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Racing Formula 1: U.S. Grand Prix included in F1 calendar for 2012

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Yeehaw! Formula One is returning to the United States in 2012, bringing its ultra-fast cars and flair for the exotic to the land of longhorn cattle and cowboy hats. Barbecue in the pits, anyone? Formula One’s 2012 calendar with the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on Nov. 18 was approved Wednesday at [...]

Mark Webber wins F1 finale; Red Bull teammate Vettel 2nd

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Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing leads team mate Mark Webber of Australia and Red Bull Racing early in the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 27, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (November 26, 2011 – Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images South America) SAO PAULO, Brazil [...]

Formula 1: Vettel wins record 15th pole at Brazilian GP

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Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing drives during the final practice session prior to qualifying for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 26, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (November 25, 2011 – Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images South America) SAO PAULO (AP) – Two-time Formula [...]

Texas promoters still hoping F1 GP will go ahead

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(Reuters) – Texas promoter Tavo Hellmund said he remains hopeful that Austin can still host next year’s planned U.S. Grand Prix despite losing the rights to the race and the apparent support of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone said he canceled his original contract with Hellmund’s Full Throttle Productions because of a breach of [...]

Construction stoppage puts Texas’ Formula One race in peril

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Plans for Austin to host Formula One’s U.S. Grand Prix next year have been cast into doubt after construction of the racetrack was halted, and state authorities said Tuesday they would not pay in advance for the race. Construction on the track has stopped because of a contract dispute between Formula [...]

Forumla 1: Button on top in Abu Dhabi practice

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain watches the screen in the pit during the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

(Reuters) – Jenson Button set the pace in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday as Sebastian Vettel made a quiet return to the circuit where he became Formula One’s youngest champion last year. Now a double title holder, Red Bull’s 24-year-old German Vettel lapped fourth fastest and nearly half a second [...]

F1 teams eye Indian sponsorship pie

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(Reuters) – The indifference shown by the majority of India’s deep-pocketed corporates toward Formula One has baffled team bosses who expect them to warm to the sport following the success of last weekend’s inaugural Indian Grand Prix. The teams are mostly happy with Formula One’s newest host and believe they have chanced upon a huge [...]

India can be one of the great F1 venues

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives during the first Indian F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida

(Reuters) – Formula One and India have the makings of a long and happy relationship after an inaugural grand prix that exceeded expectations. Some of the facilities were far from finished, traffic snarls made access difficult for many on race day and there were constant reminders away from the circuit of the glaring social inequalities [...]

Formula 1: Hamilton, Perez handed grid penalties

McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain plugs his ears in the pits during a practice session at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida

(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton fell foul of the Formula One stewards once again Friday when he was handed a three-place penalty on the starting grid for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix after ignoring yellow warning flags in first practice. The McLaren driver had set the fastest lap, in the final seconds, in the first ever [...]

Forumla 1: Indian track shines despite teething problems

Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone speaks during a news conference in New Delhi

(Reuters) – Teething problems were evident at India’s new Buddh International circuit as the drivers arrived Thursday but Formula One’s main man declared himself satisfied. “Super. The track is super,” commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters in the paddock as teams set up their garages and workmen busied themselves painting markings in the pit lane. [...]

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