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2012 Red Bull Racing RB8 + Infiniti

The Formula One world champions are back for 2012 with an all-new car, the Red Bull Racing RB8. Since the team's inception in 2005, Red Bull Racing has gone on to win two back-to-back world championships (2010 and 2011) and following today's outing i

F1 technology for AMG road cars following team rebranding

A restructuring of Mercedes-Benz’s Formula One team will see AMG take a staring role in the program and lead to more motorsport technology flowing down from the racetrack to the road. From 2012, the Mercedes-Benz works Silver Arrows team will co

Tom Cruise drives Red Bull F1 race car

Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise has jumped behind the wheel of a Red Bull Racing Formula One car during the F1 championship’s mid-season break. With a steely, determined under-helmet expression reminiscent of Mark Webber and a shaggy hairstyle l

Win a double pass to Senna

CarAdvice is giving 10 readers the chance to win a double pass to Senna, the documentary about the life and racing career of Ayrton Senna, which opens in Australia on August 11. The documentary has received strong reviews around the world, and ear

Video: Mercedes-Benz F1 ad featuring Michael Schumacher

Mercedes-Benz has just released a new advertising campaign surrounding its Formula One team. The ad features Michael Schumacher, Nico Roseberg and former McLaren driver Mika Hakkinen. The advertisement circles around the friendly in-house riva

Jenson Button, Craig Lowndes lap Bathurst in an F1 car

Jenson Button has set the unofficial lap record around the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst with a time below 1min 48secs in his McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 car. Australian V8 Supercar hero and official lap record holder Craig Lowndes also ha

Video: Mark Webber explains KERS and adjustable rear wing

Australian Formula One Team Red Bull racer, Mark Webber, recently took some time out to explain how the new KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) works in this season's car and also explained the workings of the newly approved adjustable rear wing se

Ferrari bites back at Ford with new F1 150° Italia name

The controversy over the naming of the 2011 Ferrari F1 race cars appeared to come to an end over the weekend, but not without the fiery Italian sports car manufacturer taking one big final swing at its Detroit-based counterpart. Last month, Ford M

Craig Lowndes to drive a Formula One car around Bathurst

Australian V8 Supercar racer Craig Lowndes will drive Jenson Button’s McLaren Formula One car around Bathurst next month in what will be a first for both the champion driver and the legendary circuit. Bathurst Regional Council last night approve