McLaren star Jenson Button enjoyed an intensive three hour bike ride with Belgian cycling champ Philippe Gilbert. “He’s really strong on a bike for an F1 driver,” Gilbert is impressed. “I’m not so sure I’d be as quick on a circuit…” Button is a keen triathlete. During the three-week break between the Malaysian and Chinese […]
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The Monza opening round of the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series built on the success of last year’s inaugural season with a remarkable 55 car entry list. Monza had all the features of a modern classic with plenty of drama and changeable conditions on one of the world’s great historic circuits. The season opener proved to […]
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With the current focus on the political situation in Bahrain it is all too easy to forget that Fun Still Exists. This is not the place to discuss whether the Bahrain Grand Prix should have gone ahead or not. What’s interesting though is that thirty years ago – in 1982 – F1 was embroiled in […]
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If you sometimes feel confused by the whole Lotus situation in motorsport, you are not alone. To help you understand where and how the brand is involved, Joe Taylor has made a very practical overview of Lotus in all its incarnations. Warning: Subject to plenty of change in the near future …
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A Nürburg local took his dog for a walk from Breidscheid to Bergwerk. And saw a Ferrari Formula 1 car. On fire. F1 fans will instantly make the connection with Niki Lauda’s terrifying crash in 1976. And rightly so, because the man walked right onto the filmset of Rush, Ron Howard’s film on the gripping […]
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Here’s a quick Formula 1 trivia question: when was the last time Lotus won a Formula One race? Formula 1 history buffs will usually reply with Senna’s victory at the 1987 United States Grand Prix. And, they’re right. That was the last time a Lotus won a FIA-sanctioned Grand Prix. However, Lotus did win an […]
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Fans of motor racing are about to get spoiled on the big screen. The smashing success of the Senna documentary seems to have paved the way for more stories to be told from a long gone era of Formula 1. First up there’s Rush by director and producer Ron Howard, which tells the story of […]
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The Race of Champions has launched a charity auction to raise money for a wide array of good causes. Race fans get the chance to bid on three works of art, created by the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and David Coulthard. The racers created the pieces by performing burnouts and doughnuts in their […]
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Right off the back of the season opener in the ever-amazing Melbourne, the Formula 1 circus heads to Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian Grand Prix. On paper not as fun as one as Australia’s most vibrant cities, but there’s still fun to be had in the Malaysian capital. Kuala Lumpur is most famous for it’s […]
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Melbourne is known as a vibrant, cosmopolitan city. it doesn’t need an Australian Grand prix to prove that, but it sure doesn’t hurt. We sent our photographer Georges De Coster down under to get a taste of the Aussie atmosphere, parties and loads of random fun. Our Australian friends know how to do it. Time […]
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