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With drag racing, there's always going to be winners and losers. It's a simple matter of getting to the finish line first and doing so by traveling in a straight line. One of the fastest ways to win a drag race, outside of an NHRA Top Fuel event, is with a race-ready sport bike. This remains true even if your competition includes a 2019 Aston Martin Vantage, Lotus Evora GT430, Tesla Model S EPCS race car, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula 1 race car, a private passenger jet, and a fighter jet. That's a heady lineup, yet the Kawasaki H2R and its 326-horsepower engine make short work of the...
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This Ferrari-powered F1 replica is road-legal, production-boundDriving a real Formula 1 racer on the road isn't possible. That makes Zac Mihajlovic's homemade, road-legal F1 replica really something. Mihajlovic has documented the build process on Instagram, which reveals the car features an actual Ferrari V-12 engine. Specifically, the engine comes from an F12...
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Hamilton unstoppable at 2018 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Verstappen makes podiumMercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton secured his 69th Formula 1 victory with a win on Sunday at the 2018 Singapore Grand Prix. The Briton started on pole and was never really challenged, despite the long race being one where Mercedes' cars have struggled in the past. Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's Max...
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2021 F1 car design proposals focus on aerodynamics for better racingFormula One organizers noticed something about the current F1 car design: the cars don't race very well together on the track. Therefore, the latest design proposals for the 2021 F1 racer focus on aerodynamics. “When we started looking at the 2021 car, the primary objective was to enable the...
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2018 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix previewRound 15 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship takes us to Singapore, specifically the street circuit known as Marina Bay Circuit. It's been 10 years since the Singapore Grand Prix became part of the F1 calendar but the charm of the only night race on the calendar remains unchanged. Being...
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Former F1 team owner aims to develop flying taxis within four yearsThe idea of the flying taxi is the fever dream of rich entrepreneurs looking to be "first." The latest rich entrepreneur interested in developing the "Jetsons"-like form of transportation? Former Manor Marussia F1 team owner Stephen Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick founded Ovo Energy to challenge the...
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Ferrari confirmed Tuesday that current Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 driver Charles Leclerc will join Sebastian Vettel in its driver lineup for the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship. The young Monégasque driver will replace Kimi Räikkönen who will fill the empty seat at Alfa Romeo Sauber for at least the next two seasons. The confirmation ends months of speculation that Räikkönen, whose performance has been inconsistent in recent years, would be dropped from the team. Räikkönen scored his world championship with Ferrari in 2007 but left the team after 2009. After a...
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McLaren F1 team picks 18-year-old Lando Norris as new driverMcLaren confirmed Monday that 18-year-old Lando Norris will drive for its Formula 1 team in 2019. The British youngster is already a test and reserve driver for the team and a contender in the 2018 Formula 2 Championship, where he currently ranks second. He will replace current McLaren F1 driver...
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Mercedes rains on Ferrari parade at Formula 1 Italian Grand PrixMercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton overcame the odds on Sunday to take out the 2018 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari was the dominant force at Saturday's qualifying, with Kimi Räikkönen securing pole with a blistering 1:19.119. This was a new record for the fastest lap in F1 history...
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2018 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix previewThe 2018 Formula 1 World Championship continues this weekend with the Italian Grand Prix at the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The Italian event is typically the last of the European rounds, as is the case this year, and it's always a great race to attend, thanks in part to thousands of...
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Ferrari reclaims Spa record with F1 race carPorsche made headlines in April when its 919 Evo tribute/time attack car trekked to Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps in an effort to lay the smack down on the track record. Driver Neel Jani ripped off a 1:41.770, which bested the prior track record of 1:42.553 set by a 2017 Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 race...
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Vettel avoids chaotic start to win 2018 Formula 1 Belgian Grand PrixFerrari's Sebastian Vettel executed a brilliant pass of Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton on the first lap of Sunday's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix and didn't look back, winning the race with an 11-second gap to Hamilton. Both drivers were lucky to avoid a major collision in the first corner, caused...
