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Tu_triky wrote:It does look pretty beastily though. Can't wait until they put it through the paces on Top Gear.

You can definitely see the Italian in this car, but there's not a trace of Aston Martin in it, other than the hood ornament.

bmwracer wrote:
You can definitely see the Italian in this car, but there's not a trace of Aston Martin in it, other than the hood ornament.

Yeah, the lines in that car do seem to be quite the departure from the typical Aston styling.

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^ Nothing British about that car... All Italian... Even the color. :)

bmwracer wrote:^ Nothing British about that car... All Italian... Even the color. :)

Very true!

Some more photos:

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-v12-zagato/

^ The race version... For the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring.

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bmwracer wrote:^ The race version... For the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring.

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Mean.

Tu_triky wrote:Mean.

Looks like the same car with a rear wing and blacked-out wheels. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Looks like the same car with a rear wing and blacked-out wheels. :beaten:

True :beaten:

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 - QUALIFYING

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - RBR-Renault - 1:15.606 - 1:14.277 - 1:13.556 - 18
2 - 4 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:15.397 - 1:14.545 - 1:13.997 - 18
3 - 2 - Mark Webber - RBR-Renault - 1:16.087 - 1:14.742 - 1:14.019 - 24
4 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:16.051 - 1:14.569 - 1:14.483 - 22
5 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:16.092 - 1:14.981 - 1:14.682 - 29
6 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:16.309 - 1:14.648 - 1:14.877 - 25
7 - 3 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:15.207 - 1:14.275 - 1:15.280 - 15
8 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:15.858 - 1:14.741 - 1:15.766 - 26
9 - 12 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Cosworth - 1:15.819 - 1:15.545 - 1:16.528 - 23
10 - 17 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:15.918 - 1:15.482 - no time - 23
11 - 10 - Vitaly Petrov - Renault - 1:16.378 - 1:15.815 - - 21
12 - 11 - Rubens Barrichello - Williams-Cosworth - 1:16.616 - 1:15.826 - - 20
13 - 16 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:16.513 - 1:15.973 - - 20
14 - 15 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:16.813 - 1:16.118 - - 22
15 - 14 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1:16.600 - 1:16.121 - - 19
16 - 9 - Nick Heidfeld - Renault - 1:16.681 - 1:16.214 - - 22
17 - 18 - Sebastien Buemi - STR-Ferrari - 1:16.358 - 1:16.300 - - 17
18 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 1:17.343 - - - 10
19 - 21 - Jarno Trulli - Lotus-Renault - 1:17.381 - - - 9
20 - 19 - Jaime Alguersuari - STR-Ferrari - 1:17.820 - - - 9
21 - 24 - Timo Glock - Virgin-Cosworth - 1:17.914 - - - 12
22 - 25 - Jerome d'Ambrosio - Virgin-Cosworth - 1:18.736 - - - 11
23 - 22 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - No time - - - 0
24 - 23 - Vitantonio Liuzzi - HRT-Cosworth - No time - - - 0

Sebastian Vettel wins for the fifth time in six races.

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 - RESULTS

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - RBR-Renault - 78 - Winner - 1 - 25
2 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 78 - +1.1 secs - 4 - 18
3 - 4 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 78 - +2.3 secs - 2 - 15
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - RBR-Renault - 78 - +23.1 secs - 3 - 12
5 - 16 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 78 - +26.9 secs - 12 - 10
6 - 3 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 78 - +27.2 secs - 9 - 8
7 - 14 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 77 - +1 Lap - 14 - 6
8 - 9 - Nick Heidfeld - Renault - 77 - +1 Lap - 15 - 4
9 - 11 - Rubens Barrichello - Williams-Cosworth - 77 - +1 Lap - 11 - 2
10 - 18 - Sebastien Buemi - STR-Ferrari - 77 - +1 Lap - 16 - 1
11 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 76 - +2 Lap - 7 -
12 - 15 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 76 - +2 Lap - 13 -
13 - 21 - Jarno Trulli - Lotus-Renault - 76 - +2 Lap - 18 -
14 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 76 - +2 Lap - 17 -
15 - 25 - Jerome d'Ambrosio - Virgin-Cosworth - 75 - +3 Lap - 21 -
16 - 23 - Vitantonio Liuzzi - HRT-Cosworth - 75 - +3 Lap - 23 -
17 - 22 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 74 - +4 Lap - 22 -
18 - 12 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Cosworth - 73 - +5 Lap - 8 -
Ret - 10 - Vitaly Petrov - Renault - 67 - +11 Lap - 10 -
Ret - 19 - Jaime Alguersuari - STR-Ferrari - 66 - +12 Lap - 19 -
Ret - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 32 - +46 Laps - 6 -
Ret - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 32 - +46 Laps - 5 -
Ret - 24 - Timo Glock - Virgin-Cosworth - 30 - +48 Laps - 20 -
DNS - 17 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari

