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On the road to reality
The "Mitsubishi Challenge" brings reality TV programming to motorheads.
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Hear the views, then set the rules
The views of the people affected by the revamped land transport system must count.
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McLaren MP4-22 specs
Full specs & video tour of the monster that nearly brought Lewis Hamilton a world championship.
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Meet the McLaren MP4-22 F1 car
Neil Trundle, chief of McLaren Racing's Special Projects team, gives us an exclusive tour of the car. |
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Back to basics
Luke Netto is a self-confessed Formula One nut who often heads to the Sepang circuit in Malaysia to race cars. This season, he will offer readers a layman's easy-to-understand analysis of the highly technical sport.
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Roads here don't drive this German crazy
Volkswagen Group Singapore managing director Olaf Duebel has found it a smooth ride adjusting to life in Singapore with his wife and four children.
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F1 Fan-atic Issue #1
Follow The New Paper's F1 Fan-atic series every race weekend.
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Whose fault?
F1 - 60 per cent Massa's, says Williams' chief engineer
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Racing is only for supremely fit
Ferrari are fighting back with a one-two on today's grid. And, leader Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren teammate know they have their work cut out for them.
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'I'm as good as Hamilton'
When they were 12, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton knew exactly what they wanted to do in life - to become Formula One drivers. |
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Hard or soft?
Different tyre compounds have different mixtures of rubber. The softer the compound the more grip you get, but the softer compound will wear out more quickly. Hard compound tyres are more durable but give less grip.
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A need for speed, even at 57
YHI International's Richard Tay loves nothing more than to take one of his three cars - including a red-hot Ferrari - out for a spin.
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Please, not just the Hamilton show
A winning start in the season opener, Lewis Hamilton has every reason to smile and give fans the double thumbs-up after winning the Australian Grand Prix yesterday.
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People, personalities just as crucial to F1 as machinery
While the F1 events are spectacular and the cars stunning, we sometimes overlook the fact that people and personalities play as big a role in Formula One as the machinery.
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Lewis and Kimi are starting to raise their game
Hamilton and Raikkonen are starting to raise their game in clear competition with one another.
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'How can they raise prices at same time?'
Mr Paul Antony Fernandezdoes not own a car. Yet the 42-year-old security officer is up in arms over what he perceives to be cartel-like behaviour among the four petrol companies here. |
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Rain could affect safety of Singapore GP: Stewart
After losing friends and a teammate in racing incidents, Jackie Stewart became a vocal champion of safety standards in motor racing.
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Yellow might be flashy, but $14m if your car's super-green
The "Ale", an experimental high-fuel-efficiency car built by Canadian R&D company Fuelvapor Technologies, in the running for the X Prize. |
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Got guts? Join the SUVival Challenge
Registration for The New Paper SUVival Challenge 2008 opens today. And this time we're going further than ever to satisfy adventure lovers who love a good drive.
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Descent in taxi hell
The new rule on where passengers can board or get off taxis in the CBD may harm the vibrant image Singapore is trying to cultivate. |
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No traction control? No problem
Unlike most of his peers, Rubens Barrichello remembers what it's like to be in total control of a Formula One car, so he can barely wait to start the new season.
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'60s Italian screen siren comes to town
On 10 Apr, the sex symbol of the 1960s, Sophia Loren, will launch the opening ceremony of the first International Trade Show and Exhibition of Bicycles, Motorbikes and accessories in Asia. |
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Bikers pee in bushes
Caught in the jam, riders do the strangest things, Mr Hi said. Some, who are in a hurry to relieve themselves, just dash to the side of the road or bushes to urinate. Others wait in discomfort, he said.
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Our Formula One Fan-atic LUKE NETTO on...
What an opening lap in the season's first Grand Prix in Melbourne's Albert Park in Australia! |
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I don't realise how fast I'm going because..
In a bid to slow down, part-time deliveryman A Nazar, 36, traded in his 916cc motorcycle for a 150cc one. But, he admits, he still finds it hard to keep his speed in check. "I speed up only when the roads are clear, usually around 3am or 7am on weekends." -TNP
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Parking squeeze may take shine off new buildings
Rules vastly reducing carpark lots in new office buildings and malls are poised to bite. |
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A dangerous sport made much safer
F1 legend Jackie Stewart speaks on how motorsports has evolved over the years.
