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2011 F1 Barcelona Testing Times

The F1 testing at Barcelona finished today, giving us a slightly clearer picture of the relative performance of the different cars and the new Pirelli tyres. In 2010, the fastest lap was a 1min20.4sec time set by Lewis Hamilton. The new Pirelli tyres appear to have significantly less grip, as well as much faster degradation. […]

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Shayton Equilibrium Hypercar

If you’ve got a spare €million, there’s a new and extremely rare ‘hypercar’ available for you to stand out from the crowd of common-as-muck Bugatti Veyrons and similar. The Shayton Equilibrium will have in excess of 1000bhp and in my opinion, absolutely stunning design. Its like a Ferrari 458 and Lamborghini Murciélago had a child […]

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Top 10 Fuel Efficient Cars

Here is a list of the most fuel efficient cars available in the UK today. It is interesting that the new generation of ‘green’ diesel engines are more fuel efficient than the high-tech hybrid cars from Toyota and Honda. I don’t think it will be long before the world see the first 100 miles per […]

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Tatra MTX V8

Kanye West made an interesting choice of vehicle during the introduction sequence to his film-length music video called ‘Runaway’. Despite the words being rapped referring to several different Lamborghini models, Kanye was seen driving a very rare sports car called a Tatra MTX V8. I’d never seen this car before his video! The Tatra MTX […]

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A Thought on Brazilian GP 2010

After a very exciting qualifying yesterday, which saw a slightly unusual grid and an exceptional performance by Nico Hulkenberg to take pole, the race between the 3 or 4 serious title contenders will be fascinating. It may not be relevant, but I have noticed in the few races where Red Bull have had to follow […]

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