Formula DRIFT Announces Driver List for Abu Dhabi Event
A diverse selection of the top drivers from around the globe will showcase world-class drifting to the Middle East.
A diverse selection of the top drivers from around the globe will showcase world-class drifting to the Middle East.
From F1 to Audi to Pikes Peak to rally racing, we pick some of the most important motorsport moments, highlights, and events in 2010.
As BMW Motorsport Director, Theissen had his hands in every racing program that BMW participated in, from Formula One to GT cars.
Hooliganism at its finest. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, we witness some donuts and burnouts with the Ferrari and McLaren Formula One racecars.
There always seems to be a battle or scandal going on in Formula One, ranging from crashes to Mosley-style Nazi sex. The current F1 battle is over the use of the Lotus name, which has a long history with the sport.
The news recently surfaced that Lotus was unhappy with its business partnership with Fernandes’ team and had cut him off from all rights to use the names Team Lotus, Lotus Racing, or any other variant containing the name “Lotus”.
Just four years ago, the 23 year-old Mortara made his way up from karts to single-seater formula racecars. In 2007, he entered the F3 Euro Series, finishing the season in 8th – the highest placing rookie.
Highlights of some of the best vintage racing action from the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly Historics) at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Includes rare and classic racecars from the following groups – Formula One (F1), IMSA, Bugatti, Ferrari, Porsche, GTP, Can Am, and Trans Am.
McLaren Automotive debuts their new 600hp twin-turbo V8-powered MP4-12C supercar at the world famous 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Run in conjunction with the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion week, the concours show is the perfect debut spot for the F1-inspired exotic.
With million dollar cars on track and in the concours shows, some going for up to four million dollars in the auctions, enthusiasts show up to Monterey in waves. The cars entered fall into categories like 1966-1972 Trans-Am, 1981-1989 FIA Manufacturer Championship & IMSA GTP cars, Bugatti Grand Prix, and 1966-1983 F1.
Round 6 of the Super GT series, the 121 lap race at Suzuka Circuit, held some surprises for the 33,000-strong crowd. Longtime favorite ARTA came out on top again with the new Honda HSV-010 and the Subaru Legacy B4 took its first ever win in the series.
The History Garage museum is designed to honor production cars from the 1950s through the 1970s, as well as past racing machines. The Corolla WRC car and GT-One Le Mans car are rare sights at any museum.
Each group is packed to the gills – there’s more trailers, people, and cars than during the ALMS weekend – so we actually got to see more than just trophy wives and trailered supercars. Although there was plenty of that as well.
It’s not what you’d expect from a car company who seems dead set on selling only Camrys and Corollas in the US but Megaweb is a little different than anything you’ll find in the US. Sometimes, that can pretty refreshing.
We all know that budget and rule constraints have limited Formula One teams in their insanely expensive test sessions at the track. The only logical solution? Build an insanely expensive electronic simulator for the drivers.
At the recent 2010 Valencia, Spain F1 race, Mark Webber crashed directly into the rear of Lotus’s Heikki Kovalainen and then launched himself off into the air.After landing his Red Bull RB6 into the tire barrier, Webber must have been wondering why he keeps freejacking (yes, Freejack…) racecars. Le Mans 1999, anyone?
On race weekends, each driver will have a minimum of three steering wheels available so there is always a spare on hand should there be any issues. That’s more than $120,000 in steering wheels alone.
F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button “build” a McLaren F1 car by assembling a bunch of pieces on to a chassis at the McLaren Technology Center. The trick is, their crew is sent out to have a cut of coffee.
As a promotion for the The Dark Knight movie, last year Timo Glock drove the Toyota TF108 F1 car at Silverstone circuit against the actual Batmobile. A running and driving movie prop, the Batmobile of course would get destroyed on a racetrack against the 900hp F1 car.