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

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 Mediterranean principality isn't the only place that features state-of-the-art Formula One race cars speeding past casinos. Nor is it the only exotic locale anymore that stages an F1 grand prix around a marina, for that matter. Over the past couple of years, Valencia and Singapore became two of the newest circuits that incorporate trackside docking for ... Read more →

Next Stop, Le Mans: FIA reportedly puts the brakes on Sebastien Loeb's grand prix debut Noah Joseph

What do you do after making it to the pinnacle of rallying and winning a record-shattering six consecutive world championships? Anything you want – or so you'd think – but Sebastien ...

REPORT: David Coulthard gets a speeding ticket. In an F1 car. Noah Joseph

You can't blame an F1 driver from driving fast. That's what they're supposed to do. Evidently authorities in India feel differently, however, as they've slapped David Coulthard with an enormous ...

Travis Pastrana reportedly plans to jump from bridge to barge on New Year's Eve Jonathon Ramsey

In the same way that just about anything under Sir Richard Branson's "Virgin" umbrella has come to mean hip and edgy, things affixed with the "Red Bull" stamp are coming to mean "That's frickin' ...

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 ...

Red Bull Soapbox Race comes to Jerusalem 28 days ago on Autoblog

With electronic this and variable that, there's little doubt that the modern automobile has benefited more than most from the relentless march of progress. And don't get us wrong, we're glad for it. But we're not robots, nor do we want our cars to turn into them. Sometimes we long for simpler ...

End of Year Shuffle: 14 Formula One teams swap drivers for 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog

If you thought the series of driver changes in the middle of this ongoing Formula One season was something, it's nothing compared to the grand game of musical chairs expected to ensue as the season draws to a close. With BMW closing up shop, several new teams joining the grid and at least a ...

VIDEO: RSD's DeLorean soap box racer consumes 1.21 gigawatts of Red Bull 1 month ago on Autoblog

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. Only parking lots... plus a few small jumps and a high-banked turn. Oh, and we'll also need a bit of gravity, which is all that's powering Roland Sands Design's soap box derby racer. Built in the shape of a certain famous DeLorean time machine, ...

SPOILER ALERT: Of Champions and Shadows at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix 3 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, ...

Officially Official: Toro Rosso confirms Alguersuari to replace Bourdais 3 months ago on Autoblog

It's official, Ladies and Gentlemen: Sebastien Bourdais' career in Formula One is finished. In his place will be the youngest driver ever to race in F1, Spanish pilot Jamie Alguersuari. Scuderia Toro Rosso, out from whose cockpit Bourdais has evidently climbed for the last time and which ...

Toro Rosso reportedly replaces Sebastien Bourdais with 19-year-old Jamie Alguersuari 4 months ago on Autoblog

Those pulling for Sebastien Bourdais will undoubtedly be disappointed by the latest reports emanating from the Formula One paddock. After winning the now-defunct Champ Car title four times in a row, the French driver switched to Formula One with Scuderia Toro Rosso last season, but while his ...

SPOILER ALERT: Letting Loose the Dogs of War at the 2009 German Grand Prix 4 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 ...

SPOILER ALERT: Holding Back the Reign at the 2009 British Grand Prix 4 months ago on Autoblog

Did summertime showers put a damper on your Father's Day plans? That game of catch in the park or trip to the local Six Flags may not have worked out, but despite seemingly year-round rain in England, race fans at Silverstone enjoyed beautifully dry weather for this weekend's running of the ...

Sebastian Vettel drives his Toro Rosso on public streets to pick up award 5 months ago on Autoblog

It's not every day that we get to see an F1 car out on city streets, but then again, we don't live in Italy. That's the racing-crazed country that recently allowed Sebastian Vettel to drive a grand prix racer across 12 kilometers of public roads to receive the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy. The award is ...

Spoiler Alert: 2009 Monaco Grand Prix recap 5 months ago on Autoblog

Another race, another week of wondering whether the other Formula 1 teams would make enough progress to catch Brawn GP. Saturday's qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix looked pretty familiar, save for a sorely missed flash of red on the front row. This week's top three? Not ...

More F1 teams joins boycott call for 2010 regulation changes 6 months ago on Autoblog

Yesterday, we brought you news that Toyota could quit Formula One if FIA president Max Mosley's proposal for a two-tiered budget system is put in place. But the Japanese team based in Germany – currently enjoying its best season so far – isn't the only one making noise. Ferrari has ...

2009 Spanish Grand Prix: How the Mighty Have Fallen [SPOILER ALERT] 6 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. ...

SPOILER ALERT: Spraying the Bubbly at the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix 6 months ago on Autoblog

If you hadn't watched a single grand prix yet this season, hadn't read any F1-related news or even glanced at a headline, and hadn't spoken to a single racing fan for the past couple of months, you'd likely be shocked to find out how this season has unfolded so far, with the back-markers going ...

SPOILER ALERT: More Rain, More Surprises at Chinese Grand Prix 6 months ago on Autoblog

"You can't always get what you want / But if you try sometimes you might find / You get what you need." The Rolling Stones couldn't have known it at the time, but they may as well have written the unofficial theme song for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. After the last race in Malaysia two ...

