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May
Filed under: Classics , Misc. Auto Shows , Ferrari 2010 Ferrari Concorso in Pasadena - Click above for high-res image gallery Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, CA is most known for the annual Rose Parade on January 1st, with intricate floats and marching bands bringing in the new year
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Parade of Rosso: Ferraris take over Colorado Blvd for Concorso Ferrari in Pasadena
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May
Filed under: Classics , Misc. Auto Shows , Ferrari 2010 Ferrari Concorso in Pasadena - Click above for high-res image gallery Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, CA is most known for the annual Rose Parade on January 1st, with intricate floats and marching bands bringing in the new year. The famous street hosted a different kind of celebration this past weekend, though, with the Ferrari Club of American putting on a Ferrari Concorso on three blocks of the downtown portion of the city
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Parade of Rosso: Ferraris take over Colorado Blvd for Concorso Ferrari in Pasadena
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May
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Parade of Rosso: Ferraris take over Colorado Blvd for Concorso Ferrari in Pasadena
17
May
Filed under: Motorsports USF1 may have come and gone with little more than a whimper, but don’t count these United States as gone from the F1 grid for good.
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USF1, Take Two: Cypher Group among applicants for 2011 Formula One championship
16
May
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe 2010 Monaco Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery IndyCar racing has the Indianapolis 500. Sportscars, Le Mans. NASCAR, the Daytona 500
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2010 Monaco Grand Prix: Safety First at the Crown Jewel of the F1 calendar [SPOILER ALERT]
13
May
Project Runningblade - Click above for high-res image gallery There are some people who would tell you that Formula 1 is the pinnacle of four-wheeled motorsports. Those of us in the know, however, have other ideas.
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Project Runningblade will attempt 100+ MPH lawnmower land speed record [w/video]
9
May
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe 2010 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery “Horrible, quite bad race.” That’s how one of the championship front-runners described the results from today’s Spanish Grand Prix. We’re not about to tell you who summarized his day with such frustration - for that you’ll have to read through to the end, or at least click past the jump and scroll down. But the circumstances he described came as one of a few surprises in an otherwise largely processional race this weekend in Barcelona
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2010 Spanish Grand Prix brings (a) few surprises [SPOILER ALERT]
9
May
Photo: Mark McArdle In a race that lacked any serious drama until the closing laps, Red Bull Renault’s Mark Webber won the Spanish Grand Prix from the pole position.
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F1 Spanish Grand Prix: Webber Wins From Pole
9
May
Under pressure from anti-tobacco groups, Ferrari’s F1 team has removed the controversial barcode image from their cars engine cover in time for today’s Spanish Grand Prix. EU regulations prohibit the use of tobacco product logos in sports advertising, so Ferrari had been using a barcode logo, similar to that found on the bottom of a Marlboro box, on their F1 cars and team uniforms. Critics complained that it was still strong subliminal advertising that would entice fans to use tobacco products.
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Ferrari F1 Team Succumbs To Pressure, Removes Marlboro Barcode For Spanish Grand Prix
8
May
Photo: Morio Red Bull Renault’s Mark Webber has grabbed the pole position for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix, with teammate Sebastian Vettel alongside him in position two. Rounding out the top five are Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes). Button heads into the weekend with the F1 points lead in driver standings, but getting by the Red Bull Renault cars this weekend will prove challenging.
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Red Bull Sweeps The Front Row For The F1 Spanish Grand Prix
7
May
Tired of the criticism he’s received since returning to Formula 1 this year, Michael Schumacher attempted to clarify his perspective in a recent interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung newspaper. While admitting that he’s struggled with the narrower front tires mandated by new F1 regulations, Schumi insists that he hasn’t lost sight of what matters: winning races. In his own words: “I believe people have noticed that how I was extremely dogged in the past I am now more calm, in a way that previously I was only able to be sometimes.
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Michael Schumacher: “I Have Not Lost Any Focus”
6
May
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe Sebastian Vettel explaining a hotlap of the Barcelona GP - Click above to watch video after the jump The Barcelona GP is less than a week away, and you know what that means: original Red Bull content.
