New Formula One documentary to be unveiled in Austin, entitled ‘1’

Saturday, November 10, 2012

(formula1.com) A spectacular new Formula One documentary will be unveiled next Thursday (Nov 15) in Austin during the build-up to the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Entitled ‘1’, the film tells the story of the drivers who raced during the sport’s most dangerous era in the 1960s and ‘70s and those who stood up to improve safety standards.

Using rare archive footage, ‘1’

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Best comebacks in the second half of an F1 season

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fernando Alonso has had an error-free run throughout the first part of the season. He has managed to score points at each and every race in 2012 so far. This consistency has elevated him to the top of the drivers championship standings.With four drivers [Mark Webber P2, Sebastian Vettel P3, Lewis Hamilton P4 and Kimi Raikkonen P5] in with a chance of hunting down Fernando Alonso's 40 point lead

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Formula One video games: Arcade to Computer - 1980s

Friday, June 29, 2012

Continuing from the last article about F1 video games from the 70's which depicted F1-like cars going on a race track, we now look into the games developed in the 1980s.The first successful Formula One game in arcade history was 'Pole Position', by Namco. Beginning from the second part of the 80's more games were being created for personal computers. Most of these games featured racetracks, cars

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Formula One video games: The Beginning - 1970s

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Formula One has always played a part of the racing genre in video games. With the latest official game of the series (F1 2012) developed by the Codemasters studios - due to be released in September 2012 - we take a nostalgic look back into the history of Formula 1 video games.(Editor's Note: In this article, we try and bring to you all the F1 video games developed during the 1970s. Also added at

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The European Grand Prix: One Event, Several Venues

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Spectators enjoy the 2010 European Grand Prix © Sutton ImagesThe European Grand Prix was re-introduced during the mid-1980s and has been held regularly since 1999. Here is a brief history of the European Grand Prix.HistoricalThe European Grand Prix was not a race in its own right but just a honorific title; one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The

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