Racing
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Mark Webber won his first grand prix of the year at the 2011 Formula 1 season finale yesterday at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was victorious at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2009 and he repeated that feat--and bagged himself a fastest lap just for good measure--at yesterday’s race. Starting at second on the grid, Webber trailed his Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel for much of the race. However, a gearbox issue saw Sebastian lose speed midway causing him to relinquish the lead to Webber on lap 29. Nevertheless, Vettel still managed to finish the race...
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Cooking A Thanksgiving Dinner Is A Lot Like Building A Touring CarAs an alternative to Thanksgiving Day football games, we give you this time-lapse build of a Honda S2000 touring car.
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F1 Driver Robert Kubica Won't Be Ready For Start Of 2012 SeasonStill recovering from injuries sustained in a pre-2011 season rally car crash, Robert Kubica has advised Lotus Renault that he won't be ready to return by the start of the 2012 F1 season.
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Enters Testing PhaseIf you've been living under a rock, you might not know that Aston Martin is the only manufacturer to offer a race car for every category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And if you're really enjoying your time under that rock, you might not know that one of the cars that will see track time in 2012 is...
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Michelle Obama Booed At NASCAR Season Finale: VideoMichelle Obama, First Lady of the United Sates, received a somewhat frosty reception at Sunday's season-ending NASCAR race.
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McLaren May Switch From Mercedes To Honda Engines In F1: ReportHonda may return to the world of Formula 1 as an engine supplier according to latest reports coming out of Germany, and the first team it may sign a deal with is former partner McLaren, which it supplied engines to during the glory days of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. At present McLaren still...
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Ferrari concerned about the growing cost of participating in Formula 1, would like the ability to incorporate more F1 technology into its road cars.
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Audi Announces R8 LMS Ultra For 2012 Racing SeasonAudi's successful R8 LMS GT3 race car is being retired after the 2011 season, replaced by the new R8 LMS ultra.
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MINI To Offer Turnkey B-Spec Race Cars For 2012MINI has announced the development of a B-Spec race car based on the MINI Cooper hardtop. The car will be available from MINI of Charleston prior to the start of the 2012 season.
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Subaru Plans To Enter Its BRZ In Japan's Super GT SeriesSubaru and Toyota will release their joint-venture sport coupes later this month, but Subaru has scooped Toyota by announcing a BRZ racing program for the 2012 Japanese Super GT season.
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American Michael Lewis To Test With Scuderia Ferrari In F1As "Rookie of the Year" in the Italian F3 series, American driver Michael Lewis has earned a day of testing in a Formula 1 car with Scuderia Ferrari.
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Sebastian Loeb Crashes WRC Car Into Fan’s Skoda: VideoNewly crowned WRC champion Sebastian Loeb learned the hard way that sometimes getting to an event can be just as dangerous as driving in it.
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Lewis Hamilton has taken his third win of the season, with success coming for the McLaren driver at the 2011 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This marks Hamilton’s 17th win of his short career, having previously won in China and Germany this year. Sadly, for pole-sitter and current world champion Sebastian Vettel, the race ended just seconds after the start when a puncture saw him spin out as he led into the second turn. It was his first retirement since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, bringing to an end Red Bull Racing’s run of 19 consecutive podium finishes. Following Vettel’s...
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Weather ForecastConditions are typically hot and dry during the days of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and this year’s race, which takes place in just a few hours, will be no different. Peak temperatures today are expected to reach 84 degrees F (29 degrees C), although racing doesn’t start until...
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Vettel On Pole For Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand PrixSebastian Vettel proved fastest during qualifying today at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, notching up his 14th pole position of the season and in the process equaling Nigel Mansell’s record of the greatest number of poles in a single season. The Red Bull Racing star and current F1 world...
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Hamilton Blown Away By Alonso’s Latest CommentsMcLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has admitted he was “blown away” by the latest comments made by his former team-mate and current Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso. During this weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Alonso stated to the media that he believes Hamilton is the...
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Porsche Rennsport Reunion - Heroes Aren't Just Flesh And Blood: VideoThe latest video from Porsche's Rennsport Reunion IV shows that heroes can be aluminum and steel as well as flesh and blood.
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PreviewThe penultimate round of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship takes place this weekend with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. The 55-lap race, now in its third season, takes in a total of 190 miles from dusk to nightfall to allow a more temperate climate for spectators instead of...
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In preparation for the 2011 Wales Rally, Ken Block and navigator Alex Gelsomino shake down the Ford Fiesta RC WRC on gravel roads in the Welsh countryside.
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Kimi Raikkonen Talks F1 Comeback With WilliamsA major shareholder of Williams F1 has confirmed that the British Formula 1 team is in talks with 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen about a possible comeback to the sport as early as the 2012 season. On top of that, the 32-year old Finnish driver is reported to have visited Williams’...
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Lola Wants To (Again) Field A Team In F1: ReportLola is looking to become the 13th team on the Formula 1 grid, since the depth of its business interests will now support an F1 effort.
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NASCAR Drivers Get To Chase Ford's New Police InterceptorsAt the upcoming NASCAR race at Florida's Homestead Speedway, Ford will use its new Police Interceptors to pace the field.
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First An SUV And Now Dakar? Bentley Jumping In With Both FeetBentley may be committing more to its SUV than we thought with a run at Dakar.
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Steve McQueen's Nomex Suit From Le Mans Hits The BlockThe Nomex driver's suit worn by Steve McQueen in the classic film "Le Mans" will hit the auction block next month, and estimates are that it could bring as much as $300,000.
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