Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella had about as perfect a race weekend as one can have, capturing pole position, and more or less leading the entire Australian Grand Prix en route to his second F1 victory (and his first well deserved podium celebration). With the new two-session aggregate ...
This weekend's Formula One season opener in Melbourne, Australia just got a whole lot more interesting. Minardi, F1's perennial backmarkers, have gained special dispensation from eight of the nine other F1 teams to run their 2004 challenger for the first few races of 2005. This dispensation ...
Amongst the falling snow in Maranello, Italy this morning Ferrari took the wraps off their 2005 Formula One contender, the F2005. Ferrari has the hopes their new vehicle, which will likely not make its race debut until the European leg of the F1 season begins, will carry Michael ...
In a study of the six top-selling automakers in the United States by the Ecology Center, Toyota scored highest for their use of safe, recyclable plastics in their vehicles. But something tells me this test should have been graded on a curve, as General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, and ...
Rumors have been rampant the last few weeks that Sauber would be ending it's engine partnership with Ferrari after the 2005 season. However, the big question was, who would be supplying the Swiss team with engines from 2006 onward. Peter Sauber has long been rumored to be courting Volkswagen ...
Lexus is denying claims that the Cabir worm poses a threat to Bluetooth capable navigation systems on their vehicles. The denial rebuffs claims made by a Kapersky Labs, a Russian IT security firm, that Lexus navigation systems could be infected with the virus via infected Bluetooth enabled ...
GM's $2 billion payoff to Fiat, to effectively end whatever relationship they might have had, appears to be having far ranging implications for Italian manufacturers. With the $2 billion procured from GM, Fiat went out are reclaimed control of Maserati from Ferrari with the hopes of infusing ...
The final race seat on the 2005 Formula One grid was filled by Red Bull Racing when they confirmed that Austrian Christian Klien will partner David Coulthard on the grid at Melbourne. Tonio Liuzzi, the reigning F3000 champion and contender for the second seat at Red Bull Racing, will ...
For the first time ever, Arizona will invoke the state's "stupid motorist law." The law, which was passed in 1995, would require a motorist to reimburse the state for the cost of rescues. The driver being charged, Paul Zalewski, 47, reportedly ignored repeated warnings, drove around traffic ...
When Ferrari took over the Maserati brand in 1997, it's aim was putting more money into their bank account. Something they have had difficulty doing in recent years. With Ferrari wanting to limit their production numbers to keep their cars exclusive and desirable, there was a ceiling as to how ...
