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Late last month Mark Webber announced his intention to retire from Formula One at the end of the current season and enter the 2014 World Endurance Championship together with Porsche. This came as no major surprise given Webber’s relationship of late with his current employer Red Bull Racing...

On Sunday, drivers will line up on the grid at the Nürburgring (the GP circuit and not the full Nordschleife) to take part in the sixteenth edition of the Formula One German Grand Prix. While every alternate year the race takes place at the nearby Hockenheimring, it is the race at the...

We’re now just a week out from the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., and in the lead up to the event one of the show's presenters, Mexico’s VŪHL, has announced that Formula One rookie Esteban Gutiérrez will help launch its new 05 sports car. For those unfamiliar with...

Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg won yesterday’s thrilling British Grand Prix, a race marred by spectacular tire blowouts and several safety car sessions. Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber, who this past week announced his retirement from Formula One, finished in second despite a bad...

Almost unavoidably, rain was right on cue for the start of practice on Friday at the 2013 Formula One British Grand Prix. It was extremely wet out at the Silverstone circuit, though the good news is that the rain should pass come Sunday. In fact, the outlook for the rest of the weekend is looking...

Formula One ace Mark Webber has been confirmed as one of the drivers for Porsche’s LMP1 campaign in the 2014 World Endurance Championship and the event’s highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Australian has signed a multi-year contract with Porsche which means he will no longer be...

At this year’s Canadian Grand Prix it was revealed the FIA was investigating whether a Pirelli tire test in May was done using one of Mercedes AMG's 2013 Formula One cars, an illegal action due to rules banning in-season tire tests of current-spec cars. Last Friday, the FIA finally determined...

José Froilan Gonzalez, Ferrari’s first driver to score a win in Formula One, passed away on June 15 aged 90. The Argentine racing driver passed away from respiratory failure at his home in Buenos Aires and was the oldest remaining F1 driver. That title now passes on to Sir Jack...

Formula One triple world champion Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with Red Bull Racing for at least two more years. Vettel, now 25, won his three successive world championships with Red Bull Racing, and, considering his performance so far this season, the German youngster could soon be...

It's not every day you see an F1 legend like Sir Stirling Moss with his old Silver Arrow racer trackside. It's even rarer to have Lewis Hamilton and his W04 Silver Arrow join the party. Fortunately, the event was captured on video. While it's not exactly a deep dive into the technological...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel drove a superbly controlled race yesterday at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to claim his first Formula One Canadian Grand Prix victory. The German youngster, starting from pole for the third consecutive time at the Canadian race, cruised to...

More rain is expected today in Montreal where the 2013 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix is being held. Yesterday’s qualifying session was affected by damp conditions and the current forecast for today’s race isn’t looking good. We’re most likely going to see Pirelli’s...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel was fastest today during qualifying for the 2013 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, which was marred by rain. The reigning world champion and current points leader scored his third successive Canadian pole by posting a fastest time of 1:25.425. Starting next...

After the first two European races of the year, Formula One’s mid-season flyaway takes teams to Montreal for race number seven, the Canadian Grand Prix. The race once again takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuv, which is built on a man-made island in the St Lawrence River and has been...

Crashing comes with racing. It happens to everyone and it can happen at anytime. One of the worst times for it to happen, however, is when you're just warming up. That's exactly what happened to Adrian Newey during a recent Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo race at Silverstone. Introducing the...

Formula One triple world champion Sebastian Vettel got his first taste of electric cars, hopping behind the wheel of Renault’s ZOE electric hatch during a promotional stunt organized by the French automaker recently. The drive event took place at Renault’s Z.E. Centre on Seguin Island...

UPDATE: Full teaser video added. Just in time for the partying that took place during the past weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, French electronic music sensation Daft Punk was named as the latest partner of the Lotus F1 Team. Coincidentally, Daft Punk is in the process of promoting its new album...

Former Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driscoll, the man credited with overseeing the British automaker during its transition from Ford’s Premier Auto Group to new owner Tata, has been announced CEO of the Williams F1 Team. O’Driscoll’s newly created role will see the...

Japanese racing driver Kamui Kobayashi recently headed to Ferrari’s Fiorano test track to try out the Scuderia’s 2010 Formula One car, the F10. Though we’d love to tell you that the former Sauber driver is being considered as a possible replacement for one of Ferrari’s...

In its quest to further differentiate itself from Nissan and position itself as a credible player in the global luxury automotive market, Infiniti recently appointed reigning Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel to help fine tune its cars. Serving as the brand’s official director of...