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  • Mercedes-AMG's 2017 Formula One power unit

    Mercedes AMG recently fired up the power unit for its 2017 Formula One race car for the first time, and the team was gracious enough to release a video providing a taste of the new sound. While it’s a far cry from the roar of the V-8 and V-10 cars of old, it’s enough to get us excited for the new season. The design of the power unit hasn’t changed much from the 2016 season. Once again teams will be fielding cars powered by turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 engines paired with two motor-generators, one on the driveline and another integrated with the turbocharger. Renault is...

  • 2016 Manor Formula One race car
    End of the road for F1 backmarker Manor

    Formula One team Manor Racing, formerly Marussia, was disbanded on Friday. The news comes after the team announced on January 6 that it had entered administration, similar to bankruptcy protection, after several months of failed talks with potential investors to back it in the 2017 season. But with...

  • Bernie Ecclestone
    Bernie Ecclestone cedes control of F1

    After nearly four decades of commanding Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone on Monday finally relinquished control of the sport. He didn’t have much say in the decision which was made by F1’s new owner Liberty Media. The American media giant agreed in September 2016 to buy control of F1 in a...

  • Teaser for Vanda Electrics Dendrobium concept  debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Singapore firm develops Dendrobium electric supercar with a little help from Williams

    A firm out of Singapore has confirmed plans to unveil an electric supercar concept called the Dendrobium at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The firm is Vanda Electrics whose existing products include an electric scooter and a small electric delivery truck. The supercar is a much more ambitious product...

  • Valtteri Bottas
    Bottas confirmed for Mercedes AMG F1 team, Massa to stay on at Williams

    Mercedes AMG has confirmed that current Williams driver Valtteri Bottas will fill the seat of retired reigning champion Nico Rosberg in the 2017 Formula One World Championship. Rosberg stepped down at the end of the 2016 after scoring his first title. Bottas will be teaming up with Lewis Hamilton...

  • Paddy Lowe
    Mercedes AMG F1 technical boss rumored to join Williams

    The Mercedes AMG Formula One team on Tuesday confirmed that its Technical Director Paddy Lowe has stepped down. Lowe is currently on garden leave but is expected to join another team. It’s rumored he may end up at Williams, which is using Mercedes power units. “I have had a...

  • Felipe Massa

    Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa might be planning to hold off on retirement for another year in order to continue driving for Williams. Massa in September announced that his contract with Williams would expire at the end of the 2016 season and that he had no intention to renew it. Shortly after, Williams announced that replacing Massa would be Canadian youngster Lance Stroll. However, Motorsport is reporting that Williams is about to lose its other driver Valtteri Bottas to Mercedes AMG and thus would like to retain Massa so that it has at least one experienced driver among its...

  • Michael Schumacher
    Schumacher family launches ‘Keep Fighting’ initiative

    Michael Schumacher’s family has launched a not-for-profit initiative to serve as a form of inspiration for anyone struggling in any endeavor, just as the Formula One legend has throughout his career and now in his recovery from the 2013 skiing accident that caused serious injury to his head...

  • Crash during 2016 Formula One World Championship
    Relive every crash and incident from the 2016 F1 season

    We’ve got the perfect time waster for your Tuesday. It’s a compilation of all the crashes and incidents from the 2016 Formula One World Championship. The season concluded on November 27 in Abu Dhabi, with Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg securing the crown, and while it was Mercedes...

  • Circuit Paul Ricard
    Formula One returns to France in 2018

    The Formula One World Championship will return to France in 2018 after a 10-year hiatus. The return of the French Grand Prix was confirmed on Monday during a press conference organized by the Automobile Club de France. Organizers have managed to secure a five-year contract for the race, which will...

  • Ferrari Formula One car at Daytona International Speedway
    F1 car hits the banks at Daytona for first time

    Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] on Sunday caps off a four-day celebration of all things motorsport. Known as the Finali Mondiali, the annual event is being hosted in the United States for the first time, at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway, and on Thursday history was made there. ALSO SEE...

