Marco Menaldri leads his teammate Sylvain Guintoli in the first session. Chaz Davies was third quickest.
Results:
Friday
Stewards confirm review of Perez-Massa collision | 2014 Canadian Grand Prix
Sergio Perez could have his five-place grid penalty for colliding with Felipe Massa in Canada lifted after the stewards agreed to review the incident.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/20/stewards-confirm-review-perez-massa-collision/
Thursday
800-Horsepower Shelby Cobra Crashes During 2014 Gumball 3000
The Gumball 3000 is an exciting thing to be a part of, but when you get hundreds of nice cars together to go on a 3,000-mile road trip, there is bound to be some carnage and general mayhem. Sadly that often means that one of the cool and valuable cars entered in the rally will not be going home in one piece. That story rings true for this modified Shelby Cobra.
The car is said to be good for 800 horsepower, and it looked downright menacing with its matte-black vinyl wrap. At some point during what looks like the UK leg of the trip, the Cobra was involved in an accident that ripped most of the car’s front end clean off. Most of the suspension, wheels and body work are completely missing in the photos gathered by GT Spirit. There is no information on the cause of the crash, but thankfully it appears that all those involved are safe.
The car itself was a 1966 model and as entry number 113, it was the official car from Battery Energy Drink, one of the main sponsors of this year’s rally.
Epic road trips are lots of fun, I love them, but it is important to remember to keep it safe out there. Especially when piloting an 800-horsepower hot rod with no roof.
Click past the jump to read more about the Shelby Cobra.
800-Horsepower Shelby Cobra Crashes During 2014 Gumball 3000 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 19 June 2014 09:00 EST.
Wednesday
Schumacher ?not in a coma? confirms manager | 2014 F1 season
Michael Schumacher's manager has announced that the former world champion is now out of the medically-induced coma that doctors placed him into following a serious skiing accident.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/16/schumacher-coma-confirms-manager/
Tuesday
Nissan ZEOD RC Breaks Electric Speed Record at Le Mans
Le Mans has a long history of record making and breaking. Since the 24 hour race first began in 1923, it has been a true mecca of speed and innovation. Now Nissan has attacked this legendary course and set a new Le Mans record speed for electric-powered vehicles by achieving a velocity of 300 kph (186 mph) during qualifying with its ZEOD RC. The record was reached in the first run of the second night’s qualifying by driver Satoshi Motoyama as he blasted down the Mulsanne Straight.
The ZEOD RC uses a unique dual-powertrain configuration with both an electric motor and an internal-combustion engine. Nissan has big plans for this new machine and is looking to break many more records over the course of the weekend’s race.
Nissan wasn’t the only company looking to make waves at Le Mans this year either. Toyota challenged the Audi team that dominated for the last several years, and Porsche has returned to challenge for an overall title as well with F1 ace Mark Webber at the wheel. This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was quite an exciting time for motorsports.
Click past the jump to read more about the Nissan ZEOD RC.
Nissan ZEOD RC Breaks Electric Speed Record at Le Mans originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 16 June 2014 09:00 EST.
Monday
Sometimes the messenger should be shot
Reading the F1 “news” today all I feel is depression. For want of anything better to write, the Internet monkeys with typewriters have reproduced a string of remarks about F1 from Flavio Briatore. Lest we forget, the sleazy-looking Italian admitted to fixing races and was slung out of the sport five years ago. I make […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/sometimes-the-messenger-should-be-shot/
Slim Borgudd Luki Botha JeanChristophe Boullion Sebastien Bourdais
Sunday
Montreal gets a new deal
I won’t tell you the full story of my trip to Montreal but it involved Avis, a change of hire cars in Albany, 13 sleepless hours, a bunch of insane truck drivers and a surreal moment when I got lost and went for a tour of Princeton University at two in the morning. Lovely place. […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/montreal-gets-a-new-deal/
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