Posted by Vinay Menon 20 Nov, 2009

Just before the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Arabian Business magazine published the salaries of several current drivers. MSN has an article listing the salaries, along with an interesting Points Per Million Dollars Spent Ratio. So which team got the best bang for their buck in terms of dollars spent on driver versus points earned in 2009? See the table below:
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Posted in Formula 1, General News |
Posted by Anthony Carbone 18 Nov, 2009

F1 Breaking News! Kimi Raikkonen’s manager Steve Robertson announced late on Tuesday November 18, 2009 to Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat that Kimi will not be racing Formula 1 in 2010.
“The only option for F1 next season was McLaren or nothing,” Robertson said. “Kimi and McLaren were unable to reach an agreement, so he will not drive at F1 level, at least not next year.”
Raikkonen and McLaren failed to come to terms based on salary, sponsor duties and Kimi’s freedom to rally race. Turun Sanomat speculated that 2011 Raikkonen could most likely return to Formula 1 Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing.
Keep in mind that Kimi’s severance deal with Ferrari will net him more money by taking a year off in 2010, than if he would have raced the year!
Next year, he is likely to be active in rally cars and possibly the Le Mans 24 Hours, the newspaper added.
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Posted by Anthony Carbone 12 Nov, 2009

Here are all the current Meccan Exciter Supercar renderings released so far. It’s design was just currently completed. All required CAD/CAM drawings and specs have been completed and are ready to proceed with the production of a rolling prototype. There are expected to be 3 versions of the Meccan Exciter available: Hard Top, Targa Top, and a Competition model.
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Posted by Anthony Carbone 25 Oct, 2009

Aston Martin recently released this footage of the Aston Martin Rapide as it was tested at different locations through its development stages. The video features the Aston Martin Rapide undergoing high speed running and wet grip tests at the Mira Automotive Test Facility Warwickshire, UK, durability testing at the famous Nurburgring in Germany and powertrain development in the beautiful mountains of Stelvio Italy.
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Posted by Anthony Carbone 8 Oct, 2009

Looks like Paris is trying to clean up her image (which is nearly impossible) with a brand new black Cadillac Escalade Hybrid! With the recent season finale of Entourage’s 6th season (Oct 4th) and Matt Damon’s/LeBron James awesome guest spots hammering Vince for 1 million dollars “FOR THE CHILDREN”, I wonder if Paris has finally auctioned off her Pink Bentley Continental GT “FOR THE CHILDREN” or for the environment. I’m guessing neither. (I have embedded the video of Matt Damon’s phone call to Vince which rolled after the credits for those that switched channels to eagerly… hilarious!)
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Posted in Famous Cars, General News |
Posted by Anthony Carbone 7 Oct, 2009

With the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Facebook Application or iGoogle Widget you can access live telemetry from Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen when they are out on the track during qualifying and race day!
Exclusive behind the scene interviews with Lewis, Heikki, the pit crew and lots more. Live countdown to the next race. Race results. Hundreds of photos and videos – with new content added every week. Dedicated information on every driver and Constructor in the championship. Driver standings. Constructor standings. Live news feeds. Blog feeds from leading F1 blogs. Live race results and interviews.
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Posted by Anthony Carbone 6 Oct, 2009

Here are some recent spy pictures of the upcoming Porsche 911 998.
Chief of research and development, Wolfgang Dürheimer, said, “‘it will be even more competent, even sexier, even more unique. The design can of course only be evolutionary, but beneath the skin, almost anything is possible”.
Can you notice any differences?
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Posted by Anthony Carbone 29 Sep, 2009

Lamborghinis factory in SantAgata Bolognese, Italy builds its fastest car ever the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV, of which just 350 will be made. The factory builds the car almost entirely by hand including its engine and body. The SV is also painted and assembled by hand, including installation of the famous Lamborghini scissor doors. Every car is custom-built to order and 2.7 cars are completed per day! Catch the National Geographic series “Ultimate Factories” which will showcase the Lamborghini Factory on October 1 at 8pm ET/PT!
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Posted by Anthony Carbone 21 Sep, 2009

Here are some pics of the new Lamborghini Reventon Roadster which was unveiled yesterday in a press release presentation at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.
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