Reporters scold foul-ma...
Filed under: Formula One International reporters have scolded Fernando Alonso for his palpable bad mood during media activities at Ferrari’s pre-season event in the Italian Dolomites. Britain’s Daily Mail described the Spaniard as being “decidedly tetchy” as he...
Clarkson ‘stumble...
Filed under: Latest News Just days after Ford released ‘spy shots’ of the new Focus ST on the set of The Sweeney, yet more profile-raising news has emerged about the movie: Jeremy Clarkson has stumbled into a role, apparently. According to the Daily Mail, Clarkson was filming...
Driver hit with £560 c...
Filed under: Humour Getting a parking ticket is a pain but having your car clamped can be a nightmare because, unlike councils who charge a fixed fee, clampers tend to pluck a release fee figure out of the air, smack it on a sign and, if they snare you, will happily relieve you of...
Wheldon’s death m...
Filed under: Formula One The death of Indycar driver Dan Wheldon is making waves even in the world of Formula One. As a Briton and a former track rival of contemporaries including Jenson Button, the 33-year-old was well-known in the F1 paddock and his death has been felt as a big blow....
Budget cuts mean fewer ...
Filed under: Latest News The number of dedicated traffic officers is falling, as police chiefs assign fewer officers to the roads in an effort to work within tighter budgets. A freedom of information request by the Daily Telegraph has shown that 20 police forces had fewer traffic officer...
First drive: Personal t...
Filed under: First Drive So, here’s the idea: you pack your kids into EN-V Jiao for the school run, then let it drive itself back home to pick you up for the daily commute. On the way, you let the Human Machine Interface take the strain of ‘driving’ while you use the...
McLaren should forget 2...
Filed under: Formula One Yet more drivers, experts and pundits are crowning Sebastian Vettel the likely 2011 champion after his latest victory in Belgium. At the German’s rival team McLaren, team boss Martin Whitmarsh insists giving up on the championship would not be right despite...
Button wants McLaren to...
Filed under: Formula One Jenson Button is pushing McLaren to trigger the one-year option the British team has on his services for 2012. The Daily Telegraph said the 2009 world champion would be happy with that solution for now, with the 2012 option expiring next month, “rather than...
Kubica to test Toyota&#...
Filed under: Formula One Robert Kubica’s return to the formula one cockpit will begin at the wheel of a sophisticated driver simulator, according to reports. The first test will probably take place at Toyota’s state-of-the-art Cologne facility. Toyota will reportedly be...