Red Bull Racing F1 car and Tom Cruise – Who Knew?

Red Bull invited Tom Cruise to take a break from production of his new movie, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, to pilot the Red Bull Racing F1 car through Southern California’s 2.5-mile (4km) Willow Springs Circuit.
 
He reached a top speed of 181 mph (291 km/h) – just 4 mph off the top speed of his [...]

New Exhaust System for Mercedes Grand Prix

After having tested the new exhausts at first free practice in Valencia, both MGP cars were fitted with outer blown diffusers on Friday, set to race the new system. Even with the FIA changing the regulations to reduce off-throttle exhaust blowing, exhaust system like Red Bull are still putting the exhaust gases where they are [...]

Vettel wins interrupted Monaco GP

Sebastian Vettel further increased his World Championship advantage by claiming a gutsy victory in a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix that was restarted with only six laps to go following a red flag for a crash involving Vitaly Petrov at the Swimming Pool. The Red Bull driver had opted against pitting during a mid-race safety car [...]

Ferrari tries new rear wings in Spain

Ferrari is on a mission to get back to the front of the pack in Barcelona. During Friday’s practice sessions, they tried out several versions of its rear wing. Top right of the image is the version that was also raced at the Turkish GP. It features a typical Red Bull style dip in the [...]

Suspension and aero development refinements for Mercedes GP Petronas for Spain

At round five during the Spanish Grand Prix, Mercedes GP Petronas will bring an aero development package along with upgrades to the suspension to help move the team to a more competitive form. These changes should bring the team up to speed with the others (Red Bull, McLaren, Renault, Ferrari) they suggest. Source:  F1Technical

Vettel on top again at Turkish G.P.

Under sunny skies, Sebastian Vettel had an easy day finding himself fastest in all three parts of qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix. His time of 1m25.049 gave him pole postion. His teammate Mark Webber was only 0.4 seconds behind and that put him in second position for a Red Bull front row. Nico Rosberg [...]

A thrilling Chinese GP with Hamilton on top of the box

Lewis Hamilton pulled out the stops to defeat Sebastian Vettel at the Chinese GP. Mark Webber who started 18th, drove an amazing race to finish third. To learn more on what went on in China, follow the jump. Source: Autosport

Vettel again… Malaysian GP victory

Sebastian Vettel remains unbeaten in the 2011 Formula 1 season after taking another Malaysian Grand Prix victory, despite running without KERS on his Red Bull for much of the race. The world champion was not able to dominate, but had enough speed to stay clear of his rivals in a very competitive race at a [...]

Vettel nips Hamilton to Sepang pole. Good stuff…

Sebastian Vettel denied Lewis Hamilton pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in an extremely close battle at Sepang. Hamilton had held provisional pole early in Q3 with a 1m35.000s lap, which put the McLaren a tenth clear of Vettel’s Red Bull at that stage. The Briton then improved to 1m34.974s on his final run, [...]

Red Bull F1 Burning Fuel to Gain Downforce?

Once again Red Bull have devised another blown diffuser system, even after rules were made more strict. The team’s car now makes use of the energized exhaust flow to separate the laminar flow of the rear wheels from the diffuser’s airflow, hence creating a much more efficient diffuser and beam wing combination. To make this [...]

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