British Grand Prix 2011: Paul di Resta stakes his claim

Ominous skies over Silverstone during qualifying Qualifying for the 2011 British Grand Prix was a wet event. After all, this is England in July. Lewis Hamilton continued to act like a child who doesn’t get his own way; it was apparently his team’s fault for putting the wrong tyres on his car that he ended up in 10th place on the grid.

Jaguar F-Type Coupe glitzy L.A. debut video & photos

Jaguar F-Type Coupe glitzy L.A. debut Jaguar promised the new F-Type Coupe would get a proper high-profile reveal on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, and they certainly delivered. Jaguar’s design guru – Ian Callum – had told Jaguar’s PR people that he wanted the debut to be at speed, and that was achieved by driving the F-Type Coupe in to a specially prepared warehouse in California at 100mph, cutting a swathe through a series of sharp spotlights as the F-Type arrived in the arena.

Hummer bought by Sichuan Tengzhong

Hummer is to be bought by Chinese Company Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery. We’ve got used to quite a number of Chinese car companies lately. BYD have been in the news with their MOU with VW, and BYD has also hit the headlines with its new car battery technology for EVs and of course its 2.0 litre clone Porsche Cayenne.