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Renaultsport launching new Formula 2.0 car

No single automaker occupies more steps on the formula racing ladder than Renault. In addition to running their own Formula One team (for the time being, at least) and powering both the GP2 Series and the upcoming GP3, the French automaker's motorsport division organizes the Formula Renault 1.6 and Formula Renault 2.0 championships worldwide, as well as the World Series by Renault (formerly known as Formula Renault 3.5). Its enough to keep the folks over at Renaultsport busy at every turn, and gives aspiring racers a framework through which ... Read more →

Update: Grid fills out for 2009 F1 car presentations Noah Joseph

Each day in the new year is bringing us closer to the successive unveilings of the latest batch of Formula One race cars, with nearly all the teams confirming the launch dates for their latest ...

Va-va-vroom! Formula 2 series gets its own Danica Noah Joseph

After seeing our favorite IRL driver in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition win her first race, we were convinced that what motor racing needs is more female drivers. With the glass ceiling ...

Cosworth wins FIA standard engine tender for 2010 Damon Lavrinc

Honda's departure from Formula One came down to a singular factor: cost. The amount of cash required to campaign a team (or two) in the top tier of open-wheel motorsports has been on an upwards ...

First Drive: Formula Vee racer Noah Joseph

There aren't a lot of things that will get an automotive journalist out of bed before dawn. But nearly all of them have four wheels, which is about the only thing a formula racing car shares in ...

Hamster heads to the Beeb - Hammond to cover F1 for BBC 1 year ago on Autoblog

Formula 1 will hit the BBC air waves in 2009 after a long run on ITV. The move will require new figureheads to sit at the desk, and London's Times has said that Top Gear's Richard Hammond is the top man for the job. Economics at least partially drove ITV's decision to withdraw from F1 coverage. The ...

Dallara unveils new Formula 3 chassis 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view in high-resolution Formula 3, for any racing fans who don't watch the feeder-formulas like football fans watch college pigskin, is one of the most important lower formulas in international motorsports. While NASCAR may have its own hierarchy, the vast majority of racing's most ...

Try, try again: FIA puts further restrictions on F1, freezes engine development 1 year ago on Autoblog

The World Motor Sport Council of the FIA, the international racing authority that governs Formula One, among other series, has rolled out a series of restrictions on the development of F1 cars starting with the coming 2008 season. The restrictions include a complete freeze on engine development for ...

FIA rejects McLaren appeal, confirms Raikkonen's title 2 years ago on Autoblog

Kimi Raikkonen and the boys at Ferrari can breathe a sigh of relief, as their championship has been formally confirmed by the FIA. The title was appealed by the incredibly sore losers at McLaren, who insisted that because of a temperature irregularity in the fuel in BMW's and Williams' cars at the ...

Like father like sons: Mansell boys sign for Champ Car Atlantic series 2 years ago on Autoblog

History, they say, has a habit of repeating itself. That's certainly the way things have been looking in recent years as some of the greatest racing names in motorsport history have been making a comeback. But instead of the legends squeezing their aging selves into new racing equipment like so ...

Singapore night race joins 2008 F1 Calendar 2 years ago on Autoblog

Singapore is getting ready to host the first night race in Formula One history after the FIA approved the proposed calendar for next year's championship. Race promoters in Singapore got the clearance from the FIA to build the Monaco-style street circuit in May, and things are reportedly moving along ...

Three-Way Title Race comes to a close at Brazilian Grand Prix 2 years ago on Autoblog

Fans had been looking forward to it for years, and now it's come to a close. For 2007, Formula One stepped out of the dominating shadow of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, the first season since his retirement, and came to today's final race of the season in a close three-way battle ...

Report: Mercedes releases Alonso 2 years ago on Autoblog

'You don't want us, and we don't want you.' That seems to be the consensus at Mercedes-Benz regarding Fernando Alonso, who has openly stated his displeasure over the course of the season with McLaren, the F1 team principally owned and powered by Mercedes. According to emerging reports, the majority ...

BMW F1 Pit Lane Park coming to Vegas 2 years ago on Autoblog

With plans on the drawing board to potentially move the defunct USGP from Indianapolis to Las Vegas, BMW is ostensibly testing the waters by staging one of its popular Pit Lane Park demonstrations in Sin City this coming January. BMW stages the public demonstrations at various grands prix and ...

Demonstration in the Streets: Renault F1 event draws 300,000 in Mexico City 2 years ago on Autoblog

While Bernie Ecclestone continues to bring grands prix to new markets every year, additional locations around the world get to see part of the Formula One action through individual teams staging demonstration events. BMW-Sauber has held several such high-profile events, returning to the Nurburgring ...

NO SOUP FOR YOU! Prodrive-McLaren deal cancelled 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you've got your money on Prodrive making an unprecedented F1 debut next season, we'd recommend calling your bookie and changing your bet. The British racing consultancy was preparing to hit the grand prix circuit using equipment obtained through a deal with McLaren, but the agreement that was ...

Customer cars could lead to F1 'Super Teams' in '08 2 years ago on Autoblog

Teams aren't teams in Formula One, they're constructors. It's part of the definition that makes F1 what it is: each team builds their own cars. Engines can be obtained from a major manufacturer – though BMW, Renault, Honda and Toyota have joined Ferrari in doing it all in-house – but in ...