I don't typically watch the Indy 500 since it's usually a bore, but today's race, particularly the final lap, was crazy mad. :nut:

What a cruel way to lose the race: hitting the wall on the final turn before the checkered flag. :doh:

Mini Coupe.

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Fans of helmet-roofed cars, rejoice! Mini has officially revealed the first shots of the production coupe, albeit with a camouflaged rump.

The first two-seat Mini in history will come with the company's full complement of engines, including the 2.0-litre 143bhp SD and the feisty 211bhp John Cooper Works and should emulate the joyously scrappy handling characteristics we have come to love. It gets DSC, DTC and an optional electronic differential lock control; Mini reckons this makes it like a 'go-kart'. Nice.

That three-box shape, with a 'helmet-roof' inspired by a backwards cap, sticks closely to the concept we saw a couple of years back. It's lower and fractionally longer than the hatch, there's more room at the back for transporting cheese or viscous fluids and 'model-specific' strengthening elements that shift weight further forward, which aids traction.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans starts in 2 days, 2 hours, and 35 minutes. :victory:

http://www.lemans.org/en/races/24h/update.html

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Le Mans Qualifying:

Pos - No. - Team - Class - Time - Gap - Grid
1 - 2 - Audi Sport Team Joest - LMP1 - 3:25.738 - 1
2 - 1 - Audi Sport Team Joest - LMP1 - 3:25.799 - +0.061 - 2
3 - 9 - Team Peugeot Total - LMP1 - 3:26.010 - +0.272 - 3
4 - 8 - Team Peugeot Total - LMP1 - 3:26.156 - +0.418 - 4
5 - 3 - Audi Sport North America - LMP1 - 3:26.272 - +0.427 - 5
6 - 7 - Peugeot Sport Total - LMP1 - 3:26.165 - +0.534 - 6
7 - 10 - Team Oreca Matmut - LMP1 - 3:30.084 - +4.346 - 7
8 - 12 - Rebellion Racing - LMP1 - 3:32.883 - +7.145 - 8
9 - 16 - Pescarolo Team - LMP1 - 3:33.066 - +7.328 - 9
10 - 13 - Rebellion Racing - LMP1 - 3:34.573 - +8.835 - 10
11 - 15 - OAK Racing - LMP1 - 3:34.933 - +9.195 - 11
12 - 22 - Kronos Racing - LMP1 - 3:36.551 - +10.813 - 12
13 - 20 - Quifel-ASM Team - LMP1 - 3:37.393 - +11.655 - 13
14 - 26 - Signatech Nissan - LMP2 - 3:41.458 - +15.720 - 14
15 - 24 - OAK Racing - LMP1 - 3:41.908 - +16.170 - 15
16 - 42 - Strakka Racing - LMP2 - 3:42.615 - +16.877 - 16
17 - 48 - Team Oreca Matmut - LMP2 - 3:43.098 - +17.360 - 17
18 - 39 - Pecom Racing - LMP2 - 3:43.223 - +17.485 - 18
19 - 49 - OAK Racing - LMP2 - 3:43.479 - +17.741 - 19
20 - 41 - Greaves Motorsport - LMP2 - 3:43.802 - +18.064 - 20
