Roll back the clock to the early sixties and the world was embroiled in a genuine car rivalry. Well, maybe “world” and “embroiled” are a little extreme, but good old boy Carol Shelby and his band of hoons were growing increasingly problematic for Enzo Ferrari. Yes, that Enzo Ferrari. As in, the man, the myth [...]
The hairy-chested wrenches at Ferrari rolled out the 2010 458 Italia at Frankfurt – an event I note on the same level of significance as asteroid impacts on Jupiter. Cool, sure, but the effects on my day-to-day existence are negligible at best. Yes, there’s a 570 horsepower V8 mounted mid-ship and a scalpel-precise DSG. And [...]
As the Goodwood festival of speed approaches, manufacturers are beginning to tempt us with the kind of toys they plan to bring to the party. Porsche has announced its bringing along a handful of 917s to play with, and some of the cars legendary pilots like Richard Attwood, Brian Redman and David piper will be [...]
When news first popped up that delicious 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa was hitting the auction block, no one figured it’d go for cheap. At the same time, I don’t think anyone was expecting it to fetch $12 million, either. Well, to be fair, it actually sold for 9,020,000 Euros, making it the most expensive [...]
I. Ferrari will auction off the very last F430 on Sunday to benefit the victims of the earthquake that devastated the Abruzzo region of Italy. The car comes sporting the traditional colors of Aquila, the city hit hardest by the quake. The last F430 won’t roll off the assembly line until the end of the [...]
I. Popular Mechanics tested a perforated vinyl vehicle wrap that’s supposed to improve gas mileage. The fuel economy miracle cure is called Fastskinz and employs hundreds of five millimeter-diameter holes to improve airflow. What’d they find out? It doesn’t work. [Autoblog]
Jenson Button led Rubens Barrichello to another Brawn GP 1-2 at Saturday’s Grand Prix de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Saturday’s race also marked the fifth race this season, and closed the first third of what has been a thrilling year in F1. Between the dominance of the Brawns and Red Bulls, the rulings on Brawn’s [...]
Remember the sad tale of the chef that went crazy on Jay Kay’s Ferrari Enzo? It seems Aaron Billington will have to pay for the damage he inflicted on the Prancing Horse. After he was convicted of the crime, the courts of Ipswich sentenced the cooker to fork over cold hard cash to pay for [...]
After Brawn’s loss in China, it was back to normal in Bahrain. Jenson Button won his third victory this year above Sebastien Vettel’s Red Bull. Teammate Rubens Barrichello didn’t look quite as good but still managed to finish fifth overall in front of Kimi Raikonnen’s Ferrari. Raikonnen’s finish, by the way, marked the first time [...]
Sunday’s GP in Shanghai was yet another noteworthy chapter in the 2009 F1 saga. Red Bull pulled off their maiden victory, with Sebastien Vettel in first and Mark Webber in second. The race also saw two firsts for Ross Brawn GP. For one thing, nobody gave them shit about their diffusers. For another, they didn’t [...]
