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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

Nick Heidfeld fills Robert Kubica’s Lotus Renault F1 seat

Nick Heidfeld will fill the Lotus Renault GP seat of the injured Robert Kubica for the 2011 Formula One World Championship season. The Lotus Renault racing team confirmed the decision early this morning, with the 33-year-old German to race alongsi

Ferrari renames F150 Formula 1 cars following Ford lawsuit

Ferrari has bowed to the threat of legal action from the Ford Motor Co and has renamed its 2011 F150 Formula One cars, after the Detroit-based manufacturer claimed the name was in breach of trademark of its famous F-150 pick-up truck. Ford filed a

Robert Kubica’s 2011 Formula One season over: surgeon

Formula One driver Robert Kubica is recovering in an Italian hospital following seven hours in the operating theatre after a high-speed crash in a rally event on Sunday morning. The 26-year-old Pole spent the night of the operation in an induced c

Robert Kubica Lotus Renault F1 driver seriously injured

The career of Formula One rising star Robert Kubica is currently in the hands of Italian surgeons after the Polish driver crashed at high speed in a rally event over the weekend. The 26-year-old was driving a Skoda Fabia in the Ronde di Andora Ral

Video: Senna documentary at the Sundance Film Festival

The documentary based on the life and racing career of arguably the greatest Formula One driver of all time, Ayrton Senna, has debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Senna features countless breath-taking racing scenes and in particular focuse

Formula One to adopt four-cylinder engines in 2013

Four-cylinder engines will be introduced into the Formula One World Championship from 2013. Following reports from early last week, the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council approved regulations that will see the current 2.4-litre V8 engines dropped a