Steve Davies

As the 2011 F1 season begins in Melbourne today, we decided to take a look at the team which finished at the bottom of the championship in 2010 and specifically at their change in name to Marussia Virgin Racing for 2011.

To mark the start of the 2011 Formula One season at Melbourne this weekend, website driven.co.uk have compiled a list of the Top 10 misconceptions about Formula 1. Editor Chris Davies has taken a light-hearted look at some of the more obvious ones, be assures us that the list is by no means exhaustive - in fact he encourages you to add to his list with your own suggestions.

It looks like the Aventador LP700-4 is not only 'fast' in terms of its performance - 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds - but also in how quickly Lamborghini are able to sell them. In less than a month since being launched at the Geneva Motor Show, the first year's allocation has already sold out and you'll already be looking towards 2013 for the next available production slot.

Now this is what I'd like to see coming out of the Lotus Customisation Programme, alas the Evora Enduro GT is a product of Lotus Motorsport and intended for endurance racing.

If like me you're sitting with your mouth wide-open staring at these pictures, then you'll be pleased to hear this is not a concept car, but in fact a real vehicle that you can buy. Soon.

The production version of the 918 Spyder hybrid - first seen in concept form at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show - went on sale from this week. The two-seater roadster, inspired by the design of the Carrera GT and the 917, is built around a carbonfibre-reinforced plastic monococque structure and has manually-removable roof panels which can be stored in the front luggage compartment.

We've had a few months to get used to the new 6 Series design, after BMW launched it first as a Convertible at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January.

The more I see the XKR-S, the more I warm to its smack-you-in-the-face looks, which convey in a far from subtle manner that...er, the XKR-S is anything but subtle. Quite the opposite to the elegant style we've come to expect from Jaguar in recent years, and in stark contrast to the graceful beauty of the classic E-type.