Fresh off four days of productive private testing in Valencia, Red Bull’s debut boy racer Sebastian Vettel was sound-effects fast during Formula One testing Sunday at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
All times are unofficial, but everyone agreed on Vettel’s 1 minute, 19.055 seconds around the 2.75-mile circuit in Adrian Newey’s enchanting RB5. After that, second-quickest Felipe Massa was either 1.6 or 1.275 seconds behind in the Ferrari F60. The Ferrari team reported slower times for all runners. .. Details
Matt Kenseth’s bid to win the first three races of the season has ended just seven laps into Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kenseth’s engine began to sputter during the warm-up laps, and he began losing power as soon as the race began…. Details
Google employees are fairly technology-minded, but even they were amazed by the strange car that appeared at the company’s Mountain View headquarters Feb. 20, swarming around the vehicle and looking as though a UFO had landed.
“It’s so space age, I love it,” said one employee. “Where do you put the groceries?” joked another.
Google was just the latest stop for Xof1, a streamlined solar car on a record-breaking journey…. Details
Here on the scene in Salem, MO at the 100 Acre Wood Rally comes word of a multiple-roll accident involving Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom. No injuries reported and there’s more information inside… Details