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With the summer break now over, the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship picks up again this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix. The race is once again being held on the 4.35-mile Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium's Ardennes region. It's an historic circuit that has been the venue of some of the most spectacular races in F1 history. Corners like Eau Rouge are known around the world and the race always attracts a huge and very enthusiastic crowd. Though beautiful, the Spa circuit features a notoriously tough track layout. Over 70 percent is taken at maximum throttle, which is tough for...
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Gasly to join Verstappen at Red Bull Racing in 2019Red Bull Racing late on Monday confirmed that Formula 1 rising star Pierre Gasly will join the team in 2019 as the replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, who is leaving to join Renault. Gasly currently drives for Red Bull feeder team Toro Rosso and his promotion to the top team was largely expected. He...
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McLaren confirms Carlos Sainz as Fernando Alonso's replacementFormula 1 driver Carlos Sainz will join McLaren for the 2019 season. The Bahraini government-owned team said Thursday it signed a multi-year contract with Sainz, who will fill the seat of Fernando Alonso who announced Tuesday he will step down from F1 after the current season. Sainz currently...
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Fernando Alonso to quit F1 after 2018 seasonCurrent McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will end his career in Formula 1 after the current season, the double world champion confirmed Tuesday. “After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for me to make a change and move on,” he said. The Spaniard also thanked his...
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Daniel Ricciardo does San Francisco to Vegas in F1 carRoad trips are almost an essential part of life. You break away and hit the open road leaving your daily stress points in the rearview mirror. Part of what makes a road trip a great trip is having the right car at your disposal. If you're Formula 1 racer Daniel Ricciardo, that car would be built by...
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Force India saved by F1 driver Lance Stroll's billionaire fatherCanadian fashion mogul Lawrence Stroll has emerged as the head of a consortium of investors with a rescue deal for the financially capped but highly competitive Force India F1 team. Force India entered administration on July 27, a process similar to bankruptcy protection, following a court decision...
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Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo will quit Red Bull Racing at the end of the current Formula 1 season to join Renault, where he'll race alongside the team's current driver Nico Hülkenberg in the 2019 season. It means Ricciardo will replace Renault's other current driver Carlos Sainz, who is rumored to replace Stoffel Vandoorne at McLaren next season. Sainz only joined Renault this season and has managed to accumulate 30 points so far in the Drivers' Championship. Ricciardo has signed on for the next two seasons with Renault. He is already very familiar with the Renault family...
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Force India F1 team enters bankruptcy protectionThe Force India Formula 1 team entered administration on Friday following a court decision made in London. Similar to bankruptcy protection, the administration process will see the team's operations continue as normal while a new investor or potential new owner is sought. “We shall be...
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Hamilton cruises to victory in 2018 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand PrixThere was little to fluster Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton on Sunday during the 2018 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. After starting the race on pole, Hamilton managed to keep ahead of the field despite the Ferraris looking faster and more controllable throughout the weekend. Things were a bit more...
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Pirelli Design apes F1 tire for new Bluetooth speakerPirelii Design has the perfect item for those that fall in the middle of a Venn diagram comprised of motorsport fans and audiophiles. It's a new Bluetooth speaker created through a partnership with Italian audio company IXOOST, and the design is modeled after the tires used on Formula 1 race cars...
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2018 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix previewRound 12 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, the last before the summer break, is on this weekend in Hungary. The Hungarian Grand Prix is once again taking place at the Hungaroring, located close to the capital Budapest. It's one of the slowest tracks on the calendar, with the current layout...
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Lewis Hamilton invests in cars, thinks his Pagani Zonda handles terriblyWine, art, jewelry, and other items aren't on Lewis Hamilton's investment agenda. Instead, Mercedes-AMG's well-decorated Formula 1 driver prefers to invest in what he knows best: cars. He told The Sunday Times in a recent interview about his car collecting habits and shared his thoughts on a...
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