The Dakar Rally is one of the most iconic endurance rallies in motorsports. It used to be known as the Paris-Dakar Rally when it was started in 1978 but hasn't been actually been held in Africa or Europe since 2008 and was hosted entirely in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Audi is part of rally history … Continue reading This Is Audi’s 2022 Dakar Contender: The RS Q e-tron
Hamilton Wrestles His Way To His 8th British GP Victory: F1 2021
The Silverstone Circuit is often referred to as the 'Home of Formula 1' which is also why it hosted the sport's 70th anniversary celebration as part of the double-header in the 2020 season. It's also been a track that has been dominated by Lewis Hamilton, and there's even a straight named after the 7-time world … Continue reading Hamilton Wrestles His Way To His 8th British GP Victory: F1 2021
Our First Look At The F1 2022 Race Car
Towards the end of the 2019 Formula 1 season, we were all super excited for the new generation racecars that were announced as per the new regulations that would come into effect from the 2021 season. While the powertrain specs were left unchanged, the car would undergo a significant redesign in terms of the key … Continue reading Our First Look At The F1 2022 Race Car
Here Comes The Aston Martin Valhalla 2.0
At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin showcased a trio of mid-engined offerings for the future. We were mildly familiar with the Valkyrie as the no-compromise aero-centric racecar with a number plate and screaming V12. The supercar concept alongside it was called the AM-RB 003, meant to be a more civilised version of the … Continue reading Here Comes The Aston Martin Valhalla 2.0
Formula 1’s New Sprint Qualifying Format Explained
Formula 1 announced in April that three races will feature a new Sprint Qualifying format following a unanimous agreement from all teams. The first one will be the British GP at Silverstone this weekend and we figured we'd this was a good time to discuss this experimental format. The usual F1 weekend's three days are … Continue reading Formula 1’s New Sprint Qualifying Format Explained
The Last Of The Pure Lamborghini V12s: Aventador Ultimae
Flamboyance in the supercar world is a speciality of cars that wear the badge of the Italian bull. The flagship car in the Lamborghini lineup has always featured a naturally-aspirated V12 engine but as the world keeps pushing towards electrification, the Italian sports car marquee has to evolve as well. The Aventador has been the … Continue reading The Last Of The Pure Lamborghini V12s: Aventador Ultimae
Stuff We Missed [Porsche Edition]: Cayenne Turbo GT, New Nürburgring Record, Return Of The GT3 Touring
It's been a busy summer so far with a lot of exciting new cars being unveiled and we've missed out on talking about some of the exciting ones on our usual news feed. So, we've compiled them all into short summaries below: The Daddy Of Sports SUVs Is Back! When Porsche started making sporty SUVs, … Continue reading Stuff We Missed [Porsche Edition]: Cayenne Turbo GT, New Nürburgring Record, Return Of The GT3 Touring
Meet Lotus’ Last Noisy Sports Car: The Emira
The name Lotus is well known to most petrol heads and passionate fans of Formula 1. This historic British marquee has produced several iconic sports cars and race cars that are usually built upon one core principle: make them as lightweight as possible. Since Chinese automaker Geely took a controlling share of the company in … Continue reading Meet Lotus’ Last Noisy Sports Car: The Emira
Mercedes Unable To Respond To Verstappen’s Pace In Austrian GP: F1 2021
The most interesting part for back-to-back races at the same circuit with no changes to the layout is that the second one is more competitive as teams incorporate lessons learned from the previous weekend. With that preconception in mind, we expected Mercedes-Benz to be closer to Max Verstappen who had smoked them in the Styrian … Continue reading Mercedes Unable To Respond To Verstappen’s Pace In Austrian GP: F1 2021
Rimac Combines With Bugatti As Part Of New Joint Venture With Porsche
There has been much talk in the context of Rimac working with Porsche and Bugatti and their arrangement has now become official: a new hypercar company called Bugatti-Rimac. The details of this new joint venture are quite business-ey but the gist of it is that Bugatti has been incorporated into this joint venture. Rimac has … Continue reading Rimac Combines With Bugatti As Part Of New Joint Venture With Porsche
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