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2014 has been quite cruel to Caterham so far. Despite numermous leadership changes, along with a change of ownership, the CT05 still seems slower as compared to their closest rivals. The combination of the sheer lack of pace and financial troubles have resulted in their closest rivals outdeveloping and outperforming the Leafield-based team. Things have gotten a lot worse for the team though, for its chassis division has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection. The Caterham team that fields the cars in F1, incorporated as 1 Malaysia Racing Team, is a different division altogether from the factory that manufactures the cars. Now, with the factory under bankruptcy protection, there is a probability that the team now has to race with whatever spares they have left, and if it gets any worse, they may not even have cars to race with next season. Currently, over 200 are at risk with the new development.  Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

Mazda shattered 20 FIA speed records at the ATP test oval in Papenburg, Germany. Three of the convention-challenging carmaker’s Mazda6 flagships powered by 129kW/175ps SKYACTIV-D 2.2-litre clean diesels completed a 24-hour marathon run on the high-speed track on Sunday, with the front car achieving an average speed of 137.37mph and the other two close behind. The current record for diesel-powered production cars (2.0-2.5 litre displacement) is 130.38mph. Each of the three Mazdas also set several other average speed records over a variety of distances. At the wheel of the cars, which covered more than 3293.3 miles during the 24-hour period, were 23 drivers from seven EU countries. They included professionals as well as journalists and car enthusiasts, who could apply to take part as part of a campaign started by Mazda last May.

The McLaren P1 GTR will offer an on- and off-track driving experience like no other, with unique access to the technologies and expertise within the McLaren Technology Centre, and the most powerful track-only model ever produced by McLaren Automotive. Dynamic testing is well underway at a range of international race circuits, and the first un-camouflaged images show the latest aerodynamic and cooling updates being trialled. In addition, the driver-focused cockpit is shown to be even more purposeful than the road-going model, and has been designed with driver engagement and weight saving key priorities, but no compromise in terms of comfort and safety.