Glock signs BMW deal, Kubica happy after DTM debut

Friday, January 25, 2013

  Former Marussia driver Timo Glock has agreed a three-year contract to race in Germany's DTM touring car series with BMW.

Shortly after Marussia announced it is replacing the 30-year-old with an as-yet undecided pay-driver, Glock headed to Valencia where he tested BMW's M3 DTM car.

"The car is great," he said. "I can finally go for wins.
"The team already feels like family to me. I'm all fired

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Vettel celebrates third consecutive drivers’ crown in Graz (Pictures+Video)

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Sebastian Vettel celebrates his third consecutive drivers’ crown with a special show run through the streets of Graz, Austria.



Styria’s capital city Graz became the focal point for the international motorsport world on Saturday (Dec 1st) when triple Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel paid a visit to the Austrian home of his racing team Red Bull Racing. After a rendezvous with the

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 11: Side Tracked (Video)

Thursday, November 22, 2012

For the 2012 United States Grand Prix, episode 11 of car-tooned adventure "Tooned" was aired.
The latest episode titled "Side Tracked" features Nyck de Vries, star of the McLaren Young Driver Programme, who also had an appearance in episode 8. Check out the video below.


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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 10: Photo Finnish (Video)

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

'Photo Finnish', the 10th episode of the McLaren animation series, 'Tooned' is out. Two-time Formula One World Champion, Mika Hakkinen makes an appearance.
Professor M has invited Hakkinen to promote the new McLaren Go-kart. The 'Flying Finn' is retired and most of his "driving is done on the Golf course". Check out the video below, and see whether Jenson and Lewis can talk him out of retirement.

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 9: Strictly Bollywood (Video)

Monday, October 29, 2012

Here's the latest McLaren animation 'Tooned', brought out during the Indian Grand Prix. This is the ninth episode starring Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Professor M, titled "Strictly Bollywood", where the Professor has an amazing entertainment scheduled for the post race party.



Check out the video below for Bhangra and more Indian (Bollywood) style dance!







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Circuit of the Americas, “First Lap Ceremony": Video and Pictures

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Circuit of The Americas on Monday (Oct 22) began the final countdown to the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX by officially christening its new, Grade 1 racing surface with a “First Lap Ceremony,” featuring a collection of celebrity drivers, local dignitaries and VIP clients, and a sampling of the types of race cars that will compete at the Circuit during the 2013 motorsports season.

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 8: Lecture Circuit (Video)

Monday, October 15, 2012

Eighth installment of the McLaren animation "Tooned" was aired ahead of 2012 Korean Grand Prix on Sky Sports F1.



In this episode titled "Lecture Circuit", Lewis Hamilton is nowhere to be seen, nor has he been mentioned! Instead, Nyck de Vries, star of the McLaren Young Driver Programme makes an appearance. McLaren signed the young driver in 2010 and is managed by Lewis Hamilton’s father,

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 7: The Rising Son (Video)

Monday, October 8, 2012

Episode 7 of the McLaren animated series 'Tooned', for which Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton provide voice-overs. For the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, here is "The Rising Son". It is a look into the future..



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"Gangnam Style" super star, PSY to perform at the Korean Grand Prix

Saturday, September 29, 2012

PSY, the Korean superstar recording artist behind global hit Gangnam Style, is to perform an exclusive concert for grandstand ticket holders at the Korea International Circuit (KIC) following next month’s Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix.



Rapper PSY, whose song Gangnam Style has taken the world by storm, racking up almost 300 million hits on YouTube since it debuted in July, has also been

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 6: Gone with the Wind (Video)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The sixth episode of Tooned titled, "Gone with the wind", the animated series from McLaren is out.

Professor M donning a Wig, is expecting a very important guest to the McLaren Technology Centre for the opening of a new wind tunnel. The professor along with our "two silent racing gentlemen" demonstrate the effects of the Wind tunnel to 'The Lady Mayoress of Woking'. Watch the video below to

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Ferrari and Shell celebrate 500th Formula One race in Singapore (+Video)

Thursday, September 20, 2012

When the Formula One race arrives in the street circuit of Singapore this weekend, the Ferrari-Shell partnership marks the new milestone of racing for the 500th time.

