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In this era of cell phone camera ubiquity, allegations of a video depicting Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s recent skiing accident should come as no surprise. It is reported that French investigators are seeking a video taken by a 35-year-old man who was also at the Meribel ski resort at the time of Schumacher’s accident. Germany’s Der Spiegel is reporting the man originally contacted its offices claiming to have captured the accident on his cell phone while filming his girlfriend on the slopes of the ski resort. French investigators from the town of Albertville are...
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F1 Legend Michael Schumacher Remains In Coma On 45th BirthdayMichael Schumacher remains in a French hospital in an induced coma on his 45th birthday today. The last update given by his medical team, made on January 1, 2014, was that the Formula One racing legend remains in a stable yet critical condition. Schumacher was on holiday with family at the Meribel...
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F1 legend Michael Schumacher in stable condition after skiing accidentSeven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is said to be in a stable condition following a second round of surgery yesterday to treat hemorrhaging of his brain caused by a skiing accident in the French Alps on December 29, 2013. The accident, which saw Schumacher fall and hit his...
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Fans To Choose Name Of 2014 Ferrari F1 CarFerrari will seek the help of its fans worldwide in choosing the name for its new race car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari says “internet hits” will be used to choose the name, but doesn’t provide any further details. The automaker does mention, however, that...
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Ferrari Power Unit For The 2014 F1 Season Is The 059/3: VideoWith Mercedes AMG and Renault having already revealed their new engines for the 2014 Formula One World Championship, that leaves just Ferrari as the only remaining engine builder that is yet to reveal its new F1 power unit. Today, we got a little closer to the reveal of the new power unit, with...
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Sergio Perez Finds Home At Force India, Adrian Sutil Heads To SauberMexican driver Sergio Perez, who was dropped from McLaren after a single season, will drive for Force India in the 2014 Formula One World Championship. He joins German driver Nico Hülkenberg who returns to the squad after a one-year stint with Sauber. Perez was replaced by Danish driver Kevin...
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Kimi Räikkönen recently paid Scuderia Ferrari’s headquarters a visit recently where he was able to meet with team principal Stefano Domenicali and some of the other senior engineers. It was an opportunity to go over the current state of play on the design of Ferrari’s 2014 Formula One car, as well as a chance for Räikkönen to meet up with many old friends who, in a few weeks, will once again be his team. Räikkönen, of course, raced for Ferrari from 2007 to 2009, winning the world championship in his first year with the team. While previously his...
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FIA Seeks New Team For Formula OneMotorsport’s organizing body, the FIA, has put out a tender for a 12th team to enter the Formula One World Championship from the start of the 2015 or 2016 seasons. The process is similar to what the FIA did in 2010 when three new teams were selected from 15 applicants. Those teams were HRT...
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Winner Of 2014 F1 Season Finale To Receive Double Points Under New RulesThe FIA, motorsport’s governing body, has come out with some new rules for the 2014 Formula One season, in addition to those which will see teams switch to turbocharged V-6 engines. One of the most controversial is the awarding of double points for the winning team and driver of the final...
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FIA Confirms 2014 F1 Calendar, New Jersey Race No Longer IncludedMotorsports governing body the FIA has revealed its final calendar for the 2014 Formula One season, and the American Grand Prix, which was to be held in New Jersey on June 1, is no longer included. The good news is that the United States Grand Prix, held at Austin's Circuit of the Americas, is...
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Pastor Maldonado To Race Alongside Romain Grosjean At Lotus F1 In 2014Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado has been confirmed as a driver for the Lotus F1 Team. He will be racing alongside current Lotus driver Romain Grosjean in the 2014 Formula One World Championship. Lotus was left with an empty seat when its star driver Kimi Räikkönen ditched the Enstone...
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Ross Brawn Steps Down From Team Principal Role At Mercedes F1The Mercedes AMG Formula One team has finally confirmed that its team principal Ross Brawn will be quitting at the end of the year. Responsible for the team going forward will be current business director Toto Wolff and technical director Paddy Lowe. Also continuing to add input will be F1 legend...
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The 2013 Formula One season is now over, with the final race in Brazil this past weekend seeing Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel emerge victorious. His teammate Mark Webber finished second in what was the Australian’s last race in Formula One. Third place in the Brazilian Grand Prix went to Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Vettel’s latest win sees him equal the record of nine consecutive F1 wins set by Alberto Ascari in 1953. However, Vettel managed the feat in a single season whereas Ascari’s record was achieved over two. This season saw Vettel at the top of the...
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Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole For Formula One Brazilian Grand PrixLike all sessions so far, qualifying at the 2013 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix was also rain affected, with the showers coming at various intensities throughout the afternoon, making for difficult strategic and technical choices for everyone. At the start of the session, everyone went out...
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Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe current weather forecast for the 2013 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix is rain, with the wet stuff expected throughout the weekend. The good news is that the weather should improve slightly before Sunday but teams will almost certainly be facing a wet race. Humidity on Sunday will be a high 73...
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Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix PreviewWe’re now at the last race of the 2013 Formula One season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, which is once again being held at Interlagos’ Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, one of the oldest and most atmospheric venues on the calendar. At more than 2,800 feet above sea level, the track is also the...
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Jay Leno Visits McLaren F1 At Austin's COTA: VideoJay Leno was down in Austin, Texas over the weekend to enjoy the Formula One United States Grand Prix, but since he’s not your average F1 fan he managed to get a much closer look at the action and some of the parties involved. Thankfully, he was kind enough to film it all for his online...
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Mercedes AMG's Final F1 V-8 Leaves The Factory: GalleryNext weekend marks the end of another era for Formula One as new regulations consign V-8 engines to the history books. To celebrate, and perhaps to mourn the passing of the current 2.4-liter V-8s, the Mercedes AMG F1 team has released a series of photos showing its last V-8 being built. Designated...
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A Ferrari owner has enlisted the help of the Italian sports car manufacturer’s Tailor Made personalization program to build this one-off 458 Italia honoring legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda. The build of the car coincided with the September launch of the new movie Rush, which tells the story of the epic rivalry between Lauda and James Hunt during the 1970s. The Austrian driver, 64, contributed to the history of F1 as a racing driver, with three-time championships (1975, 1977 and 1984) and 177 races competed (25 wins, 54 podiums, 24 pole positions). After retiring from...
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More Records Fall Following Formula One United States GPDespite having the 2013 Formula One Wold Championship title already in the bag, Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has shown no let-up in his desire to keep winning after breaking yet another record during yesterday’s United States Grand Prix. His victory at the Circuit of the Americas...
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Formula One United States Grand Prix Weather ForecastWeather conditions are looking good for this weekend’s 2013 Formula One United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Skies will be partly cloudy, which means there could still be some rain, while the top temperature is expected to reach a warm 81 degrees F (27...
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Kevin Magnussen Replaces Sergio Perez At McLaren, Heikki Kovalainen Joins LotusMcLaren is aiming to quickly forget its dismal performance in Formula One this year by injecting some new blood, announcing this week that Danish racing driver Kevin Magnussen will replace Sergio Perez in the 2014 season. Perez, who only joined McLaren this season, has failed to make much of an...
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Formula One United States Grand Prix PreviewThe Formula One United States Grand Prix returns this year, for only the second time at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas, and once again the local race is the penultimate event on the 2013 calendar. Unlike last year, however, the championship has already been decided, with Red Bull...
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James Hunt's 1977 McLaren M26 Formula One Car Sells For $1.2 MillionHunt's 1977 McLaren M26 matched the low end of the pre-auction estimate.
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