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How Mercedes-AMG Cools Its Cars in Formula One
How Mercedes-AMG Cools Its Cars in Formula One

7 May 2014, 14:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As many of you know, modern Formula One cars are of an entirely different breed than single-seaters of yesteryear, whether from F1 or other motorsport disciplines, but we're willing to bet that...

 
Disappointing Start For Mercedes-Benz in 2014 DTM
Disappointing Start For Mercedes-Benz in 2014 DTM

5 May 2014, 07:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Unlike in Formula One, where the three-pointed star manufacturer has been downright trashing its competition in all the first four races of the current season, the 2014 DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Mei...

 
100-Year Old Opel Race Cars  Return to Grand Prix de Lyon
100-Year Old Opel Race Cars Return to Grand Prix de Lyon

3 May 2014, 10:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s hard to fathom that Opel has such a long and illustrious history, but it really does. A full century ago, these awesome looking machines were at the pinnacle of racing technology. To our ...

 
Biggest F1 Parade Ever Will Take Place at Silverstone
Biggest F1 Parade Ever Will Take Place at Silverstone

1 May 2014, 11:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Celebrating half a century of grand prix racing at the historic circuit, this summer's Silverstone Classic event will stage the world's biggest ever parade of Formula 1 cars. The cavalcade...

 
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Returns to the Nurburgring
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Returns to the Nurburgring

29 Apr 2014, 15:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Japanese auto manufacturer announced that it will bring back the GT-R to the grueling Nordschleife circuit, for the 2014 Nurburgring 24 Hours. The tough endurance race will take place from June ...

 
Ready, Steady, Wow! Doge Nascar Racer Is Real
Ready, Steady, Wow! Doge Nascar Racer Is Real

29 Apr 2014, 07:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Internet's favorite Shiba Inu dog has recently found its place on the livery of the Dogecoin-sponsored Nascar race car. How was this possible? It all started after a Dogecoin user, Denis...

 
Another Trick Found Inside The Mercedes-AMG F1 Engine
Another Trick Found Inside The Mercedes-AMG F1 Engine

23 Apr 2014, 12:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As most of you probably already know by now, Mercedes-AMG Petronas is currently the Big Kahuna in the 2014 season of the Formula 1 championship. In the past couple of weeks there has been a lot ...

 
LaFerrari XX Spied on Nurburgring: Unofficially Timed at 6:35, Sounds Awesome
LaFerrari XX Spied on Nurburgring: Unofficially Timed at 6:35, Sounds Awesome

17 Apr 2014, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just when many thought the LaFerrari madness was starting to calm down, it’s time for a new wave and this time we are talking about the track version of the hypercar, the LaFerrari XX. The Pra...

 
The Mercedes-AMG F1 Engine Has a Weird Turbocharger
The Mercedes-AMG F1 Engine Has a Weird Turbocharger

7 Apr 2014, 19:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / There has been a lot of speculation recently, especially off-track, about what makes this year's Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 car so blindingly fast compared with its competitors from Ferrari and Re...

 
New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 Goes Rallying, Wins
New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 Goes Rallying, Wins

7 Apr 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Last year was pretty full for Mercedes-Benz Vans, with the Sprinter getting both a mid-cycle refresh and an entirely new model variant in the form of the hardcore Sprinter 4x4, a model which will al...

 
The Nurburgring Has Changed Very Little: 1967 - 2014 Photo Comparison
The Nurburgring Has Changed Very Little: 1967 - 2014 Photo Comparison

3 Apr 2014, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the Nurburgring finally has a new owner and we can all hope on a stable future for it, we’ve found something that serves as a pretty nice tribute to the famous track. We are talking a...

 
Pascal Wehrlein to Drive Funky gooix Mercedes-AMG C-Coupe in This Year's DTM
Pascal Wehrlein to Drive Funky gooix Mercedes-AMG C-Coupe in This Year's DTM

1 Apr 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Now at its second DTM season, German Mercedes-AMG driver Pascal Wehrlein will line up in the 2014 DTM championship behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG C-Coupe sporting gooix livery. Apart from pr...

 
Porsche 919 Hybrid Hits the Track
Porsche 919 Hybrid Hits the Track

28 Mar 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche brand new endurance race car, the 919 Hybrid, was tested at the track for the very first time, ahead of 2014 World Endurance opener at Silverstone next month. The Germans took the LMP1 pr...

 
2015 Acura TLX GT to Debut at Detroit Grand Prix
2015 Acura TLX GT to Debut at Detroit Grand Prix

27 Mar 2014, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although the brand new 2015 Acura TLX luxury sedan won’t make its official debut until next month, at the New York Auto Show, its motorsport counterpart, the TLX GT, is already completed and r...

 
Jim Nabors Retiring after 2014 Indy 500
Jim Nabors Retiring after 2014 Indy 500

27 Mar 2014, 08:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jim Nabors will sing “Back Home Again in Indiana” for the last time before this year’s Indianapolis 500 race. The man who’s been doing this every year since 1987, save for tw...

 
2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Gains New Livery, Engine Update
2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Gains New Livery, Engine Update

26 Mar 2014, 16:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi’s updated World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans fighter, the 2014 R18 e-tron quattro, has made its public debut in France, where it took to the streets of Le Mans with a fr...

 
SRT Vipers Dropping Out of 2014 Le Mans
SRT Vipers Dropping Out of 2014 Le Mans

25 Mar 2014, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans is shaping up to be an overly dramatic event even before it begins. Earlier this year we were more than thrilled when we saw Porsche returning to the Circu...

 
Honda Details Twin-Turbo V6 Indy Engine
Honda Details Twin-Turbo V6 Indy Engine

25 Mar 2014, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the 2014 IndyCar Series season just around the corner, Honda, one of two engine suppliers for this year’s championship, has released new details on its brand new V6 unit. Codenamed HI1...

 
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Race Car Rendered
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Race Car Rendered

25 Mar 2014, 13:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just like the Lamborghini Gallardo, the Huracan will have about one zillion editions, with some of them set to be more special than others. Well, we are here to focus on one that will definitely be ...

 
NASCAR: Kyle Busch Wins Electrifying Auto Club 400
NASCAR: Kyle Busch Wins Electrifying Auto Club 400

24 Mar 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota has won its first 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup series race yesterday, when Kyle Busch snatched the checkered flag in Fontana, at the end of a thrilling, tire problem-packed Auto Club 400. Joe Gi...