Tomorrow marks the first day of the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed and from what we’ve seen and heard so far, it’s going to be the best one yet. Whether you’re a fan of classic cars, supercars, concept cars, Le Mans cars, F1 cars or rally cars, you’re not going to be disappointed. But what can you expect to see on Lord March’s estate this weekend? First up, rally cars....
Feature Events Goodwood Festival of Speed - Goodwood House, Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK - www.goodwood.co.uk/motorsport/ This event grows every single year without fail, it was huge when I attended in 2002 and 2003 and reportedly it is even bigger now, with an expanded rally stage and other updates. Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastien Loeb will be present among the luminaries of racing...
Formula 1 cars from at least 14 different constructors will be demonstrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. They include a special tribute to Williams, Lewis Hamilton in one of Ayrton Senna’s old McLarens, the largest collection of Silver Arrows and, of course, plenty of modern F1 cars. Here’s a run-down of the F1 [...]
What can I say. Sunday was magical . Alright Button didn't win and Hamilton didn't come in the top ten but I have now heard the sound of 18 cars going down the Hangar Straight at Silverstone which to anyone who has heard the sound of 1 f1 car will know it is truly mind blowing. I didn't get to meet any of the rich and famous but I watched Lewis Hamilton talk to about 200 fans crowded around the McLaren...
Surprised about Sebastian Vettel’s stunning performance at last Sunday’s British Grand Prix ? Be surprised no more: he has signed a hefty pact with the devil. New to the informational deluge of Formula One this season is a table of pre-race car weights published on the official Formula One website. The published weights include car, driver and fuel, helping the erudite and mathematically...
Lifting Stig's helmet and revealing the Teutonic features of former F1 champ Michael Schumacher certainly made for some great TV. However, the German race car driver is not Top Gear 's Stig. Or, we should say, he's not the only Stig. Warning: I've already spoiled this for you. Aww, too bad. Suck it up, take it as a loss, man up and move on. You should have been here yesterday if you wanted to be all...
Is anyone better behaved than the British motor racing fan? They flocked in their sell-out droves to Silverstone this weekend, most hoping to see their heroes Jenson Button or (with a tailwind and a miracle, perhaps) Lewis Hamilton winning on home turf. But even after Sebastian Vettel had taken hold of the race from the moment the red lights went out, then left both trailing far behind as he dominated...
Tonight The Stig is unmasked on BBC Two in front of a waiting nation. Michael Schumacher? Lewis Hamilton? Billie Piper? Oh, no, not Jason Kay, for the love of God.
• Sebastian Vettel's second win of the season • Jenson Button finishes in sixth after poor start Sebastian Vettel has won the British grand prix for his second race win of the season , with Mark Webber behind him for a Red Bull one-two, and Rubens Barricchello in third. The world championship leader Jenson Button started and finished in sixth, but he still holds a healthy 23-point lead from...
After the controversial occurrence at the Australian Grand Prix last week, Lewis Hamilton is contemplating to quit McLaren and even Formula One altogether.
The current Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has developed the definitive fantasy Grand Prix course. Even though not real, the track highlights some of Hamilton’s favorite locations, including the most difficult corners, sharp bends and straights from the tracks he mostly enjoys.
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One's youngest world champion, joins the legend Sao Paulo, Brazil — Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton won the highest honor in motor sport yesterday, clinching the FIA F1 Drivers’ World Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix to become Formula One’s youngest world champion ever. The 23-year-old driver overtook Toyoya’s Timo Glock on the last lap to finish fifth