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Adrian Newey On The Record: F1 Design, 2012 Season
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Everywhere he's gone in the world of high tech motorsports, Adrian Newey has been the architect of winning cars. Currently technical director for Red Bull Racing, the reigning two-time World Championship team in Formula One, Newey is charged with keeping the team atop the world motorsports pyramid in 2012. It's not an easy task, made even more...
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Red Bull Racing Reveals The 2012 RB8 Formula 1 Car: Video
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
In preparation for the 2012 F1 season, which kicks off on March 16 in Melbourne, Australia, Red Bull Racing has revealed its latest effort, the RB8. Following up on last year’s hugely successful RB7, which racked up 12 wins, 27 podiums and 18 pole positions, the RB8 has some big shoes to fill
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Aston Martin V12 Zagato, Top Gear USA, Ferrari F620: Today’s Car News
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Aside from the usual spate of Lamborghini crashes, more Super Bowl ads, some F1 sniping over Kimi Raikkonen's return, and a handful of Geneva Motor Show teasers, the big news today is the unveiling of the production version of Aston Martin's V12 Zagato. It's stunning. Top Gear USA will be returning February 14th.
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Sauber F1 Team Unleashes Interim-Bodied C31 Race Car
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
It's coming-out day for many 2012 Formula 1 challengers, including the Sauber F1 Team, which revealed the new Sauber C31-Ferrari at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain this week. The reveal took place ahead of the official Formula 1 pre-season testing that gets underway on Tuesday
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Top Gear USA Season Three Premiers On February 14
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
When Top Gear USA debuted on The History Channel in 2010, critics were quick to point out that the show wasn’t up to the standards of its original, British counterpart.
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AMG Partnering With F1 Engine Builder For New Compact Range
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
The official tuning arm of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, is working on a whole new range of sporty cars based on Mercedes’ upcoming small cars like the new A Class and the long-rumored ‘BLS’ four-door coupe. AMG plans to distance its cars from the regular Mercedes fleet by making them all-wheel drive instead of front-wheel drive and..
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Man Crashes Lamborghini Aventador After Owning It One Week
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Earlier this morning we reported news of a man that crashed a Lamborghini Gallardo he hired on the way to his wedding. Now we have the first details about a man from Houston, Texas, who crashed a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 after owning the car for just one week.
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Ferrari 599 Successor To Be Called The F620: Report
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Ferrari’s replacement for the 599 GTB Fiorano is just around the corner--it's due out at next month’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show in fact--and now details of a possible new name for the car have emerged.
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Renault Seeks Mercedes-Benz Technology For New Flagship
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
The effects of Renault-Nissan’s recent tie-up with Daimler won’t just benefit Nissan and its upmarket Infiniti brand, according to latest comments from the French-Japanese duo's CEO Carlos Ghosn.
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Lotus F1 Team Has New Sponsors, Unveils E20 Race Car: Video
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
The Lotus F1 Team rolled out its new 2012 Formula 1, the E20, earlier today, along with announcing sponsorship plans for the 2012 season. The Renault-powered team has announced a joint sponsorship deal with CLEAR and Rexona, two of the world's biggest personal care brands. Rexona, originally created in Australia by a pharmacist and his wife in..
