The WRT Audi team made a perfect start in its first World GT1 championship with a one-two finish at the French Nogaro circuit. The Belgian squad provides an exclusive look behind the scenes of its GT1 debut. Featuring the winning pair of Stéphane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor and second placed Oliver Jarvis and Frank Stippler.
View PostSnapshot – Belgian rain dance in Monza
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 […]
View Post blancpain, features, snapshotLotus for dummies
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 …
View Post features, lotusMore on Rush – Famous scenes on set
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 […]
View Post formula 1, retroRacing’s golden era on the big screen
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 […]
View Post formula 1, retroBurnouts for charity
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 […]
View Post formula 1, race of champions, vettelTaking the bull by its horns
Formula 1 is linked to many exciting concepts like innovation, technology, speed and competition. Fan-friendliness is not one of them. It doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes the sport would do well to look around and take in examples from events that come up with fresh ideas. In sharp contrast to Formula 1, which […]
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