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Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button surprised everyone yesterday by snatching pole from the grasp of Ferrari at basically the last moment. Can the team convert yesterday's success into victory today? Also Felipe Massa had his best qualifying perf...

Former Formula 1 driver team owner and BBC F1 commentator Eddie Jordan broke the news yesterday that Lewis Hamilton will take Michael Schumacher's place next season at Mercedes GP.  "I believe Hamilton and Mercedes have alre...

Qualifying for the 2012 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza began today. McLaren qualified a surprise front row. Fernando Alonso had been fastest in Q1 and Q2, but something must have gone wrong with his car in Q3. He lost about a second in lap ...

Honda is making a £267 million investment to its Swindon, UK, factory to build the new Civic, CR-V, and the 1.6-liter diesel engine. It is the largest investment that Honda has made in the UK in over 10 years. The investment will double...

The latest man linked to Felipe Massa's spot at Ferrari is Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg.  "Yes, it is good and positive press if you are linked to a team like that, but now we have to race again. The attraction is that ever...

The monthly report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shows that the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the US rose again in August. Average fuel economy is up to 23.8mpg (9.9l/100km) for new cars in the...

Ross Brawn thinks that the engine building teams will have an advantage during the shift to 1.6-liter turbo V6 engines in 2014. There are only three confirmed engine manufacturers so far: Renault, Ferrari and Mercedes. Only two of those teams have...

Financial services company Morgan Stanley is recommending that General Motors do whatever it can to get rid of Opel. Its analyst says that the failing European market will not return to pre-crisis levels soon, and even if its costs money in the sh...

Renault is celebrating the life of Queen front man Freddie Mercury with a special edition Twizy "Break Free." The electric car is painted in white and yellow and features Mercury's trademark moustache. The car is a one-off b...

Ford's Go Further dealer event in Amsterdam revealed more news than anyone expected. It showed us Ford's refreshed Fiesta, new Mondeo and plans for more SUVs in Europe. Included in all of the announcements, Ford says that the Mustang will ...