AudiOn19s Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 F1 stars' road cars – revealed So you can impress your mates down the pub with your F1 knowledge and you are totally au fait with who drives which car - but do you actually know what the grand prix gladiators drive every day..? It is the F1 summer break and news is somewhat thin on the ground at present as all concerned have scampered away for a well-deserved holiday, so to fill the void, we have a slightly different feature for your enjoyment and education. How do you fancy finding out what the grand prix gladiators drive every day on the roads? Well if you're still reading now, we guess you fancy finding out rather a lot, so without further ado and thanks to information supplied by our friends over at IBN Live, we shall fill you in. Prepare to discover who owns a Maserati Quattroporte, who motors around in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and which classic car enthusiast's garage contains both a Volkswagen Beetle Convertible and a Ford Mustang. Oh yes, and one of them has a van... Here we go: Sebastian Vettel: Infiniti FX50S, Fiat 500, Volkswagen T5 van, Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series (prize for winning 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) Mark Webber: Nissan Navara, Porsche 911 Turbo, Porsche GT2 RS, BMW X5, Infiniti M37 Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes GL450 Jenson Button: Mercedes C63 AMG DR 520 (limited-edition, 520bhp), Smart Car Fernando Alonso: Ferrari 458, Maserati Gran Cabrio Felipe Massa: Ferrari 599, Maserati Quattroporte Michael Schumacher: Mercedes S65 AMG, Mercedes GL, Mercedes C63 AMG, Ferrari California Nico Rosberg: Mercedes C63 AMG Nick Heidfeld: Lotus Exige, Mini Cooper S, Toyota Sienna, Porsche 959S, Fiat 500, Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, Ford Mustang Vitaly Petrov: Lotus Evora, Renault Megane Rubens Barrichello: Audi RS6, Ferrari 575 Pastor Maldonado: Jeep Grand Cherokee Adrian Sutil: Techart Porsche GT2, Techart Porsche Cayenne, Audi RS4 (“I would never buy a saloon car – it has to be sporty,” he says) Paul di Resta: No car Kamui Kobayashi: BMW X5, Lexus IS-F Sergio Pérez: BMW X3, BMW Z4 Sébastien Buemi: Volkswagen Golf R Jaime Alguersuari: Seat Leon Cupra R Heikki Kovalainen: Infiniti FX 50S, Nissan GT-R Jarno Trulli: Fiat 500 Vitantonio Liuzzi: Mercedes C63 AMG Timo Glock: Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI, Audi A4 3.0 TDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted August 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 p.s. My thoughts: Ferrari boys do it right. Schumacher has a girl's ferrari Heidfeld - both Yeah and Boo all at the same time. Rubens is old school cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Look at Heidfeld rocking the 959s, that's about the only car he owns that isn't gay Sutil does it like I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 There's a shitton of Mercedes on there! I'd like to have a few of those cars. Others not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I bet the Ferrari guys can't bee seen in anything but a Ferrari or Maserati per their contract. Not to mention in Modena they are like civics here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan900 Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I am surprised at the number for Fiat 500's Not what I would picture a race car driver owning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchi Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I drove a Fiat 500 overseas for a week and it's actually quite a fun car to drive. Not fast but feels quick on it's feet with good handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 The problem with F1 drivers is that, after driving a F1 car, even the most finely tuned road car feels sluggish and soft. So there isn't much "wow" left when it comes to cars us mere mortals can buy. That's why you see a lot of practical cars in their stables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pastor Maldonado: Jeep Grand Cherokee BOSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 They forgot to include Schumi's 500 Abarth to that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbreadxd Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Someone has to drive a Prius http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01509/toyota_1509924c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 http://www.worldlatestnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Rubens-Barrichello.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lee Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Paul di Resta: No car Interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Look at Heidfeld rocking the 959s, that's about the only car he owns that isn't gay Sutil does it like I would. Yes, the 959 is my unicorn, amazing car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahd-ler Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I am surprised at the number for Fiat 500's Not what I would picture a race car driver owning. THIS.... wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 A vert. Vw bug? It has to be for the lols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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