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No more Marlboro logos for Ferrari

It is likely that a cigarette brand will never again be outwardly visible on the livery of a formula one car.
Other teams - notably Renault, McLaren and Honda - farewelled their tobacco-fuelled dollars a couple of years ago, as anti-advertising laws swept Europe and the world.

Ferrari, however, opted to renew its association with Philip Morris, […]

Toro Rosso F1 team likely to be sold to Kuwaiti company

Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger is this week in Kuwait, the Middle Eastern state, to explore establishing a Kuwaiti formula one team, according to local reports. Less than a month after Red Bull magnate Dietrich Mateschitz declared that his 50 per cent share of the Faenza based squad is for sale, the Arab Times newspaper […]

Force India taps Airbus for aerodynamic boost

Force India is hoping to benefit from its new association with the aerospace firm EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company). The company develops and markets civil and military aircraft, as well as missiles, space rockets, satellites, and related systems. And now they’re helping out with F1.

The German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reveals that […]

Ferrari F1 to sell hybrid KERS system to customer teams

( Motorsport and News )

Force India looks set to step up its relationship with Ferrari for 2009. Not only will the Silverstone based team continue to use a customer engine built by the famous Italian marque next year, Force India is reportedly planning to run a KERS kinetic energy-recovery system that is also developed by Maranello based […]

Mosley summit set for June 3

( Motorsport and News )

The summit that will determine the future of embattled FIA president Max Mosley will be held on June 3, the governing body confirmed on Wednesday. The FIA said last week that the meeting, to involve the full membership of the body, would take place in Paris to discuss “the widespread publicity following an apparently illegal […]

Scion 400HP drift car competing in D1 Championships

( Motorsport and Toyota )

Toyota’s youth-oriented company Scion has been featuring flagging sales of late, which has inspired the Japanese auto manufacturer to enter the famed Formula D1 ‘Drifting’ series with the Scion tC.

The sports coupe tC was originally built as a front-wheel drive car, a format that isn’t very conducive to drifting without the […]

Last hopes fade for besieged Mosley

Any remaining support for embattled FIA president Max Mosley withered bare on Sunday, as the formula one world rested from the sex scandal for 91 minutes to take in the Bahrain grand prix.
It was a day that went from worse to hopeless for the 67-year-old Briton, who - barred from the event by the royal […]

One-two finish for Ferrari at Bahrain GP

Felipe Massa, after two disastrous opening races and under intense pressure to finally perform, snatched the lead from Robert Kubica before the first corner, and the dominant Brazilian was never challenged as he opened his 2008 points account on a circuit he also won on last year. Kimi Raikkonen, in contrast, has looked off-colour all […]

A1GP planning Middle East return

( Motorsport and News )

The concept of the nation-based A1GP was original founded by Dubai’s Sheikh Maktoum Hasher back in 2004 but after receiving FIA regulation one year later the series lost many of its links with the Middle East. A1GP now plans a return to the region with the series seeking to hold a race locally within the […]

F1 heading for 20-race calendar - bosses

The Formula One calendar is set to expand to twenty grands prix as early as next year, team bosses suggested in Bahrain on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi is preparing to host its inaugural race next year, and South Korea in 2010. The current calendar features 18 stops.
But with India, the United States, Russia, Dubai and […]

F1 carmakers denounce sex scandal, Mosley responds


Nissan Fairlady Z Type 380RS club racer goes on sale

( Motorsport and Nissan )

After seeing sales of Porsche’s GT3 line of club-spec cars continuously rise over the years, Nissan thought it was high-time it released its own track special for both racing enthusiasts and serious competition events. The carmaker’s latest release is the new Fairlady Z Type 380RS-Competition and it has officially gone on sale for […]

Update: Aston Martin Racing shows off Vantage GT2

Updated:
Back in January we brought you word of Aston Martin’s entry into the GT2 field in the form of a Vantage race car, but at the time Aston had not yet released anything but a drawing. Now we have real, live in-the-flesh photos of the bio-fueled racer for you to enjoy.

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Hamilton promised McLaren LM supercar for title win

Lewis Hamilton has been promised a $4 million McLaren supercar for free - if he wins the world titles this year. The 23-year-old British driver told The Sun newspaper that he first clapped eyes on the ultra-rare McLaren LM in the team’s F1 factory ten years ago.

“When I first went to McLaren it was there […]

Mosler Challenge European MT900 spec series

Mosler is sponsoring an MT900 spec racing series for its cars, including the MT900 GT3 and the newly announced MT900 Challenge car. The series will take place across some of Europe’s most storied race tracks, and with over 20 teams already signed up, it’s sure to be exciting, difficult racing all year long.

The MT900 Challenge […]

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