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| Lotus says NO to F1 entry |
 | Two days ago, Litespeed, a British company has announced that it will enter the 2010 F1 season with a new team that will use the Lotus name. The company also stated that it has received the permission from Lotus Cars to use their name. Apparently Lotus Cars has a different opinion. In a recent statement,... More » |
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| Lotus name back in F1 |
| Litespeed, a Norfolk-based team founded by two former Lotus engineers, announced that it has secured the rights to use the Lotus name for its next season F1 entry. The new Lotus F1 team will be based in Norfolk and will use the RTN facility. The commercial ambassador and driver manager of the newly formed... More » |
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| Hamilton to drive Senna McLaren F1 car |
 | Goodwood announced that during this year's Festival of Speed, F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton will drive the McLaren MP4/4 and the MP4/23 F1 race cars. The McLaren MP4/4 had its debut at the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix when was driven by none other than Ayrton Senna who's also one of Hamilton's heroes. The... More » |
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| Video: McLaren F1 On Fire |
 | This video shows the aftermath of a McLaren F1 which went up in flames on June 1, 2009. The event took place on Airport Boulevard in Santa Rosa, California, and the cause of the disaster is not known yet. We don't know if the McLaren F1 caught on fire because of a technical problem, or if the driver... More » |
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| FOTA Suspends Williams F1 |
 | On Monday, the Williams F1 confirmed its entry for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. As a result, the Formula One Teams Association, FOTA, has announced that it temporarily suspends the Williams F1 from its membership.
Frank Williams, Team Principal, said that, although the decision to... More » |
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| ING Renault F1 Team Reconsiders 2010 Season Entry |
 | The French carmaker has announced today that the ING Renault F1 Team reconsiders the 2010 season entry due to the recent technical regulations changes. The Renault F1 team joins the Ferrari, Toyota, Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams which all are against the 60 million USD budget cap. Renault objects to... More » |
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| Ferrari Threatens To Leave 2010 F1 Season |
 | After yesterday's announcement from Toyota, Ferrari is the second team to announce it will leave the 2010 F1 season unless the 60 million USD budget cap is revoked. The Ferrari F1 Team is the only one in the Championship that took part in every race since the beginning of the sport in 1950.
The Board... More » |
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| Toyota Threatens To Leave F1 |
 | During last week-end, Toyota's motorsport president John Howett, said the team will not enter the 2010 F1 season unless the rules published by the governing body of the sport are changed. Toyota's position on the matter is also shared by Ferrari's president Luca di Montezemolo who is also a strong critic... More » |
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| Renault F1 Dubai Autodrome crash video |
 | Yesterday, United Arab Emirates rally champion Muhammed bin Sulayem was involved in a rather serious crash while driving a Renault F1 race car on the Dubai Autodrome. Sulayem was supposed to race its Renault F1 car against a Ford GT, but just after the start, he lost control of the car and hit the barrier... More » |
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| McLaren F1 returns |
 | Today's rumor may just make the supercar world better. It seems that the legendary McLaren F1 returns. The company plans to use the McLaren F1 successor to take on high-end supercar manufacturers such as Pagani, Koenigsegg and Bugatti.
The McLaren F1 successor will be based on the company's P11 platform... More » |
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| Mercedes SL63 AMG 2009 F1 Safety Car |
 | The Mercedes SL63 AMG has been chosen again to be the 2009 F1 Safety Car, and the Mercedes C63 AMG Estate will be one more year the championship’s official medical car. The Mercedes SL63 AMG 2009 F1 Safety Car is powered by a 6.3-litre V8 engine that's good for 386 kW/525 hp and is able to take the vehicle... More » |
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| Honda sells F1 Team |
 | Honda announced today that it has sold it's F1 Team to Ross Brawn, the former Team Principal of Honda Racing F1 Team. The Honda F1 Team shares were held by the British company Honda GP Holdings Ltd., which sold them to Ross Brawn, who plans to get it ready for the 2009 season.
Hiroshi Oshima, Managing... More » |
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| 2009 F1 rule changes video |
 | In the following video, Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull explain the 2009 F1 rule changes. The most obvious one is the new front and rear wing design. The front wing sits lower and is wider, while the rear one is narrower and sits higher. These changes reduce grip and the weight behind, which results in... More » |
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| Renault F1 R29 |
| The ING Renault F1 Team has released today the images and details of the Renault F1 R29 race car which will compete in the 2009 Formula One season. The Renault F1 R29 is powered by a 2.4 liter V8 engine, that's able to get to a maximum speed of 18,000 rpm, and is based on a carbon fiber and aluminum... More » |
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| Honda leaves F1 |
| In a statement published today by the Japanese manufacturer, Takeo Fukui, President and CEO, announced that Honda leaves F1 racing. He said that the 2008 season will be last one for Honda in Formula One. Takeo Fukui said this decision was taken because of the crisis in the automotive industry.
Honda... More » |
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| Lewis Hamilton and Mobil 1 design F1 SuperCircuit |
 | Mobil 1 announced today that it has presented F1 driver Lewis Hamilton with the opportunity to design his own F1 SuperCircuit. Lewis Hamilton's F1 SuperCircuit fantasy race track features all his favorite corners, chicanes and straights from the circuits around the world. Lewis Hamilton's F1 SuperCircuit... More » |
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| Renault confirms Alonso and Piquet for 2009 F1 season |
 | Renault announced today that the ING Renault F1 Team confirms that Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet will be their drivers for the 2009 F1 season. Fernando Alonso will be Renault's driver for the 2009 and 2010 season, while Nelson Piquet is confirmed just for the 2009 F1 championship.
"We are pleased... More » |
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| 4 million USD McLaren F1 |
 | At the latest RM Auctions event held on October 29 in London a McLaren F1 sold for no less than 2.530.000 GBP, which is equivalent to more than 4 million USD. The 1997 4 million USD McLaren F1 is powered by a 6.1-litre four overhead camshaft, 48-valve V12 engine that outputs 627bhp and is coupled with... More » |
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| Kubica Drives F1 Car on Public Road Video |
 | The videos after the jump show BMW's F1 driver Robert Kubica driving on the public roads with his F1 race car. The event took place on the road between Faenza to Brisighella in Italy as Kubica was making a little trip to pick up his Lorenzo Bandini trophy. This happened just before this year's Monaco... More » |
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| Toyota F1 vs Batmobile Video |
 | To promote the latest Batman movie - The Dark Knight - Warner Bros. entered a partnership with Toyota's F1 team. As a result Toyota's F1 cars will wear the Batman logo for the Grand Prix this week-end. As part of the promotional campaign the Batmobile did a few laps around Silverstone alongside Toyota's... More » |
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