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British GP track Donington Park declares bankruptcy

It's been one heck of a rollercoaster ride for Donington Park this year. The British racing circuit hosted a Formula One race back in 1993, and was set to take over the British Grand Prix from Silverstone until the race promoter fell on hard times. Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd signed a 150-year lease with Wheatcroft & Sons Ltd, owners of the circuit just two years ago with the aim of bringing F1 racing back to the track. But having failed to raise the capital necessary to bring the track's facilities up to F1 standards, Autocar ... Read more →

SPOILER ALERT: 2009 Formula 1 season wraps up with a bang at inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Noah Joseph

Les jeux sont faits. The line signifies the last call for bets at a casino, and is all too familiar to racing fans visiting Monte Carlo for the annual Monaco Grand Prix. But these days the ...

SPOILER ALERT: The Fat Lady Sings at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix Noah Joseph

"Everything can change in a New York minute." It's a good thing Don Henley wrote his hit song twenty years before this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. Because "in an Interlagos minute" just ...

SPOILER ALERT: Getting down to the point at the Japanese Grand Prix Noah Joseph

Underdogs turned front-runners. Grands prix won by six different drivers. Four teams switching their lineups midseason. A multiple world champion (quite nearly) returning to the grid. A team ...

Race Results: F1 action lights up at the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix Frank Filipponio

As the Formula One circus headed toward its only night race of the season in Singapore, several compelling storylines were developing. The championship-leading Brawn GP team seemed to be righting ...

Return of the Prix: F1 confirmed back in Canada for 2010 3 months ago on Autoblog

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Return_of_the_Prix_F1_Confirmed_Back_in_Canada_for_2010'; It's only been a year, but it's been a long one for Formula One fans in North America. Last year Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA canceled the Canadian Grand Prix – a regular fixture of the F1 ...

SPOILER ALERT: All That and More at the 2009 Italian Grand Prix 3 months ago on Autoblog

In the midst of a Formula One season that's been anything but ordinary, how would you envision an ideal race to unfold? Ferrari and McLaren back on top? The two teams are responsible for most of the championships over the course of the past couple of decades, after all. The title-leading Brawn GP ...

SPOILER ALERT: Reversals of Fortune at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix 3 months ago on Autoblog

You asked for it, you got it, racing fans. For decades, Formula One has been dominated by a handful of teams. The world titles have been shared between Ferrari, McLaren, Renault (formerly known as Benetton) and Williams since 1984. And the fans complained: Not enough competition. The small teams ...

SPOILER ALERT: Getting Back to Work at the 2009 European Grand Prix 3 months ago on Autoblog

Ever come back from vacation only to feel like you need another vacation? We've all been there, so we can all empathize with the performers in the Formula One circus. After the last grand prix in Hungary, the premier racing series took a much-needed break for nearly a month, ostensibly to ...

REPORT: Massa has no long-term injury, will likely race again 4 months ago on Autoblog

Felipe Massa's personal doctor has given the racer the best prognosis yet, saying "He doesn't seem to have a long-term injury," and that Massa hasn't suffered any eye damage. After the Brazilian's 170 mph (275 kph) impact with a flying spring that came off Rubens Barrichello's car during ...

SPOILER ALERT: Of Champions and Shadows at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix 4 months ago on Autoblog

Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team cast a dominating shadow over the start of this year's Formula One World Championship, taking the checkered flag at six out of the seven races this season to take a commanding lead for the title. But as Button and Brawn cast a dark shadow over the competition, ...

YouTube and Villeneuve rumored on board as USF1 gears up for October launch 4 months ago on Autoblog

Now that the USF1 team has received the go-ahead from the FIA as one of the three new teams to join the grid next year, the boys in Charlotte are working away in preparation of an anticipated launch of their first chassis before the end of October. According to team principal Ken Anderson, the ...

SPOILER ALERT: Letting Loose the Dogs of War at the 2009 German Grand Prix 5 months ago on Autoblog

Every dog has his day. Let's make that the unofficial theme of this year's Formula One season. You can ask any of a variety of players in this year's championship and they'll surely attest to the old axiom's veracity. First to speak up would undoubtedly be Jenson Button, the surprisingly dominant ...

Comeback Kid? Jacques Villeneuve reportedly wants back into F1 5 months ago on Autoblog

Jacques Villeneuve knows what it's like to win. After emerging victorious in the Indianapolis 500, the CART title, the Formula One World Championship and narrowly missing the chance to score the triple crown with Peugeot at Le Mans this year, the son of legendary racer Gilles Villeneuve finds ...

REPORT: Cost cutting leads Toyota to cease hosting Japanese Grand Prix 5 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota finances being what they are, the company is ruthlessly assessing its accounts and making cuts anywhere it deems appropriate. The latest head to roll is the Formula 1 race at Fuji Speedway, Toyota's own circuit. Opened in 1965 and host of the Japanese Grand Prix for the first time in 1976, ...

REPORT: Toyota woes spell trouble for Fuji Speedway 5 months ago on Autoblog

In any game of chicken, it's all about who flinches first. Ever since its first running in 1963, the Japanese Grand Prix has bounced between Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, the former dominating in the '60s and '70s before the latter got the exclusive in the late-'80s through 2006, at which ...

BREAKING: F1 reunites as Max Mosely reportedly forced to quit F1 5 months ago on Autoblog

After all of this year's soap opera stories in Formula One, it appears there will be a unified championship series next year after all. According to The Times UK, controversial F1 boss Max Mosley has been "forced into a humiliating climbdown as president of the FIA," and his reign is over effective ...

2009 Spanish Grand Prix: How the Mighty Have Fallen [SPOILER ALERT] 7 months ago on Autoblog

Those who tuned in on Saturday for the qualifying session at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix would not have been surprised by the top three: Brawn's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello took first and third on the starting grid, respectively, sandwiching Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in second. ...

