2005 was a result of a perfect storm of events. Yes, Indy had been diamond ground and yes Michelin had not taken that into consideration. However, there’s also the fact that tyres back then had to last an entire race weekend (with no tyre changes during pit stops, except for rain). However, despite this, the US GP…

It’s an experiment in electric open wheel racing where stuff gets tested out until it’s ready to get merged into F1 when Liberty and the FIA decide to do so.

That was their second stop. They went below two seconds on both stops for Max. 

Formula E used to have drivers swap cars mid race. But that ended with the introduction of the second generation car. 

Shouldn’t be surprising, one actually produces and sells an electronic car, while the other has been dominating a series that uses a hybrid power unit that’s an order of magnitude much more complex. 

Now you too can experience what it’s like to be punted off by Daniel Ricciardo, without actually having Daniel Ricciardo punt you off.

Shape aside, the real eyebrow raiser here is the fact that it’s unibody. This would have been a great chance for them to introduce a frame combined with their “skateboard” tech, which could then be the starting point for a bunch of other models.

Marcello Gandini would be pleased. 

Lancia vs Audi in Group B with the former being underdogs with the rear wheel drive 037 against the mighty AWD Quattro. 

Thanks, I hate it. Considering that the Trailblazer still lives on as a 7-seater body on frame SUV in some markets, you’d think they’d have brought that in instead. Then again, maybe that’s why they’re rebranding this as the “Trailblazer Phoenix” now.

Nice to see another racy mid-engined hot hatch. Too bad it’s just a test bed with the actual production car most likely being more conventional. 

Ah shizz. Yes, I meant sub 2.

What DHL doesn’t show (because they only count one pit stop per race), is that Red Bull pulled off two sub 1 second pit stops in Brazil.

Too bad this was nearly ruined by Williams being slow on their stop, releasing Kubica right in front of Max. Williams... who’s powered by Mercedes... oh, I see...

The problem to me is that the designers don’t seem to be taking into account all of the negative space on the “grill.” There are huge swaths of it over on the front ends of those Teslas in the lead image. Having the lower cooling intake look scrunched up isn’t helping at all.

Downforce? Wouldn’t something that pushed air downward add lift?

The Z1's is more like a double diffuser than a spoiler though.

It’s an interesting concept, changing the rear wing geometry per side to create more grip on one side in the corners. That said, it’s probably not the most elegant solution.

Looking at this, and the original FXX (who’s picture I apparently posted twice earlier, thanks Kinja), I’m guessing that most of the airflow of the car’s “shoulders” is flowing through their. The rest of the tail seems to be designed to capture airflow coming off the tunnels on the side. Any more wing would probably…

Honda rise seems to be an interesting counterpoint to Ferrari. The latter seems to have tried to find a loophole to find power gains. Honda on the other hand looks to have taken the slower, safer route, using this year as a development year, aggressively upgrading their engines, and it seems to be paying off.