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Video: Sebastian Vettel previews Barcelona Grand Prix in Red Bull simulator
6
May
Swayed more by ecologists and preservationists than by the huge potential for tourist revenue, Jersey City mayor Jerramiah Healy refused to support a proposed plan that would bring the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix to Liberty State Park . In a statement advising Jersey City’s Tourist Office to abandon plans for the F1 venue, Healy decleared: “After a review of the draft proposal prepared by the City’s Tourism Office, I have come to the same conclusion…that this type of event is not suited for Liberty State Park.
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Jersey City Mayor Shoots Down U.S. Grand Prix Proposal
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May
Filed under: Motorsports , Volkswagen Formula 3 Dallara-Volkswagen Arguably more than any other automaker, Volkswagen has been the subject of much debate regarding a potential F1 program over the past year or two. The German industrial giant is one of the largest never to have competed in the pinnacle motorsport series
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Volkswagen wants to supply F1 with new four-cylinder "world engine"
4
May
Let’s try a little word association: when I say “F1”, what comes to mind?
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2012 F1 United States Grand Prix… In Jersey City, New Jersey?
4
May
Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Ferrari , Racing Felipe Massa’s steering wheel - Click above to watch video after the jump Despite what you might assume after traveling on America’s highways and byways, operating a vehicle isn’t terribly complicated. At most, there are three pedals, a steering wheel and a gear shift lever. Everything else is just periphery.
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Video: Felipe Massa’s new "simplified" steering wheel explained… in nine minutes
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May
Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Ferrari , Racing Felipe Massa’s steering wheel - Click above to watch video after the jump Despite what you might assume after traveling on America’s highways and byways, operating a vehicle isn’t terribly complicated. At most, there are three pedals, a steering wheel and a gear shift lever
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Video: Felipe Massa’s new "simplified" steering wheel explained… in nine minutes
4
May
Filed under: Motorsports With Bridgestone’s hegemony on supplying tires to Formula One set to end this year, rubber companies are lining up en masse to grasp at the opportunity to take its place. We recently reported on Michelin’s ambitions , but the French tire company isn’t the only option being considered.
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Follow-Up: Michelin, Avon, Pirelli bid for F1 tire contract
3
May
Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Auctions , Paris Motor Show , Event Alert We’ve wrapped up our Beijing Motor Show coverage as April closes and May begins, signaling the end of the major international auto show season.
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Event Alert: May 2010 Calendar of Automotive Events
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May
ESPN, not always known for their F1 coverage, seems to think the answer is “yes”. Here’s what we DO know: first, Hamilton fired his father as manager earlier this year.
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Is Mika Hakkinen Going To Manage Lewis Hamilton’s Career?
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May
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs Let’s take a brief look at where the careers of two of McLaren’s most successful contemporary drivers are at these days.
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Lewis Hamilton to sign with Mika Hakkinen as manager?
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May
Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Ferrari 2010 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F10 - Click above for high-res image gallery Ferrari has found itself at the center of controversy once again as pundits have accused the Scuderia of subliminal advertising of tobacco products through its longstanding partnership with Philip Morris International, producer of Marlboro cigarettes. Historically, tobacco advertising has been commonplace in motorsports, F1 in particular.
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Ferrari addresses criticism over Marlboro sponsorship
30
Apr
Filed under: Motorsports Here’s a story you might expect more from Formula 1 than NASCAR : team owners say that you simply can’t be competitive in the sport if you don’t have a plane to shuttle your crew around. Rick Hendrick, for instance, has three 50-seat regional jets, Joe Gibbs has another three, and Jack Roush has two Boeing 727s.
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The key to NASCAR competitiveness is… an airplane?
28
Apr
I’ll bet that sabre tooth tiger pendant is what’s slowing him down. You’ve got to love the soap-opera drama associated with F1, where drivers settle their differences with press conferences instead of pit lane throw downs. Two such conversations are in the news, starting with a verbal beat-down of Michael Schumacher by none other than Sir Sterling Moss .
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F1 Smackdown: Sir Sterling Moss Disses Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso Disses Jenson Button
27
Apr
The ROC or Race of Champions is an end of season event that takes the greatest race car drivers from around the globe and pits them in a head to head competition against one another. The cars are as diverse as the drivers and disciplines they represent. Last year we saw the Ford Focus WRC 09, KTM X-Bow, ROC Buggy and RX 150 .