21 - 40 - Race Performance - LMP2 - 3:44.294 - +18.556 - 21
22 - 007 - Aston Martin Racing - LMP1 - 3:45.918 - +20.180 - 22
23 - 36 - RML - LMP2 - 3:47.308 - +21.570 - 23
24 - 5 - Hope Racing - LMP1 - 3:47.691 - +21.953 - 24
25 - 009 - Aston Martin Racing - LMP1 - 3:48.355 - +22.617 - 25
26 - 44 - Extrême Limite AM Paris - LMP2 - 3:48.420 - +22.682 - 26
27 - 35 - OAK Racing - LMP2 - 3:48.665 - +22.927 - 27
28 - 33 - Level 5 Motorsports - LMP2 - 3:48.863 - +23.125 - 28
29 - 55 - BMW Motorsport - LM GTE Pro - 3:57.592 - +31.854 - 29
30 - 51 - AF Corse SRL - LM GTE Pro - 3:58.040 - +32.302 - 30
31 - 56 - BMW Motorsport - LM GTE Pro - 3:58.426 - +32.688 - 31
32 - 74 - Corvette Racing - LM GTE Pro - 3:59.519 - +33.781 - 32
33 - 89 - Hankook Team Farnbacher - LM GTE Pro - 3:59.519 - +33.781 - 33
34 - 73 - Corvette Racing - LM GTE Pro - 3:59.633 - +33.895 - 34
35 - 77 - Team Felbermayr-Proton - LM GTE Pro - 3:59.662 - +33.924 - 35
36 - 59 - Luxury Racing - LM GTE Pro - 3:59.901 - +34.163 - 36
37 - 75 - Prospeed Competition - LM GTE Pro - 3:59.962 - +34.224 - 37
38 - 79 - Jota - LM GTE Pro - 4:00.747 - +35.009 - 38
39 - 66 - JMW Motorsport - LM GTE Pro - 4:00.890 - +35.152 - 39
40 - 80 - Flying Lizard Motorsports - LM GTE Pro - 4:01.024 - +35.286 - 40
41 - 58 - Luxury Racing - LM GTE Pro - 4:01.176 - +35.438 - 41
42 - 61 - AF Corse SRL - LM GTE Am - 4:01.282 - +35.544 - 42
43 - 88 - Team Felbermayr-Proton - LM GTE Pro - 4:01.752 - +36.014 - 43
44 - 71 - AF Corse SRL - LM GTE Pro - 4:02.216 - +36.478 - 44
45 - 76 - IMSA Performance Matmut - LM GTE Pro - 4:02.548 - +36.810 - 45
46 - 63 - Proton Competition - LM GTE Am - 4:03.532 - +37.794 - 46
47 - 81 - Flying Lizard Motorsports - LM GTE Am - 4:03.648 - +37.910 - 47
48 - 70 - Larbre Compétition - LM GTE Am - 4:03.918 - +38.180 - 48
49 - 83 - JMB Racing - LM GTE Am - 4:04.640 - +38.902 - 49
50 - 60 - Gulf AMR Middle East - LM GTE Am - 4:04.825 - +39.087 - 50
51 - 57 - Krohn Racing - LM GTE Am - 4:05.211 - +39.473 - 51
52 - 50 - Larbre Compétition - LM GTE Am - 4:05.955 - +40.217 - 52
53 - 62 - CRS Racing - LM GTE Am - 4:07.236 - +41.498 - 53
54 - 65 - Lotus Jetalliance - LM GTE Pro - 4:07.465 - +41.727 - 54
55 - 68 - Robertson Racing LLC - LM GTE Am - 4:08.208 - +42.470 - 55
56 - 64 - Lotus Jetalliance - LM GTE Pro - 4:12.569 - +46.831 - 56

bmwracer wrote:The 24 Hours of Le Mans starts in 2 days, 2 hours, and 35 minutes.

Better movie--LeMans (with Steve McQueen) or Grand Prix (with James Garner)?

shin2 wrote:Better movie--LeMans (with Steve McQueen) or Grand Prix (with James Garner)?

Le Mans. :victory:

I always thought Grand Prix was a bit too soapy/melodramatic.

