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If you believe Red Bull Racing, Formula One will come to the streets of Weehawken, New Jersey, in June of 2013. If you believe Bernie Ecclestone, there won’t be a race in the shadow of New York City until 2014, as the proposed street course needs a considerable amount of development before F1...

We’re starting to wonder if reigning Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel is regretting signing on to be Infiniti’s brand ambassador. After starring in a short martial arts battle alongside Chinese actress Celina Jade, Vettel has now played the character of a “modern day...

To promote the 2013 Grand Prix of America at the Port Imperial Street Circuit in Weehawken, New Jersey (which F1 czar Bernie Ecclestone remains less than optimistic about), Red Bull Racing recently demonstrated the surprising musical talents of its running Formula One show car. In the shadow of the...

Since its return to Formula One on a full-time basis in 2010, Mercedes-Benz has sunk a considerable amount of money into the Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team (now the AMG Mercedes Petronas F1 Team) with very little to show for it. Despite the success of the Mercedes-engined Vodafone McLaren Mercedes...

Just in case you’ve never seen an F1 race in person or on television, we’ll warn you in advance: the unmuffled engines of Formula One cars are loud. They’re also extremely high-strung, which is why teams go through as many engines as FIA rules allow in the course of a single...

After proving fastest during the practice sessions, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has been able to follow it up by dominating qualifying today and earning the pole position for tomorrow’s 2012 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. The McLaren team had another reason to celebrate today, as this was...

After two wet weekends in Britain and Germany, we can finally look forward to a dry and warm weekend of Formula 1 racing at the Hungaroring, the first circuit to be opened behind the former Iron Curtain in 1986 and the current home of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The race is always a favorite on the...

F1 test driver and racer Maria de Villota has left the hospital, 17 days after a serious accident during straight-line testing for the Marussa F1 Team. Marussia's initial investigation into the incident excluded the car as the cause of the crash, and the team is now expected to conclude a series of...

Designing an F1 car might seem, in some respects, kind of simple: read the rule book, build to fit, bam!, race car. Of course, there's the picky bit about setup, tuning, power, and aerodynamics, but the core of the car--the things that make it all work together--should be pretty straightforward...

The skies are mostly sunny above the Hockenheim Circuit, home of the 2012 Formula 1 German Grand Prix, though some cloud scatter is expected to appear during race time later today and could lead to rain. The current temperature is a chilly 55 degrees F (13 degrees C), though this should peak at...

Round 10 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship is the German Grand Prix, with racing set to take place in just a couple of days at the Hockenheim Circuit. Given that Hockenheim was built in 1932, it was a relatively late addition to the Formula 1 calendar. It staged its first German Grand Prix...

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake gets a special F1-assisted engine build.

Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] Corse Clienti group, headquartered right next to the former office of Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari, continues to grow in popularity at each event held throughout the year. In addition to organizing races for owners of the 599XX and FXX experiment cars, the group is also...

If you think that Formula One is all about spending obscene amounts of money in the pursuit of speed, you’re correct. In the world of professional sports, however, even the net worth of a successful Formula One team pales in comparison to the net worth of European football (our soccer)...

On July 3, Marussia F1 Team test driver Maria De Villota was critically injured while testing the team car at Duxford Airfield in England. As De Villota slowed to approach the pits, the car suddenly accelerated, striking the back of a support truck parked near the temporary paddock area. De...

Rain has already affected the practice and qualifying sessions of this weekend’s 2012 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, and the prediction for today’s weather, sadly, is simply more of the wet stuff. The predicted maximum temperature is a cool 62.8 degrees F (17.1 degrees C) and humidity...

Bad weather delayed today’s qualifying session at the Silverstone Circuit, home of the 2012 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, but that didn’t deter Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso who managed to post the fastest time of the day. The rain got heavier throughout the first two sessions, with...

Despite claims of a possible Formula 1 race run on the streets of London, the British Grand Prix held at the Silverstone Circuit remains the premier motorsport event of England. For many teams, the British Grand Prix can be considered a second home race as many have their headquarters nearby. The...

On Tuesday we brought you the news that Marussia F1 test driver Maria De Villota had been critically injured in a testing crash at Britain’s Duxford Airfield. After completing a shakedown lap, De Villota was slowing to enter the pits when the car suddenly accelerated, striking the rear lift...

Damon Hill’s F1 career spanned some eight seasons, enough for the British driver to rack up 42 podium finishes, 22 wins, 20 pole positions and the 1996 F1 Word Championship. As a man who’s made his living by driving cars fast, you’d expect that Hill would have retained something...