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Formula One track in Texas to be a modern classic

September 3, 2010

The layout for a proposed Formula One track in Austin, Texas, was unveiled as a throwback Wednesday with a 3.4-mile length, 20 turns and elevation ...

Formula One: Pirelli continues tire test on track at Paul Ricard :

September 3, 2010

Italian tire maker Pirelli ran its Formula One P Zero tire for the first time in Italy last month, and the company was back on the circuit at Paul Ricard in France this week as it continued preparations for 2011, when it will replace Bridgestone as...

Formula One to hold fundraiser for Van der Drift

September 3, 2010

Formula One world title contender Mark Webber is leading a fund-raising effort to help New Zealander Chris Van der Drift.

Formula One: McLaren duo ready for fair fight

September 3, 2010

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button may be friends and team-mates, but both are close rivals for the world championship and each has his own goals as he enters the run-in to the end of the season.

UK Formula One skills to protect troops from IEDs

September 3, 2010

British engineering skills that are relied on by all the UK based Formula One teams are now playing a key role in Ocelot, a new light protected patrol vehicle that provides unprecedented levels of ...

Formula One: Red Bull defensive ahead of Italian showpiece

September 3, 2010

Red Bull will adopt a 'cautious, damage-limitation' approach to next weekend's Italian Grand Prix in a bid to endorse Mark Webber's bid for the drivers' world title - and try to keep 'Crash Kid' Sebastian Vettel in the reckoning.

Petronas Extends Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix Sponsorship

September 3, 2010

PETRONAS has signed an agreement with the Formula One Group to extend the national oil and gas corporation s title sponsorship of the Malaysian round of the FIA Formula One World Championship for another five years.

Formula One - On and Off track week 35

September 3, 2010

With the Belgium Grand Prix only just 3 days behind us, there are strong indications the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps is thinking of running the Grand Prix every other year and not each year.

Formula One: Ferrariand#8217;s championship hopes take a hit in Belgium:

September 3, 2010

Ferrari has a great record at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, having won the last three Formula One races at the track prior to this year. But the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix did not work out as planned for the Maranello, Italy-based F1 team.