The collaboration, which is regarded as the longest and most successful partnership in Formula One, has brought more than a few successes along the way - 12 drivers’ championships, 10 constructors’ crowns and over 160 race

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 5: Lift Story (Video)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Another installment of McLaren's popular animated series, 'Tooned' came out ahead of the Italian Grand Prix last weekend.Episode 5 titled "Lift Story" showcases the important relationship between a race driver and the engineer. Check out, what Professor M has in store for our two drivers this time around, in the video below.AlsoFramestore and McLaren Group Embark on McLaren Animation : ‘Tooned’ (

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 4 Beyond the limit (Video)

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

For the Belgian grand prix last weekend, another episode of Tooned was released and shown on Sky Sports F1 HD channel.In Episode 4, titled "Beyond the limit", Professor M finally allows our 2 racers to actually race. But there's a catch - Their cars are fitted with a SAT NAV and has an automatic motivational assistant along with a more important, SPEED LIMITER! Check out the video below to find

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Sebastian Vettel stars in Melanie Fiona music video

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Sebastian Vettel stars in the official music video for Canadian R&B singer-songwriter Melanie Fiona’s track ‘Watch Me Work’.After his Kung fu film alongside Celina Jade titled "Drive of the Dragon", double F1 champ Sebastian Vettel now appears alongside Fiona to star in Melanie Fiona’s “Watch Me Work” music video. The Red Bull Racing driver plays an important role in Double Grammy-winning US R&B

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Sebastien Buemi in Red Bull Running Showcar sets a new lap record in Rudskogen

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The Red Bull Running Showcar team travelled to Norway last weekend to showcase the RB6 as driven by Sebastien Buemi.Friday [Aug 24] saw the team photograph the car in front of the world famous Holmenkollen ski jump (pic above) before the action began on Saturday and Sunday. The crowds witnessed Buemi complete timed laps of the Rudskogen circuit and spin those obligatory smoking-hot doughnuts.

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Will we ever see closed-cockpit in future F1 cars?

Thursday, August 23, 2012

This futuristic and rather cool looking concept rendering shows what Formula One cars could look like in the future. The above image has been sourced from iacoski.com, the creator says he began work on the closed-cockpit concept after Felipe Massa’s freak accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.Turns out it was a prophetic move, too. In response to Massa’s accident the Formula One Technical

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Maldonado crashes during 'Hero's Welcome' run (+Video)

Monday, August 13, 2012

A planned 'hero's homecoming' Formula 1 street demo for Williams driver Pastor Maldonado in the Venezuelan capital Caracas was cut short on Sunday [Aug 12] when he spun and damaged the car on only his second lap.Maldonado, visiting his home country for the first time since becoming Venezuela's first grand prix winner, was due to complete a 12-lap run on the Fuerte Tiunas military parade ground in

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Multi-Motion duct (for 2013 season?): A CFD simulations video by Diego Cano Zuriguel

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Despite the coming 2013 season in which teams will not be able to use systems such as Mercedes W03's Double DRS, many Formula 1 teams continue to work to improve aerodynamic performance of the cars. Subsequently, there is already someone ready to introduce a new and unique system, fully compliant with the 2013 technical regulations, able to exploit the aerodynamic flow improving top speed,

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Codemasters release first F1 2012 gameplay video

Monday, August 6, 2012

The latest official F1 video game titled "F1 2012", developed by the Codemasters studios will be released in September.Here is the video of their F1 2012 gameplay [Champions Mode], which was released on Monday [Aug 6] at 10am (UK Time)F1 2012’s Champions Mode will challenge players to take on each of the six champions in turn, starting with Kimi Räikkönen, followed by Lewis Hamilton, Jenson

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David Coulthard drives around Copenhagen: Video

Sunday, August 5, 2012

As a prelude to the Historic Grand Prix in Denmark, David Coulthard takes the Red Bull Racing Running Showcar for a quick spin around Copenhagen.VideoSnapshotsvia Red Bull

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