Cars UK wishes all our readers a very Merry Christmas. And even though we can’t send you all a Christmas card, share Red Bull’s amusing festive offering with us. Over the last couple of years we’ve featured Bernie Ecclestone’s Christmas Cards as our Christmas Day greeting to readers, as they’ve been by far the most […]
F1: New rules for 2011; 4-pot turbos for 2013
The FIA has revealed a raft of regulation tweaks for 2011 and a big change to introduce 1.6 litre turbo four-cylinder engines for 2013. As anyone who keeps even the most casual of eyes on F1 knows, rules and regulations in the sport are there to be changed. And they are, with great frequency, as teams get […]
Hublot Watches: Ecclestone’s mugging turns a profit
Bernie Ecclestone – F1 Boss – has turned a photo of his beaten-up face in to an advert for Hublot watches. We’re sensitive souls here at Cars UK. So when F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone got mugged and beaten in London recently we didn’t make a song and dance of it. And nor did Bernie, despite […]
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
The final F1 Grand Prix of 2010 sees Vettel on pole, the McLarens behind and contenders Alonso and Webber further back. So who is the new F1 World Champion? It was supposed to end up being Alonso’s day. But it wasn’t. It was Vettel’s. Sebastian Vettel lead the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from start to […]
Korean Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
With just thee races left, and Mark Webber leading the driver’s championship, a Red Bull one-two grid was ominous for the rest of the challengers. The F1 Circus moves off to Korea for another crack of (European) dawn race on a new circuit. Everything around is new – and almost finished – but one thing […]
F1 Korean Grand Prix: Red Bull CGI Video
Red Bull has created a CGI video of the new F1 tack in Yeongam, South Korea, home of the first F1 Korean Grand Prix on 24th October. The F1 Circus gets bigger and bigger every year as Bernie Ecclestone continues his aim to host a Grand Prix in every country that can scrape together a […]
Japanese Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Sunday qualifying at Suzuka saw the Red Bulls dominate and fill the front row with Kubica and Hamilton behind. Can Alonso and Button make it up in the race? Saturday qualifying at Suzuka was a wash-out; it felt like the monsoon season had arrived. But Sunday arrived bright and clear, qualifying was despatched post haste […]
Singapore Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Ferrari and Red Bull on the front row. McLaren filling the second row of the grid with Webber on the 3rd row. All the contenders in the top five. Is that how it ended? From being a petulant child, pouting and stomping when things don’t go his way, Fernando Alonso has suddenly changed in to […]
Italian Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Just for a change, the Red Bulls failed to dominate in qualifying, so we have a Ferrari and McLaren front row, with Hamilton back in fifth. Did Ferrari get glory at Monza? It does make you wonder when you see one team – McLaren – using two completely different strategies whether they know what will […]
European Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
With Vettel on pole will this be a Red Bull walkover? Or can Hamilton bully his way to victory in Valencia? The 2010 European Grand Prix in Valencia was really about the Red Bulls. Vettel managed to start from pole and end up on the top step after the chequered flag. Team mate Mark Webber didn’t fare so well. […]