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Bahrain Gran Prix Takes Off Despite Protests

AP | REEM KHALIFA and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 04.23.2012

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MANAMA, Bahrain — Under heavy security, Bahrain's embattled leaders toasted the return Sunday of the coveted Formula One Grand Prix even as riot...

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Motor Racing, 2012

Steve Parker | Posted 03.18.2012

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Steve Parker

NASCAR gets ancient throttle body fuel injection to replace ancient carburetors, Formula 1 still isn't coming to America and IndyCar is striving to just stay alive. Let's take a stroll...

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F1 Champs Remember Wheldon As "True Fighter"

AP | STEVE DOUGLAS | Posted 12.17.2011

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EMBERTON, England — Struggling to hold back tears, Clive Wheldon's voice quivered as he spoke about his son, "a true champion and a gentleman." ...

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Teen's Wish For Bionic Hand Granted

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

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AP/HUFFINGTON POST(LONDON) -- Mercedes GP Petronas says a British teen who asked the Formula One team to sponsor his bionic hand has received a new pr...

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Senna Documentary Goes Behind the Wheel of F1 Racing

Michael Rose | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Auto Racing, Formula One, Ayrton Senna, Sundance Film Festival, Asif Kapadia, Bernie Ecclestone, Documentary Film, Motorsports, F1, Culture News
Michael Rose

After seeing a new documentary, Senna, I can't imagine anyone not being hooked by the drivers and the spectacle of human beings piloting autos through hair splitting curves at speeds in excess of 200 mph.

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Mozilla Launches F1, A New Way To Share Links

Mashable | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, Mozilla's Messaging group launched F1, a Firefox extension that aims to make sharing content around the social web much easier....

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McLaren's All-New 2012 MP4-12C Introduced in Beverly Hills

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

After over one million miles of prototype testing, the first new road car from McLaren since 1993 is ready.

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F1 Crash Photos: 12 Spectacular Formula 1 Crashes

Bleacher Report | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we're absolutely honest, one of the reasons that motorsports, in this case Formula One, is so compelling, is the possibility that it can all go wro...

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Flavio Briatore Yacht Seized: F1 Honcho Targeted In Fraud Probe

Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011

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Breaking - Formula 1 returns to America!

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Purpose-built track in Austin, TX will host from 2012 through 2021; as we predicted, with Tony George out of the way of F1 and Indianapolis Motor Spee...

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So You Want to Save the Planet? Drive Stick

Matthew DeBord | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew DeBord

You can still achieve some sustainable progress by buying a car that runs on gas, but that manages relatively high mileage. And you can max out your mileage by going for a stick shift.

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Ten most significant import cars, 2008 and beyond

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Happy New Year! We've had the pleasure of helping to create and now write and and moderate this automotive blog beginning in June, 2008, and so far i...

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Some Good -- and Fun -- Automotive News for the Holidaze

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Really wish there were better news to post about, but the auto industry is reeling worldwide, and there's no better example than Toyota.

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PHIL HILL DIES AT 81; ONLY AMERICAN-BORN "WORLD CHAMPION OF DRIVING"

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

America's only US-born Formula One World Champion of Driving, Phil Hill, died August 28th in a Salinas, CA, hospital as a result of respiratory proble...

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Nascar Runs 3 1/2-Hour Tire Test at Indy; Calls it "Brickyard 400"

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

The only way to run a successful racing series is as a benevolent dictatorship.

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