F1 Diffuser Saga Defused: Court of Appeal rules in favor of Brawn, et al. 7 months ago on Autoblog

The FIA International Court of Appeal has just ruled that the "Diffuser 3" can continue on with their current shapely backsides, much to the chagrin of Formula 1 competitor Ferrari (among others). The Court had met in Paris to respond to a challenge issued by Ferrari, Red Bull and Renault, ...

Red Bull gives you wings, slicks...heck, a whole new car at Jerez 9 months ago on Autoblog

It's been a month since the initial onslaught of new F1 car debuts, and Red Bull Racing is running in the back of the pack with the unveiling of its new contender. Called the RB5, the latest Red Bull was revealed at the Jerez circuit in Spain, where Sebastian Vettel, newly promoted from the Toro ...

VIDEO: Rhys Millen New Year's Eve truck backflip... almost 10 months ago on Autoblog

When automotive mad man Rhys Millen broke five vertebrae attempting to back flip the Red Bull trophy truck, it only made him want to try it again. The drift king set the stage for redemption on New Years Eve with the truck, ramp and huge crowd on national television for all to see. ESPN even ...

VIDEO: Rhys Millen to perform trophy truck backflip live on New Year's Eve 11 months ago on Autoblog

We love Red Bull for giving us wings its endless stream of marketing money that supports so many forms of motorsports, although not nearly as much as we admire Rhys Millen for having the testicular fortitude to attempt a backflip in a trophy truck....again. Last year, Millen fractured five ...

Wait, What? Red Bull buys back full stake in Toro Rosso 11 months ago on Autoblog

We wish we could understand how Dietrich Mateschitz thinks, but we just can't. After years of sponsoring F1 teams, the Red Bull chief decides to buy one outright. That wasn't enough, so he buys a second one. Then he sells half of that team to former F1 driver (and fellow Austrian) Gerhard ...

REPORT: Red Bull to shut down the Red Bulletin 11 months ago on Autoblog

Formula One fans and team members alike will be disappointed by reports that the Red Bulletin may be cancelled. The magazine is put out by Red Bull, owners of the Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso teams, in four daily editions at each grand prix on the Formula One calendar. It has become a ...

Loeb gets free Red Bull F1 test for fifth rally championship 1 year ago on Autoblog

Last year, Sebastien Loeb swapped his WRC Championship winning Citroen Xsara for a test in Renault's F1 car (and former Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen hopped in the Citroen). This year, Loeb's going to take a turn in Red Bull's F1 runner for a test at the Catalunya circuit on November 17th -- Red ...

F1 musical chairs depends on where Alonso sits 1 year ago on Autoblog

Every year towards the end of the season, the world of Formula One racing plays a big game of musical chairs as drivers' contracts come up for renewal and seats open up. Sometimes drivers end up in the same chair they were in before, but this season we've got reason to believe there'll be a big ...

Formula Drift announces World Championship of drifting 1 year ago on Autoblog

It always seems a bit presumptuous when a "world champion" is declared for a sporting event played in America. After all, other countries have leagues for baseball, basketball, football, etc. Formula Drift, the most well known drifting association in the United States, isn't about to declare world ...

Red Bull gives you wings the new RB4 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high resolution The latest in the string of car launches ahead of the 2008 Formula One World Championship is the Red Bull-Renault RB4, which was quietly unveiled – rather contrary to typical Red Bull glitz – while undergoing testing at the Jerez track ...

Rhys Millen injured while practicing truck flip 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/other_sports/Rhys_Millen_breaks_back_practicing_truck_flip'; There's probably a good reason why nobody has launched a truck off a ramp to execute a backflip. Despite that, Rhys Millen wants to be the first to pull it off. However, the dangers are very real and ...

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 ...

Pikes Peak: Millen dominates RWD Time Attack class 2 years ago on Autoblog

As expected, Rhys Millen and his Pontiac Solstice GXP dominated not only the inaugural 2WD Time Attack class, but when the dust settled, he was four-seconds faster than Nathan Conley in an '03 Subaru WRX Wagon competing in the 4WD division. Millen made it up the mountain in 12:45.153, while his ...

Volkswagen to run Red Bull Touaregs in Baja 500 2 years ago on Autoblog

Red Bull has been sponsoring all sorts of competition Volkswagens in the last few years including the Touaregs that ran the Pikes Peak Hill Climb last year, four Dakar Rallies and the Darpa Grand Challenge. For the first time VW will be bringing a pair of diesel powered Touaregs to this year's Baja ...

Renault and Ferrari give Red Bull wings!!! 3 years ago on Autoblog

Red Bull has finally confirmed the engine suppliers for both its F1 teams – Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso – for next season and beyond. Last season, Ferrari supplied the engines to the main Red Bull team, while the second squad, Toro Rosso, was powered by engines from ...

Allmendinger to drive NASCAR for Toyota 3 years ago on Autoblog

Can you say, "Show me the money?" Champ Car's Rookie-of-the year in 2005 and currently second in championship points with only one race remaining, A.J. Allmendinger (shown at right with commemorative glass guitar after winning Cleveland's Champ Car race back in June) has signed a multi-year deal to ...

It's all downhill from here: Red Bull announces U.S. Soap Box Race 3 years ago on Autoblog

Not content with sponsoring a NASCAR Nextel Cup team, and American Formula 1 racer Scott Speed, Red Bull is bringing its own brand of non-motorized auto racing to the U.S., and they're looking for racers! The Red Bull Soap Box Race happens on the streets of St. Louis' Forest Park October 28. Unlike ...

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Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

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