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The F1 drivers and teams soaked in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has reached fever pitch - your Facebook feed is probably as inundated as the ice-cold victims - but allow us to serve up a selection of the best drenchings from the world of Formula 1. We’ve gathered together some of the best Ice Bucket Challenges from the pitlane, featuring such luminaries as Lewis Hamilton, the Red Bull team and even the BBC F1 commentary squad. It makes for pretty compelling viewing: and if anyone can afford to be generous with their donations it’s the mega-money world of top-flight motorsport.

Mazda's rotary spins to its 40th

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 31 May 2007 02:03 Mazda yesterday celebrated 40 years of making rotary engines. It remains the only mainstream manufacturer persisting with this type of motor and has built 1.97 million of them since 1967. Rotary engines came to prominence in the 1950s as manufacturers experimented with turbine engines, but most admitted defeat in the face of technical difficulties and the inherent thirst of rotary units.

Lamborghini LP650-4 Roadster – looks like it’s official

Lamborghini LP650-4 Roadster - Just 50 being made at €295,000 each. [ad#ad-1] We’ve had plenty to say about the LP670-4 SV recently – what a cracking car. But we’d almost forgotten about the Lamborghini Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster we brought news on last month.