Hot on the heels of Bridgestone’s exit last week, Toyota made the announcement that they were leaving F1. While it had been suspected for some time, and indeed it’s hoped that 2009 season find Kamui Kobayashi will land on his feet elsewhere in F1 next year, apparently Toyota had been playing its cards very close to its chest. Follow the jump to learn who was taken by surprise at Toyota’s announcement.
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With global economic pressures mounting, Bridgestone has formally announced today that it is pulling out of Formula One after the close of the 2010 season. Why? More after the jump.
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“Miss me?” McLaren asks, coyly unwrapping the sports-car-shaped present. “You bet!”, we enthusiastically reply.
Well, it’s been 16 years since McLaren single-handedly defined the meaning of the word “hypercar” with the F1. Today, McLaren is picking an altogether different and more crowded battle. Set to fight the likes of the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2, and the Porsche 911 GT2, the McLaren MP4-12c is finally here. Née the P11, the MP4-whatever has is mid-engined, RWD, and very, very light. It is expected to be about 1,320 kg when production starts in 2011, which is 60kg lighter than its identically-weighted Italian competition and fully 80kg lighter than the GT2.
How did it get to be so light? Find out that, and power output details below.
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I’ll just bet McLaren wish that the MP4-24 was as fast as these two undoubtedly are on a regular basis…;)
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After a rather worrying start to the Hungaroring weekend for the Formula One paddock, Lewis Hamilton managed to stage a stunning upset in winning his first race this year. Unfortunately, celebration of such a fantastic victory was somewhat muted due to Felipe Massa’s accident. More below.
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Not many people know the story of the SLR McLaren, the car that resulted from the unthinkable-55-years-earlier relationship between the German Mercedes-Benz and the British McLaren. So here, for the first time, is the story of the tennis match that shaped the SLR McLaren.
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So who’s going to fill his shoes? Jean Todt (whom you may recall from such storied motorsport histories as, oh, FERRARI’S) is hoping that it will be him.
Remember back when F1 cars were turbo-charged? More importantly, do your ears remember? In case they (or you) don’t, take a look at this video and make sure to crank the volume as loud as you can without your computer’s speakers distorting. There’s no sound like it, period.
Unfortunately, this video wasn’t embeddable, but if you click the still image from it above, you’ll be whisked away to McLaren’s website, where you can view the video in its entirety in a new window. 
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