Red Bull Fastest In First Practice Session For 2024 Japanese Grand Prix
Red Bull was fastest in the first practice session for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen doing the honors…
Formula One Owner Liberty Media Buys MotoGP
Formula One owner Liberty Media has bought a majority stake in European-based MotoGP in a deal reported to be worth approximately $4.5 billion. Liberty Media, the USA-based media conglomerate, took control of Formula 1 in 2017, has purchased the majority stake in the motorbike racing series from Spanish company Dorna Sports, which has owned MotoGP […]
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Max Verstappen Claims Pole Position For 2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a pair of red flags and a challenge from McLaren’s Lando Norris to claim pole position for tomorrow’s 2023 Dutch Grand Prix. Q1 of the qualifying session saw a surprise effort from Williams’ Alexander Albon topping the grid and Albon will start fourth in tomorrow’s race. Q2 saw another surprise with seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton exiting after a Mercedes miscalculation of timing […]
Red Bull Fastest In Crash-Filled Wet Third Practice Session For 2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Red Bull was the fastest in the wet, crash-filled third and final practice session for tomorrow’s 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen doing the honors. Nearly half the drivers went off track during the brief, one-hour session, unable to cope with the rainy conditions.
Ricciardo Out Of 2023 Dutch Grand Prix With Broken Hand
Alpha Tauri driver Daniel Ricciardo will miss the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix after breaking his hand in a crash in yesterday’s second practice session Friday at Zandvoort. The Australian is to be replaced by Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson after breaking a metacarpal bone in his left hand in the crash. Fellow Australian Oscar Piastri, driving for McLaren, had crashed on the banked Hugenholz corner at Zandvoort and Ricciardo […]
McLaren Fastest In Second Practice Session For 2023 Dutch Grand Prix
McLaren had a bad news, good news second practice session for this weekend’s 2023 Dutch Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri crashed out but Lando Norris claimed the fastest time of the session. Piastri crashed out 10 minutes into the session and was joined by Alpha Tauri’s Daniel Ricciardo at the same corner – both spinning into the barriers without any contact. 2023 Dutch Grand Prix Top 10 Second Practice Session […]
Red Bull Fastest In First Practice Session For 2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Red Bull was fastest in the first practice session for this weekend’s 2023 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, with Max Verstappen doing the honors. Verstappen was slightly ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso [who has a significant floor design upgrade for this weekend’s race] and seven-time Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton, of Mercedes [who have a minor floor design upgrade for the race]. The lone highlight – or lowlight […]
1970’s Era Wooden Kit Car Going On The Block
The Hustler – a 1970’s-era wooden kit car – is going up for auction on September 1, 2023. This is no fancy pants Concours d’Elegance car, this is a wooden version of a 1970’s kit car originally designed by British designer Bill Towns [Aston Martin Lagonda] which was built as a wooden version by UK man, John Brazier, in the 1980’s. Most versions using Towns’ blueprint had used fiberglass instead […]
A 1948 Ford Rat Rod Emerges From Jay Leno’s Garage
Hot enough for ya? It is about to get hotter as a 1948 Ford F6 Rat Rod emerges from Jay Leno’s Garage this week as part of Jay’s “Street Grab Series.” Brett Gregory, CEO of the Circle G Movie Ranch, joins Jay to discuss how the Rat Rod was cobbled together out of the parts of many different cars.
Scott Dixon Wins 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix
Scott Dixon survived to win the 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix in the NTT IndyCar Series held on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway…
Ferrari Feature Film Receives Interim Waiver
The “Ferrari” feature film due out later this year was on the receiving end of a controversial waiver granted by actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, allowing an interim agreement for publicity while the union is on strike along with the writers’ union, WGA. The waiver allows the movie’s cast, which includes Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, to publicize the feature at the upcoming 2023 Venice Film Festival, New York Film Festival and […]
A 2023 Lotus Emira Emerges From Jay Leno’s Garage
This week, a 2023 Lotus Emira has emerged from Jay Leno’s Garage. The 2023 Lotus Emira is a mid-engine car with rear-wheel drive and has a manual transmission! Bonus footage includes Ben Collins (The Stig from “Top Gear”) using a Lotus Evora to outrun and outgun a helicopter “piloted” by Jay.
Jay Leno Finds A 1963 Jaguar XKE In A Burbank Barn
This week, Jay Leno finds a 1963 Jaguar XKE in a barn in Burbank [who knew Burbank still had barns?] and features it on this week’s episode of Jay Leno’s Garage…
McLaren Collabs With Jack Daniel’s
It is the annual August break from the racing calendar and the McLaren Formula One team has wasted no time in using their time to collaborate with Jack Daniel’s to produce a limited edition of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, called McLaren x Jack Daniel’s which will – alas – only be available in Australia. McLaren x Jack Daniel’s is actually filled with normal, original Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey but with […]
Brad Pitt Halts Production On F1 Film In Support Of Ongoing Strike
Brad Pitt has paused production on “Apex” – his upcoming Formula One feature film – in a show of support for the combined WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming of “Apex” had been ongoing in Budapest [in collaboration with the recently completed 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix] but a postponed planned production over the next two months has been postponed while the writers and actors’ unions battle with the studios. There had been a […]
Max Verstappen Wins 2023 Belgian Grand Prix In Another Snoozefest
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix in yet another snoozefest, leading a Red Bull 1-2 finish over his teammate, Sergio Perez, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the third and final podium position. Even though Verstappen won the qualifying session for pole position, Leclerc began the race on pole due to Verstappen incurring a five-place grid penalty for adding a new gearbox, but it made no matter […]
Max Verstappen Wins Sprint Race At 2023 Belgian Grand Prix
After a lengthy delay due to rain and wet track conditions, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the sprint race at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix. Once the race began after numerous formation laps, Verstappen elected to remain out on the track on his heavy wet tires while McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, starting behind him, decided to pit for intermediate wet tires. That decision gave Piastri the brief lead over Verstappen on […]
Max Verstappen Claims Pole Position For Sprint Race Shootout At 2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen edged McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to claim pole position in the sprint race shootout ahead of tomorrow’s 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.