, 16:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / My, how times have changed in terms of forced induction. Ferrari has jumped the electrically-driven turbo bandwagon in order to fight low revs turbo lag, but Audi's next-generation Q7 SUV is al...
Brembo Invests $100 Million in New US Foundry
29 Jul 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Business is booming for Brembo, one of the world’s best-loved and sought-after braking system manufacturers. According to the Swiss motorheads Speedweek, Brembo is gearing up for a new massive...
Rubens Barrichello's Ferrari F2001 Selling for $3.4 Million on duPont Registry
28 Jul 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A car that was raced in the highest tier motorsport of them all showed up on the duPont Registry for an eye-watering $3.4 million. Designed by Rory Byrne and driven by Brazilian racing driver Rubens...
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...
Roland Ratzenberger Would've Celebrated His 54th Birthday Today
4 Jul 2014, 11:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix is best known as the darkest weekend in recent Formula 1 history. On lap 7, legendary Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna tragically lost his life after his Williams ...
Jackie Stewart's Marcos GT Xylon Offered at Auction
3 Jul 2014, 16:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sir Jackie Stewart is one of the most revered racing drivers of all time both in Great Britain and the rest of the world. So when the Flying Scot's first race car is offered at auction, you can...
Caterham F1 Team Sold to Swiss & Middle-Eastern Consortium, Caterham C120 Confirmed
2 Jul 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from Caterham - the British group has confirmed that it has sold its F1 team to a consortium of Swiss and Middle-Eastern investors. According to an official statement, all other Caterha...
Ferrari 312PB Was An Unstoppable Flat-12 Prototype-Sportscar
2 Jul 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Before the Prancing Horse channeled all its racing know-how to Formula 1, Ferrari was one of the toughest names in sportscar racing. The last hurrah in a glorious line of prototype racers was the ca...
2014 British Grand Prix Gets Previewed by Mercedes-AMG Petronas
30 Jun 2014, 18:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After a rather tough but great-ending race at Spielberg on the Red Bull circuit, the anglo-german Mercedes-AMG Petronas team is now heading for the ninth round of the 2014 Formula One World Champion...
Tony Fernandes Bids Caterham F1 Goodbye, Closes Twitter Account After Announcement
27 Jun 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Twitter is literally burning with 102 octane race-spec fuel after Tony Fernandes tweeted that "F1 hasn't worked, but love Caterham Cars." Anyway you look at it, this cryptic tweet fro...
Mercedes-AMG F1 Takes a Jab at Red Bull After Austrian GP
23 Jun 2014, 18:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The champagne has already dried on the clothes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton from yesterday's win of the Austrian Grand Prix, but that hasn't stopped whoever is in charge of the Merce...
Sixth One-Two Finish For Mercedes-AMG at Austrian GP
22 Jun 2014, 19:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Arguably the hardest-fought Formula One race this year happened this weekend at the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix, on the Red-Bull Circuit (former A1-Ring). After a somewhat troublesome qualification ...
The Austrian Grand Prix is Previewed by Mercedes-AMG Petronas
13 Jun 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After a damage controlled-race at Montreal, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team is preparing to get back in the saddle for the eight round of the 2014 Formula One World Championship, which will take plac...
Disaster Strikes For Mercedes-AMG Petronas in Canada · Photo Gallery
9 Jun 2014, 07:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Some say that you can never appreciate the sweet without knowing the sour, and that is pretty much what happened this Formula One weekend in Canada for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team, as themselves ...