Sauber signs Nico Hulkenberg for 2013, no word on Kobayashi

Nico Hulkenberg and Kamui Kobayashi attend the drivers press conference during previews to the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 10, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.




Sauber F1 Team on Wednesday (Oct 31) confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg is moving from Force India to join the team in 2013.

But, with Sergio Perez heading to McLaren next year, the Swiss team left

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

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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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Indian GP

World Drivers' Championship
Sebastian Vettel's 6 points lead from Fernando Alonso has increased to 13 as a result of his fourth consecutive win at the Buddh International Circuit today. Alonso limits damage by taking a superb second from fifth on the starting grid. Lewis Hamilton drops to 5th in the standings as Mark Webber climbs up a place.



PositionDriverTeamPointsGap
10Sebastian

Victory for Vettel in India as his championship lead to Alonso increases

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel cruised to his fourth consecutive win and extended his lead in this year's title race to 13 points when he steered his Red Bull car to victory in Sunday's Indian Grand Prix. It was his fourth consecutive victory, and the first time since Ayrton Senna in 1989 that a driver has led every lap for three races in a row.




The 25-year-old German led

Indian GP 2012: Vettel heads third successive front row for Red Bull

(AFP) - Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel completed a third successive Red Bull front row lockout on Saturday when he took pole position for Sunday's Indian Grand Prix ahead of his team-mate Mark Webber.

The 25-year-old German, who is seeking to become the youngest triple champion in F1 history, made an error on his first flying lap in the top-ten shootout but responded with a

2012 Indian Grand Prix - Race Preview

(FIA) - India plays host for the 17th round of the 2012 Formula One World Championship with teams arriving in New Delhi and making their way to Greater Noida and the impressive Buddh International Circuit. With only three races to follow, India marks the beginning of the endgame in the race for Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship glory.

The debut of the Indian Grand Prix was perhaps

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

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.

World's Longest Sea Bridge - Qingdao Haiwan

The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, connecting the city of Qingdao in Eastern China's Shandong province with the suburban Huangdao District across the waters of the northern part of Jiaozhou Bay, is the longest bridge over water. The 42.5 kilometer bridge is more than 4 kilometers longer than its previous record holder - a bridge over water is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana. The six-lane bridge is expected to carry over 30,000 cars a day and will cut the commute between the city of Qingdao and the sprawling suburb of Huangdao by between 20 and 30 minutes.



2013 calendar down to 19 as New York Race postponed to 2014

Former F1 Grand Prix driver David Coulthard & the Red Bull Racing F1 running show car at a street course in Weehawken and West New York in Aug 2012.



Bernie Ecclestone on Friday (Oct 19) confirmed reports the inaugural New York grand prix will not take place in 2013.The reports said problems with the organisation of the event, scheduled to take place amid the Manhattan skyline mid next

Williams development driver, Wolff drives an F1 car with De Villota on her mind

Williams development driver Susie Wolff paid tribute to seriously injured Marussia tester Maria De Villota after having her first drive in a Formula One car at a damp Silverstone circuit on Wednesday (Oct 17).Spaniard De Villota, the last woman behind the wheel of a Formula One car, lost her right eye and fractured her skull in a horrific accident at a straight-line test at Duxford airfield

It's Official: 2013 Massa's eighth consecutive season with Ferrari

Ferrari announced late on Tuesday (Oct 16) that Felipe Massa is staying with the team in 2013.

Although the one-year contract ties in with rumours Sebastian Vettel could replace him in 2014, the news ends a long period of speculation about the 31-year-old Brazilian's immediate future.





A press release from Ferrari said: "Scuderia Ferrari announces that it has renewed its contract with the

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

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,

F1 2012 Championship Standings after Korean GP

World Drivers' Championship

Sebastian Vettel's dominant victory around the Korean International Circuit allowed him to move into the lead of the championship, but Fernando Alonso finished on the podium and seems determined not to let the Red Bull driver get too far away from him. The only other movement this week came from Nico Hülkenberg, who moves forward two places.

Korean GP 2012: Vettel wins to seize championship lead from Alonso

(Reuters) - World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two finish on Sunday to take the overall Formula One lead from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso with four races remaining.

Vettel's third win in a row, fourth of the season and 25th of his career, left him on 215 points with third-placed Alonso now on 209.



