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Auto Racing: F1 Alonso Fastest In Practice |
| 10/31/2008 6:13:01 PM |
Auto racing F1 star Fernando Alonso was able to set the fastest time of the day in practice for the season  finale, Sunday's Grand Prix of Brazil, with the help of mother nature.
Rain started falling on the second practice session allowing Alonso's time of 1:12.296 to be the best of the day. Ferrari's Felipe Massa was fastest in the first session with a time of 1:12.305 and... Read More |
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Auto Racing: F1 BMW-Sauber On Target To Win This Season? |
| 3/24/2008 12:01:51 PM |
Auto racing F1 BMW-Sauber will be on target to give the heavy hitters in Formula One a run for their money in the 2008 Constructor's Championship.
The young teams drivers scored their best combined race finish to date of 11 points, with drivers Robert Kubica scoring its sixth podium finish and Nick Heidfeld capturing three points in sixth place. Kubica's second-place finish... Read More |
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Auto Racing: F1 Former F1 Ferrari Boss Steps Down |
| 3/18/2008 5:19:53 PM |
Auto racing Former F1 Ferrari team boss Jean Todt has stepped down from his position as the company's CEO.
Todt had handed over the reins of the F1 racing team to Stefano Domenicali at the start of this year.
He will remain on the Ferrari board, and has been appointed to special duties within the GT division and sports management by company president Luca di Montezemolo.
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Auto Racing: Formula 1 Honda See Improvement With Revamped Car |
| 3/11/2008 10:03:18 AM |
 Auto racing F1 Honda racing team principal Ross Brawn thinks the Japanese manufacturer can target the midfield with their revamped RA108, after some encouraging signs from testing last week.
The team ran their definitive Melbourne-spec aerodynamic package for the first time in a private test at Jerez in Spain and, although no lap times have been issued, the outfit are... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Rumor McLaren F1 Boss Ron Dennis Sacked |
| 2/27/2008 8:52:39 PM |
 If you thought rumors spread fast among automotive news sites, that's nothing compared to the speculation that spreads like wildfire around racing paddocks. The latest reports suggest that Ron Dennis, who has successfully directed the McLaren F1 team to seven constructors' titles and nine drivers' championships since taking over the team in the early 1980s, has been... Read More
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Auto Racing: F1 Schumacher Returns To Ferrari Seat For Testing |
| 2/25/2008 3:56:53 PM |
Auto racing retired F1 ace Michael Schumacher will make another returns to a Formula 1 car when he steps back into the Ferrari F1 car at the final pre-season test of 2008 at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Monday
He retired at the end of 2006 season, but has found it hard to stay away from the cockpit in the following 15 months, testing on occasion in 2007 and now... Read More |
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Auto Racing: F1 McLaren Fastest In Final Day At Jerez, Spain |
| 2/14/2008 4:04:14 PM |
 Formula 1 day 4: Jerez, Spain F1 McLaren returns to the top of the timesheets driver Heikki Kovalainen lead in the morning. The weather conditions improved for the final day with Heikki clocking the fastest time by midday, half a second quicker than Red Bull's driver David Coulthard.
The F1 Williams-Toyota with driver Nakajima was third with a time of 1:19.117 followed by... Read More |
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Auto Racing: F1 Suderia Toro Rosso Topped Times In Barcelona Saturday |
| 2/2/2008 1:33:35 PM |
 Auto racing F1 Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais topped the times on the second day of testing at Barcelona on Saturday, as the team's updated 2007 car bested all the 2008 machines of on hand.
F1 Toro Rosso is not expected to have its definitive 2008 car until the start of the European F1 season, but the both team drivers outpaced Lewis... Read More
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Auto Racing: Red Bull Racing F1 Car Debuted Radical Engine Cover |
| 2/2/2008 1:29:13 PM |
 Auto racing F1 Red Bull Racing caused a surprise on the first day of this week’s test at Barcelona when it debuted a radical engine cover fin on its new RB4.
Reminiscent of the dorsal fin that appeared on the ill-fated 1995 F1 McLaren-Mercedes, the new fin is likely aimed at helping lateral stability, with flow from the rear wing being affected when the car slides. The new,... Read More
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Auto Racing: Honda F1 Makes Track Debut |
| 1/23/2008 9:42:18 AM |
 Auto racing one of the most critical new Formula 1 cars was rolled out for the first time today at Valencia. The new F1 Honda RA108 is a new start for the team, after a dismal season in 2007 with a car that was unpredictable to drive.
Initially running in a white livery, the car is a major shift in design philosophy for the team. It sports conventional bargeboards and new... Read More |
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