Murray Walker's British GP preview

So now we come to the big one - the British GP at Silverstone. We have the absolutely fabulous new Silverstone wing - 40 garages, superb facilities and everything you could possibly want under one roof. In my opinion, although Silverstone doesn't have the lushness of some venues on the calendar, in terms of the combination of the circuit and the facilities, it is the best of all.

Watch my preview of this weekend's action and see my assessment of the chances of anyone beating Red Bull.

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Red Bull 2-1

Exhaust crises or not, Red Bull Racing was still 1-2 after qualifying at Silverstone, although perhaps one should say 2-1 given the preferred result in Austria of late… Mark Webber outran Sebastian Vettel by a few hundredths, the pair ending up a tenth clear of Fernando Alonso, six-tenths of a second ahead of Felipe Massa. [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/red-bull-2-1/

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Car Infographics: The Mad Max History of Cars


Bark out vehicles like the DeLorean, Aston Martin DB5, and Pontiac Trans Am, and there’s a good chance you’ll be met with Back to the Future, any James Bond film, and KnightRider. There are just certain vehicles that stick in our minds as being the epitome of whatever big screen role they played. The 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT may also sit as part of the movie role elite as the Black Mad Max Interceptor in the Mad Max franchise.

Mad Max was a post-Apocalyptic, "western" type film that was released back in 1979. This Australian dystopian action film centered its attention around the breakdown of society, love, and revenge, and spawned two sequels in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Max Max Beyond Thunderdome. And since every hero has a bad ass ride, Max Rockastansky - played by a young Mel Gibson - had the modified Ford Falcon XB GT featuring a 500 HP 5.8L V8 engine. This one ride sticks out in the Mad Max franchise, but is only one of a number of stellar vehicles featured in this trio of films. From a 150 HP custom built vehicle for Beyond Thunderdome to a 1,000 HP beast in Mad Max 2, the long list of featured vehicles were built to fill the needs of the renegade police officer and his rival gang members.

Now we hear that Director George Miller is off to the races yet again, working on Mad Max 4: Road Fury (2014), so we thought it would be appropriate to tackle a vehicular breakdown of Mad Max to prepare fans for the arrival of the new age Interceptor. Take in the ruggedness of the past, because the future Mad Max is going to be smooth.

Check out the rest of the infographic to get a more detailed breakdown of the vehicles from the Mad Max franchise and remember to check back with us for our next installment in the Car Infographics series.

Car Infographics: The Mad Max History of Cars originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 21:00 EST.

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Rain stopped play?

Rain intervened in the middle of the Q1 session at Silverstone with six minutes to go, which left the order rather unusual with Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber fastest from Pastor Maldonado and Felipe Massa. Sebastian Vettel was fourth quickest. Fernando Alonso was next ahead of Rubens Barrichello, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez and Michael Schumacher. [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/rain-stopped-play/

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