Ferrari has won a one-two amid controversy at the German Grand Prix, which saw Felipe Massa leading from start, before slowing down and letting Fernando Alonso pass to claim the victory. The move, which came after a controversial team order towards the final stages of the race, revitalises Alonso’s bid for a third world title, while robbing Massa of his …Read More

A Lotus supercar concept, a possible spiritual successor to the Lotus Esprit, is heading for the Paris Motor Show this September—exactly 35 years after the unveiling of the mid-engined Esprit supercar at the same auto show. Lotus’ official press release was cryptic at best, confirming nothing except that a Lotus concept that is “perhaps even more” than the original Esprit …Read More

Have two million ringgit to spare but not the patience to endure the two-year wait for a Ferrari to be delivered to your doorstep? Good news if you fulfil those criteria, because Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo has made it a priority to reduce waiting times for all new Ferrari models to less than a year. Currently, buyers have to …Read More

The McLaren team is on a roll, winning a successive one-two finish in Canada after the last win in Turkey two weeks ago. Lewis Hamilton finished in first position —claiming the lead in the drivers’ championship as a result—with Jenson Button in second position, ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in third and the Red Bull duo in fourth and fifth. “It …Read More

Never mind that Tony Fernandes is revelling in the fact that Lotus Racing is the best of the new teams, and that his team’s performances are improving with every race, because, up till now, the new teams including Lotus Racing are considered no more than “a joke” to Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, who spoke to Autocar. “There is a need …Read More

Lewis Hamilton has won his first victory of 2010 in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul, with Jenson Button completing the McLaren one-two. The Red Bull duo of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel was heading for the top positions once again, until Vettel’s overtaking attempt on then-leader Webber resulted in a collision, handing the victory to the McLaren cars lurking close behind. While …Read More

Mark Webber has scored his second consecutive victory, dominating the Monaco Grand Prix from his starting pole position to finish despite four safety car periods. Completing the Red Bull dominance is Sebastian Vettel, who started from third but managed to take second position after speeding past Renault’s Robert Kubica almost immediately at the start. Webber described …Read More

Red Bull’s Mark Webber led from start to finish to claim victory in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso prevented a Red-Bull one-two by beating Webber’s teammate Sebastian Vettel to second position. Mercedes-Benz’s Michael Schumacher finished fourth, his best result thus far in his comeback season. Unlike the race in Malaysia, Webber defended his pole position against …Read More

The Aston Martin One-77 is one of those hypercars that will have you standing and watching in awe if you ever see one, not that you will ever see any on Malaysian roads. The USD 2 million price tag aside, the One-77 is limited to just 77 units; which makes the video you are about to view the closest you get to …Read More

Jenson Button, the reigning world champion, has won the Chinese Grand Prix, thanks to yet another spot-on tyre call on a wet Shanghai circuit. This is Button’s second victory in four races, after his first at the Australian Grand Prix, propelling him to the top of the drivers’ championship. Lewis Hamilton secured a McLaren 1-2 finish, with Nico Rosberg of Mercedes claiming third. …Read More

The 2011 all-new Ferrari 458 Italia, successor to Ferrari F430, has been launched in Malaysia for a massive two million ringgit. First introduced at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 458 Italia is Ferrari’s answer to Lamborghini’s Gallardo LP 560-4. Filling in for the F430 would not be easy, but the 458 Italia has a 4.5-litre V8 and seven-speed …Read More

As rare as Ferraris are in Malaysia, here are three—a Ferrari F430 coupe, a Ferrari F430 Spider and a Ferrari F430 Scuderia—hanging out together. They were not strolling the roads, looking pretty. The three Ferraris were racing up Genting Highlands’ winding roads—Malaysian style, which means a little too dangerous and a tad too reckless. It is one thing to weave in and out of …Read More

Red Bull has finally lived up to promise at the Malaysian GP, as Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber took the first-second placing at the Sepang circuit. Third on the grid, Vettel made an excellent start, overtaking his Australian teammate, who started in pole position, in the first corner, and leading from start to finish with relative ease. …Read More

Jenson Button has claimed the first victory for himself and McLaren in Melbourne, in a thrilling Australian Grand Prix that put worries of F1 becoming boring to rest. Having gambled on switching to dry tyres early, Button took the lead from Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who started the race in pole position, when he skidded into the gravel due …Read More

The first photo of the Ferrari 599 GTO, the road-legal version of the track-only 599XX, has surfaced via FastLaneDaily. Separately, the supercar’s price list has also been leaked from within Ferrari. While Ferrari has neither confirmed nor denied the leaked information, the options of racing stripes and historic GTO stripes on the price list add to the credibility of the photo. According …Read More

Transformers really is a movie for guys: To sum up the story, cars (planes and military vehicles for the bad guys) which transform into giant robots fight one another for the survival of mankind. And of course there is Megan Fox. The combination of cool transforming cars, plenty of fight action and damsel in distress has been good enough for …Read More

McLaren’s all-new MP4-12C supercar has been officially unveiled, promising to outdo key rivals Ferrari 458 Italia and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG by being more powerful, cleaner and lighter. According to McLaren, in addition to unparalleled performance, the MP4-12C will bring with it unique features and technologies, to be accompanied by excellent build quality and the highest level of after sales …Read More

Becoming green, or at least putting in the effort to appear green, is the norm nowadays across the automotive world. Recognising that trend is crucial to understanding why niche, low-volume car companies are going out of their way to cut consumption and emissions: Just look at Lamborghini’s go-green efforts and Ferrari’s 599 HY-KERS hybrid system, which pairs a V12 engine and …Read More

This is Pagani’s official commercial for the limited-edition, track-only Zonda R, the final iteration of the Zonda before its successor, the C9, arrives this year or next. Constructed mainly from carbon-fibre and titanium, the Zonda R is powered by a 739-bhp, 709-Nm 6.0-litre V12 engine mated to a six-speed sequential manual gearbox. The potent mix of low kerb weight and …Read More

In Korea, everyone wants to sign up to be a policeman. Because unlike Malaysia’s police force, whose fastest car is probably a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the Korean police force has splurged on a Ferrari F430, a Porsche 911 and a Lamborghini Gallardo. Unless the bad guys in Korea all drive hypercars like Ferrari 599, Lamborghini Murcielago or Pagani Zonda, we are guessing there …Read More