Your at-home sim racing rig might be nice, but it’s nowhere close to Ferrari’s official Formula 1 simulator in Maranello. It’s an exclusive, completely immersive contraption used to recreate the conditions felt behind the wheel of real F1 cars at tracks across the globe. Normally it’s reserved for the likes […]
Day: June 22, 2020
Ford’s Answer to Autopilot and Super Cruise Is Co-Pilot360 on the Mustang Mach-E
Unlike Tesla’s Autopilot, General Motors’ Super Cruise system can be legally operated hands-free on 200,000 miles of North American highways. But soon, however, GM will find itself challenged by longtime Detroit rival Ford, whose Co-Pilot360 system will also be capable of hands-off driving in just over a year. An augmented […]
Racing Hero Alex Zanardi Airlifted After Handcycling Crash in Italy
Alex Zanardi, the two-time CART champion who lost his legs in a 1999 crash at the Lausitzring, was seriously injured Friday in a handcycling event. The Italian was competing in his native country when he made contact with what local outlets call a “heavy vehicle,” and he was reportedly airlifted […]
The Wild History Of The Aston Martin Lagonda Series 2
Picture the global scene when William Towns, designer of the Aston Martin Lagonda Series 2, was putting pencil to paper sometime in the early 1970s. A spike in oil prices and an echo crisis in the steel industry had jackhammered the economies of Aston Martin’s largest market, the U.S., and […]
Boston Dynamics’ Futuristic Robot Dog Can Be Yours for $75,000
For just $74,500, you can have a spot of your own—so as long as you live in the United States and are purchasing for a commercial or industrial application that can benefit from the use of a four-legged robot. Once you unbox your new 70.5-pound robodog and are ready to […]
McLaren May Sell a Stake in Formula 1 Team to Endure Virus Downturn: Report
The age of coronavirus has been an ugly one for the sports car and racing businesses alike, and as a participant in both, McLaren has taken double the hit. In May, a BBC-spread rumor that the company could pawn its historic racing fleet was followed by a report that the […]