Nissan’s GT-R goes up against an F3 car. The GT-R is brutally fast, but how will it compare with a 550kg British Formula 3 car on a circuit? Steve Sutcliffe found out at a soaked Pembrey
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The world’s most watched sporting series, Formula One, is set to announce a new greener formula later this week, which will take effect in 2013. The rule changes are expected to see the introduction of 1.6 liter turbo engines with more powerful energy recovery systems, reduced maximum rpm (from 18,000 rpm to 10,000 rpm) and fuel (flow and capacity) restrictions, and can be expected to further the sport’s objective of encouraging R&D relevant to road cars. While the targeted 30% initial improvement in gas mileage will only improve the current obscenely wasteful 3 mpg to 4 mpg (approx 70 liters/100 km) in 2013, it will enroll the brightest automotive technicians on the planet in a quest for greater efficiency from our automobiles and that’s a wonderful outcome.
No official announcements have yet been made, but indications leaking from the teams indicate that the new formula allows for  … Details
Mark Webber has admitted he raced in the final four grands prix of the 2010 campaign with a fractured shoulder after suffering a mountain bike accident ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Australian, who was leading the title standings at the time of the crash, kept the injury secret from his team at the time and only revealed it to the public in a new book he has just published …Â Details