Speed freaks exist in all sorts of sizes, colors, shapes and what not. So it’s no wonder that some forms of racing and motorsport go a bit overlooked: one of them being high-speed go-karting. In the world of high performance karting, they have an individual who just might be the next Lewis Hamilton. A 13-year-old [...]
The Ford F-150 is FoMoCo’s pride and joy and the company’s best-selling model for many years. So when Ferrari recently announced that its 2011 Formula One race car will be called the F-150, FoMoCo wasn’t so happy. Earlier today, Ford sued Ferrari for trademark infringement and cybersquatting. The Dearborn automaker filed the lawsuit in U.S. [...]
Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari’s president, says he misses working with F1 legend Michael Schumacher. The race-car driver, who won five world championships for the automaker, stayed with the team on as a consultant basis after retiring from Formula 1. “We had beautiful years together and I gave him back his desire to race,” di Montezemolo [...]
McLaren Automotive yesterday officially revealed the final production version of the MP4-12C supercar, the firm’s first road-going performance car since the McLaren F1. Well, McLaren thought who better to give it to take it out on the track than McLaren’s Formula 1 driving team – Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. Here is a video of [...]
When the F1 season gets back underway in Manama/Bahrain next month, Mercedes-Benz will hold the debut of the most powerful Official F1 Safety Car of all time – the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car. “Together with the entire AMG Team, I am very proud that the new SLS AMG is the official F1 safety [...]
Remember that video of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG doing a barrel roll inside a tunnel we showed you last week? If you go back and watch the video, there was some unknown chap driving the SLS AMG during the whole stunt. However, Mercedes-Benz now wants us to believe it was Michael Schumacher behind the wheel [...]
Mercedes-Benz officially announced today that Michael Schumacher will return to Formula One in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team. Schumacher, 40, has signed a three-year deal with Mercedes GP and will reunite with Ross Brawn, with whom he won all 7 of his World Championships. The winner of 91 F1 races will partner up with [...]
Michael Schumacher is reported to make a come back to Formula 1 with the new Mercedes team, according to BBC Sport. “Mercedes want the seven-time champion as their lead driver after taking over title-winning Brawn,” BBC Sport’s Eddie Jordan says. ”The possibility is being actively pursued and I believe it is going to happen.” Schumacher’s return [...]
Joining Japanese rival Honda, Toyota announced its plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship by the end of the 2009 season. “Toyota has engaged in F1 racing for eight seasons, starting in two thousand two,” Toyota’s President Akio Toyoda said at a press conference “But we will conclude our participation in F1 [...]
Taking a break from his duties as “The Stig” from Top Gear, 7-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher will make a return for Ferrari to replace injured driver Felipe Massa. Ferrari confirmed earlier today that Schumacher has agreed to replace Massa until he is in the condition to return. Massa received multiple skull fractures during an accident where he [...]
