The Krško Raceland had eminent company these days. The Bugatti Veyron supercars and the Croatian Rimac Concept One came to visit, which practically feels at home here, as it comes from nearby Sveta Nedelja near Zagreb. The 1,050-meter circuit was the ideal testing ground for the capabilities of the world's fastest production car and the Croatian electric machine, which is considered the world's fastest electric car.
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Currently, the third season of the Formula E championship is underway, in which ten teams with two drivers each compete with Spark Racing Technology (SRT) cars, which are powered by electricity instead of gasoline vapors. The title is defended by the Renault e.dams team, which also became champions in the christening season 2014/2015. In the fifth season (2018/19), the attractive championship is getting a new car (which will also be manufactured by SRT in the future), which will be even more aerodynamic, even lighter and even more efficient. Meet the daring Spark SRT05E racer.
In less than a month, the 68th season of the Formula 1 World Championship under the auspices of the umbrella motoring organization FIA begins. The points drivers will clash for the first time on March 26, 2017 at the Australian Grand Prix, and the curtain will fall on the twentieth race of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 26, 2017. There will be 11 teams in the title battle. Let's see what F1 cars Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and company will drive in the new season.
Just as everyone has their own painter's eyes, so everyone has their own favorite road. But one of them represents the "wet dream" of many drivers. This is the Romanian Transfagarasan road crossing.
The short documentary "The Last Peaceful Place on Earth" follows the people who meet at the Bonneville Salt Flats every year as part of the "Speed Week" event. This year they came together again for one reason. They love speed.
In 2016, the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup took to the race tracks. Experience was then accumulated until the 2018 season, when Peugeot decided on a new racing car based on the "civilian" Peugeot 308 GTi. The new Peugeot 308 TCR racing car embodies a new philosophy, has a wider gap and a specially optimized chassis.
There is no doubt that the Ford GT is one of the best supercars. But still, it lacks 'finesses' here and there that would make everyday life with it more bearable. The Ford GT has always prioritized performance, and the driver's comfort was not exactly the most important thing.
I visited the Zolder circuit in Belgium and the ETCR Electric Touring Car Championship race and checked out what this type of racing looks like. I have to admit that it is completely different from what I expected. I'm interested in your opinion - is this the real future of racing?
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