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Doubters Wonder Whether Formula One Can Make It in Austin

When the announcement came this summer that Austin, Texas, was going to host a Formula One race in 2012 there was a collective "whaaaaaat?" from the racing world. No one was more shocked than the promoter of the last U.S. Grand Prix, Joie Chitwood. "I was as surprised as anyone,'' Chitwood (pictured right) told...

World Champ Michael Schumacher Returns to Formula One

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, the winningest driver in the history of Formula One, has officially announced his return to the sport -- ending a three-year retirement with a newly signed three-year contract to drive for Mercedes that will reportedly pay the German $10 million in 2010."Apart from (his...

This Time, Formula 1 Split May Be Real

It's been nearly 14 years now since a major auto racing division decided to split and implode itself.Naturally, that just means it's time for another series -- this time it's Formula One -- to set itself back 20, 30 or maybe 60 years.Reading, however, the summary released Thursday night by the Formula 1 Teams Association,...

FanHouse Lap Around: Formula One

Need a quick tour of the racing world? Strap in today and come back later this week as FH takes a lap around Formula One, NASCAR and the NHRA. IndyCar fans, you'll have to wait until 2009 truly gets moving.In two races so far in 2009, one team has won, a dominant team has struggled, the defending champion faces a possible...

F1's New Title Process Full of Flaws

The world's most popular form of racing -- in terms of global fans and ratings -- announced this week a new system to crown its champion in 2009 that certainly leaves a lot to desire.That series, the FIA Formula One World Championship won last year by British driver Lewis Hamilton, officially adopted a new drivers...

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Video: Sauber cuts F1 car in half to show us what's inside

New film footage shows an F1 racing car sliced into two!

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Official: Ferrari holding online auction to benefit Italian earthquake victims

Ferrari will open an international on-line auction to raise funds for the families of the victims of the earthquakes that have rocked the Emilia-Romagna region since the 20th of May. In the days leading up to the auction next week, www.ferraristore.com will dedicate a section to this important initiative which sets out...

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F1 Car Cut In Half By Sauber Team (VIDEO)

The Sauber F1 team doesn't usually feature on the podium after races (except in Malaysia this year, of course).

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Montreal F1 Ticket-Buyers' Info Hacked By Anonymous

More than 130 people who bought tickets to next week's Formula One race in Montreal have had their personal information posted online, seemingly by the hacker collective Anonymous.

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Report: Student protests in Montreal threaten Canadian Grand Prix

As Formula One racing expands around the globe, we've come to expect certain potential disruptions.

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06/02/12 DTM: Mortara secures first DTM pole Source: Autosport.com Edoardo Mortara took his maiden DTM pole position with a brilliant performance at Spielberg on Saturday.
06/02/12 SSTARS: Larini heads Herbert in final practice Source: Autosport.com Andrea Larini set the pace in the second and final practice session for the International Superstars Series at Mugello.
06/02/12 Fourth season victory for Raffaele Marciello Source: Flagworld Raffaele Marciello (Prema Powerteam) has won the seventh season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at the 4.326 kilometres long Red Bull Ring in the Austrian province of Styria.
06/02/12 Karthikeyan hoping for mixed Montreal conditions Source: GP Update Narain Karthikeyan is approaching next weekend's Canadian Grand Prix with the hope that mixed conditions will once again descend upon the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with HRT still on the lookout for its first ever Formula 1 point.
06/02/12 Death-crash driver was twice over legal limit Source: Newmarket Journal DRIVER Stephen Floyd was more than twice over the drink drive limit when he lost control of his car, smashed into a tree and ended up being thrown from his overturned vehicle, an inquest heard.

Background on formula one

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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