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Bruce McLaren reflects on pursuit of perfection

McLaren plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary for all of 2013. It has already announced that its factory teams in Formula 1 and GT racing will wear "McLaren 50" patches on their uniforms. It is also celebrating the brief life of its fo...

Most of the chassis is completely different

Force India had driver Paul di Resta reveal its new VJM006 at Silverstone today. On the outside, the car is nearly identical to the previous car with the exception of a non-stepped nose. Team Principal Dr. Vijay Mallya says that the chassis has be...

First changed car that we have seen this season

Ferrari has revealed its F138 Formula 1 car, and it is the first car that we have seen this year with significant changes over last year. Ferrari straightened out last year's crooked, stepped nose and has also changed the bodywork at the rear ...

Continues evolution from last year's car

McLaren had its drivers unveil the 2013 MP4-28 at its headquarters today. Before the sheet was removed from the car, McLaren had a parade of important cars in its history including a Can-Am M8D, Aryton Senna's 1988 MP4/4, Lewis Hamilton's ...

Race will be held on July 7

Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed to Reuters that the Nürburgring will be on the Formula 1 schedule on July 7 as the German Grand Prix.  The race had not yet been confirmed on the 2013 schedule because of the track's financial diff...

Revealed on February 1

Ferrari has announced that it is changing its recent Formula 1 naming convention for the 2013 season. Its latest car will be called the F138. It says that the name comes from the current year, 2013, and the cylinder count, a V8. The name is becaus...

Says he is prepared to be patient with new team

Lewis Hamilton says that he considers his new season at Mercedes to be a marathon, rather than a sprint. He is ready to be patient with his new team if good performance does not come immediately.  "This is a marathon, not a sprint. I...

Canadian and American investors under the name Scorpion Racing are interested

The 2013 Formula 1 season has not even begun yet, but the first news for a possible new team in 2014 has already arrived. A group of American and Canadian investors going under the name Scorpion Racing has expressed interest in buying the remains ...

Lotus hopes to be third in championship in 2013

Lotus has revealed its 2013 Formula 1 chassis that it calls the E21. It is the first team to show its 2013 car, and the biggest surprise is how little change there is. As expected with few changes in the rules, the look of the car has not changed ...

Customer orders begin in March

Peugeot is completing its final testing of the 208 R5 customer rally car before customer orders will start in March. The most recent test was a four-day test at a gravel rally around Riboux, France, driven by Irish rally driver Craig Breen.  ...