The Bahrain GP this year turned out to be more dramatic than I could have ever expected and not for a good reason. Events of the weekend are overshadowed by Sunday night's massive crash on the first lap. You can see the incident in the clip below: https://twitter.com/F1/status/1333127810353950722 Romain Grosjean's Haas collided with a metal … Continue reading Lewis Wins, Red Bulls On Podium As Grosjean Survives Horrific Crash At Bahrain GP: F1 2020
The middle of November 2020 has been a very busy time in terms of cool car news and there were some topics I wanted to cover but didn't find time for. So, here's a compiled version of those headlines that didn't find their place on the Auto Loons news feed: 2022 Subaru BRZ The Subaru … Continue reading Stuff We Missed: New Subaru BRZ, Honda Civic Prototype & New Maybach
The Lamborghini Huracan had big boots to fill when it came in as a replacement for the much-loved Gallardo. Some criticised it for being too tame and too driver-friendly, but that's probably why Lamborghini was able to sell so many of them. In 2017, it unveiled the track-focused version called the Huracan Performante and it … Continue reading New Lamborghini Huracan STO: More Than Just A Performante 2.0?
Another week, another record claimed in the world of fast cars. Yet this one is the least surprising. Every "racecar for the road" product gets developed around the famous Nürburging Nordschleife. These tests usually include a lap record attempt to further validate the new car's track prowess. So when Mercedes finally revealed the AMG GT … Continue reading AMG GT Black Series Is The Fastest Unmodified Production Car To Lap The Nordschleife
Yep. This year celebrates the 40th anniversary of Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system. The celebrations kicked off in February and I'd planned to do a small feature for you guys but like most plans this year, it got shelved. Thankfully, Audi recently released this to the press: the RS6 GTO. Long time Audi fans would immediately … Continue reading Audi RS6 GTO Concept Is A Cool Way To Celebrate 40 Years Of Quattro
The last throwback circuit of the 2020 F1 calendar saw the teams set up at the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey. Ending the 9-year hiatus from the track, three of the current grid of drivers have experience racing here. However, their experience may not count for much as the track had been freshly resurfaced and … Continue reading Hamilton Seals 7th World Title With A Win At Exciting Wet Turkish GP: F1 2020
In a time when record claims are being questioned as they should be, Mercedes-Benz AMG put out a new one. This one is about the fastest lap time around the Nürburgring Nordschleife for an "executive" luxury-class production vehicle - the 2021 AMG GT63 S 4MATIC+. In 2018, the debut version of this AMG product set … Continue reading Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-Door Is The Fastest Luxury Car Around The Nürburgring
In a normal year, we'd be almost down to the last race of an F1 calendar but in 2020, we still have 4 races to go. While the sport was able to organise some brilliant stand-in circuits in place of the cancelled GPs for the delayed season, the admins have already worked out an even … Continue reading F1 News: 2021 Calendar Hits & Misses
The penultimate retro circuit in the 2020 Formula 1 calendar takes us to Italy for the third time this year. The Imola circuit is a challenging one, especially in the much larger racecars of today, and is also remembered as the venue for one of F1's most tragic moments: the death of Ayrton Senna in … Continue reading Hamilton-Bottas 1-2 At Imola Secures 7th Constructor’s World Title In A Row For Mercedes: F1 2020
At the start of 2020, the F1 world was ready for a new generation of cars from 2021 onwards. But then shit hit the fan and we now have a 2021 season that will act as a space filler to catch up on the R&D time lost during various lockdowns across the globe. While the … Continue reading F1 News: Raikkonen Signed For 2021 As Alfa, Williams Retain Drivers For 2021
