It was rumored that Audi purchased the McLaren Group over the weekend to help secure a return to Formula 1 racing, but McLaren denies this. Will Audi be able to move forward?
Some of the biggest automakers have participated in Formula 1 racing in one way or another, but which ones failed without any success? Toyota, Jaguar, and Lamborghini are just a few.
The incredible F1 top speed is due to the power to weight ratio. A Formula 1 car makes approximately 0.635 horsepower for every pound it weighs. Find out more...
What New York City driver has not sat in traffic and thought, I wonder how fast I could drive if this road were empty? Well, the Honda Red Bull Formula 1 team found out. In the latest of the legendary Red Bull stunts, the team cleared several Manhattan roads for a race car demonstration. Naturally, the driver could not resist hooning around the empty city: revving between buildings and even doing a 180 into a parking spot. Watch the action...
Ahead of the inaugural 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the country built the largest Lego Formula 1 Car with more than 500,000 bricks. Each brick was available for purchase with proceeds going to charity.
About 15 years ago or so, Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson proposed a theory about Maranello-based Ferrari and its storied Formula 1 team. By and large, that theory has gone on to prove itself true time and time again. Not only that, but you can trace back much of Ferrari's history using this theory. And the Ferrari 296 GTB, and its front-engine cousin, the Ferrari 812 Superfast, are perfect examples.
Both Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard drove the McLaren MP4 17D during the 2002 and 2003 Formula 1 season and RM Sotheby's is selling this piece of F1 history.
The F1 halo device has been required since the 2018 Formula 1 season, but the device still proves to be useful in serious incidents on the track like the one involving Hamilton, Verstappen, and Grosjean.
After an interesting Belgian Grand Prix, the F1 vehicles could make it around the circuit twice. So, are Formula 1 cars able to drive in the rain? Drive, yes. Race, no.
Cars have four wheels. It's something of a fact. However, Formula 1 is all about finding millisecond advantages over the rest of the field. Sometimes, that means adding two axles, four more tires, and a window to throw the rulebook out of. And that's exactly what the Tyrrell P34 did. It's weird, it's fast, and it looks dumb as hell. Really, what more do you need out of a car?
Ferrari supercars are the rarest of the rare, and only a select few people can afford them. In fact, some wealthy enthusiasts have the cash but still aren't allowed to buy one of these high-performance beasts. But for those who can, the Ferrari Monza SP2 is basically a street-legal Formula 1 car worth millions.
Toto Wolff and the Mercedes Formula 1 team are used to being at the top. Frankly, the team is damn near unbeatable and has been for the last several years. Not many have risen to challenge them, Red Bull most recently, has done so with some success. However, this dominance on track comes with financial gains off track. For example, team boss and CEO Toto Wolff is worth right around $400 to $500 million. Did Mercedes Formula 1 boss Wolff get there not just through blood, sweat, and tears, but through some less than legitimate means as well?
If you are struggling to make it through the F1 summer break without a race, give Drive to Survive season 3 a shot on Netflix to ease your pain. The Formula 1 show has been a hit on the streaming service.
Over the F1 summer break, the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been working hard to upgrade the cars of both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. Mattia Binotto sounds confident in the upgrades.