A Renault Sport executive has confirmed the sports division is having a “very close look at” electric vehicle techonolgy. A pair of Renault Zoe electric vehicles were spotted inside the Renault Sport engineering headquarters, ...
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The McLaren MP4-12C supercar from the famous Formula One team has been dramatically reduced by up to $102,000 in Australia as the company launched an attack on "overpriced" rivals. McLaren launched the MP4-12C in Australia only last year, ...
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Holden Special Vehicles has confirmed its new HSV Commodore range based on the new VF model will be called Gen-F when they go on sale in June. The performance arm of Holden called its VE Commodore-based cars E Series 1 to 3 through their ...
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Peugeot has released further details of its 208 T16 Pikes Peak racer that will contest this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb in the United States. The specially built Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak is powered by a652kW (875hp) twin-turbo V6 ...
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Sebastian Vettel has made an exploratory visit to the new Sochi Olympic Park Circuit in Russia, planned to host a future round of the Formula One World Championship. Fresh from his win at the weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix – ...
Hacker group Anonymous on Saturday made the Formula One its latest victim when it performed a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on its official website (formula1.com), as well as defacing its fan site f1-racers.net and several ...
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Ferrari has unveiled a new display fronting its exclusive UK store located on London’s prestigious Regent Street. Titled the ‘Heart of Ferrari‘, the display is part of the Royal Institute of British Architect’s ...
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Retailer Hawkin's Bazaar is launching a host of toy car and F1 products this weekend. It is stocking lines from die-cast toy car manufacturers Maisto and Bburago during the current Formula 1 season, with the products available on its ...
Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher has again signed up to the team at Mercedes-Benz, this time to help with vehicle development and as a brand ambassador. The new long-term deal renews the relationship between ...
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The natural fruit juice based energy drink is backed by Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes (owner of QPR Football Club, Caterham F1 Team and CEO of Air Asia). The range consists of two flavours: EQ8 Orange & Passion Fruit; and EQ8 ...
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Ex-Formula One champion Alain Prost has furthered his role with Renault for 2013, assuming an advisory role within Renault Sport F1. Prost, a brand ambassador for Renault since 2012, will extend his relationship with the French ...
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A 1954 Mercedes-Benz race car is to be auctioned off at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday July 12. One of the world’s most revered Grand Prix racing cars, the 1954 2½-litre straight-eight Mercedes-Benz ...
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The Mazda 6 Celebrity Challenge at the weekend’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne resulted in a lot of smiles, a lot of fun and a lot of carnage. With 21 celebrities battling it out in identical 129kW/420Nm Mazda 6 diesels in ...
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A Mclaren Mercedes remote control car - controlled using an app on a mobile device - will zoom to retailers this year. KTTK Europe has acquired an exclusive three-year technology and gadget licence for the Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes F1 ...
Fortronic is hosting its Led & Lighting Design event on 26 March, at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxford. The day starts with Registration (8-45 to 10-00) and then the Morning Plenary Session, which will comprise short technical ...
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