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Apparently the Greek government has paid off all of its debt and everyone in the country has a job because it just agreed to contribute €30 million to build a race circuit capable of hosting a Formula 1 race.  The ministry of develop...

The Six Hours of Bahrain was not easy on anyone. Even after the sun had gone down the ambient temperature was 32.4°C (90°F), and the dust on the track caused a significant number of electrical problems. The winning #1 Audi had a very e...

Both the Mercedes AMG Petronas and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 teams have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will leave McLaren next season to take Michael Schumacher's spot at Mercedes. He will be replaced at McLaren by current Sauber driv...

Media reports from Germany confirm what has been rumoured for sometime: Michael Schumacher's contract will not be renewed by the Mercedes team. An official statement announcing his retirement is expected later today. Schumacher's succe...

Hyundai announced during the Paris Motor Show that it would return to the WRC for the first time since 2003.  The new car is based on the i20, and will begin competing next season.  Hyundai competed with the Accent WRC from 2000 ...

Bernie Ecclestone might want to stay out of Germany for the rest of the year. The Bavarian State Prosecutor is considering indicting Ecclestone in the fall because of new testimony by convicted banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. For background, e...

The New Jersey Grand Prix might be dead before it even began. According to The Guardian, Bernie Ecclestone has canceled the contract for the second grand prix in the US because the race's organizers have missed certain deadlines. The race was ...

Peugeot has been testing is new 208 R5 this year, and it will finally debut the production version of the customer rally car at the Paris Motor Show. The 208 R5 replaces the 207 Super 2000. The R5 is designed for tarmac and gravel rallies. It will...

Lewis Hamilton, Pastor Maldonado and Sebastian Vettel were the top three drivers in qualifying yesterday, but only one of those drivers finished the race. The Singapore Grand Prix has been won from pole 75% of the time historically before this rac...

Formula 1 visits the streets of Singapore for the only night race of the season. McLaren has been on a tear by winning the last three races, but it is no time to rule out Fernando Alonso for a win. Keep an eye on Sebastian Vettel as well, he has s...