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2010 ROC: Race of Champions to be held in Germany.
27
Apr
Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , Earnings/Financials , Ferrari , Celebrities It’s not terribly uncommon for famous people to insure a body part (or, ya know, a pair of ‘em) that’s necessary for them to continue moving forward with their career. For instance, we have no qualms whatsoever with Heidi Klum’s policy that insures her priceless legs for $2.2 million.
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All Thumbs: Fernando Alonso’s opposables reportedly insured for £9M
25
Apr
Filed under: Motorsports Think F1 racers are more like fighter jets than cars?
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Report: F1 turbine engine proposal being analyzed by FIA?
23
Apr
Some people are just inherently talented at what they do and for whatever reason possess a skill set that few others can match. They are not just good, they are the best, and because of this they are able to inspire others to push themselves to their limits
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Valentino Rossi being stalked by Ferrari for F1?
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Apr
Some people are just inherently talented at what they do and for whatever reason possess a skill set that few others can match. They are not just good, they are the best, and because of this they are able to inspire others to push themselves to their limits. In the same way that Michael Schumacher is synonymous with Formula 1 racing, Valentino Rossi is his equivalent in the sport of Moto GP
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Valentino Rossi being stalked by Ferrari for F1?
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Apr
Filed under: Etc. Hublot F1 King Power - Click above for high-res image gallery Let’s face it, watch fans: few of the supposedly automotive-inspired timepieces out on the market bear much automotive inspiration beyond a logo or maybe the odd design flourish
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Hublot reveals F1 King Power watch during Chinese Grand Prix
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Apr
Filed under: Etc. Hublot F1 King Power - Click above for high-res image gallery Let’s face it, watch fans: few of the supposedly automotive-inspired timepieces out on the market bear much automotive inspiration beyond a logo or maybe the odd design flourish
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Hublot reveals F1 King Power watch during Chinese Grand Prix
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Apr
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Motorcycle Valentino Rossi , widely acknowledged as the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, may have a second career on something with more than two wheels. As diehard MotoGP and Formula One fans are already aware, the Italian superstar has proven to be just as fast around a race circuit when piloting a Ferrari F1 car as he is on his Yamaha motorcycle, and the Scuderia has made numerous overtures to The Doctor in an effort to get him to cross disciplines. Apparently, outgoing Fiat Group Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo reiterated once again earlier this week that it would love to put Rossi in the driver’s seat of one of its scorching red F1 cars, saying: We want a third car [in F1 next year] and I would do everything to have Valentino..
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Ferrari reportedly still pursuing Valentino Rossi for F1
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Apr
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Motorcycle Valentino Rossi , widely acknowledged as the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, may have a second career on something with more than two wheels. As diehard MotoGP and Formula One fans are already aware, the Italian superstar has proven to be just as fast around a race circuit when piloting a Ferrari F1 car as he is on his Yamaha motorcycle, and the Scuderia has made numerous overtures to The Doctor in an effort to get him to cross disciplines.
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Ferrari reportedly still pursuing Valentino Rossi for F1
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Apr
Filed under: Motorsports , Renault Imagine you’re running an F1 team. You’re spending millions to shave precious pounds off the car’s weight.
20
Apr
Filed under: Motorsports , Renault Imagine you’re running an F1 team. You’re spending millions to shave precious pounds off the car’s weight.
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Renault: You’re too fat, Vitaly Petrov!
18
Apr
Filed under: Motorsports , China 2010 Chinese Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery It’s a funny thing, rain at a parade. Most of the time, it’s considered a bad thing, but in a handful of cases it can be exactly what you’ve been praying for
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Raining on the Parade at the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix [SPOILER ALERT]
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Apr
Photo: Morio Jenson Button earned his second victory of the year, and the F1 points lead, in a rain soaked Chinese Grand Prix. Button, known for his conservative driving style, was able to preserve his intermediate rain tires long enough to hold off a challenge from his McLaren Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton.
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F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Jenson Button Takes Win, Points Lead
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