With thanks to the FIA we bring you the full transcript from the post-race press conference at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. It’s safe to say that Nico Rosberg would be enjoying a few celebratory drinks at the moment. Here’s a quick grab from his comments in the presser: “Well, it’s an unbelievable feeling: very, [...]
Nico Rosberg has completed a maiden pole position–race win double by claiming victory in the Chinese Grand Prix today with a margin over 20 seconds. For those counting at home, it’s the first win for a factory Mercedes team since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. And it’s the first win by a Rosberg since Nico’s [...]
Jari-Matti Latvala broke his collar bone in a cross-country skiing fall during the week and will miss Rally Argentina (27–29 April). Ford will hire a temporary stand-in for Latvala in Argentina and here’s where it starts to get interesting. First, Malcolm Wilson’s comments on Latvala’s injury: “My first concern has obviously been Jari and how [...]
In recent times F1 has been mired in controversy over its (now confirmed) decision to race in Bahrain. Thankfully, qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix brings a good news story with Nico Rosberg claiming his first pole position, after 110 previous attempts. It is also the first pole position for a “Mercedes” team since 1955. [...]
The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead, say the FIA, after meeting with all 12 teams in Shanghai this afternoon. In a press statement the Formula One’s governing body said: “The FIA must make rational decisions based on the information provided to us by the Bahraini authorities and by the Commercial Rights Holder. In [...]
“Mark Webber stands alone as voice of reason on Bahrain Grand Prix” reads the headline in The Guardian. If nothing else they have offered greater detail in respect to Webber’s latest comments than we first reported, via the BBC, early this morning. Accordingly, it turns out the Australian veteran has developed into something of an [...]
Andy Frost. Red Victor. Those names ring a bell? They’re the central characters in the transformation of a 1972 Vauxhall Victor from family car to drag strip phenomenon. You may recall Fifth Gear did a story on Red Victor 1 back in 2007 (see original story after the break). Back then it made do with [...]
A new video has been posted to YouTube with the title “Robert Kubica returns after his accident at Ronde di Andora!” For those playing at home that’s the same event he was competing in when he had his original crash last year. As recently as last month former F1 driver Jaime Alguersuari expressed doubts over [...]
While the international motoring eye will be focused on this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, spare a thought for the homegrown wannabes, couldbes and rising stars who will kick start their racing year in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia in Mallala. The GT3 Cup Challenge is a level below Carrera Cup racing and offers a [...]
As momentum for the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix gathers the FIA has been told to keep calm and carry on. The news came in the form of a letter from John Yates, former UK head of counter terrorism, to Jean Todt, FIA President. Yates who is currently an adviser to the Bahrain Ministry [...]
Mazda has announced they will be entering three cars in this year’s Targa Tasmania, which starts next week. Driving two specially prepared turbocharged Mazda RX-8 SPs (pictured above during last year’s prologue) will be young rally-ace Brendan Reeves and newcomer Matt Rickards. They will be guided by experienced navigators Rhiannon Smyth and Bernie Webb respectively. [...]
Dale from Bridge to Gantry was on scene yesterday to record some genuine behind the scenes footage of the Ron Howard movie Rush. Watch the clip after the break. Concentrating on the dramatic 1976 Formula One season, and the battle between Lauda and James Hunt for the world championship, Lauda’s crash will no doubt be [...]
In the early stages of Sebastien Loeb’s WRC career he ran a few races in a Toyota Corolla. After the break you can enjoy a short and sweet clip from 2000 showing the, then, young French starlet forging a career that would go on to become superior to all those to have gone before him.
Ingo Speich, a fund manager from the Daimler shareholder Union Investment, has called on Mercedes to quit Formula One. According to Speich the three-pointed star has lost ground to its closest rivals Audi and BMW, “Mercedes is no longer the measure of all things in the premium sector,” he told Die Presse. Speich aired his [...]
An unnamed F1 team principal has said the teams don’t want to race in Bahrain later this month. The Bahrain Grand Prix is scheduled for 22 April, the weekend after the Chinese GP. The unidentified team boss told The Guardian: “I feel very uncomfortable about going to Bahrain. If I’m brutally frank, the only way [...]