Red Bull Racing
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Despite a four week break, Red Bull Racing ace Sebastian Vettel doesn’t appear to have lost any of his edge, with the German youngster managing to hold of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to take pole after a dramatic Q3 qualifying session today at the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel’s quickest time clocked in at 1:48.298, just ahead of Hamilton’s 1:48.730. Rounding out the top three was fellow Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber, who posted a quickest time of 1:49.376. Moving down the ladder, we have Ferrari’s Felipe Massa set to start at fourth on the grid...
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Infiniti Teases New Vettel Special Edition For Frankfurt, Is It The FX?
Late yesterday we brought you a new video released by Infiniti depicting its brand ambassador, Formula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel, talking with design director Shiro Nakamura and looking over some concept sketches for what’s believed to be a new special edition model destined to debut at the 2011...
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More Talk Of Infiniti-Red Bull Racing Performance Street Car
Talk of a Red Bull Racing-flavored Infiniti road car isn't new--it's been discussed by company honchos almost since the inception of Infiniti's sponsorship of the Formula One team. But today, more details from the top people at both Nissan and Red Bull have emerged. Christian Horner, team principal...
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Race Car Tech: Improving The Breed, Or Ruining The Racing?
Carmakers love motor racing. The phrase "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" didn't come about for no reason - racing is a great way of raising the profile of your cars and the buying public love knowing that some of the technology in their cars has filtered down from the race track. That's the theory...
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Rhys Millen And Hyundai Prep For Pikes Peak: Video
Hyundai is making a serious assault on the 10-minute record at Pikes Peak, but there's still a lot of work to be done before the mountain surrenders.
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Sebastian Vettel Hints At Special-Edition Infiniti
Could Infiniti be set to draw some of F1's more accessible performance gains into a production car?
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As we predicted, yesterday’s 2011 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix turned out to be a rain sodden affair, with the very wet conditions proving arduous to even the most seasoned of drivers. McLaren’s Jenson Button fought tooth and nail to hold on the Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel who led from pole for most of the race. However, a slip up by the German youngster on the final lap, which saw him run off the dry racing line, allowed Button to move up into the lead just a few corners away from the checkered flag. It was an epic race that lasted a little over four hours as heavy...
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Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Preview
This weekend the Formula 1 circus heads to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal for the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, and coming as no surprise the odds are already favoring Red Bull Racing champ Sebastian Vettel to take the checkered flag at the conclusion of Sunday’s race. The race is the only...
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Formula 1 Car Crashes Into Crazed Fan At Red Bull Event: Video
A crazed fan attempting to jump over a moving Formula 1 car at a Red Bull sponsored exhibition event in Japan this weekend was captured on video spectacularly failing to complete his dangerous leap. Driving the F1 race car was Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Buemi who luckily was only doing...
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Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Preview
This weekend the spectacle that is Formula 1 heads to the luxury playground of Monte Carlo for the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, one of the most important and prestigious races, not only on the F1 calendar, but in the whole world. The narrow roads of the famous street circuit, with all its elevation...
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Sebastian Vettel Barely Holds Off Lewis Hamilton At Spanish Grand Prix
German youngster Sebastian Vettel managed to extend his lead in the 2011 Formula 1 Championship by clenching victory at yesterday’s 2011 Spanish Grand Prix, though his closest rival, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, kept on his tail from the 20th to the final 66th lap. In the end, only 0.63...
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2011 Turkish Grand Prix: Weather Report
As we saw on Friday very wet weather at this weekend’s 2011 Turkish Grand Prix caused havoc for drivers during practice, with even reigning champion and current points leader Sebastian Vettel suffering a crash. Fortunately for the drivers the skies managed to clear up for Saturday’s...
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Before you get all excited about the thought of Infiniti fielding a team in the top echelon of motorsport, Formula 1, note that the Japanese luxury brand is only acting as a sponsor for an existing team, in this case championship holder Red Bull Racing. Infiniti has only announced a marketing agreement with Red Bull Racing, covering the 2011 and 2012 F1 seasons. You’ll recall that the Red Bull Racing cars are powered by Renault engines and Infiniti, of course, is part of the Renault-Nissan alliance, so the latest collaboration is only fitting. As part of the latest agreement, Infiniti...
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Mark Webber shows off his personal 911 GT2 RS
You spend all day driving one of the finest road-course machines ever known: a modern Formula One car. At 750-plus horsepower, a shade over 1,400 pounds and capable of braking and turning north of 5 g, the F1 car simply pummels anything that's road-capable, including the vaunted Bugatti Veyron. So...
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Video: Rhys Millen Drifts Red Bull Genesis Coupe Up Brazilian Mountain
The art of drifting is often mocked as the figure skating of motorsports. While that may be a fair comparison--there are no finish lines, only judges--it still takes an incredible degree of control and skill to pull it off well. Rhys Millen has that skill. This video shows Millen sliding his...
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