F1

Fresh from their two week break over Easter, the stars of the 2012 Formula 1 season are currently down in Shanghai, China for the annual Chinese Grand Prix. Hosted at the Shanghai International Circuit, another of the Hermann Tilke-designed race tracks, the Chinese Grand Prix is often marred by wet...

In a modern automobile, a steering wheel can be a pretty complex object. Gone are the days when the steering wheel was simply used to change direction and house the horn; today, it can control everything from a driver’s paired phone to cruise control and even infotainment settings...

In March we brought you details about a new advertising campaign being run by Infiniti, which was to feature the automaker’s two-time Formula 1 World Championship winning brand ambassador Sebastian Vettel. Combining television advertising with digital media, viral content videos and even...

Formula 1 great Gilles Villeneuve was killed in a qualifying accident that preceded the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. At the time of his death, the Canadian driver had racked up a total of six Grand Prix victories, half of which were earned in 1979 behind the wheel of a Ferrari 312 T4 Eulogized by...

Those attending the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this summer will be able to get up close and personal with a handful of top Formula 1 drivers, both past and present. The lineup will include the likes of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton from McLaren as well as current world champion...

The current Formula 1 Concorde Agreement, which defines the terms of competition as well as the disbursement of television revenue and prize money, expires at the end of the 2012 season. As czar of Formula 1, part of Bernie Ecclestone’s job is negotiating a new Concorde Agreement with the...

Dodge and Travis Pastrana have teamed up for RallyCross. Pastrana will be driving a new 2012 Dodge Dart with a 2.0-liter Tigershark engine with more than 600 horsepower and 550 pound-feet of torque. With power being sent to all four wheels, the Dart will hit 60 mph from a standstill in just 1.9...

The first of the Hermann Tilke-built Formula 1 tracks is hosting its 14th Malaysian Grand Prix this year, and it’s endeared itself to the teams and drivers over the years. However, it is a very tough track, due mostly to the hot and humid conditions, which means drivers and teams will be...

McLaren has repeated its qualifying efforts of last week’s Australian Grand Prix by securing the top two positions on the grid for tomorrow’s Grand Prix in Malaysia, the second race on the 2012 FIA Formula 1 calendar. Fastest today after qualifying was Lewis Hamilton who posted a best...

Teams competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season have just wrapped their first practice session at Sepang International Circuit, home of the annual Malaysian Grand Prix, and fastest during the Friday afternoon session was McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton with a lap time of 1:38.172. His teammate Jenson...

A proposed sale of F1 shares held by CVC Capital Partners could be worth as much as $10 billion.

Tomorrow is the Australian Grand Prix, the first event on the 2012 Formula 1 calendar, and once again it is being held at Albert Park Raceway in Melbourne. The city’s geographical location between the sea and hills to the hinterland can cause several changes of weather throughout the day. We...

Not only is McLaren’s new MP4-27 racer one of the best looking in the 2012 Formula 1 field, but after today’s qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix it also appears to be the fastest. Both McLaren drivers will be starting at the front of the grid in tomorrow’s race after...

In Australia for this weekend's season-opening Grand Prix, McLaren-Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton took to the go-kart track in a promotion for Vodafone.

Infiniti's Global Brand Ambassador, Sebastian Vettel, will also star in the luxury automaker's first-ever global media campaign.

Formula 1 is back for another year and once again the inaugural race is the Australian Grand Prix, which takes place at the Albert Park Raceway in the city of Melbourne. Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel will be aiming to retain his crown and score a rare hat trick this season, and helping...

Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen has picked up sponsorship from Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the Angry Birds game sensation.

During the development of its latest supercar, the F12 Berlinetta, Ferrari employed the help of its Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa by getting them to hop behind the wheel of a prototype. As you may have already surmised, they almost immediately fell in love with the car after...

A helmet used by the legendary Ayrton Senna, as well as one of his racing suits, went up for auction in the Race Retro Sale that took place during this past weekend’s annual Silverstone Auction in the UK. At the close of bidding, the helmet was sold for a staggering $114,000--almost double...

He may have his detractors but there’s no denying that Alain Prost is one of the most accomplished race car drivers in history and remains a motorsports figurehead even after all these years. Prost, 57, is a four-time Formula 1 World Champion, having won more titles than any other driver...