Australian Mark Webber, who had started on pole

2012 Korean GP: Webber beats Vettel to pole

(Reuters) - Australian Mark Webber seized pole position for the South Korean Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with title-chasing Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel having to settle for second place on the starting grid.Ferrari's championship leader Fernando Alonso qualified fourth and will share the second row with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.



Alonso leads double world champion Vettel by

Ecclestone on Grosjean's vision, Kaltenborn first female F1 team boss and de Villota's sister on Maria's crash

Ecclestone urges Lotus to test Grosjean's vision



Bernie Ecclestone has urged Lotus to organise a round of vision tests for Romain Grosjean.

Since returning to F1 as reigning GP2 champion this year, the French driver has been often praised for his pace but labelled a "first-lap nutcase" by Mark Webber following numerous early-race accidents.

He served an ultra-rare one-race ban at Monza

2012 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - Race Preview

Round 16 of the 2012 Formula One championship sees the teams make a relatively short journey from Suzuka across the Sea of Japan to the South Korean port city of Mokpo and the nearby Korean International Circuit (KIC).

The circuit, completed just in time for the inaugural race here in 2010, presents some stern challenges for the teams, mostly centred around how to maintain the integrity of

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

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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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Japanese GP

World Drivers' Championship
Fernando Alonso's pre-race lead over reigning champion Sebastian Vettel, chalking up his second win in a row and third of the season, was cut to four points from 29 with the Spaniard in danger of falling behind in South Korea next weekend.



PositionDriverTeamPointsGap
10Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari194-
20Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing1904
30Kimi

Vettel claims third Japanese Grand Prix win, while Alonso retires

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and blew the Formula One championship wide open with five races remaining after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso spun out at the start.Alonso's pre-race lead over reigning champion Vettel, chalking up his second win in a row and third of the season, was cut to four points from 29 with the Spaniard in danger of falling behind in South

Audi Latest Car models 2012-2013

Audi has different variants starting from A-Series and Q-Series and R-Series with different models as Sedan,Coupe,Sports, and SUV.Let us have a look in all the car models in the Audi and let us know the prices too.

Audi A4 Car :

The ideal balance between performance and efficiency, sportsmanship and sovereignty, intelligence and emotion: The Audi A4.

Audi A4 Variants and Prices:

New Audi A4 2.0 TDI Multitronic
New Audi A4 2.0 TDI Multitronic Price Rs 29,38,000*

Audi A4 3.0 TDI Quattro
Audi A4 3.0 TDI Quattro Price Rs 38,00,000*

Audi A4 1.8 TFSI
Audi A4 1.8 TFSI Price Rs 27,33,000*  

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Audi A6 Car :    

Audi A6 CarsEx-showroom Price 

Audi A6 2.8 FSI
2773cc, Manual, Petrol, 10.4 kmpl  Rs. 40,57,000*

Audi A6 3.0 TDI quattro
2967cc, Automatic, Diesel, 13.88 kmpl  Rs. 47,78,000*

Audi A6 3.0 TFSI quattro
2995cc, Automatic, Petrol, 9.2 kmpl   Rs. 47,83,000*

Audi A6 2.0 TDI 
1968cc, Automatic, Diesel, 16.66 kmpl  Rs. 38,25,000*

Audi A7 Car :

Audi A7 Cars Ex-showroom Price

Audi A7 3.0 TDI Quattro

2967cc, Automatic, Diesel, 10.0 kmpl  Rs. 70,93,000*

Audi A7 3.0 TFSI Quattro

2995cc, Automatic, Petrol, 7.0 kmpl   Rs. 64,80,000*

Audi A7 2.8 FSI Quattro (Launching Soon)

2773cc, Automatic, Petrol, 8.0 kmpl   Rs. 65,00,000*

Audi A7 3.0 TDI (Launching Soon)

2967cc, Automatic, Diesel, 10.0 kmpl  Rs. 65,00,000*

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Audi A8 Car:

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A8 L 3.0 TDI quattro
2967cc, Automatic, Diesel, 11.8 kmpl Rs. 86,51,000*

Audi A8 L 4.2 FSI quattro
4163cc, Automatic, Petrol, 8.5 kmpl Rs. 98,75,000*

Audi A8 L 6.3 W12 Quattro
6300cc, Automatic, Petrol, 7.4 kmpl Rs. 1,43,29,000*

Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI Quattro
4134cc, Automatic, Diesel, 8.5 kmpl Rs. 1,00,75,000*

