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Red Bull Racing previews 2010 F1 car

UPDATE: High resolution images NOW AVAILABLE Red Bull have published these preview images of their new RB6 2010 racecar ahead of today’s official launch. With only a couple of hours to go until the full reveal, expect to see some higher res pics online very soon. More of this very nice looking Red Bull machine […]

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Formula One pre-season – Valencia photo gallery

There’s only a couple of days until Formula One pre-season testing resumes at Jerez (10-13 February). To help get you in the mood here is a 50-strong gallery of images featuring pics from Ferrari, MercedesGP, Renault and Williams. As usual you can click on your favourite images to load 2000px wallpaper-friendly sizing. At the completion […]

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Porsche

Porsche GT3 R makes debut

Fancy the odd track day? Got a lazy $500K burning a hole in your pocket? Reckon you could show that old man Michael Schumacher a thing or two? Then Porsche have the right car for you. It’s the 911 GT3 R and it made its worldwide debut yesterday. In exchange for your half million dollars […]

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Formula 1 News

The Flav strikes back

Flavio Briatore, named conspirator in the Renault F1 “Crashgate” scandal, has had his name cleared (sort of) thanks to a French court ruling. The finding states that the FIA’s decision to give Briatore a lifetime ban contained “irregularites” and therefore it “ruled the sanction illegal”. The court also told the FIA they had no right […]

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Kimi Raikkonen wants WRC challenge

There’s an interesting interview with WRC-bound Kimi Raikkonen over at The Red Bulletin website. Despite claiming he could return to F1 at a time of his choosing Kimi gives the indication his WRC debut cannot come soon enough. “It’s definitely the biggest challenge yet. I’ve got to learn everything from scratch. But I want the […]

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Formula 1

F1: Young Aussie tops time sheets at Jerez

Remember the name Daniel Ricciardo, it could be the next Australian name in Formula One if the 20 year old Western Australian’s career continues on its current trajectory. Earlier this year Daniel won the British Formula 3 title with the Volkswagen powered Carlin team. He dominated the series winning seven of the 13 races. Surprisingly, […]

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BMW Formula 1

BMW – 10 years in Formula One

As we know the BMW half of BMW Sauber is no longer remaining in F1. News of BMW’s departure has been around since late July, and while they didn’t dominate the sport as they might have planned, one does forget some of the things they have achieved since returning to the sport in 2000. Luckily, […]

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Formula 1

Red Bull Racing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

It’s only a few hours until the start of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Yas Marina circuit is very spectacular, so to help get you in the mood, here’s a gallery of images courtesy of Red Bull Racing. And with Red Bull cars starting the race from P2 and P3, let’s hope tomorrow […]

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Formula 1

If I can’t have Flav, I don’t want nobody baby

In light of the “Crashgate” decision which took Flavio Briatore’s memory of F1 away from him, among other things, Mark Webber says if I can’t have Flav, I don’t want nobody baby. Okay, he didn’t really say that, but in relation to Briatore being stripped of any rights to manage F1 drivers Webber did say […]

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Formula 1 Renault

F1 Crashgate farce gives Flav the…

That photo above is now the definitive image from Formula One’s first night race. It is, of course, the wreckage of Nelson Piquet Jr‘s Renault, that we now know was deliberately driven into the concrete wall for the sole purpose of improving Fernando Alonso’s finishing position. The penalty for such a devious act of “unparalleled […]

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Formula 1

He works hard for the money

Australia’s most recent Grand Prix winner, Mark Webber, says it’s damn hard work being a Formula One driver these days. The Red Bull racer is not surprised that Michael Schumacher’s F1 return was thwarted by a neck injury. “Your neck is designed only to keep your head on your shoulders,” he said. “If you throw […]

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Red Bull GP iPhone app

Red Bull Racing have recently launched a free app for the Apple iPhone. These YouTube clips, featuring a cheeky Mark Webber (kind of), give a pretty good intro as to what you can expect. After mucking around with the app for a few minutes I have to say it is a must have for all […]