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Ferrari recalls flaming 458 Italia

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 Posted in Ferrari | 1 Comment »

Ferrari has issued a recall on all 458 Italia models built before July this year following numerous examples of 458s being destroyed by fire. The recall was confirmed by a Ferrari spokesperson, "Our dealers are going to call clients and ...

2010 Belgian Grand Prix in pictures

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 1 Comment »

As expected the McLaren chassis was more suited to the high speed straights of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit compared to the Red Bull Racing machines. Also, as expected, rain played havoc with best laid plans and while the first three drivers ...

Ferrari 458 Italia lights my fire, again!

Thursday, August 26th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Oh the humanity | 1 Comment »

This burning Ferrari 458 Italia phenomenon is getting out of control. After the break you can see video of the sizzling 458 shown above, which was filmed in China.Apparently there have been four fire incidents involving the 458 Italia in ...

Treedom fighter

Sunday, August 15th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Oh the humanity | 5 Comments »

If you had the cash to buy yourself a Ferrari 458 Italia I bet you'd be pretty happy with yourself. What, then, if you drove it into a tree the next day? That's exactly what happened to this poor 458. There ...

Ferrari 458 Challenge testing at Fiorano

Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari | No Comments »

German publication auto motor und sport have posted up video footage of the Ferrari 458 Challenge undergoing allegedly secret testing at the company's Fiorano test track. It's all pretty straightforward really, so watch the clip below and marvel at the ...

2010 German Grand Prix in pictures

Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 4 Comments »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso won the 2010 German Grand Prix. Good for him, it was a hard fought victory and if only that lowly team assistant in the bottom left of corner didn't ruin the photo opportunity above as the Spaniard ...

Ferrari 458 Italia really lights my fire

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Oh the humanity | 4 Comments »

This molten mess you see was once a gorgeous Ferrari 458 Italia. If you thought last week's bbq case was a sory sight, well, this disaster has taken things to a whole new level. According to the post on the Wrecked ...

Ferrari 458 Italia lights my fire

Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Oh the humanity | 4 Comments »

The gentleman you see above got a bit of a fright when he saw the rear arch of his Ferrari 458 Italia in flames while driving through the streets of Paris. No danger of the captain going down with the ...

Ferrari 458 Challenge announced

Thursday, July 15th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari | 1 Comment »

The Ferrari 458 Challenge, the latest Maranello road car to racecar transformation, has just been revealed at the Annual Dealer Meeting. Of course, the Challenge version is heavily based on the already mighty 458 Italia, which has been drawing praise ...

2010 British Grand Prix in pictures

Monday, July 12th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 2 Comments »

With victory at Silverstone overnight Mark Webber became the first driver to win three races in 2010. And, following that qualifying wing-swap controversy with teammate Sebastian Vettel, what a satisfying win it was too. Webber was determined to take the lead ...

Scuderia Ferrari unveil new racing logo

Friday, July 9th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1 | 6 Comments »

The Ferrari F1 team unveiled a new logo at Silverstone yesterday. The image above is the one made available from the Ferrari media portal. You'd reckon they'd take a bit more time to prepare something a bit better than a ...

Megafactories mega week

Monday, July 5th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Rolls Royce | 1 Comment »

Australian Foxtel subscribers are in for a treat this week with five Megafactories episodes airing on the National Geographic Channel. Some of the car world's most desirable brands are showcased. On Monday you can learn all about the Lamborghini Murcielago SV; ...

2010 European Grand Prix in pictures

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 2 Comments »

The European Grand Prix: Mark flipped out, Vettel won the race, the McLarens continued their challenge, Kobayashi dared to dream and Ferrari is still sulking inside the whaaaambulance drowning in their own tears. Meanwhile, news has just come in reporting ...

Ferrari throw 599 GTO keys to evo

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari | 1 Comment »

We've already seen a couple of videos featuring the hugely desirable Ferrari 599 GTO. But another one won't hurt, will it. This time it's Chris Harris from evo behind the wheel. Adding another dimension is some in-car footage filmed around Fiorano ...

2010 Canadian Grand Prix in pictures

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | No Comments »

The 2010 Canadian Formula One Grand Prix saw a second consecutive one-two victory for the McLaren team. Lewis Hamilton started from pole and, despite a margin of just over two seconds from second placed Jenson Button, he won the race ...