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Gallery: 10 Intriguing Formula One Cutaways
Our friends at Motorsport Retro bring us another set of very cool cutaway images, this time chronicling Formula One engineering throughout the years. There’s something truly fascinating about getting a peek underneath the skin of some of the most technologically advanced machines of their day. The level of detail is incredible from both artistic and engineering perspective – it’s hard to imagine how they managed to pack everything into such a small amount of space.
Happy Birthday, Ayrton Senna: Remembering a Formula One Icon
Today would have marked the 54th birthday of Brazilian F1 marvel, Ayrton Senna. Heralded as one of the greatest drivers of all time, Senna won three World Championships during his career, which was tragically cut short by a fatal accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. But Senna’s legacy didn’t revolve around the number of titles he won – it was the incredible races he was involved in that made him a legend.
Gallery: 10 Awesome Turbocharged F1 Cars
Motorsport Retro brings us this collection of especially palatable boosted F1 cars from yesteryear. Forced induction seems to be infiltrating every corner of motoring these days, and for the 2014 season, even Formula One is getting in on the act. Although it remains to be seen if this change will bring a new level of intensity to F1 that we’ve been craving, perhaps this collection of turbocharged F1 cars will help us determine the necessary ingredients for boosted success.
Maldonado Finds a New Home at Lotus
After three years with Williams F1, the Venezuelan driver is poised to take over the vacant spot over at Lotus left by Kimi Raikkonen, who will be returning to the Scuderia Ferrari team for the 2014 season.
Formula 1 Driver Lineup News: Magnussen, Perez, Räikkönen, and Kovalainen
Shortly after the news that Felipe Massa will be joining the Williams F1 team, we’ve got some more news about driver lineups concerning Kevin Magnussen, Sergio Perez, and Heikki Kovalainen.
Preview: Magnum MK5
Magnum Cars recently teased us with its MK5 supercar. Now, the Canadian company has officially unveiled the street-legal track car, which appears to be in a similar category as the Vuhl 05, KTM X-Bow, and the various Lotus 7-style racers on offer.
Magnum Cars Teases Street-Legal MK5 Supercar
Canadian manufacturer Magnum Cars has published this short video teasing its upcoming MK5. The street-legal, track-focused supercar will be a lightweight two-seater, but other details are scarce.
Frankfurt 2013: Spark-Renault SRT_01E
At the Frankfurt Motor Show, FIA President Jean Todt and Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E Holdings, have unveiled the Spark-Renault SRT_01E all-electric open-wheel racecar slated to compete in the new Formula E Championship.
Mark Webber To Join Porsche’s LMP1 Efforts
Mark Webber has announced his plans to leave Red Bull Racing, and Formula 1 as a whole, at the conclusion of this season. Next year, he’ll be driving for Porsche, spearheading its efforts to return to the top flights of endurance racing in the World Endurance Championships LMP1 class.
Driven: 2014 Acura RLX Advance
Our time with the RLX was quite revealing. It’s not, as we’ve established, a very sporty or fun-to-drive car. While we’d bemoan this fact, the reality is that there’s this tendency in the market to deliver far more performance than most buyers need, often at the sacrifice of comfort and refinement. The RLX is the inverse of this philosophy, prioritizing its occupants rather than just its driver. Every once in a while, we like that change.
Lessons In Design: 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
We wanted to see how residential designers would look at a good example of automotive design. We were also curious to compare that reaction to our car journalist’s view and the view of consumers on the street. We chose the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque as our subject car because it is relatively new and we wanted a fresh evaluation. We also chose the Evoque because it is an attempt to create something of a new segment: the stylish, high-end, urban active lifestyle vehicle. Any time designers work in a new or nearly new segment, the design problem gets more complex because trial and error hasn’t vetted many ideas, some of which inevitably prove unsatisfactory. We drove the Evoque extensively around LA, through Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Venice and, of course, on the 405, the 105, the 5, the 10, the 101 and the PCH.
The Hot List: Volume 25
Every week we sift through a truly amazing amount of “stuff” in the dozen or so hours we spend online—you know, the time spent not driving sweet cars. A lot of the cool stuff we find has to do specifically with new cars, naturally, but there’s also a huge amount of awesomeness that doesn’t completely fit in the normal Winding Road world. Once, we were in the habit of simply reading, watching, or talking amongst ourselves about this web detritus, but recently we thought it might be a good idea to start sharing it with you all. Thus, The Hot List.
Winding Road Racing: Getting Started In Karts
We’ve been spending more and more time thinking and writing about novice racing and skill development, both here and on our Winding Road Racing Facebook channel. In doing so we’ve gotten a fair number of questions about karting, which we’ve always held as a great entry-level approach to racing. So, we thought we’d summarize some of our recent posts on the topic. As with any complex subject, a short piece just scratches the surface, but we hope you find it useful. Look for more of this type of racing content, both here and on Facebook.
McLaren Unveils 2012 F1 Challenger
The Formula 1 circus continues to rev up, as the various teams begin to unveil the cars that will compete in 2012. McLaren-Mercedes revealed its 2012 challenger today at its Woking, England factory.
First Look: 2013 Ford Flex
Ford’s seven-passenger Flex burst onto the scene way back in 2007, as Ford’s first three-row CUV. Now, it’s getting a refresh for 2013 with a new nose and a bevy of new options.
SEMA 2011: Roush RS3 Focus Concept
While Roush may be best known for their NASCAR efforts, along with a large stable of modified Mustangs and the occasional F-150, the brand isn’t averse to trying new things. This time around they’ve turned to the new Focus five-door, and created the Roush RS3 Focus Concept.
Graphed: Formula 1 Driver Fatalities
Racing is a dangerous sport, and our beloved Formula 1 is no exception, as we were reminded with Felipe Massa’s frightening injury in July of 2009. Thankfully, safety has come a long way throughout motorsports history, and gone are the days when deadly accidents were a regular part of racing. We put together this graph to illustrate the fatal history of one of the world’s favorite racing series, Formula 1.
Volkswagen’s Super Bowl Ad Features Tiny Darth Vader
Including cars and Star Wars, Volkswagen’s Super Bowl commercial for the new Passat is relevant to our interests. Well, done, ad guys.
Gamer: F1 2010 For XBox 360
There have been plenty of racing games that have popped onto the scene over the past few years. The Forza series is a great road-racing game, while the Need For Speed series offers a more tuner-oriented racing experience. Rally racers are represented by the DiRT series, and a regular stream of NASCAR titles have been available as well. The one niche in the genre of racing simulation that has had the toughest time over the last decade, though, is Formula 1. While F1 licensed titles have come out like clockwork, none have really been lauded for their quality.
