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NASCAR Tech: It’s A Lot More Than You Think
I’ve heard a lot of derisive comments about NASCAR lately on this site, many of them from people — my fellow racers and fast-road drivers — who should know better. While it’s true that the common...
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Adrian Sutil Is No Sergei Rachmaninoff… Music and Driving
After this week’s article on Sergei Rachmaninoff and his connection to the world of automobiles, I thought it might make sense to look around to find other interesting music/auto combos. I ended up...
View Article“Greener” Formula One Made To Measure For Toyota
Toyota dropped out of Formula One in 2009, and said it won’t come back, claiming that the sports is “too elistist” and out of touch with Toyota’s customers. Now, the company is dropping hints that the...
View ArticleThe Start
There is a majesty in Formula One that is rarely found elsewhere. This six-minute film documents that majesty in completely convincing, and satisfying, fashion. The 2013 season promises to be...
View ArticleIf You Waste Your Time Watching Just One Video Today, Let It Be This One
This has been done before — most notably by Top Gear in the Stewart-Ford days — but this time it’s live, and real, and fantastic. Part of the greatness of this video is that you can clearly see the...
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F1 Report: Hamilton can’t drive any slower, Alonso can’t go any faster.
Some of TTAC’s readers have made it absolutely clear that they cannot abide it when I pick on Red Bull’s Mark Webber. So let’s say something nice about the man: he made up for his usual an...
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McLaren, Powered By Honda
Thursday-afternoon press conferences at Mitsubishi and Nissan remained mostly deserted as the Fourth Estate congregated at Honda to hear the not so secret news that Honda will return to F1. I didn’t...
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Push To Pass Out – Nigel Mansell’s 1984 Lotus 95T Comes Up For Auction
Click here to view the embedded video. One of my favorite Formula One memories is from the inaugural (and only) Dallas Grand Prix, in 1984, involving my favorite team, the Colin Chapman era Lotus...
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Mental’s At The Money Circus: Day One
It would seem that I’m not the only one excited for the Abu Dhabi F1 Race this weekend. Check out Susie Wolff’s Instagram (but NOT AT WORK!!!!!) for a stopover in Dubai… With the big guys at TTAC...
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Boycotting Every Race On the 2015 Formula One Calendar
Disclosure: I love Formula One. At least a dozen times every year, I inadvertently wake up my wife and dog at 4:30 in the morning (Pacific time) as I yelp wildly in the living room and watch the live...
View ArticlePossible Volkswagen-Red Bull F1 Engine Deal ‘Up In Smoke’
Red Bull’s F1 team is the latest victim of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, as a possible deal between the team and the automaker has gone “up in smoke.” Those were the words team principal Christian...
View ArticleJust When You Think McLaren’s F1 Season Couldn’t Possibly Be Any Dumber (Video)
They go and make a video like this and totally redeem themselves! (Not really.) But the video above sure is entertaining. After rumors that Jenson Button would leave the team this year, the less-than...
View ArticleWhile You Were Gorging: A Compendium of Thanksgiving News You May Have Missed
While the rest of the world warms up to our Thanksgiving tradition of football and mountains of potatoes and gravy, we must admit that the world goes on without us some days. Thankfully, the Internet...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Daimler Sets GPS to Poland, Porsche Execs Get Off, and...
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler is getting cold feet about opening a factory in Russia, and thinks it might just skip a little bit west. That, two Porsche executives avoid the Big House, the NHTSA...
View ArticleKidnappers in Brazil Target Formula One Boss Bernie Ecclestone’s Mother-in-Law
Brazilian media sources say kidnappers are demanding a huge ransom for the safe return of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law. The São Paulo kidnapping of Aparecida Schunck, mother of...
View ArticleThe Pilot Did It: Ecclestone’s Helicopter Chauffeur Arrested in Kidnapping of...
In old mystery novels, it’s usually the butler, gardener or maid that police nab for committing a dastardly crime. In 21st Century São Paulo, Brazil, it’s the helicopter pilot. After rescuing Formula...
View ArticleBernie Ecclestone to Stay on as Formula One Boss after Takeover: Report
Longtime Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone will remain involved with his beloved sport, even after an imminent takeover by a U.S.-based media company. Ecclestone, head of Formula One for...
View ArticleFormula One Takeover Details: Bernie’s Still the Boss, New Chairman Announced
New details about the Formula One purchase trickled out last night after the buyer, Liberty Media Corp., agreed a deal to take over the sport. The U.S.-based entertainment and telecommunications giant...
View ArticleThe Americanization of Formula One: New Owner Wants it to Become a...
If you live in the United States, odds are that you prefer NASCAR over Formula One. However, if you occupy space anywhere else in the world, the opposite is likely true. Liberty Media, the American...
View ArticleGeriatric President of Formula One Forced Into Honorary Position
Formula One super-magnate and extremely old person Bernie Ecclestone was just ousted from his position as chief executive by Liberty Media — F1’s new owners. Having bought the company and the voting...
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