'Dark Knight Rises': Batmobile at the British Grand Prix (Pictures)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

The Lotus Formula 1 Team announced a partnership with 'The Dark Knight Rises' at this weekend's British Grand Prix.The E20 Lotus F1 car, the garage and racing suits worn by drivers will all be adorned in the logo of the film, according to the team's official website.Most excitingly of all, the iconic Tumbler Batmobile (Bat-Pod) will be presented on the circuit by Lotus F1 Team drivers Kimi

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British Grand Prix: Technical feature, Facts and Figures

The FIA Formula One World Championship heads to Silverstone this weekend.Technical FeatureWith such high speed challenges as the Maggotts-Becketts complex, Copse and the Hangar Straight contrasting with the slower corners such as the new loop and Luffield turns, the British track remains one of the great Grand Prix circuits.Pastor Maldonado’s Renault Sport F1 engine engineer at the Williams F1

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Vettel and Webber unveil Red Bull's Wings for Life charity livery (Pictures)

Red Bull Racing drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber unveiled their Wings for Life cars on Thursday [July 5] ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Both will drive their specially-branded RB8s, which each feature more than 25,000 photos that have been sent in by fans, throughout the race weekend.Organised for Wings for Life, the charity that is striving to find a cure for spinal cord

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Official medical update on De Villota: Loses right eye

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

In a shocking incident, Marussia F1 test driver Maria de Villota was seriously injured in a crash while testing the car yesterday [July 3]. She had an accident in the team’s MR01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time.“The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team’s support truck.“Maria has been

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Enter the contest: Pepe Jeans (with your Butt) takes you to F1 (+Video)

Pepe Jeans, official team partner of the Red Bull Racing Team and its two drivers: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, has recently launched a contest on Facebook encouraging users to upload a picture of their butt wearing Pepe Jeans. They can win Red Bull Racing caps and Pepe Jeans both signed by Vettel and Webber just for participating and a ticket for two to their nearest F1 grand prix if they

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News, developments and other stories ahead of the 2012 British Grand Prix

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

After an amazing race at Valencia, Formula One now heads to the historic Silverstone circuit for the 2012 British Grand Prix this weekend. Silverstone hosted the first official Formula One championship race back in 1950 and has been, barring a few circumstances, a firm fixture on the calendar ever since.Heading the drivers’ championship is Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) who made up a place post

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2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Pictures

Monday, July 2, 2012

The Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) is a celebration of the finest in motoring pedigree and performance, hosted on the Goodwood House estate in West Sussex, U.K.The largest "motoring garden party" in the world, the weekend-long festival brings together the most significant cars from motoring history, curated around a central theme, which this year was "Young Guns - Born to Win."Examples of

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