Toyota recently started offering used parts from its Formula One cars for sale online, and now Brawn GP, formerly known as Honda F1, is clearing out its collection of past race cars.
According to Autocar, Bonhams is auctioning cars used by Honda F1 from 2001 to 2006 at the Silverstone Classic Historic Race Meeting, which bills itself as “three days of music and racing†(Carlos Santana is scheduled to perform) in Northamptonshire, Britain, on July 25.
The race cars are being sold as “rolling chassis,†which means they do not come with engines, and buyers will not be allowed to fast-lap them on track days.
What is this dispute really all about? Is it about an attempt by some teams to take over the commercial rights to Formula One? Or to take the regulatory function away from the FIA? Or even just a clash of personalities? It has elements of all of these, but the real issue is philosophical; it goes to the fundamentals of Formula One.
It is about technical freedom. It is recognition by the FIA and several teams that you can have technical freedom – the freedom to innovate – or you can have freedom to spend without limit. But you cannot sustain both…Â Details
Timing is everything, as they say. And Juan Pablo Montoya has timed his move up the Sprint Cup standings to perfection.
Montoya is heading to his own little Shangri-La this weekend, a personal paradise in northern California where quality wines flow and road racers excel.
Infineon Raceway in Sonoma brings out the best in Montoya, as it’s the place where he proved he could win in Sprint Cup two years ago.
“Heading into this weekend is encouraging for us,” Montoya said. “We have some momentum, and I expect to see good results.” … Details
As souvenirs go, this is a good one. The Porsche Museum has just released a DVD history of the company in eight chapters, each covering a decade of Porsche’s history. The DVD is titled The Porsche Way.
The DVD, which has a specially composed musical soundtrack, is two and a half hours in length and is available in both German and English. It’s based on the Porsche archives’ 5,000 hours of film footage. The company promises some never-before-released film clips…Â Details