F1 cars don’t make milk runs in the middle of the afternoon. Rarely do these ultra-expensive, ultra-fast racers touch a normal road besides at races like the Monaco Grand Prix. But on this one special occasion, BMW driver Robert Kubica, put a F1 car in people’s rear view mirrors.
But don’t think that this was a spontaneous drive. The residents of Ravenna, a city in Northern Italy, invited Robert Kubica to accept the Lorenzo Baldini award for his extraordinary performances. Kubica drove his car along a spectator filled fifteen-mile course. BMW engineers raised his car to conquer the bumpy roadways, and the road was cleared of traffic with the aid of an official car convoy. Even with 800 hp under his belt, Kubica drove well within the speed limits, showing how responsible a driver he is.
BMW will revive this year at the F1 German Grand Prix programme their M1 Procar series. The event will take place on 19th and 20th July at Hockenheim.
The M1 was unveiled 30 years ago as the first t independently built car by the BMW Motorsport GmbH. The idea of developing the BMW M1, however, was the brainchild of Jochen Neerpasch, the head of BMW Motorsport GmbH at the time, and it was he who initiated the single-make series with Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley within the relatively relaxed structure of F1 three decades ago.
Their sound sends a shrill through our spines on race weekends. The engine that powers a F1 car is different compared to a normal car’s engine. But how different are they? This topspeed.com special article gives you an exclusive insight on F1 engines that should answer all your questions.
Mercedes announced that the SL 63 AMG and C 63 AMG Estate are the new Official F1 Safety Car and the new Official F1 Medical Car. The Safety Car, based on the SL 63 AMG, and the Medical Car, derived from the C 63 AMG Estate, have the task of ensuring maximum safety at all 18 Formula 1 races. The two specially prepared AMG high-performance automobiles will be on duty for the first time when the Grand Prix season kicks off in Melbourne, Australia (March 14 to 16, 2008).
The SL63 AMG is powered by a 6.3-litre V8 enginethat delivers 525 hp, providing acceleration from zero to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds. A newly developed AMG sport exhaust system with larger pipe diameter and new rear silencers allows the high-revving AMG naturally aspirated engine to breathe even more freely. Both the motor sport fans at the racetrack and also those at home in front of their TV sets are captivated by the vehicle’s special sound tuning.
The C63 AMG Estate is powered by a AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine, which delivers 457 hp and 600 Newton-metres of torque. Like the SL 63 AMG Safety Car, the C 63 AMG Estate Official F1™ Medical Car also features a newly developed thread chassis combining sportscar-like driving dynamics with versatile adjustment possibilities, thus additionally allowing the chassis setup to be customized to a specific racetrack.
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has today extended Lewis Hamilton’s contract with the team for a further five years. The new agreement, which starts for 2008, will run up to and including the 2012 season. > More
Panasonic Toyota Racing today unveiled the TF108, its entry for the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the car it expects to challenge at the front next season. > More
The launch of the new McLaren Formula One car at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart has given rise to a new round of rumors in Formula One that Ron Dennis, McLaren chief and team manager, is on the way out the door. Dennis, however, says nothing has changed. > More
Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Daimler Board, and Ron Dennis, Chairman and CEO of the McLaren Group, welcomed all the guests to the official presentation, with Lewis Hamilton, who celebrates his 23rd birthday today, and Heikki Kovalainen joined on stage by Pedro de la Rosa and fellow test driver Gary Paffett to unveil the MP4-23. > More
Toyota hasn’t exactly enhanced its reputation, either as a race team or as a manufacturer, with its efforts in Formula One. The teams results have been, to put it mildly, dismal. They’ve now shed Ralf Schumacher and bid goodbye to one of their associate sponsors, Kingfisher Airlines.
It the team about to leave Formula One?
No, but it may not be staying very much longer.
"[For] Panasonic Toyota Racing to become stronger, it is more important to improve (...) > More
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