Last year we brought your attention to McLaren’s animated series Tooned, showcasing the exploits of their Formula 1 team. The series is still running and the Woking wonders have immersed themselves in a bit of fantasy by celebrating the life and times of James Hunt. Of course, there’s not so subtle references to Ron Howard’s […]
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VIDEO: Introducing James Hunt
Ron Howard has used twitter once again to promote the latest trailer for his F1 movie Rush. This one is a short preview, less than a minute, which introduces us to eventual world champion James Hunt. Rush will screen across the globe from 27 September.
One of the benefits of Kimi Raikkonen finishing so close to Sebastian Vettel in the German Grand Prix is that it gave the media at the post-race press conference a chance to quiz both drivers about the possibility of racing in the same team next year. As you’d expect both played a fairly straight bat, […]
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I’ve never seen “Le Mans”
It’s hard to believe, perhaps, but I’ve never found the time to watch the legendary Steve McQueen film Le Mans. With Mark Webber’s latest career move now confirmed this is something I need to put right. Jonathan Moore from Speedhunters has whet my appetite with his intro to the film: …Le Mans was brutally raw. […]
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Sex: Breakfast of champions
The official twitter feed for Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush has given us an advance viewing of one of the film’s promotional posters. It features Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt and was sent out with the following tweet: “They say James Hunt spent two weeks shagging 33 stewardesses. Not bad. Make the most of your […]
Chris Hemsworth, former Australian soapie star and Thor leading man, will play James Hunt in Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush. From a physical likeness point of view it’s not a bad match. Let’s hope he does the loveable rogue character of James Hunt well. It’d be a great role to play, that’s for sure! German […]
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Frankfurt: Audi e-tron
Rumours of an electric powered R8, with an individual engine powering each wheel, had been circulating well in advance of the Frankfurt Motor Show. So, then, Audi surprised nobody when they revealed the e-tron at the IAA a few days ago. Just take a look at the numbers: 230kW; 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds; 60-120km/h in […]