Porsche is to seriously evaluate a return to Formula 1, its new chairman Matthias Mueller revealed at the Paris Motor Show on Friday.
Mueller told Autocar he expected his company’s motorsport activities – which encompasses Porsche and Audi through its tie-up with the Volkswagen Group – to include both top-level sports cars and F1 in the near future. He made it clear that he expected either Porsche or Audi to have an LMP1 car in the future, while the other brand would then enter F1.
I really didn’t think it would be a big challenge to come up with a short list of five names for a column about amazing women who have had an influence on my life in the automotive world … that is until I tried to do it.
Many faces came to mind and narrowing down the choices took much thought, some pacing and a couple of middle-of-the-night revelations.
You see, I’ve always been intrigued and empowered by women who excel in their occupations and by those who can think outside the box to infiltrate professions that have traditionally been male dominated … Details
Formula 1 teams are closing in on finalizing all-new regulations for 2013 that will likely see a return of ground effect cars and turbo engines, similar to the format the sport utilized in the early 1980s.
Several think-tank “working groups” have been set up to get consensus on moves to improve the spectacle of F1 and ensure it becomes more environmentally friendly. On the engine side, draft regulations were circulated among teams a few weeks ago and the latest plan is for 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbo engines to become standard  … Details
You will have heard the expression “seat fitting†in connection with F1. Well this is what it looks like.
This is a behind the scenes video I shot a little while ago at McLaren which provides a fascinating insight into the detail a team will go into to get the driver comfortable in the car. They have a perfect mock up of the chassis and all the components in it, like the steering wheel, headrest, seat padding and so on. You can see Lewis Hamilton working on the fine detail of the steering wheel movement and his seat padding … Details
A behind the scenes video shot at McLaren. Design engineer Scott Bain is in charge of everything the driver comes into contact with in the cockpit. Here he shows us the chassis mock up and, as Lewis Hamilton tries it for size, explains how important it is to get the driver comfortable before you build the first chassis for real