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 [...]
I. McLaren announced that its P1 sports car will be electric. Since designer Jim Dowle announced it last year, it’s generated lots of press, and now it has joined the ranks of prospective electric supercars. According to McLaren, the thing will weigh a scant 2,326 pounds, reach 60 in under 3 seconds, and have a [...]
And not just any rally, either. The F1 wonder boy will tackle the Arctic Lapland Rally in a Fiat Punto Abarth – competing against a slew of former F1 legends. The Lapland Rally officially kicks off the Finnish Rally Championship, though there’s no word if Raikkonen will stay on for the full season. We would. [...]
∙ Manchester United soccer star and card-carrying jackass Christiano Ronaldo crashed his Ferarri 599 GTb Fiorano last Friday in Manchester, England. The star forward veered left and hit the outside wall of a tunnel after downshifting to hear the big V-12 sing. Ronaldo apparently walked away, but the big Ferrari was completely destroyed in the [...]
Lewis Hamilton took his Mclaren Mercedes to pole position in qualifying for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from Shanghai. Kimi Raikkonen will be parking his Ferrari next to him on the front row of the grid and Hamilton’s main competition for the Drivers’ Championship, Felipe Massa qualified third. Fernando Alonso, who won the last [...]
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In what were probably the most exciting closing laps of a Grand Prix in recent Formula One history, Lewis Hamilton seized victory from Kimi Raikkonen only to be denied the top spot by race officials and relegated to third place. Raikkonen had taken the lead just moments from the start and held it for pretty [...]
On the fortieth anniversary of Bruce Maclaren’s first race for his eponymous team at Spa Francorchamps, when he qualified for pole position, Lewis Hamilton suitably repeated the performance today with what he described as a perfect lap. Sebastian Bourdais’ finally showed the speed expected as four time Champ Cars series (RIP) world champion with a [...]
On Sunday, Felipe Massa wanted Ferrari’s 200th pole position but teammate and World Champion denied him that in qualifying. He made up for it with a win at Magny-Cours giving him the lead in the drivers’ championship. Kimi took the lead from the start and both Ferraris walked away from the field in the opening laps [...]
TAG Heuer, renowned for le crème time pieces and as a sponsor for F1 champ, Kimi Raikkonen, is dabbling in functional eyewear. The company’s Night Vision specs are designed to thwart pesky near-sightedness in low light situations by contrasting dark colors like green and blue. The lenses have a high light transmission rate thanks to [...]
