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Bernie Ecclestone gives Austin one final chance for F1 race

Patrick Frawley — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EST

Bernie Ecclestone, billionaire Formula 1 overlord and Muppet, has given the parties behind the troubled 2012 United States Grand Prix at Austin's Circuit of the Americas exactly one week to fix everything before the race is finally cancelled. More »

Screw work, watch Formula D LIVE from Qatar right now

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:15:00 EDT

The Formula Drift Qatar race is going on right now and is streaming live right here. Something else to distract you from working today. More »

2010 Ferrari F10: Felipe Massa On The Wet-Track Attack

Sam Smith — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST

There are two lessons here: One, looking through the corner is important. Two, there's nothing like a helmet cam to make in-car footage more interesting. It's bumpy. It's choppy. It's wet. His head gets knocked around. Manly! More »

Guess That Engine: Friday Fangio Edition

Sam Smith — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST

We'll give you a hint: It goes in a racing car that helped a certain Argentinean win two F1 championships. Four words: direct injection and desmo. (If you know your history, that last bit should clinch it.) More »

What's The More Likely USF1 Design To Become Real?

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST

These images represent plausible designs from the floundering USF1 team. One is a Spanish-flagged toaster. The other claims to be the first 3D image of the USF1 Type 1 racer. Both are still renderings. [via Paddocknews, Axis Of Oversteer] More »

Ferrari Publicly Bitch-Slaps F1 Management, Teams

Sam Smith — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST

A blog post on the "Horse Whisperer" section of Ferrari's website wants you to know something: The Italians are not little bitches. Most of Formula One is little bitches. Speed is not for the meek. Vaffanculo, ladies! More »

Add A Tube Back In: The First Crash Of The New Lotus F1 Era

Sam Smith — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:15:00 EST

The bloom is officially off the new Lotus F1 effort — ex-McLaren F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen smacked his green and yellow T127 into a tire wall at Jerez during testing today. Lots Of Trouble, Usually... Scandanavian? More »

Look Into Buemi's Eyes, See The Future: The F1 Season Approacheth

Sam Smith — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST

The first Formula One test of 2010 took place this week in Spain. It concluded yesterday, but Sebastien Buemi's steely gaze is already piercing deep into the heart of our wire service. Eye-popping gallery time! More »

Formula For Perfect Parallel Parking Is Bigger Than The Spot

Ray Wert — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:30:00 EST

The formula for the perfect parallel parking job was recently worked out by mathematician Simon Blackburn. It is: Minimum space needed=length of car + √[(r²-I²)+(I+k)²-(√(r²-I²)-w)²]-I-k Easy, right? Full solution below. More »

2009 Chinese Grand Prix Gets Wet, Real Wet

The Auto Insider — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:40:00 EDT

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We made it over to the Shanghai Grand Prix again yesterday for some F1 action, but the weather was most definitely not on our side. We'll put it this way, we got wet. Spoilers below. More »

2009 Chinese GP, Day Two: Qualifying And The F1 Lifestyle

The Auto Insider — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:20:00 EDT

We're back at the Shanghai International Circuit today to catch F1 qualifying action for Sunday's Chinese GP as well as immersing ourselves in the interesting sights and sounds going on right outside the track. More »

2009 Chinese Grand Prix, Day One: The Practice Sessions

The Auto Insider — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT

We're here in China with little to do today, so we thought we'd head out to the Shanghai International Circuit to catch the first two Formula One practice rounds before Sunday's 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. More »

F1 Steering Wheel/Nose Cone Clock Makes Us Question Religious Beliefs

The Auto Insider — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

We don't know what the hell this F1 steering wheel/clock thing is, but we do know that we did NOT alter this image in Photoshop in any way. More »

2009 Formula 1 Changes: An Animated Discussion

The Auto Insider — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST

2009 marks a benchmark for F1 racing with new aerodynamics, slick tires and the electrical KERS system. Thanks to Red Bull Racing we can take a look inside the changes in this slick animated short. More »

Red Bull Racing 2009 RB5 F1 Car Debuts At Circuito De Jerez, Gets Wings

The Auto Insider — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST

Red Bull Racing took the wraps off of its new 2009 F1 car, the RB5, at Jerez on Monday. We wonder if they'll try to add additional power to it with the little energy drink. More »

Corvette-Engined Formula Le Mans LMP2 Racer Makes Angry Noises

The Auto Insider — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST

GM’s venerable small-block LS3 from the 2009 Corvette/2010 Camaro SS has found its way under the rear bodywork of a new Formula Le Mans prototype. Click below to see and hear the beast in action. More »

Honda Rumored To Be Selling F1 Team

Andrew Didorosi — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

According to GrandPrix.com, Honda may be attempting to sell their F1 team before Christmas. If the sale does not take place before then the team could be dismantled. It's still 4:00 am in Japan so there's no official comment. More »

F1 Loves All Its Fans Equally, Except Some More Equally Than Others

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:40:00 EDT

The F1 Paddock Club is the seating area where the Formula One uber-rich go to wine, dine, converse and oh yes, watch some cars do something or the other. Although most invitees to this exclusive club have an income level rivaling some small nations, it must be so bothersome to actually attend the races when they could be out on their yacht in the middle of the Mediterranean. The Paddock Club assists them by acting as a shanty of sorts providing the barest of essentials to help them make it through a day roughing it at the track. Frankly, it's a wonder they even manage to have pan seared tuna and on-site pastry chefs. The folks at F1Fanatic have put together a guide to this brave new world. [Check out the digs at F1Fanatic] More »

McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa Thinks Women Are Too Weak To Race In F1

Mark Arnold — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:20:00 EDT

With all the buzz over Danica Patrick wiping the floor at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan last weekend, it's easy to forget there's other talented females engaged in various forms of motorsport across the world. Just look at Michèle Mouton's rally career — multiple wins in her Audi Quattro and finishing a close second place in the 1982 WRC championship. So you know that the girls can go just as fast as the boys — and as we saw this past weekend, sometimes faster. So this ultimately leads to the question, "Can a women be successful in Formula One?" Well, veteran McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa seems to think women might just not be strong enough to deal with the rigors of the track. More »

Geely GF Formula Racer Is Actually Real

Mark Arnold — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:20:00 EDT

When we first showed you a rendering of the Geely formula car, details were unavailable on what exactly it would be. We scoffed and expected nothing more than a semi-functional fiberglass F1-wannabe. But it turns out Geely actually turned up to the Beijing Motor Show with a relatively impressive machine. While it's not going to be racing in Formula One, it will be raced in Formula Geely, an Asia-only spec-series. How close is it to F1 specifications? More »

New F1 Rules: Will They Have an Effect on Spectators?

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:38:39 EST

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