The next generation

Formula 1 teams keep a close eye on the Formula Renault 3.5 World Series. It is seen as the championship where drivers go when they cannot afford the vastly overblown budgets needed to compete in GP2. In general terms the GP2 frontrunners move on up into F1 (the list including Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado, Nico [...]

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Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco Hans Binder

Ferrari: We?ll Be As Quick As Red Bull In India

Ferrari are confident that they will be able to keep pace with Red Bull during the Indian Grand Prix thanks to resolving recent aerodynamic issues. The team closed their windtunnel facility recently for recalibration after a lack of correlation between tunnel and track data. This has coincided with Fernando Alonso losing his place at the [...]

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Guy Edwards Vic Elford Ed Elisian Paul Emery Tomáš Enge

Brawn hoping for consensus on resource restriction

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn is convinced that agreement can be reached on resource restriction, despite the ongoing lack of consensus. Mercedes and other teams noted with some interest an increase in spending by Red Bull in 2011, recently revealed … Continue reading

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/10/16/brawn-hoping-for-concensus-on-resource-restriction/

Roger Penske Cesare Perdisa Luis PerezSala Larry Perkins Henri Pescarolo

Karthikeyan Keen On 2013 HRT Seat

Narain Karthikeyan believes there is a good chance he will keep his place at HRT for 2013. Reports have been circulating suggesting that the Indian racer may switch to the IndyCar series next season, as his place with the Spanish team appears to be in major doubt. However, Karthikeyan believes he has shown that he [...]

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Chris Craft Jim Crawford Ray Crawford Alberto Crespo Antonio Creus

Porsche 911 GT2 RS by Wimmer Rennsporttechnik


With only 500 units built and a total of 620 HP under the hood, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS is a car that many auto enthusiasts dream about. This is evident in the fact that, although it is priced at ?237,578 (about $310,000 at the current exchange rates), the GT2 RS sold out almost instantly. Lucky for us, Wimmer Racing Technology grabbed on to one of the units and then updated it "a little bit."

Since the 911 GT2 RS is such an impressive car, Wimmer opted to leave the exterior as is and focused on the engine instead. Two optimized Wimmer turbochargers were added, as was an optimization of the air induction, sports camshafts and crankshaft, timing chains, machined cylinder heads, pistons and connecting rods, a fuel pump unit, two manifolds with bypass, and two 200 cell sport catalysts. As a result, the six-cylinder boxer engine now delivers an amazing 1,020 HP and 817 lb-ft of torque. With the extra 400 HP, the GT2 RS will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds, to 124 mph in 8.7 seconds, and hit a top speed of 180 mph (however, the top speed indicator shows an amazing 241 mph).

In order to handle the extra power, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS has been equipped with a new set of custom-designed 19" wheels in combination with a 3-way adjustable Competition-suspension from KW.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS by Wimmer Rennsporttechnik originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 22 October 2012 18:00 EST.

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Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/porsche/2012-porsche-911-gt2-rs-by-wimmer-rennsporttechnik-ar136664.html

Bill Brack Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli

A meeting in Paris

The F1 team principals met with the FIA President Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone, the Commercial Rights Holder in paris today. The teams were presented with the latest structure of governance, including the new conditions of entry for the Concorde Agreement, starting in 2013. According to the FIA this resulted in “a fruitful and helpful [...]

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