Honda has released a snippet soundtrack of its new 1.6-litre turbo V6 F1 engine which will be used from the 2015 season. As part of new regulations for the sport, all teams will have to adopt a 1.6 V6 layout from next year. The engine is being developed by Honda […]
Formula One
Honda creates 1989 Ayrton Senna ‘ghost lap’ at Suzuka
Earlier this year, Honda took data from Ayrton Senna’s 1989 McLaren-Honda Formula One car to create a nighttime audio and visual wonder piece at the world-famous Suzuka circuit. A trail of lights, along with a line of speakers were placed on the track to mimic Senna’s lap position, race line, […]
David Coulthard drives the streets of Assen in Red Bull F1 car
David Coulthard may have retired from racing in 2008, but that hasn’t stopped him from doing random displays of motor racing madness. Watch on as the 13-time Formula One race winner tears up the streets of Assen in one of Red Bull Racing’s masterpieces. Pretty sweet job, don’t you think?
Daniel Ricciardo revealed as Mark Webber replacement
Mark Webber has revealed Daniel Ricciardo will replace him for the 2014 season. Webber let the news go during the weekend’s Spa-Francorchamps F1. Although Red Bull is yet to reveal who the new driver will be, with various rumours suggesting it could be anyone from Kimi Raikkonen to Fernando Alonso, […]
For sale: Schumacher’s Benetton B191, scored his first F1 points
Michael Schumacher’s original Benetton B191 Formula One car from 1991 will go up for auction this weekend at the COYS sale at the Nurburgring in Germany. This is the car that Schumacher earned his first ever Grand Prix points in. Featuring a 3.5-litre V8 Ford Cosworth powerplant and a Benetton […]
Video: 2014 Mercedes AMG Petronas 1.6 V6 F1 engine sound
To build excitement and anticipation for next year’s Formula One season, which will see all teams running a 1.6-litre V6 engine, Mercedes AMG Petronas has released a video giving us some sound clips of its new unit. The new 1.6-litre heavily boosted turbocharged V6 unit is capable of revving to […]
Mark Webber retires from F1, at the end of 2013 season
Australian Red Bull Racing F1 driver Mark Webber has announced he will retire from the sport at the end of this year’s season. The veteran racer has signed a deal with Porsche, and he will continue motorsport in the form of the World Endurance Championship from 2014. Mark Webber has […]
Video: 2014 Renault F1 1.6T V6 engine sound revealed
Renault only revealed its new Formula One 1.6-litre turbo V6 engine it will use in next year’s F1 season just a few days ago. A video has now surfaced online giving us all a taste of what it will sound like. The 2014 F1 season will see a pretty big […]