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Weather is often very changeable in the area surrounding the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, home of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix. We’ve already seen this during the earlier practice session on Friday, where intermittent rain fell throughout much of the session. The current weather prediction for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix is showers during both tomorrow’s qualifying and Sunday’s eventual race. Peak temperature meanwhile is expected to be a mild 70 degrees F (21 degrees C). The trouble at Spa is that the length of the circuit, which stretches 4.35 miles and is...
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Infiniti Deepens F1 Ties With New Engineer Training ProgramInfiniti is on the hunt for two very talented graduate engineers to sign up for a new training program that will see the duo work on projects for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team as well as Infiniti’s road car division. The automaker hopes the program generates mutual benefits on the...
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Formula One Belgian Grand Prix PreviewAfter the August break, and all the silliness that was reported during it, Formula One teams are now back to racing again, and who could have picked a better spot than Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps. Yes, it is the 2013 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, one of the most exciting on the...
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Ayrton Senna-Owned Acura NSX Up For Sale?The new Acura NSX should prove to be quite an entertaining machine. It will be interesting to see how it holds up to the original NSX from a pure driving experience standpoint. Of course, you can still buy the old NSX if you hunt them down on Craigslist and eBay Motors. If you have the means to...
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Webber Beats Vettel’s Top Gear Time, Says He Won’t Miss TeammateDeparting Formula One ace Mark Webber was the guest star of Top Gear season 20’s series finale on Sunday night where he was able to land a parting shot to his Red Bull Racing teammate Sebastian Vettel. Webber was able to beat Vettel’s lap time in the show’s Star In A Reasonably...
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Listen To Mercedes AMG’s V-6 Turbo For The 2014 F1 Season: VideoMercedes AMG was one of the first of the Formula One engine suppliers to reveal its new turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 developed for the 2014 season, and now it’s the first to release a sound clip for the controversial powerplant. The sound has been recorded in Mercedes AMG’s test lab in...
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America is finally back in the F1 saddle with the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. But that's the only place in the U.S. that could have an F1 race soon--New Jersey's Port Imperial Street Circuit is still on the table. Placed as close to New York City as is practically feasible, the proposed New Jersey street circuit could potentially draw the largest crowds of any race on the F1 calendar. On the other hand, it could also be a logistical nightmare for teams, fans, and residents of the cities to be overtaken. Whatever happens with the New Jersey race, however...
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McLaren And Honda Open To Road Car CollaborationFollowing the announcement last May that Honda was making a return to Formula One as an engine supplier, initially to the McLaren team for the 2015 season, news immediately broke that the two might partner on development of one of McLaren’s future road cars. This was shot down only days...
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Jenson Button Introduces The McLaren P1 At Goodwood: VideoMcLaren’s new P1 supercar, the spiritual successor to the legendary F1, made its dynamic debut at the recent 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., and on hand to drive the car up the event’s famous hill climb was none other than Formula One ace Jenson Button. As we previously...
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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Wins Hard-Fought Hungarian GPLewis Hamilton secured his first win for the Mercedes AMG team, driving his Silver Arrow to victory yesterday in the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. The young Briton had started on pole and was aided by a clean getaway, despite reigning champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing starting...
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Hamilton Edges Out Vettel For Hungarian Grand Prix PoleA Mercedes AMG driver will start on pole for the seventh time this season, with the German team’s star driver Lewis Hamilton managing to come in just ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel during qualifying today at the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix and secure the best spot...
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Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe Hungaroring, near Budapest, is one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar with the high ambient temperatures at this time of the year also putting extra demand on the cars and their drivers. The current weather forecast for the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is for hot and dry...
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After their three week break, teams are now in Mogyoród, Hungary for the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. Once again the race will be taking place at the Hungaroring, where conditions in July are typically hot and dry. The Hungaroring became the first circuit behind the former Iron Curtain to host a F1 race, with the inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix taking place back in 1986. Since then it’s been a fixture on the F1 calendar and that doesn’t look set to change anytime soon despite next year’s season gaining some new races. The 2.7-mile circuit is the slowest of...
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Formula One Returning To Austria In 2014Energy drinks company Red Bull has inked a deal with Formula One organizers to host a race in Austria next year. The race will be held at the former A1-Ring in Spielberg, which held the last Austrian Grand Prix back in 2003 and is now known as the Red Bull Ring. The confirmation was made in a...
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Ferrari GT Driver Kamui Kobayashi Wants To Return To F1: VideoJapanese racing driver Kamui Kobayashi was in Moscow this past weekend to take part in an exhibition event held in the heart of the Russian capital. Perhaps it was the poor weather or the excitement of driving a Formula One car again but Kobayashi, behind the wheel of Ferrari’s 2009 car...
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F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Indicted For Bribery In GermanyAs if Formula 1 weren't already as much a technological soap opera as a race series, the series' boss, Bernie Ecclestone, is adding some extra drama to the 2013 season, this time with an indictment for bribery in Germany. A German prosecutor filed the indictment over Ecclestone's dealings with...
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Marussia To Use Ferrari Engines In 2014 F1 SeasonFormula One backmarker Marussia will hopefully see its performance improve next season when the team starts using engines supplied by Ferrari. Marussia, which is tied for last place in the 2013 F1 Constructors’ Championship, currently relies on engines supplied by Cosworth, but with the...
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Jenson Button Hits Goodwood Hill Climb In A McLaren P1: VideoMcLaren’s Formula One ace Jenson Button took time out from his busy schedule to drive the company’s new P1 supercar at its dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend. Button not only drove the car but raced it up the event’s famous hill climb where he...
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Formula One ace Fernando Alonso has given a candid interview to German television station RTL. Oh, and he just so happened to conduct it while driving a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta on the notorious Nürburgring Nordschleife. Alonso provides some honest insight into his own performance and the performance of the Ferrari team this season and also reveals some interesting details, like how he deals with a bad race, what it’s like when he’s driving an F1 car and the tire explodes, and what he gets up to during his downtime. Sadly for the double world champion, even driving a...
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Honda Picks Milton Keynes As Site For Formula One OperationsHonda has picked Milton Keynes in the U.K. for the site of its new Formula One operations. The British town is famous in the world of motorsport for being the home of Red Bull Racing, and soon Honda’s F1 engineers will call it home as well. Honda announced in May it would be returning to F1...
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Caterham F1 Driver Rossi Laps The 'Ring With Will Buxton: VideoPutting your life into the hands of someone else on a race track is a bit scary even after the first dozen times. Doing it on the Nordschleife must be terrifying, even if the driver is Caterham F1 reserve driver Alexander Rossi. The fact that the lap is to be run in a Caterham 485S does nothing to...
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Red Bull Fined €30,000 For Loose Wheel Injuring Cameraman At German GP: VideoThe Grand Prix of Germany this weekend was somewhat less eventful than recent races on the F1 calendar, but for one Formula One Management (FOM) cameraman, it was nearly fatal. An incident occurring during the first round of pit stops during Sunday's Grand Prix at the Nürburgring saw Red Bull...
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Sebastian Vettel Wins His First Formula One German Grand PrixRed Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel claimed a battling first home win at the 2013 Formula One German Grand Prix, fending off a late charge from Kimi Räikkönen and the Finn’s Lotus team-mate Romain Grosjean, who finished second and third respectively. After starting at second on...
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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Qualifies On Pole For German GPMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton pipped Red Bull Racing duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to secure pole position for the 2013 Formula One German Grand Prix. A late effort by the young Briton saw him edge out local favorite Vettel, with his fastest time coming in at 1:29.398. Vettel...
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