Formula Shuffle: Lola, Aston Martin reportedly considering F1 entries; Mercedes to leave? 8 months ago on Autoblog

A string of reports over the past couple of days are emerging to paint a picture of a potentially huge reshuffle of the Formula One grid and the players involved as early as next season. The FIA and the teams are planning another round of regulation changes to further curb costs in F1, but while ...

Montreal, Niagara Falls, New York City: F1 looks to return to North America 8 months ago on Autoblog

Since the Canadian Grand Prix was canceled for this season, Formula One has been entirely absent from North America. But participating automakers, investors and organizers alike know that the North American market is vital and can't be overlooked, and to that end several new developments are said ...

GM recalling 1.4 million passenger cars over potential engine fires 8 months ago on Autoblog

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just announced a major recall covering nearly 1.5 million General Motors passenger cars from the late 90's and early 2000s. The recall affects various Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac models equipped with normally aspirated versions of ...

Rumormill: Montreal GP could be back as soon as this year 8 months ago on Autoblog

Abu Dhabi is scheduled to hold its first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix on November 11 of this year. Due to tight capital, though, it is being reported that the event's organizers are behind on the building schedule for the race track and new support hotels. If that race gets replaced, rumor has it that ...

SPOILER ALERT: 2009 Formula 1 season kicks off with a kick in Australia 8 months ago on Autoblog

Boring. Predictable. The world's most expensive parade. Sound familiar? If it does, chances are you've steered clear (so to speak) of Formula One for the past decade or so. And even the most red-blooded racing enthusiasts among us would have to admit that you had good reason. As spectacular as ...

Your Formula 1 season has officially begun, Brawn GP in the lead 8 months ago on Autoblog

It seems like F1 has been suffering the wrong kind of turmoil for the past few years: big and little teams failing; espionage; driver spats; owner-and-FIA spats; record penalties and fines; sex scandals; and regulations being changed like diapers - just to name a few things. The 2009 season has ...

The Once and Future King: 2008 GP2 Series wraps up at Monza (SPOILER ALERT) 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you're not familiar with the GP2 Series by now, think of it as the formula racing equivalent to college football. It can sometimes make for an even more engaging spectacle and gives a chance to preview who will make it into the big leagues of Formula One next. Since the series inception in ...

Provisional 2009 F1 calendar released 1 year ago on Autoblog

While Kimi, Felipe, Robert and Lewis are fighting it out for the 2008 Formula One World Championship, the sport's regulatory body has released the provisional calendar for next season. Much of the calendar mirrors this season and years passed, however next year's championship will include the new ...

SPOILER ALERT: Crashes aplenty at the Spanish Grand Prix 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix Formula One is fast, and fast is dangerous. That's the assumption formed on the basis of decades of fatal crashes in the sport when the slow advancement of safety measures couldn't keep up with the ever-increasing speeds of grand prix ...

Singapore's F1 night race to use electronic flags 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click either image for a gallery. When the Singapore F1 Grand Prix begins on September 28th, it will feature the first application of Digiflags, 35 large screens that can display the different flag colors, making it easier for racers to know what's going on while speeding down the track. The system ...

Night Light: Illuminating the Singapore GP night race 1 year ago on Autoblog

Racing fans were excited at the announcement that Singapore would join the 2008 Formula One calendar as the series' first night race. But it's one thing to make the announcement, quite another to actually pull it off. Lighting up a road circuit in the middle of a bustling city is not like lighting ...

Fiat 500 to hit the track in Australian GP support race 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image to view in high resolution With revenues and attendance declining, Merlbourne's Albert Park circuit is in danger of losing the Australian Grand Prix to another venue Down Under, but the organizers aren't giving up without a fight. With cash from title sponsor ING, which has been pouring ...

U.S. driver Scott Speed makes his official exit from F1 2 years ago on Autoblog

Scott Speed's climb through the Red Bull Young Driver's Program was a great deal more promising -- and lengthy -- than his actual Formula 1 career. As of today, the 24-year-old Californian has been replaced in his Scuderia Toro Rosso seat by former BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel. Vettel, a ...

NHTSA investigating GM supercharged offerings 2 years ago on Autoblog

The NHTSA has commenced an "engineering analysis" of GM's supercharged 3800 Series II V6 engine. Fitted to certain 1999-2002 models, such as the Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, Buick Park Avenue, and Oldsmobile LSS, they are apparently catching fire at a rate thirteen times greater than the naturally ...

VIDEO: The Making of Grand Prix 2 years ago on Autoblog

With the recent highly-anticipated announcement of the DVD release for "Grand Prix", fans have had reason to rejoice. After a petition-signing campaign, Warner Home Video made the right call and decided to release this classic movie on the old digital video disc format. A two-disc, 40th anniversary ...

Formula 1 Fans get a new e-zine 2 years ago on Autoblog

Dubbed "the world's fastest Formula 1 magazine" by its publisher, auto racing's newest publication, Grand Prix +, aims to combine the visual sophistication of a print magazine with the speed of an online news source, with an issue delivered to your email in-box by 9 a.m. (UK time) the day after ...

Donington park rolls out classic F1 cars for GP Live 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you're a Formula 1 fan and you're ever in the vicinity of the British Midlands, it's definitely worth making a trip to the Donington Park race track. Doninigton hosted the European Grand Prix a couple of times in the mid-90s and has a great car museum on-site. The Donington Grand Prix Collection ...

Whiplash a serious problem with many vehicles, says IIHS 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in Arlington, Va. has just concluded testing on some 75 vehicles' head restraint systems and after performing a simulated rear-end impact of 20 MPH, only 22 of the systems received the top score of "good." At the head of the class was Audi's A4, S4 ...

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