Monster Tajima might have claimed an overall record at Pikes Peak last month, but Porsche also came away from the event with something to brag about. At the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT2 RS multiple Pikes Peak winner Jeff Zwart set a new record for a ‘street legal’ car. After the break you can [...]

Following the fallout from the 2011 British Grand Prix where Christian Horner instructed the fast-closing Mark Webber to hold his position behind Sebastian Vettel the subject has been covered in some detail on the BBC fan forum. Horner faced a panel including former F1 world champion Damon Hill, former F1 drivers David Coulthard and Martin [...]

Fernando Alonso has celebrated the 60th anniversary of Ferrari’s first world championship race win in the best possible manner by taking out the 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Starting from third on the grid the dual-world champion capitalised on an uncharacteristic pitlane mistake from Red Bull Racing to drive past Sebastian Vettel for the [...]

Good news for the Volkswagen Polo GTI after its reputation was boosted with the Motor Magazine ‘Bang For Your Bucks’ title. In a nice coup for the baby GTI, Motor compared the Pogo’s 2011 results against the scores from the previous five years and found the Polo GTI would have won the gong for six [...]

This is likely to be the coolest thing you will read today. (Well, unless Mark wins at Silverstone tonight.) Imagine your favourite racetrack anywhere in the world: the Nordschleife, Circuit de la Sarthe, Monaco, Spa or even Australia’s own Albert Park and Phillip Island. Now imagine some clever clogs cutting out a three-dimensional representation of [...]

There’s no chance of ever seeing a manual transmission in any future Lamborghini according to US website Motor Trend. The news follows an interview with Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini’s R&D director, who revealed no more than 2% of cars they build today are fitted with a manual box. Of course, the Aventador LP700-4 doesn’t offer a [...]

Here’s a nice little exchange with Bernie Ecclestone who discusses a number of topics, including Lewis Hamilton’s driving style, the success of Sebastian Vettel, the future of Formula One ownership and its broadcast agreement with the BBC. It’s clear the 80-year-old F1 boss is as sharp as ever. Crucilally, Ecclestone says F1 is not for [...]

Australia’s Mark Webber has been presented with the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for 2010 following his third placing in last year’s drivers’ world championship. Presented with the trophy at the 2011 British GP by Alan Gow from the Motor Sports Association UK, Webber joins Sir Jack Brabham and Alan Jones—both three-time winners—as the third Australian to [...]

Mark Webber claimed his eighth career pole position after posting the fastest time in qualifying at the British Grand Prix overnight. One Australian leads the field, while another is at the rear, with F1 debutant Daniel Ricciardo setting the slowest time in a weather-affected Q1. Expectations at Hispania Racing are not so high, of course, [...]

Daniel Ricciardo has just finished his first proper day in an F1 hot seat. No longer performing a testing role, but gathering data for his race debut on Sunday. In the two free practice sessions, both marred by inclement weather, the young Aussie soon found out life will be tough in a team with comparatively [...]

English mag Auto Express has just put the 250kW all-wheel drive Audi RS3 on the drag strip against the 250kW rear-wheel drive BMW 1 Series M Coupé. Two German pocket rockets; it’s a race both cars were made for. It was a dry day with great conditions for a 400m shootout; 7-speed S tronic against [...]

Aston Martin’s reconnection with Zagato is now complete following confirmation 150 new V12 Zagato models will be built for road use. Only revealed in May, the V12 Zagato has already led an action-packed life. At the Villa D’ Este Concours in Italy the car was awarded gongs for design in both concept and prototype classes. [...]

As you will recall the 2011 Le Mans 24 hour race was a genuine roller coaster for the Audi team. Two of its three cars crashed out in daunting and spectacular fashion, leaving just one R18 TDI to take up the fight against the Peugeot 908s. We know the final result, of course, and Audi’s [...]

Motor Authority brings us some great pics of a MINI JCW Countryman doing its required Ring schooling before final graduation. We don’t think it’s the Countryman WRC we’re hoping for. However, the JCW version is likely to be fitted with plenty of juicy bits at the factory thanks to increased production capabilities at the Countryman’s [...]

Images of this car have been emerging on websites around the globe. The car, we are told, is the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black and it magically appeared at a Mercedes event at the Le Castellet circuit in France. As if AMG wasn’t already enough, Benz goes back in black to turn the dial way past [...]