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David Coulthard drove a two-seater F1 car on the streets of Leipzig

Recently, David Coulthard drove a Formula 1 car (legally) through the streets of Leipzig unlike others who illegally drive Formula GP2 on the highway. It’s a Tyrrell F1 car, in Red Bull Racing colors, with a V10 engine and two seats, and the second passenger was RB Leipzig footballer Emil Forsberg.

“This was an incredible experience for me, I drove through the streets of Leipzig with David Coulthard in a Formula 1 car. Maybe this is something that can be experienced only once in a lifetime. The feeling and the sound of the car is madness,” said Forsberg.

Red Bull is currently doing a worldwide promotion, and before Coulthard, world F1 champions Max Verstappen did the same when he drove artist Fabio Wibmer at the Red Bull Ring. However, Max is still a driver in the Formula 1 championship so Coulthard took over the role of two-seater driver. For those who don’t know, Red Bull is a sponsor of RB Leipzig (RB- Red Bull).

Red Bull has booked a Tyrrell F1 car for the whole year. The car is powered by a V10 engine with around 750 hp, which is not even close to the current F1 cars that deliver around 1,050 hp, but it is more than the 620 hp that a Formula GP2 car has.

The driver and the footballer stopped at several popular locations in Leipzig, accompanied by the Minardi technical team.

Source: RB Leipzig via YouTube

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Formula GP2 spotted on the highway

Seeing super expensive cars on the highway is nothing new, but when you meet a Formula 2 car that is not road legal, it is news. Yesterday, YouTube channel Racing Clips released a video from the Czech Republic showing a Formula GP2 car cruising down the highway.

Driving such cars on public roads is not legal, and this is not the first such case. Three years ago, a similar car was spotted on the same highway from Prague to the German border, and the case was investigated by the police. The owner of the car was found, but he stuck to his statement that he was not driving the vehicle. The police failed to prove the opposite, so the owner of the car went unpunished.

It is a Dallara GP2/08 based on the 2006 Ferrari. It is powered by a 4.0L naturally-aspirated V8 engine with 620 hp (462 kW) @8,500 rpm. Power is sent to the rear wheels by a Hewland six-speed sequential semi-automatic transmission. It is equipped with a carbon/aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis, double-steel wishbones, pushrod-operated, twin-dampers and torsion bars suspension (front) and spring suspension (rear), Hitco carbon brake discs with Brembo 6-piston calipers and pads, and Bridgestone Potenza (dry and wet) O.Z. racing wheels.

The comments on the video are positive. Many believe that the Dallara GP2/08 engine sounds much better than those of current Formula 1 cars. Of course there were also humorous comments such as those addressed to the Ferrari Formula 1 team because of their mistakes that led to several bad results this season.

Source: Racing Clips via YouTube

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One of a kind 911 Carrera GTS for 50 years of Porsche in Taiwan

In 1972, Porsche presented the first generation of one of the most popular cars in history, the 911 Carrera. That same year, Porsche introduced the 911E model for the Taiwan market. Now, half a century later, the Stuttgart-based company has revealed a special edition of the unique 911 Carrera GTS-50 Year Anniversary One of Kind.

The car was developed by Porsche Taiwan and is painted in Irish green. It is based on the 2022 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, so under the hood is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged flat-six engine with 473 hp (353 kW) and 420 lb-ft (569 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car to 62 mph in just 3.3 seconds with a top speed of 193 mph (310 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual clutch automatic transmission.

In addition to the Irish green, the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS-50 Year Anniversary One of Kind is decorated with Matte White Taiwan outline of the famous Taiwanese coast of Formosa and the inscription “Porsche” on the door, as well as matte black rims with central locking with the Porsche logo on it. The inspiration for the color was nature, the forests of Taiwan, just like the first sold Lizard Green 1972 911E model.

The dark interior of the car is decorated with black leather seats with white stitching. On the door sills there is an illuminated inscription “50 Years Porsche in Taiwan”. There are also white “50 Years Porsche in Taiwan” and “911 Carrera GTS” lettering on the passenger side of the dashboard.

In order to thank the Taiwanese society, Porsche announced that it will sell this unique car at an auction, and that the money will be donated to Porsche Taiwan’s “Dream Together”.

Source: Porsche