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March 11, 2018

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Paddock LEGO Kit Review: One Heavy Build

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Paddock LEGO Kit Review: One Heavy Build
When I was recently handed some life-changing health news, along with a phone call a few weeks later explaining my grandmother’s passing, I flat-out lost all hope, and everything in my life was suddenly put on hold.…
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May 29, 2017

Mercedes-AMG Project One Hypercar Drivetrain Revealed

Mercedes-AMG Project One Hypercar Drivetrain Revealed
We have talked about the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar a few times now. The last time we checked in, there were a few details about the powertrain.…
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December 4, 2015

McLaren MP4-X is Firefox on Wheels

McLaren MP4-X is Firefox on Wheels
Growing up, one of my favorite movies was the Clint Eastwood flick Firefox, with that jet that you could control with your mind. McLaren has a new racing car concept that is a little Firefox mixed with a bit of modern F1 DNA.…
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August 26, 2015

FIA Considering Closed Cockpits on F1 Cars

FIA Considering Closed Cockpits on F1 Cars
One sad truth about motorsports is that often safety precautions for drivers are only improved after a deadly crash occurs. Such is the case with the fatal accident of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson.…
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April 29, 2015

Short Film: This is Formula 1

Short Film: This is Formula 1
I really enjoyed the film Rush. Not only do I think it was Ron Howard’s best movie yet, but it was an amazing look at the death-defying world of Formula 1 race drivers.…
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March 29, 2015

XCAR Tours Toyota Motorsport Gmbh

XCAR Tours Toyota Motorsport Gmbh
“We could easily be AMG-Toyota. No problem whatsoever. What do you want?” So boasts John Day, a longtime employee at Toyota Motorsport Gmbh (TMG). Currently based in Köln, Germany, TMG is responsible for designing, testing and building Toyota’s race cars.…
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January 31, 2015

McLaren Goes Back to the Racetrack

McLaren Goes Back to the Racetrack
McLaren and Honda are excited to be teaming up once again in the world of Formula 1 racing with drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. In fact, they even created this Back to the Future video in which the part of the DeLorean is played by a McLaren 650S.…
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December 2, 2014

2014 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG World Championships

2014 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG World Championships
Mercedes-Benz asked their team driver and Formula One championship winner Lewis Hamilton and his teammate Nico Rosberg to design a pair of SL 63 AMGs to commemorate the team’s 2014 Formula One championship.…
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November 24, 2014

Truck Jumps over Speeding Formula 1 Race Car

Truck Jumps over Speeding Formula 1 Race Car
It takes a daredevil attitude to jump a car off of a ramp in the first place. But to take an 18-wheeler off a ramp must really take balls of steel.…
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October 16, 2014

Red Bull Hoons a Formula 1 Car Through the Mall

Red Bull Hoons a Formula 1 Car Through the Mall
Move over Jake and Elwood, Red Bull Racing’s Carlos Sainz Jr. took the RB7 Formula One racer for a little bit of a joy ride, heading out to the streets of Abu Dhabi.…
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October 2, 2014

McLaren Shows off Its Tiny Formula E Motor

McLaren Shows off Its Tiny Formula E Motor
Although some have called Formula E, the all-electric version of Formula One, the “future of motorsport” I’m still a bit skeptical. The first race of the series was the Beijing ePrix, which was recently broadcast in the United States.…
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August 25, 2014

Red Bull’s Formula 1 Racer Captured on Infrared

Red Bull’s Formula 1 Racer Captured on Infrared
Infiniti Red Bull Racing took their RB8 Formula 1 car out onto the track and asked their innovation partner, FLIR, to record the car in action using infrared imagery.…
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August 14, 2014

The Stig Bungee Jumps in a Formula 1 Car

The Stig Bungee Jumps in a Formula 1 Car
The hit BBC auto show, Top Gear, traveled to Durban, South Africa to host the 2014 Top Gear Festival and, of course, their tame racing driver, The Stig, came along for the show.…
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August 2, 2014

Emerson Fittipaldi Reunited with his 1974 McLaren M23

Emerson Fittipaldi Reunited with his 1974 McLaren M23
Legendary Formula One driver Emerson Fittipaldi was recently reunited with his 1974 McLaren M23 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. He had a chance to recall what it was like to first drive the M23 and give McLaren its first Drivers’ Championship.…
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June 24, 2014

Lotus F1 Car Speeds through London

Lotus F1 Car Speeds through London
While there are still no confirmed plans for a London GP, Lotus gave us the next best thing with this awesome footage of one of their 2012 F1 cars (with the good old angry bees exhaust note) racing down the streets of London’s Canary Wharf.…
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