Infiniti Red Bull Racing Close to Finding Next Engineering Star
Formula One is well known for its elaborate circuits at prestigious locations—such as the Monaco Grand Prix—blazing fast lap times, and its ability to attract the best drivers in the world. Many would agree, however, that F1 is not just about driving. The sport’s place at the top of single-seater motorsports doesn’t just reflect the […]
Infiniti Red Bull Racing Launches “A to Z of Formula One” Mini Series
You may have heard of Infiniti’s involvement in Formula One via the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. But if you were ever wondering what exactly is Formula One, then we’ve got just the thing for you. [ Watch the video below ] Behold “A to Z of Formula One,” a new mini-series courtesy of Infiniti […]
Report: Infiniti May Let Red Bull Racing Sponsorship Go by 2015
Pop quiz, hot shot: what do you do when you are one of the primary sponsors of motorsports’ most successful team and your contract is set to expire by the end of 2015? Keep in mind, your brand, while growing is actually not terribly exciting at all save for your recent model lineup rebranding and—oh […]
What’s the Difference Between Formula One and IndyCar Racing?
Those unfamiliar with IndyCar or Formula One racing might look at the similar vehicle designs of both motorsports and assume that they’re two names for the same thing–like American soccer to every other country’s football. But in fact, these two racing competitions have many differences, from the vehicles to the organizations. 7 Major Differences Between […]
Illinois Engineering Student Wins Internship With Infiniti
When you’re in college, finding the perfect internship does a lot to help you find a job after school. Alex Allmandinger just hit the jackpot, then, as he is the sole American in the group of five global winners of the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy (IPEA). Allmandinger is an engineering student at the […]
Infiniti Presents New F1 Racing Video Series
Car racing is a lot more complicated than it looks when you’re watching it on TV. This is especially true in F1 Racing, which involves race cars that have no resemblance whatsoever to stock cars that you see on the road. Each one is designed purely for the speed and agility that racing requires, and, […]
Infiniti Offers Engineering Students Chance to Work with F1 Team
It’s every engineering student’s dream—to score an incredible opportunity with a world-class Formula 1 team. And now, for the second year in a row, Infiniti is offering engineering students from across the world the chance to do just that via the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy. “Last year’s pilot program uncovered three outstanding candidates from around […]
Sebastian Vettel Drives 50+ Laps in the 2014 Infiniti Q50
A few days before stepping on the podium at the Canadian Grand Prix along with teammate Daniel Ricciardo, Infiniti’s Director of Performance and four time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel took the 2014 Infiniti Q50 sports sedan out for a spin at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Vettel drove media and special guests for more […]
Sebastian Vettel-Tested Infiniti Q50 Launches in Hong Kong
Infiniti has launched the 2014 Infiniti Q50 sports sedan in the Hong Kong market. The launch coincided with the two-year anniversary of the company’s global headquarters’ move to the iconic city. [ Click to see the Sebastian Vettel-tested Infiniti Q50 in our photo gallery ] The innovative Q50 marks a new brand direction for Infiniti, […]
Application Process Open for Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy
Infiniti Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo recently joined his team’s Chief Engineer, Car Engineering, Paul Monaghan, and Infiniti Global Director of Formula One, Andreas Sigl, at Monash University in Melbourne to provide engineering students with intel on their opportunity to submit applications for the Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy. The application process for the Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy […]
Infiniti to Unveil Formula One Inspired Concept Car at NAIAS
The Los Angeles Auto Show ended just over a week ago, and already we’re pining for the reveals at the Detroit Auto Show in early January (What can we say? We’re gluttons for car unveilings). While there will be a lot to look out for at January’s show (also known as the North American International […]
Gerard Butler Acts as Grand Marshal of Daytona 500
Gerard Butler, an actor most widely known for his roles in Olympus Has Fallen, The Phantom of the Opera, and Zack Snyder’s 300, was chosen to be the Grand Marshal of this weekend’s 58th running of the Daytona 500 in Florida. Rubbing elbows with fellow celebrities (like Pace Car driver John Cena) and giving interviews […]
Surprise! Sebastian Vettel and the RB9 Car win Autosport Awards
If you’re a race fan, here’s some news that’s about as surprising as waking up to discover that the sky is blue and that you are indeed living on the planet Earth: Sebastian Vettel is the International Racing Driver of the Year. Mr. Do-It-All did it again by grabbing 13 grand prix wins this season […]
Charles Leclerc on Pole at Spa
Charles Leclerc took a decisive pole position at Spa-Francorchamps today, beating teammate Sebastian Vettel by over seven tenths of a second, a massive margin by Formula One standards. Though Leclerc seemed to have the measure of Vettel throughout the weekend, he was rather helped by a chaotic final Q3 session in which all of the […]
2016 Hungarian Grand Prix Recap: Make F1 Great Again
The 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix was a perfect snapshot of everything wrong with the current formula of Formula 1. Never mind the fact that the restrictive technical regulations have essentially guaranteed that Mercedes would remain king of the hill after its initial dominance in 2014 and that this has robbed us of a good championship […]
Bringing 17-Year Old Max Verstappen into F1 Was a Great Idea
If you’ve read a few of my F1 Series Recap blogs, you’ll probably have noticed that I tend to mention a Max Verstappen overtake in nearly every single one of them. That’s because the rookie is possibly the most exciting driver on the grid. That’s right, the youngest driver in Formula 1 history (he just […]
Sebastian Vettel Learns Calligraphy, Compares to F1
What drives a four-time Formula 1 champion to succeed? Passion, ambition, and maybe a certain dose of recklessness—those certainly help you get into the cockpit of a speed machine that can go around a complicated, sinuous track at an average speed of more than 150 miles per hour. But are they enough to win a […]