Lotus Racing Ready For Bahrain Season Opener
The 2010 Formula One season officially starts this weekend at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain—exactly six months since the formation of Lotus Racing. Lining up on the grid in Bahrain will be Lotus Racing’s Cosworth T127, to be driven by Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli, along with challengers from two other new teams Virgin …Read More
Lotus Racing Partners CNN International
Lotus Racing may have missed out on Petronas, but it has found an even better-known sponsor in CNN International, one of the world’s leading news channel. The two companies have entered into a long-term partnership deal which will see CNN logos being featured prominently on the T127 race cars, drivers’ overalls and other team clothing. “We are very proud to welcome …Read More
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Chosen As Official F1 Safety Car
The 2010 Formula One season starts on March 12, and Mercedes-Benz has just announced the most powerful car that will be playing a key role for the entire F1 season—the most powerful official F1 safety car of all time, that is. The SLS AMG has been chosen to replace SL 63 AMG as the official F1 safety car, in no …Read More
Lotus Racing Team Launches The Cosworth T127
Lotus Racing Team has launched its 2010 challenger, codenamed the Lotus Cosworth T127, at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London. In front of 500 spectators, team principal Tony Fernandes and chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne took the wraps off the new car, alongside the three drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and Fairuz Fauzy. Cloaked in the green and yellow livery, …Read More
Felipe Massa Takes Ferrari 599XX To The Track
Felipe Massa has driven the Ferrari 599XX, a track-focused version of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, in Valencia. Under Ferrari’s customer racing program, Massa was joined by other 599XX owners, who would give feedback to Ferrari engineers regarding the 599XX’s performance. Replacing the Enzo-based FXX, the 599XX is powered by a retuned version of the 599’s V12 engine with just …Read More
Renault R30 Launched For 2010 Formula One Season
This is the R30, Renault’s F1 car for the 2010 season. With the exit of main sponsor ING last season following the Crashgate incident, Renault reverted back to traditional colours, yellow and black, used by the first Renault F1 car back in 1978. Featuring a “shark fin” engine cover similar to McLaren MP4-25’s, the R30 will be driven by Robert Kubica and Vitaly …Read More
McLaren F1 Launches The MP4-25 For 2010
The McLaren F1 team has launched its new car, the Mercedes-powered MP4-25, at Vodafone’s Newbury headquarters in the UK. Although Mercedes-Benz is only an engine supplier for 2010, the new car sports the familiar silver livery, the famous three-pointed star and the full Mercedes-Benz name. Still, there are obvious differences in terms of the radical “shark …Read More
Ferrari Unveils 2010 Formula One Car—The F10
Ferrari has officially unveiled its F1 car for the 2010 season—the F10, which happens to be the first F1 car introduced for the season. Despite the fact that Ferrari won only one race in 2009 and finished fourth in the constructors’ championship, Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari’s team manager, has high expectations for the upcoming season—largely because of Ferrari’s …Read More
Mercedes GP Petronas Unveils New Silver Arrows Livery
Mercedes GP Petronas has unveiled its official colour scheme for the 2010 season at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher introduced the new livery alongside team management Ross Brawn, Norbert Haug and Nick Fry at the press conference, which included over 600 guests, of whom 200 were media representatives and …Read More
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Unveiled At Autosport International Show
Porsche has made public the 911 GT3 R at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham, UK. Built by Porsche’s Motorsport Department, Porsche’s latest FIA GT3 race car is based on the 911 GT3 RS road car, and comes equipped with ABS, traction control and a downshift throttle “blip” function, ensuring that casual racers who join the Racing Driver Development Programme will find …Read More
Lotus F1 Racing Car To Be Unveiled On February 12
The Lotus F1 Racing car has come a long way—we saw it pass internal crash tests, receive racing numbers for next season, and we viewed a video of the wind tunnel model being tested. Now, finally, the much-awaited Lotus F1 car will be officially unveiled on February 12, Team Principal Datuk Tony Fernandes announced. The first new Lotus …Read More
French Court Overturns Flavio Briatore’s Lifetime Ban
Remember the Renault crash-gate scandal? One that led to former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore and former engineering director Pat Symonds being banned from FIA-related events indefinitely and for five years, respectively? The two men appealed to the French high court, which after several months of deliberation, has just ruled in favour of the two men against the FIA, hence …Read More
Tony Fernandes In Exclusive Interview With Autosport
Datuk Tony Fernandes, team principal of Lotus F1 Team, believes that competition from the new F1 teams will do the premier motor sport a world of good. “With new people come new ideas and new thoughts”, he told Autosport in a recent interview. “We all want to win; otherwise we would not be in this sport. But, I think there is …Read More
Honda NSX Race Car Sibling Spy Shots & Video
The Honda NSX supercar replacement may be shelved for now, but its race car equivalent, the HSV-010 (HSV stands for Honda Sports Velocity), has been approved for competition in the SuperGT’s GT500 category. Honda has been very quiet on the HSV-010, releasing little details. But thanks to one resourceful fan who managed to capture the car on camera and video before sending …Read More
Michael Schumacher Signs For Three Years, Video-Interviewed By BBC
Michael Schumacher has confirmed to the media his return to Formula One, signing on for Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team, but it is for three years rather than the reported one year. “We are talking about a three-year deal, it’s not just a one-off thing”, Schumacher said, “We are looking for continuation”. A move to the Mercedes team will reunite Schumacher …Read More
Ferrari’s High Tech F1 Simulator: No Helmets Required
This is not your next generation high end gaming race simulator. It’s something better. Developed with the technical support of Moog, Ferrari has built its own F1 simulator. The only downside? You won’t get a chance to sit in the cockpit. The new simulator will provide Ferrari with advantage of conducting a variety of tests in a controlled environment, thus reducing costs in …Read More
Michael Schumacher Signs One-year Deal For Mercedes GP
Wild rumours have turned into unverified truths and now reality? Seven-times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has signed a one-year deal for Mercedes GP, German newspaper Bild reported yesterday. The 40-year-old Schumacher was reported as being present at the Mercedes team’s headquarters in Brackley earlier in the day, signing on for the German outfit for a fee of 7 million …Read More
2010 BMW Z4 GT3 Set To Be Most Powerful Z4 With M3’s V8 Engine
As part of its growing customer racing program, which produced the 2010 BMW M3 GTS, BMW’s Motorsport division has launched the Z4 GT3, a V8-powered version of the latest Z4. The 473 bhp 4.0-litre V8 engine, also found in BMW M3, is mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox. Other additions over the standard Z4 include wheels with locking and safety clips, racing …Read More
Petronas Becomes Title Sponsor Of Mercedes GP In A Five-year Deal
You are reading this right—No, it is not Lotus F1 Racing. Petronas, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company, has inked a deal to be the title sponsor of Mercedes GP in a five-year agreement. Mercedes GP, renamed from reigning F1 champion Brawn GP, will be officially known as Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One Team from next season. “The …Read More
Michael Schumacher Set To Race For Mercedes GP, Says Montezemolo
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is returning to the motor sport for Mercedes GP next year, says Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, telling the press that Schumacher indicated “a very strong possibility” of racing for the German outfit next season. Joking that it is Schumacher’s “twin” that will be racing, not the Ferrari legend himself, Montezemolo said “There’s another …Read More
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