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.
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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?!
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.
The McLaren Senna is the latest product from McLaren's Ulitmate Series line of cars. It is the sportiest McLaren that still complies with road regulations. It was named after the legendary Brazilian Formula 1 racer Ayrton Senna de Silva. Only 500 of the McLaren beasts will be built and a portion of each purchase will go to the Senna charity, and pretty much all of them have already been sold despite the £750,000 price tag.
Well, we just waited for it! Namely, the Mercedes-AMG road formula. The Project One supercar has been rumored for a long time, but now it's finally here and has lived up to all the high expectations. That's why we offer you some extremely impressive numbers right from the start: from 0 to 200 km/h in less than 6 seconds, a top speed of over 350 km/h, more than 1000 horsepower and as much as 25 kilometers of all-electric range.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is considered to be the statistically best driver in the history of Formula 1, and he will finally get an official documentary. His family will appear in it - it will also be the first interview since the tragic skiing accident in 2013 that left him paralyzed.
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.
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.
Formula 1 racing cars have always been a sort of harbinger of upcoming technologies. That is why it is always fascinating to look at the cars of the future, such as the one brought to the Shanghai Motor Show by French Renault, which presented a surprisingly realistic study with the Renault RS 2027 designation.
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.
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.
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.