That said, both film have terrific racing footage... Frankenheimer was one of the best, if not the best at filming autos in motion. :victory:

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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2011 - QUALIFYING

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - RBR-Renault - 1:14.011 - 1:13.486 - 1:13.014 - 17
2 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:13.822 - 1:13.672 - 1:13.199 - 19
3 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:14.026 - 1:13.431 - 1:13.217 - 20
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - RBR-Renault - 1:14.375 - 1:13.654 - 1:13.429 - 22
5 - 3 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:14.114 - 1:13.926 - 1:13.565 - 18
6 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:14.920 - 1:13.950 - 1:13.814 - 14
7 - 4 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:14.374 - 1:13.955 - 1:13.838 - 20
8 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:14.970 - 1:14.242 - 1:13.864 - 14
9 - 9 - Nick Heidfeld - Renault - 1:15.096 - 1:14.467 - 1:14.062 - 27
10 - 10 - Vitaly Petrov - Renault - 1:14.699 - 1:14.354 - 1:14.085 - 25
11 - 15 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:14.874 - 1:14.752 - - 19
12 - 12 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Cosworth - 1:15.585 - 1:15.043 - - 20
13 - 16 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:15.694 - 1:15.285 - - 21
14 - 14 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1:14.931 - 1:15.287 - - 21
15 - 18 - Sebastien Buemi - STR-Ferrari - 1:15.901 - 1:15.334 - - 18
16 - 11 - Rubens Barrichello - Williams-Cosworth - 1:15.331 - 1:15.361 - - 20
17 - 17 - Pedro de la Rosa - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:16.229 - 1:15.587 - - 21
18 - 19 - Jaime Alguersuari - STR-Ferrari - 1:16.294 - - - 10
19 - 21 - Jarno Trulli - Lotus-Renault - 1:16.745 - - - 12
20 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 1:16.786 - - - 10
21 - 23 - Vitantonio Liuzzi - HRT-Cosworth - 1:18.424 - - - 10
22 - 24 - Timo Glock - Virgin-Cosworth - 1:18.537 - - - 12
23 - 22 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:18.574 - - - 11
24 - 25 - Jerome d'Ambrosio - Virgin-Cosworth - 1:19.414 - - - 13

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2011 - RESULTS

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 4 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 70 - 4:04:39.537 - 7 - 25
2 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - RBR-Renault - 70 - +2.7 secs - 1 - 18
3 - 2 - Mark Webber - RBR-Renault - 70 - +13.8 secs - 4 - 15
4 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 70 - +14.2 secs - 8 - 12
5 - 10 - Vitaly Petrov - Renault - 70 - +20.3 secs - 10 - 10
6 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 70 - +33.2 secs - 3 - 8
7 - 16 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 70 - +33.2 secs - 13 - 6
8 - 19 - Jaime Alguersuari - STR-Ferrari - 70 - +35.9 secs - 18 - 4
9 - 11 - Rubens Barrichello - Williams-Cosworth - 70 - +45.1 secs - 16 - 2
10 - 18 - Sebastien Buemi - STR-Ferrari - 70 - +47.0 secs - 15 - 1
11 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 70 - +50.4 secs - 6 -
12 - 17 - Pedro de la Rosa - Sauber-Ferrari - 70 - +63.6 secs - 17 -
13 - 23 - Vitantonio Liuzzi - HRT-Cosworth - 69 - +1 Lap - 21 -
14 - 25 - Jerome d'Ambrosio - Virgin-Cosworth - 69 - +1 Lap - 24 -
15 - 24 - Timo Glock - Virgin-Cosworth - 69 - +1 Lap - 22 -
16 - 21 - Jarno Trulli - Lotus-Renault - 69 - +1 Lap - 19 -
17 - 22 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 69 - +1 Lap - 23 -
18 - 15 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 67 - Accident - 11 -
Ret - 12 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Cosworth - 61 - Spun off - 12 -
Ret - 9 - Nick Heidfeld - Renault - 55 - Accident - 9 -
Ret - 14 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 49 - Accident - 14 -
Ret - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 36 - Accident - 2 -
Ret - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 28 - Driveshaft - 20 -
Ret - 3 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 7 - Accident - 5