June 18, 2013

Only the best is good enough for Ferrari flagship

Ferrari’s first-ever hybrid sports car, LaFerrari, is to be fitted with NGK spark plugs. Just 499 of these exclusive sports cars will be manufactured, each one featuring a V12 6.3-litre engine and NGK’s MR8AP8HJS spark plugs with added sensor capabilities.

June 10, 2013

Vettel dominates as Alonso gives chase in Montreal

The Red Bull team broke their Canadian GP spell by gaining their first victory around the Circuit Gilles Villenuve, Vettel putting on a dominant performance that was not only in a class of its own, but almost a race of its own as he lapped all but four of the grid on his way to victory.

May 29, 2013

Jaguar’s new cat gets the cream with NGK spark plugs as OE fitment

Jaguar’s newly-launched two-seater sports car, the F-Type, has NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd
original equipment (OE) spark plugs at the heart of its engines. The car is the first two-seater sports car from Jaguar since the iconic E-Type was launched 50 years ago and features NGK spark plugs on the new 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine…

May 28, 2013

Rosberg scores historic win in Monaco – sparked by NGK

30 years after his father Keke Rosberg took first place at Monaco, Nico Rosberg has followed in his footsteps with a dramatic victory for Mercedes. The young German dominated all weekend around the streets of the principality to deliver a victory which was potentially being contested before the race was even run. That’s Formula One!

May 13, 2013

Hola Alonso! NGK sparks Fernando to victory at his home Grand Prix

As the teams go pit stop crazy, Alonso sails to a well earned victory in Barcelona while Mercedes once again lose out after a commanding performance in qualifying.The Grand Prix season’s first race in Europe is always waited for with anticipation as it usually marks the first round of major upgrades in the season…

May 07, 2013

NGK BRC Rally Challenge kicks off to a flying start

Russ Thompson and Andy Murphy opened their 2013 NGK Spark Plugs BRC Challenge campaign in fine style today (Saturday May 4th) by winning the Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Challenge and taking home a maximum 30 point haul on a sunny but breezy spring afternoon in Carlisle.

April 22, 2013

Vettels reigns in Bahrain while the pack fights it out

In the sands of the Sakhir circuit, Sebastien Vettel took a surprisingly commanding victory in Bahrain this weekend, while his rivals fought hard for points all afternoon. Great for spectators but less so for the chasing teams who can already see the gap widening.

April 14, 2013

Ferrari takes their first win of the season in China, sparked by NGK

Fernando Alonso produced a dominant drive to deliver a victory for Ferrari and make it team number three to take the top slot. Shanghai promised much after the inter team disagreements in Malaysia and it didn’t fail to deliver. Though the on track action was less controversial, it certainly didn’t lack excitement…

March 25, 2013

Sparks fly in Sepang as Vettel claims his first victory of the season

What should have been a celebration about a triumphant return to form for Red Bull, turned to controversy as team orders were ignored by the World Champion to secure his first victory of the season. But as the dust settles at Sepang, the results seem to indicate that this season may well be similar to last year…

March 18, 2013

Storming start for the flying Finn in Australian Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen wasted no time in declaring his intentions in this year’s Formula One World Championship with a dominant performance around the waters of Albert Park. With two wins out of his last four races, Räikkönen and the Lotus team appear to have carried their momentum from the end 2012 though the winter…