Wallpaper of the Week. #14

Image courtesy of AP @ 2013 Jefferson 500 Vintage Races, Summit Point.

What to watch this weekend (June 27th - July 3rd)

• WRC. 2013 action from Rally Greece. Thursday @ 7pm - 8pm (MAVTV)
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice (1). Friday @ 6am - 7:30am (NBCSN(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Qualifying. Saturday @ 11am - 12:30pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
• Australian V8 Supercars. Skycity Triple Crown, from Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Australia. Saturday @ 12pm - 2pm (SPEED(HD)) delayed-airing from 6/15-6/16 
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10:30am (CNBC(HD)) live; replay on NBCSN @ 11:30am
• Rolex Sports Car Series. 6 Hours of the Glen, from Watkins Glen Raceway. Sunday @ 11am-5:30pm (SPEED(HD)) live
• Top Gear (UK). Mini-marathon of past seasons. Monday @ 6pm - 3am (BBCAmerica(HD)) great replays
• Motorweek. Nissan Sentra. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (VelocityHD) new
• Chasing Classic Cars. Where are they now? Tuesday @ 10:30pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. Mini-marathon. Wednesday @ 4pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)

Say hello to a stacked weekend folks. We got V8 supercars, WRC (on some channel I don't even know if I get), Grand-Am endurance racing at Watkins Glen and F1 at Silverstone Circuit. Where we left off in F1 was Vettel showing his skill in the RB9 to try sticking it to Lewis and Alonzo in Canada; but they all ended up on the podium together. He pushed closer to qualifying laps than the field in order to maximize field separation rather than holding back for the sake of the tires. Pirelli brought a new compound out that wouldn't separate as badly when pushed to the limit, but it didn't seem to make much of a difference in the outcome. There weren't any tires falling apart in super slow-mo, but there were some other items of note. Massa crashed the car in qualifying again, but came from the back of the field to finish 8th. Vettel took pole and the win. Lewis did a great job snagging third given Webber was on the hunt. Lotus Renault had some bad luck with setup and didn't really compete that well. Jean-Eric Vergne took his Torro-Rosso Red Bull to 6th, surprising many behind him. Force India had another solid outing. Lastly, we're still waiting for McLaren to show us something other than the fact that Sergio wants to win more than Jenson. Current driver standings are Vettel, Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton and Webber respectively. Given we're nearing the halfway point of the season it'll be interesting to see who figures out what's needed to keep Vettel from scoring bundles of championship points on Sunday.

There are scattered thunderstorms forecast over the next several days, but there will be sunshine mixed in there. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of EnduranceRacingVids.

Car Pron: Jaguar F-Type V8S v Aston V8 Vantage Roadster v 911S Convertible. (CHOC)

Chris Harris puts the new Jaguar F-Type V8S up against its two main rivals; the 911S and V8 Vantage drop tops. Enjoy.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Motorsport Workshop: Aston Martin Racing & ProDrive (Driven)

JF Musial visits Aston Martin Racing a month before this past weekends 24 Hours of Le Mans race to see what they're doing with the well known Motorsport development group, ProDrive.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Motorsport Feature: Allan McNish Expresses His Le Mans Passion, As Only He Can (Shakedown)

With the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans now in the books, with endurance racing legend Allan McNish picking up another consecutive overall win for Audi yesterday (spoiler alert), this is pretty appropriate. Thanks Leo, keep up the good work. Check this vid out when you're done.

Video courtesy of Drive.