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We’re now at the third race of the 2013 Formula One season, the Chinese Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit. Built in 2004, the 3.4-mile circuit features a long back straight--also the DRS activation zone where drivers have plenty of...

Incredibly, at the 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, the record for a tire change pit stop fell no less than five times, each time thanks to the efforts of the crew at Red Bull Racing. The fastest tire change was executed in a time of just 2.05 seconds. The video above shows...

The Mercedes AMG Formula One squad has just taken the wraps off the new turbocharged V-6 engine that it hopes will give it an edge over rival teams in the 2014 F1 season, when radical new regulations come into play. The biggest departure from the current rules will be a switch to the turbocharged...

Following the conclusion of the controversial Malaysian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, the rumor mill has been working overtime with news Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber may quit Formula One at the end of the current season in order to join Porsche for its 24 Hours of Le Mans campaign in 2014...

The Williams F1 Team has announced that Claire Williams, daughter of Team Principal Sir Frank Williams, has been appointed to the newly-created position of Deputy Team Principal, effective immediately. In this new role, Claire Williams will work alongside her father in running the day-to-day...

After proving quickest during practice, Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has carried the momentum to secure pole position for tomorrow’s 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix. The German youngster managed to post a blistering lap time of 1:36.435 around the Sepang International...

Mercedes-Benz and AMG have been the official supplier of safety and medical cars to Formula One for the past 18 years. Just as Formula One cars have gotten quicker and more capable over the years, so have the Mercedes-AMG supplied support vehicles. The 2013 season is no exception to this rule, and...

The changes at Mercedes’ motorsport division shows no sign of slowing, with the automaker today announcing that Nick Fry, the CEO of the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, will resign from his post at the start of April. He will essentially be on ‘gardening leave’ until the end of...

The most entertaining Malaysian Grands Prix have always been those affected by the changeable weather, and already at this year’s event we’ve seen some rain, which came in 40 minutes after the start of Friday’s practice session. In addition to the changeable weather, teams have to...

After the exciting debut race of the 2013 Formula One World Championship in Australia last weekend, teams are now gearing up for the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit. So far it looks as though most of the top contenders have what it takes to win races, so it’s hard to...

As has been reported previously on this website, Formula One will be making some major changes in the 2014 season, with the most significant being a switch to smaller V-6 turbo powerplants instead of the naturally aspirated V-8s in use since 2006. The move is to ensure closer ties between the...

The automotive equivalent of a Picasso or Rembrandt, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula One race car driven to victory by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1954 German and Swiss Grands Prix, is actually up for sale. The car will be sold to the highest bidder by auctioneer Bonhams at the 2013...

They drive ‘em almost every week of the year, but how well do top Formula One drivers really know their cars? We’re not talking about the technical details here, but the way the cars actually look each and every week. Here we see Red Bull Racing drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber...

Lotus’ Kimi Räikkönen put in a sublime performance at the 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday, cruising his way to victory despite having started at seventh on the grid. When the lights turned green, it was expected that pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel of Red...

Yesterday’s prediction of rain at the 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix has proven accurate, with heavy downpours arriving by the third and final free practice session. The rain continued through the first session of qualifying, which took place on wet tires, but with no letup in sight...

Now that Lewis Hamilton has moved on to AMG Mercedes for the 2013 Formula One season, his former seat at McLaren Mercedes is being filled by Mexican driver Sergio Perez. One of the perks of being a driver for McLaren is that you get to test the company’s wares before anyone else does. For...

This is the moment race fans all around the world have been waiting almost four months for, the start of the 2013 Formula One World Championship at the Australian Grand Prix. The Australian Grand Prix has been F1’s curtain raiser for 15 of the last 17 seasons, and on each occasion the race...

It’s often said that those who can, do, while those who can’t, teach. There’s no denying the fact that Lotus F1 Team star Kimi Raikkonen can wheel a Formula One car, not to mention a World Rally Championship car, a NASCAR Camping World truck and a NASCAR Nationwide car. His...

The relationship between McLaren and watchmaker TAG Heuer dates back some 28 years, and has spanned an impressive 140 victories, 134 pole positions, six constructors championships and nine world champions. McLaren drivers such as Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton have...

In certain sports, most noticeably bicycle racing, random drug tests have been business as usual for the past decade. In recent years, however, the outcry to test athletes of all levels, in virtually all sports, has begun to grow louder and louder. NASCAR has had some highly-public positive drug...