Vodafone and McLaren have cooked up a festive Christmas video with Lewis Hamilton and his F1 car playing a festive ditty. Much past today – Boxing Day in the UK – and we’ll be hard pushed to run anything that has a real Christmas theme. Mind you, that won’t stop us if the story’s interesting or fun. […]
Merry Christmas Car(d)s!
This year for Christmas we feature Bernie Ecclestone’s personal Christmas card and a selection we’ve received from other car makers. Just like last year, we’ve chosen to use Bernie Ecclestone‘s personal Christmas card to headline our Yuletide good wishes to you, dear reader. Bernie likes to make an amusing point or two when he commissions […]
Ferrari 599 Hybrid at Geneva
Ferrari are to reveal a mild hybrid version of the 599 at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010, featuring lithium ion batteries and an electric motor in the transaxle. We know that Ferrari are doing what every other car maker is and working on systems to cut their average CO2 emissions, save a few bob […]
Bugatti Galibier gets trademarked
Bugatti has registered the design of the Bugatti 16C Galibier with the World Intellectual Property Organisation. All through the Summer there was speculation about a new Bugatti saloon. Would it be the Bugatti Royale for the 21st century? We pondered and speculated for all we were worth and we finally discovered in September that the […]
Lotus Exige S Type 72 celebrates F1 return
Lotus has launched a limited edition Exige – the Lotus Exige S Type 72 – to commemorate the return of Lotus to F1 in 2010. Lotus is back in Formula One for the first time since the early nineties and to celebrate they’ve announced a new car. But don’t get too excited, it’s not the […]
Ford and Geely sort out Volvo deal
The sale of Volvo to China’s Geely by Ford has now been confirmed, with the deal to be signed in the New Year and transfer taking place in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The negotiations with Ford’s preferred bidder Geely to sell its Swedish brand Volvo have been going on for months – at least. […]
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER JOINS MERCEDES GP PETRONAS – Press Release
Stuttgart/Brackley – The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team can confirm today that seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will make his racing return in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team. With seven Drivers’ World Championships, 248 Grand Prix starts, 91 victories, 154 podium finishes and 68 pole positions, the 40-year old German needs […]
Schumacher to drive for Mercedes GP – Michael’s personal statement
Michael to drive for Mercedes GP Team switch done – a big “thank you” to Ferrari. “I have decided to return to Formula One. Mercedes GP and I agreed on teaming up for the coming 3 seasons. And to be honest, I’m already super excited by the prospect to be back in a F1 cockpit. […]
Michael Schumacher to drive for Mercedes GP – Officially official
Michael Schumacher has now signed a deal worth €7 million to drive for Mercedes GP in 2010. Update: We now have both Michael Schumacher’s personal statement on joining Mercedes GP and the Official Press Release for Schumacher joins Mercedes GP. We reported a couple of weeks ago that the deal had been done for Michael […]
Electric Fiat 500 at Detroit
Fiat look set to bring an electric Fiat 500 concept to the Detroit Motor Show, together with a Chrysler badged Lancia Delta. Chrysler’s home-turf show at Detroit in the New Year will be the first since Fiat got their hands on the American icon, and it looks as if they will use the show for […]