By the time you click to get to the gallery, the McLaren P1 has already reached a speed well over 100km/h. The supercar, which sits alongside the Bugatti Veyron, was launched in October 2013 and in less than a month, all 375 models were sold out. The initial price was around one million euros.
We have already written many times about various car-over-car jumps, which were timed to the smallest detail, so this is no longer anything special. How about jumping a real straight truck with a trailer that would jump a real F1 race car? But that's a completely different "song", isn't it?!
Formula 1 drivers today have steering wheels in their cars that resemble toy consoles. The round, technologically undemanding steering wheel is a thing of the past. With it, the racer no longer only tames the chassis, so it is no wonder that they are made according to the wishes and needs of the driver. Let's see what the most successful drivers, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, tamed the racetracks with this year.
The McLaren-Honda team recently released the first photos of the new racing car with the hard-to-remember name MP4-30 to the media. But why should we remember this, when their slogan for the 2015 season, ''Back to the future!'', which they borrowed from the movie of the same name, is easier to hear. For promotional purposes, they also recorded a parody of the famous scene with the DeLorean, where the latter is played by a McLaren 650S, and Marty McFly and Doc Brown are played by Alonso and Button.
Ferrari's vision of the future of the Formula 1 racing car is far from the cars we are used to. The racing car is a real feast for the eyes, which can hardly be said for the cars that are currently running around the racetracks. But strict aerodynamic rules dictated by the FIA keep designers on a tight leash, which hasn't stopped the most successful team in Formula 1 history from offering a concept that is a possible glimpse into the racing circus of the future.
In the 2015 Formula 1 season, ten teams will compete for the championship title. Among them was the Manor Marussia team, which waited until five past twelve for a ticket from the International Automobile Federation (FIA). Otherwise, we will see old faces, but only when it comes to the names of the teams, because this year's championship of the queen of motorsport brings plenty of fresh blood, as the teams have rejuvenated not only the racing cars, but also their drivers. The youngest among the F1 racers, Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso), was a historic 17 years old when he made his debut.
IndyCar is a little less known motorsport in our country, because from across the Atlantic we mostly hear about the NASCAR series. But the American version of Formula 1, which has a turbulent history behind it, is slowly getting back on the path of its old glory. Despite spending much less money on race cars that are also significantly more restricted than their F1 brethren, Honda and Chevy have delivered the world's most resilient bodies. Not only do IndyCar racers fight closer and more exciting battles, they also now look better than those from the queen of motorsports.
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi has a life story worth listening to. In a video that will move you, he presents his secret of how to turn even the biggest defeats into glorious victories. After a violent crash in a Cart Series race in 2001 almost cost him his life and both legs, he did not lose his will for sports and life. He raced in touring car championships with prostheses, and in 2007 sat on a tricycle for cycling with his arms and became a two-time Paralympic champion at the London Olympics.
5 years of research, cooperation with the Formula 1 team and the result is in front of you. Driving simulator TL3 Racing Simulator, which literally makes playing racing simulations on Playstation and Xbox consoles funny. Would you like to drive a Porsche, a Formula 1 tank or any other vehicle that you can only dream of in real life? In the simulator with three projectors, you will feel as if you are living this dream.
McLaren broke all the rules to create a Formula 1 concept car and presented a potential Formula 1 car of the future. And what happened when engineers, who are otherwise bombarded from all sides with a thousand and one rules and restrictions, were given a completely free hand? They poured their "frustration" into the MP4-X concept, which promises more exciting times in Formula 1 than today.
Are you interested in how the F1 race car drives in the snow? The Red Bull Formula 1 team staged a real show in the famous Kitzbühel ski resort, where the famous Hahnenkamm Cup competition takes place every year, in which the Dutch racer Max Verstappen and the Red Bull RB7 car played the main role. The audience had something to see!
Do you also find Formula 1 boring? But perhaps the passion for formula awakens in you the new world championship within Formula E (a series where electric sparks jump instead of gasoline vapors), announced by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), called Roborace. And what is so special about this championship? It will take place without drivers, and you can see the bold concept of the racing car in more detail below.