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Around the world powered by sunshine
Teacher goes globe-trotting in a solar car in a project to stop global warming. |
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A winner both on and off the track
'Winning Is Not Enough' by Sir Jackie Stewart
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Could Tata have bought two iconic losers?
The takeover of two British iconic brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, by Tata Motors set off some crowing in the Indian financial press.
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Harley unveils the "Cross Bones" & Rocker
Harley Singapore threw a party for its customers to welcome two new softails to our shores.
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Gone with the wind
In Bahrain, wind constantly blows sand onto the track, resulting in difficult grip conditions. |
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A man and his cars
Alan Fong gets highly turned on by cars and driving holidays, the practical man tells SAMUEL EE.
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Sun, sand and scandal
A light-hearted preview of tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix. |
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Two-wheeled heaven called BikeAsia
BikeAsia, Singapore's first major two-wheeler exhibition, will finally kick off on Thursday after a year of anticipation.
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$50m worth of Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Ferraris, Porsches
Residents go up close and personal with the luxury sports cars outside Bedok Stadium yesterday.
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Vroom ... but only 28 out of 365 DAYS
Classic car lovers say on-the-road limit should go up to keep motoring heritage.
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Transport for a liveable city
Transport Minister Raymond Lim explains the recent changes in transport policy. Their goal is to ensure "Singaporeans will continue to enjoy a city in a garden, rather than a city in a carpark". |
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A smooth ride with the country's oldest driver
Singapore's oldest driver hopes to do "100" - not kmh, though, for he does try to keep within the speed limit.
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Overtaking via pit-stop strategy
Ferrari's successful pit-stop strategy, coupled with Kimi Raikkonen's speed, allowed him to "overtake" Felipe Massa at the Malaysian Grand Prix. |
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Tata's little revolution
"The Jaguar is now an Indian Beast!" exulted the usually staid Times of India, in referring to the buyout by Indian Tata Motors of iconic British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, their American owner.
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Wear your heart on your sleeve
New Paddock Line store lets motorsports fans don their favourite F1 team's colours. |
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Around the world without using a drop of petrol!
Inspired by 'Mr Solar Taxi', Thai engineers aim to develop their solar taxi priced around $17,400. -Daily Xpress
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A step too far?
TAXI drivers give them a miss or pull a long face when they see them. -TNP |
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SIM City
Every other motorsports event just has to have a race simulator these days.
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Biker babes got brains?
AsiaOne Motoring gets the hottest girls at BikeAsia to talk about the machines they pose with. |
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BikeAsia 2008 Photo Gallery
The 2-wheeled - and some 3-wheeled - machines at Asia's first exhibition for motorbikes & bicycles.
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Two wheels way to go
Four wheels good, but two wheels may be even better. |
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Drive carefully, octopus ahead
It used its head and shoulder to hold its cellphone, its right arm dangled a cigarette, and it steered with its left arm.
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Can S'pore find a fare solution?
Beating the peak hour crush: Melbourne tries free ride scheme. We ask experts if this could work for our MRT system. -TNP |
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The 5-month-old SUVivor
Five-month-old Veronica Pang, held up proudly by her mother to the cheers of the gathered participants, is the youngest entry in this year's The New Paper SUVival Challenge.
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Are S'pore drivers up to speed?
Over the last month, five Singaporeans died and three others were injured in accidents along the North-South Expressway in Malaysia. |
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He's been building F1 cars for years
Army regular Daniel Perh even drove to victory in his first competition in the US.
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If women can be astronauts, why can?t they be F1 drivers?
Sexist and insulting to say that women may not be fit enough for Formula One races. -myp |
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Taxis: So far, so good
The much-criticised taxi service has been enjoying a period of calm, oddly after the operators raised flag-down fares and some surcharges in December.
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Formula Drift preview gallery
Photos leading up to the first ever Formula Drift event held outside of N America. |
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Formula Drift raceday gallery
Photos from the first ever Formula Drift event held at the Changi Exhibition Centre.
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