  • Nico Rosberg after winning the 2016 Formula One World Championship
    F1 world champion Nico Rosberg announces retirement

    World champion Formula One driver Nico Rosberg announced that he would retire from the motorsport, only a few days after winning his first championship. “Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my ‘one thing’ to become Formula One world champion,” Rosberg said on his...

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    Despite the popularity of Formula One in Germany, plus the fact that a German driver and team just claimed the 2016 title, the German Grand Prix will be absent from the calendar in 2017. The race was to be held at the Hockenheimring but the promoter pulled out due to financial reasons. It’s alleged the promoter refused to pay the high hosting fee. The German race has been on and off in recent years and was secured in 2016 after a deal for a discounted hosting fee was struck. There are still 20 races on the 2017 calendar, which was revealed by the FIA on Wednesday. The new season will...

  • Mercedes AMG's Nico Rosberg at the 2016 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
    Rosberg named 2016 Formula One world champion after Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg was crowned the 2016 Formula One world champion after a nail-biting finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Teammate Lewis Hamilton comfortably won the race, having led from pole, but Rosberg only needed to finish third to win the title. In the end the German...

  • Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix preview

    The final round of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is on this weekend in Abu Dhabi and the title is still up for grabs for two drivers: Mercedes AMG duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. As has been the case for the past several weeks, the championship is very much Rosberg’s to lose...

  • Ron Dennis
    In spat with shareholders, Ron Dennis loses head role at McLaren

    The rumors that emerged in October suggesting Ron Dennis was about to leave McLaren after 36 years have proven true. The 69-year-old, Chairman, CEO and founder of the McLaren Technology Group, is set to leave the company once his current contract expires at the end of 2016. He has been placed on...

  • Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta
    Watch Sebastian Vettel hoon the LaFerrari Aperta

    Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel recently took time out from his busy schedule to test drive the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta. He starts out on the road but eventually heads to the track where, naturally, he turns off the car’s electronic nannies and manages to...

  • Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton at the 2016 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One title fight down to final race with Hamilton win in Brazil

    The winner of the 2016 Formula One World Championship will go down to the wire after Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton took victory on Sunday in the penultimate round, the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The title fight is between Hamilton and his Mercedes AMG...

  • Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, home of the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix

    There are now just two races left in the 2016 Formula One World Championship and taking the penultimate spot is the Brazilian Grand Prix, which is on this weekend at Sao Paulo’s legendary Autódromo José Carlos Pace, commonly known as Interlagos. The championship is very much Nico Rosberg’s to lose. He has a 19-point lead over his Mercedes AMG teammate Lewis Hamilton, which means he can still take home the title if Hamilton wins the Brazilian race and the final in Abu Dhabi. Rosberg just has to make sure he comes second both times. Of course, if Rosberg wins the...

  • Michael Schumacher
    Michael Schumacher showing 'encouraging signs' in recovery says former Ferrari technical head

    Updates have been rare regarding Michael Schumacher's condition since his ski crash in 2013. Now an update brought to us by former Ferrari technical head Ross Brawn says the race car driver has shown some "encouraging signs" in his recovery. Previous updates on Schumacher's condition haven't been...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2016 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix
    Hamilton closes in on Rosberg with Mexican Grand Prix win

    Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton took home the win on Sunday at the 2016 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix, with fellow Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg crossing the line second, 8.3 seconds behind his teammate. It means there are now just 19 points separating the two drivers. It also means that...

  • Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, home of the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix preview

    The 2016 Formula One World Championship is coming to a close—there are now just three races left on the calendar—but the title fight is still very much alive, albeit between the two Mercedes AMG drivers only. The first of the final three races is on this weekend in Mexico, only the...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2016 Formula One United States Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One title fight alive with Hamilton win at USGP

    Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton led from pole to claim victory on Sunday at the 2016 Formula One United States Grand Prix, held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. It was his 50th career win but more importantly it helped reduce the points gap with teammate Nico Rosberg in the 2016...

  • Circuit of the Americas, home of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One United States Grand Prix preview

    Formula One has made several attempts in past decades to regain a successful foothold in the United States, but it seems to have finally struck gold with the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. And with F1 now under the control of American media giant Liberty Media, it’s likely there...

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