I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've been going to the Indianapolis 500 since I was in diapers; my parents first brought me to the event when I was just a year old, and I've been attending every Memorial Day weekend since. As a ...READ»
Danica Patrick raced into history when she finished third at last year's Indy 500, the best-ever finish for a female driver. The Go Daddy Girl has paved the way for new competition like Switzerland's Simona de Silvestro, who's been ...READ»
With the title already decided, Jenson Button arrived for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, sponsored by Etihad Airways, nicely relaxed. He is 90% certain to sign up with Brawn GP again next year although probably for considerably more money. ...READ»
Formula 1 racing, which each year produces some of the most intensively engineered vehicles on earth, is a well-spring for design innovation. The New Scientist just rounded up some examples, and here are the the best:
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Just as inventions made during the space race have filtered down to everyday gadgets, so technology developed for prestigious Formula 1 racing cars has been included in cars: And now the Beru Factor 001 bike is making use of several ...READ»
Indy driver Sarah Fisher isn't racing to catch up with the boys. She is patiently gaining speed and experience to build a career that will outlast the setback of a high-profile crash and earn her a regular place in the starting lineup. Good advice for any fast-track career.READ»
As CEO of a car and truck recycler, and a throttle-stomping race-car driver, Sherri Heckenast knows what it takes to beat the guys at their own games.READ»
To finish first, you have to work fast. Ray Evernham - NASCAR's top crew chief and the man behind race-car champ Jeff Gordon - offers lessons from the pit on teamwork, surprise, and the pursuit of perfection.READ»
I'm sitting in the bleachers at the Dover International Speedway with 40,000 NASCAR fans. The Delaware skies are spurting rain like a leaky radiator, and 43 cars are thundering around the speedway less than 100 feet away, ...READ»
…but what about green cars? A recent column on Wheels.casuggests hybrid vehicles may be a passing fad. Sales (or lack thereof) of certain models seem to indicate just that, as does a survey published in a New York Times article ...READ»
Toyota already has the world's largest range of hybrid vehicles. But the company isn't leaving any potential electric vehicle market to chance. We recently learned that the automaker is teaming up with Tesla to build electric ...READ»
