Wheelers Blog & News

Jules Bianchi's father has admitted he is angry about the investigation into his son's horror 2014 crash.   More than six months after that fateful day in Japan, 25-year-old Frenchman Bianchi remains in a coma in his native Nice.   His father, Philippe, said he agreed to a new interview with the local Nice-Matin newspaper "out of respect for all the people who continue to send Jules their beautiful wishes, encouragement and affection every day".   But he admitted there is little to...

  Hyundai has set a new Guinness World Record for “largest tire track image” in their latest “A Message to Space” campaign. The South Korean company used 11 Genesis sedans to draw an image big enough to be seen from space; the image was a message from an astronauts’s daughter to her father who spends most of his time away from home, in the International Space Station.   The message, which was written on the Delamar Dry Lake in Nevada, covered 5.5 square kilometers – making it more than...

Normally we don’t dabble in trikes, but the Rivet is no ordinary three-wheeler. For one, it’s got 500 horsepower and a look straight out of a comic book about the apocalypse. Oh, and it was co-designed by William Shatner. That’s right, Captain Kirk and the Priceline Negotiator helped design this insane bike. American Wrench, a custom motorcycle company based in Aurora, Illinois, will be the shop that brings this thing to life. Who knew Shatner was a gearhead? According to Shatner, the...

A study conducted by the students of University of Michigan says autonomous vehicles will increase the risks of motion sickness. More than 3,200 adults in United States, Japan, China, India, Australia and UK were asked by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute what they would do inside a fully autonomous car. More than a third of Americans said they would likely read, text, watch a movie/TV, work or play video games. More than 50% of Indians, 40% of...

It was after the chequered flag flew that the real fireworks began in China between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.   Rosberg, beaten in Shanghai, re-fired old tensions with his Mercedes teammate by accusing Briton Hamilton of deliberately spoiling his race.   Rosberg had been heard during the race asking strategists to push Hamilton's pace, as he fended off the increasing threat posed by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.   Indeed, Hamilton was even told on the radio to speed up.   But...

MINI has announced plans to introduce their Augmented Vision system at the Shanghai Motor Show. Jointly developed with several Qualcomm companies, the Augmented Vision system is essentially a pair of high-tech glasses which can project driving information on the lens of the glasses. MINI was coy on specifications but said the glasses can act as a heads-up display and project navigation data - such as arrows - onto the road.  The system also shows message notifications and has an X-Ray mode...

  It's jacked-up for a reason! It may have the familiar 327 cu. in. V8 engine and four-speed transmission from any 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. But this one has one very distinct feature unlike any other: it sits on top of a demonstration stand. The reason was for GM marketing purposes to show off the then new C2 Corvette on the auto show circuit, such as Motorama. However, this Corvette actually began life as a road-ready, early production example painted Le Mans Blue with a white...

Bernie Ecclestone has joined Max Mosley in fearing for the very survival of formula one.   Former FIA president Mosley, a famously close ally of Ecclestone's until the end of his reign in 2009, warned this week that the current state of the sport could see it "collapse".   Now, F1 supremo Ecclestone has told Sport Bild: "I will not watch formula one destroy itself because some people made a mistake."   The 84-year-old, who wants F1 to revert to its V8-powered days, sees the new turbo...

F1 is shaping up for a 'silver versus red' battle in 2015.   The dominant reigning champions Mercedes were surprised in Malaysia to have been beaten to the chequered flag by Ferrari newcomer Sebastian Vettel.   Boss Toto Wolff said the "wake-up call" will speed up technical developments and trigger a strategy re-think.   His colleague Paddy Lowe agrees: "It is now clearer than ever that there is serious competition for this world championship".   Ferrari is also vowing to keep the...

Jean-Eric Vergne says he will try to return to the F1 grid in 2016.   The Frenchman was dropped by Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso at the end of last year, and he is now a simulator driver for Ferrari whilst racing in the Formula E series.   He says he is enjoying Formula E.   "You know, when you come from formula one but you are not in the best team and you need to beat a teammate who has a weight advantage, the whole of the season, and then you arrive in a car where everybody has...