New flexi saga questions 'rubber Red Bull' (+Video)

Thursday, November 8, 2012

The seemingly never-ending saga about bendy formula one cars is back in the media spotlight, and as ever championship leader Red Bull is right in the middle.

Multiple videos depicting the front nose of the world champions' 2012 RB8 car have emerged in the wake of last weekend's Abu Dhabi grand prix, showing the extreme tip of the front nose section to be apparently made of some sort of 'rubbery

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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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Ecclestone names date for possible Magny Cours return in 2013

Kimi Raikkonen of Finland and Ferrari drives during qualifying for the French Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on June 30, 2007 in Nevers, France.

Bernie Ecclestone has named Magny Cours as the likely venue for a 2013 French grand prix.

Quadruple world champion Alain Prost was in Abu Dhabi last weekend for talks with the F1 chief executive about Paul Ricard's race

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Abu Dhabi GP

Monday, November 5, 2012

World Drivers' ChampionshipSebastian Vettel's gap at the top to Fernando Alonso has closed very slightly, but Vettel managed to do incredible damage control by making up 21 places from the back of the grid. Kimi Raikkonen's win added to his points tally, but not enough to keep him in the championship fight. It's now a full on battle between Vettel and Alonso with two races remaining.

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Kimi Raikkonen wins dramatic race from Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen won a dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso as safety car periods helped Sebastian Vettel to third place in what might prove to be a pivotal evening in the championship.

Raikkonen inherited the lead early on when Lewis Hamilton retired and then managed to withstand late pressure from Alonso to take his first win of his return to Formula One this season. A late

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Vettel excluded from qualifying, starts from the pitlane

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sebastian Vettel has been sent to the back of the grid after stewards excluded him from the results of qualifying. Vettel had stopped on track at the end of the session, having qualified in a provisional third place.The stewards agreed that his actions were acceptable under the rules of force majeure, however the post-session scrutineering report stated that an insufficient amount of fuel

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Hamilton takes pole ahead of the Bulls

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Mark Webber, while Sebastian Vettel was excluded from the results after running out of fuel and will start from the back of the grid.

On the opening runs, it was Hamilton who was comfortably quickest, beating second-placed Vettel by almost half a second. Only Webber and Fernando Alonso got within a second of Hamilton's

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