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After a disastrous performance in 2014, finishing eighth, financially-stricken Lotus F1 has revealed the car it hopes will turn around its fortunes in the 2015 Formula One World Championship. The new race car is called the E23 Hybrid, and it’s the team’s first to pack a power unit sourced from Mercedes AMG. Previously, Lotus F1 relied on Renault power—a relationship that dates back to 1995 and spans several owners of the Enstone-based squad. According to Lotus F1’s technical director, Nick Chester, the E23 Hybrid represents a massive step forward in terms of design...
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Thieves Steal Half Of Red Bull Racing’s F1 Trophies--Updated With Video Of The CrimeJanuary 22, 2015 Update: The BBC has obtained security footage showing the crime taking place. Unfortunately, none of the thieves have been identified and 40 of the trophies still remain missing. Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner described the theft as being a "pointless crime" and...
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Williams Is First To Reveal Its 2015 Formula One CarWilliams is the first to reveal its new car for the 2015 Formula One World Championship. The British team, which reigning world champion Mercedes AMG sees as its biggest threat going into the new season, is sticking with a Mercedes power unit and has gone with an evolutionary design for its latest...
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McLaren Confirms Jenson Button And Fernando Alonso For 2015McLaren has finally ended speculation about its driver lineup for the 2015 Formula One World Championship, announcing today it has signed former Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso to drive alongside existing recruit Jenson Button. Sadly for Kevin Magnussen, who drove for McLaren during the 2014 season...
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F1 Breaking News: Korea Back On The Calendar, Audi F1 Rumors ResurfaceMotorsport’s governing body, the FIA, has announced a series of rule changes for the 2015 Formula One World Championship, one of which is the addition of the Korean Grand Prix to the official calendar, bringing the total number of races to 21. However, the Korean race may not necessarily...
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Sebastian Vettel Samples Ferrari’s Fiorano For The First Time: VideoLast Saturday saw four-time Formula One world championship Sebastian Vettel visit Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello and sample its Fiorano test track for the first time. Vettel, who replaces Fernando Alonso in Ferrari’s F1 driver lineup, recently signed a three-year contract with the...
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Mercedes-Benz has celebrated its victory in the 2014 Formula One World Championship with a pair of special edition SL63 AMGs developed together with its star drivers. The car of the 2014 world champion Lewis Hamilton is the one in black while runner-up Nico Rosberg’s car is the one in white. The special SL63 AMGs are known as the World Championship 2014 Collector's Edition and just 19 examples of each car will be built, representing the number of races held this season. Each will feature individual numbering as well as the name and layout of the specific race track it represents...
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Watch McLaren Start Testing Honda’s New Formula One Engine: VideoBetween 1988 and 1992, McLaren Formula One cars powered by Honda engines were dominant on the track. In fact, during those years McLaren racked up 44 wins and eight titles thanks to the likes of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. Now, McLaren and Honda are looking to rekindle those glory days by once...
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Former Philip Morris Exec Named Ferrari F1 BossFerrari has announced that former Philip Morris executive Maurizio Arrivabene has replaced Marco Mattiacci as team principal for Scuderia Ferrari, and in addition to running the Formula One squad will also head the Sporting Activities Department responsible for the Corse Clienti and Challenge...
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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Named 2014 Formula One World ChampionMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton has been named the 2014 Formula One World Champion, after the Briton won yesterday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in spectacular style. He’s now the first Mercedes driver to claim the title since Juan Manuel Fangio all the way back in 1955. His teammate Nico...
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Watch A Big Rig Jump A Moving Formula One Car: VideoLike a scene from one of the Fast and the Furious movies, a big rig, with its trailer in tow, has managed to successfully jump a Formula One car, setting a new world record in the process. MUST SEE: Jay Leno Gives Wounded Veteran A 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Video The stunt was set up by...
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Rosberg Secures Pole In Championship-Deciding Formula One Abu Dhabi GPThe 2014 Formula One World Championship is going down to the wire thanks to the controversial double points system for the final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is once again being held at the Yas Marina Circuit. The only two drivers still in contention are Mercedes AMG men...
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The final round of the 2014 Formula One World Championship brings us to Yas Marina Circuit, the home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Conditions are typically hot and dry during the days of the Middle Eastern race, and this year’s event will be no different. Clear skies are expected throughout the weekend and the peak temperature on Sunday will be 86 degrees F (30 degrees C), although the actual race doesn’t start until the late afternoon in order to escape Abu Dhabi’s harsh mid-day sun. Because of this, engineers have to be wary of the cooling track temperatures as the sun goes...
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2014 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PreviewThe 2014 Formula One World Championship is going down to the wire thanks to the controversial double points system for the final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is once again being held at the Yas Marina Circuit. The only two drivers in contention are Mercedes AMG men Lewis...
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Sebastian Vettel Replaces Fernando Alonso At Ferrari: OfficialFerrari has finally confirmed what everyone has already known for some time, that four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will replace Fernando Alonso at its F1 team in 2015. Alonso is yet to confirm where he’s headed but the current thinking is a return to McLaren, which the...
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Injured Formula One Driver Jules Bianchi No Longer In Induced ComaInjured Formula One driver Jules Bianchi is no longer in the induced coma he was placed in following his tragic accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix in early October. In a statement released by his family on Wednesday, it’s been revealed that Bianchi remains unconscious but is breathing...
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McLaren Starts Testing New Honda Power Unit In Its F1 CarMcLaren today started testing of a new Honda power unit in a modified version of its 2014 Formula One car. The testing took place during a filming day at the Silverstone circuit in the U.K. under strict conditions. MUST SEE: Meet The Man That Modified The Car For 'Furious 7': Video McLaren, along...
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Be A Track Day God With These Used Formula One CarsThere are plenty of ways to be the fastest guy at your local track day. You could wrench like a mad man to get your spec Miata in top shape. You could spend a bit of dough on top-tier driving classes, and then apply your learned skills to your local circuit. Perhaps you have enough cash to dump on...
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Both the Marussia and Caterham Formula One teams have missed the last two races of the 2014 season due to financial difficulties, with the former still reeling from the Japanese Grand Prix accident that caused one of its drivers, Jules Bianchi, to suffer serious head injuries. The latest statement from the Bianchi family is that the injured driver remains in a critical but stable condition in a hospital in Japan. As for Marussia, administrators appointed late last month have failed to find a buyer and on Friday decided to wind the company up due to a shortfall in on-going funding. The...
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2014 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix ResultsThe fight for the 2014 Formula One World Championship is still very much alive after Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg secured top honors at the past weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, held once again at the legendary Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. This means he's now just 17 points behind his...
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2014 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix Weather ForecastRound 18 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace which has been home to the Brazilian Grand Prix since 1990. It’s a track that presents many difficulties, including the need to find the right compromise between qualifying...
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2014 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix PreviewThere are now just two races left in the 2014 Formula One World Championship, including this weekend’s event in Brazil which once again is being held at Interlagos’ Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. The 2.6-mile track is one of the oldest in the sport, having hosted its first F1 grand prix in...
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2014 F1 United States Grand Prix: A Talk With Mercedes AMG Petronas Chief Toto WolffThe race is over, the trophies handed out, the trucks packed, the crowds gone home. The full grid couldn’t even make the trip to America this year. But despite controversy and hyperbole, F1 in the U.S. is still going strong—and growing stronger. CHECK OUT: 2015 Ford Mustang RTR...
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2014 Formula One United States Grand Prix ResultsMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton edged closer to securing his second Formula One World Championship by winning yesterday’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second, 4.3 seconds behind the leader. Rosberg started the...
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