The exotic ’80s: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and the Porsche 959

Filed under: Videos , Ferrari , Lamborghini , Lotus , Porsche , Classics , Performance MotorWeek is looking back on some of the most famous supercars of the ’80s in a video that shouldn’t be missed. It features the Ferrari 328, Lamborghini Jalpa and Lotus Esprit Turbo, along with a look at the tech in the Porsche 959.

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The exotic ’80s: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and the Porsche 959

Why all of this year’s F1 noses are so ugly [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Design/Style , Racing , McLaren If you’re a serious fan of Formula One , you already know all about The Great Nosecone Conundrum of 2014

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Race Recap: 2013 Indian Grand Prix mostly calm with chances of Championships

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , India , Racing , McLaren The smog around the Buddh International Circuit got so bad over the weekend that the FIA had to change the practice sessions. Then the soft tires that Pirelli brought to be the options were found to degrade so quickly that teams had to change their qualifying and race strategies

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Race Recap: 2013 Indian Grand Prix mostly calm with chances of Championships

Kimi Raikkonen moving to Ferrari?

Filed under: Motorsports , Lotus , Ferrari , Rumormill Kimi Raikkonen , easily one of our favorite current drivers in Formula 1 , may be making a move from Lotus to Ferrari , according to a Finnish tabloid called Ilta-Sanomat. Raikkonen, who won the driver’s championship in 2007 with the Italian brand, is in high demand and is also rumored to have options on the table from Red Bull and his current team.

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Race Recap: 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix follows the template of this year and last [spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Renault , Middle East , Racing The sand, the wind, the penalties, the contact and the one crash – all of them collided to make the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix a surprise affair from day to day and lap to lap. Oh, and did we mention the tires

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Race Recap: 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix follows the template of this year and last [spoilers]

Recap: 2013 Australian Formula One Grand Prix is all about the rubber [w/spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Ferrari , Australia , Racing A pre-season full of talking points was swapped for a brand-new set of talking points after the running of the opening grand prix of the 2013 Formula One season. The consistency of the regulations from last year to this year and the triplicate dominance of Infiniti Red Bull Racing meant that no one would have been that surprised if the relative order of things remained the same. But teams found so many ways to switch things up that, in typical pre-season fashion, no one was ready to make any bets on in-season performance, and a couple of surprising players suffered the ignominy of getting it really wrong: McLaren knew it was in trouble from the very first test, while Williams drivers applauded their car as the best in years, only to have Pastor Maldonado call it “undriveable” on the very first day of practice in Melbourne

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Recap: 2013 Australian Formula One Grand Prix is all about the rubber [w/spoilers]