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Mini John Cooper Works WRC: the roll cage in detail

Mini claims it’s created the safest WRC car ever – with a little help from Prodrive.  And to prove the point, they’ve opened up the Mini Countryman WRC’s innards and spilled some of the secrets of its rollcage. The Countryman racer is stripped and fitted with a new type of rollcage designed by Prodrive. Its beams curve outwards and the Banbury engineers say it has been designed to withstand impacts much better than the straight crossbeams used in most WRC cars.

Autoweek's Editors' Choice from the 2012 Paris motor show

Supercars lit up the City of Light as horsepower and performance took center stage at the 2012 Paris motor show, even as Europe's economic woes cast a dark shadow over the proceedings. Traditionally one of the most dazzling events on the automotive calendar, the show delivered again this year with extravagant reveals. While emissions and fuel economy remain crucial issues, the spotlight Paris debuts subscribed to a higher creed of performance.

David Couthard Speeding fine for 160mph in a 30mph limit

David Coulthard drives the Red Bull F1 car across the Rajiv Ghandi Sea Link in Mumbai David has been driving the Red Bull F1 car at a week long celebration of F1 in Mumbai, India. Part of that celebration was a drive across the Rajiv Ghandi Sea Link in Mumbai, an integral part of Mumbai’s road link. And it was the final event in a week which included F1 cars showcased in Malls, engine start-ups and car assembly.