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Audi Q3 Car :

Audi Q3 CarsEx-showroom PriceAudi

Q3 2.0 TDI quattro base grade
1968cc, Automatic, Diesel, 15.73 kmpl Rs. 26,21,000*

Audi Q3 2.0 TDI quattro high grade
1968cc, Automatic, Diesel, 15.73 kmpl Rs. 31,49,000*

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Audi Q5 Car :

Audi Q5 CarsEx-showroom Price

Audi Q5 2.0 TDI
1968cc, Automatic, Diesel, 12.8 kmpl Rs. 40,84,000*

Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI Quattro
1984cc, Automatic, Petrol, 9.74 kmpl Rs. 40,48,000*

Audi Q5 3.0 TDI Quattro
2967cc, Automatic, Diesel, 12.19 kmpl Rs. 46,79,000*

Audi Q7 Car :

Audi Q7 CarsEx-showroom PriceAudi

Q7 3.0 TDI quattro
2967cc, Automatic, Diesel, 12.62 kmpl Rs. 57,16,000*

Audi Q7 4.2 TDI quattro
4134cc, Automatic, Diesel, 10.1 kmpl Rs. 73,84,000*

Audi Q7 3.0 TFSI Quattro
2967cc, Automatic, Petrol, 8.8 kmpl Rs. 60,03,000*

Audi RS5 Car  :

Audi RS5 CarsEx-showroom Price

Audi RS5 Coupe
4163cc, Automatic, Petrol, 9.0 kmpl Rs. 84,33,000*

Audi TT Car :



Audi TT CarsEx-showroom Price

Audi TT 2.0 TFSI
1984cc, Manual, Petrol, 9.9 kmpl Rs. 48,54,000*

Audi R8 Car :

Audi R8 CarsEx-showroom Price

Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro
4163cc, Manual, Petrol, 8.5 kmpl Rs. 1,29,36,000*

Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI Quattro
4163cc, Automatic, Petrol, 6.8 kmpl Rs. 1,15,32,000*

Audi R8 5.2 FSI
5204cc, Automatic, Petrol, 9.0 kmpl Rs. 1,51,49,000*

Audi R8 Spyder
5204cc, Automatic, Petrol, 13.5 kmpl Rs. 1,66,71,000*

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Audi Customer Care Number India: 1-800-103-6700, 1-800-209-6700

Japanese GP 2012: Vettel claims fourth successive Suzuka pole

Sebastian Vettel will start the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position for the fourth year in a row as Red Bull lock out the front row at Suzuka.



Mark Webber was second quickest ahead of Jenson Button for McLaren. Home hero, Kamui Kobayashi qualified a brilliant fourth and will be elevated to third due to Button's 5-place grid penalty.



A spin for Kimi Raikkonen at Spoon curve ruined

Michael Schumacher announces his retirement at the end of the season

At Suzuka today (Oct 4) Michael Schumacher, the seven-time world champion has announced his retirement from the sport for the second time, at the end of the season.



Michael Schumacher having been replaced by Lewis Hamilton for 2013 at Mercedes, was linked to move to Sauber, instead, quit the sport at the age of 43.



"I have decided to retire from Formula One at the end of the season,

Dieter Zetsche invites Schumacher to stay with Mercedes family in non-racing role

Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche has invited Michael Schumacher to stay in the Mercedes family in a non-racing role.

"My personal wish is that he (Schumacher) remains a partner of our enterprise after his active time in the Mercedes cockpit," he is quoted by the Bild am Feiertag newspaper.

Actually, it is believed the seven time world champion - having been told he is being replaced for 2013

New 'Flexi wing' saga emerging in F1 - report

A new controversy about flexible front wings is set to emerge, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.



The magazine said McLaren has developed a front wing which moves around the horizontal axis, with Red Bull following suit with a similar idea that appeared in Singapore recently.



The report said the FIA, despite clamping down on past 'flexi wing' sagas by ramping up the

Button to take 5-place grid penalty at Suzuka for Gearbox change

Jenson Button's Japanese grand prix aspirations have already taken a dent, with news the McLaren driver will move five places down the Suzuka grid.



Writing in the Daily Mail, journalist Simon Cass said the British team has had to change the 2009 world champion's damaged gearbox.



The report said the problem identified was the same one that caused teammate Lewis Hamilton to retire from the