Rumormill: McLaren facing exclusion from 2007 F1 Championship 2 years ago on Autoblog

Thursday, September 13th, the World Motor Sport Council will meet to decide on whether McLaren should be punished for industrial espionage in the Stepneygate affair. What had been winding its way to a peaceful conclusion has now been blown back open with the recent revelation that the drivers ...

2008 F1 Calendar: Valencia and Singapore in, Montreal in jeopardy 2 years ago on Autoblog

Several big (albeit anticipated) changes were made to the Formula One calendar for 2008, which was released by the FIA yesterday. The F1 circus will make two new stops at the new circuit in Singapore and at the Valencia track in Spain, previously used primarily for testing. Singapore will slot in ...

Top Gear vs. F1: It's Go Time 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you're reading this from your home or office in the UK, despair not, for all is not lost. To compensate for the bland food and consistently rainy weather, we've got a game for you! The flash-animation quiz game after the jump pits the Top Gear presenters Clarkson, Hammond and "Captain Slow" ...

Kubica's Kanadian Krash -- Now in 3-D 2 years ago on Autoblog

Spectators, commentators and fans all feared the worst when BMW Sauber's star driver Robert Kubica hit the wall at the end of the hairpin at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on St. Helen's Island in Montreal during this year's Canadian Grand Prix. But as we all know, the Polish driver suffered only a ...

Sean John F1: Puffy wants a part of the action 2 years ago on Autoblog

An F1 team owned by a rapper? You've got to be kidding, right? Well, he might be, but Sean "Puffy" Combs is reportedly considering buying a team. If car manufacturers, retired drivers, clothing labels and even beverage companies can own F1 teams, why can't a recording artist? In the fast-changing ...

VIDEO: Step inside BMW's F1 wind tunnel 2 years ago on Autoblog

Fun though it may be, racing is still an applied science. Perhaps this is most evident in the tech heavy F1 cars. BMW uses a very trick wind tunnel to test their Sauber F1 car in virtually all dynamic conditions to ensure that the aerodynamics give the desired result. This video has a bit of a ...

F1's secret safety car showdown 2 years ago on Autoblog

On Thursdays before a Formula 1 GP weekend really kicks off, Bernd Maylander, the F1 safety car driver, and Dr. Jacques Tropenat, the F1 medical car driver, check out the trackside cameras and timing equipment. Steering identical Mercedes CLK 63's, they also check out their driving skills by seeing ...

Singapore gets first F1 race in 2008, and it's at night! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Next year's Formula 1 calendar could contain an unprecedented 20 races. One of those races will be held for the first time on the island state of Singapore, and according to Bernie Ecclestone, it will be held at night. Both IRL and NASCAR have night races, so why not Formula 1? The reasons aren't ...

Spyker takes Heineken racing and raises the bar 2 years ago on Autoblog

Honda may have dropped the "BAR" from its name following the full acquisition of the team, but Spyker is planning on picking it up again. Fellow Dutch companies Spyker and Heineken have announced a deal they've got brewing to open an F1 sports bar in the Netherlands. The agreement will also see ...

200 historic F1 cars head to Donington for GPLive 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the United States, racing fans get one chance a year to see F1 cars in action at the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis. Those willing to trek over the border get another shot at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, each pitting a couple dozen current Formula One single-seaters against each other in ...

Prodrive's F1 plans, Aston Martin team not in the cards, yet 2 years ago on Autoblog

Purchasing a multi-million dollar automaker is a good excuse for not being able to concentrate on other matters, but according to Prodrive's team boss, David Richards, the 2008 Prodrive F1 team is, "perfectly on target." Richards, who is currently in Bahrain after a business trip to Kuwait, took a ...

Not so fast: new F1 circuits aren't happening yet, says Tilke 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite all the ongoing rumors of this country and that preparing bids for F1 czar Bernie Ecclestone, few of them are anywhere near that stage. As track designer Hermann Tilke has pointed out, many of the speculative locations lack circuits that would be ready to host grands prix. Tilke has to his ...

Diesel in F1? Ferrari driver thinks so 2 years ago on Autoblog

It sounds so absurd it hardly seems worth entertaining. But it seemed just as unlikely for diesel-powered prototype-class race cars to dominate at Le Mans until Audi did just that. Now Peugeot is following suit with its own high-tech, state-of-the-art diesel race car, the 908 LM, which the French ...

Abu Dhabi event draws big crowd - Bernie wants more 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view more pictures from the event. As promised, organizers put on quite the spectacle on Saturday when the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was officially announced. Tens of thousands of people reportedly turned out for an F1 demonstration on the streets of the gulf emirate that ...

Bahrain is still in the race, and the race is still in Bahrain 2 years ago on Autoblog

With Abu Dhabi expected to announce its contract for a grand prix this coming Saturday, you'd be forgiven for thinking Bahrain was off the grid. You'd be forgiven, but you'd be wrong. The small Gulf state has hosted the Bahrain Grand Prix since 2004 with an exclusive contract for the only F1 race in ...

Update: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix announcement may come Feb1 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looks like the oil-rich sheiks of Abu Dhabi are getting more serious about the prospect of hosting a Formula One grand prix than we thought. Last week we reported that they're adding an FIA-regulation race track to the Yas Island project that will also host the Ferrari World theme park, and with big ...

Greece gears up for Hellenic Grand Prix bid 2 years ago on Autoblog

It just doesn't stop – now every country and their neighbor seems to want to host a grand prix, and lucky Bernie Ecclestone gets to decide who gets one and who doesn't. Following recent reports of Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi and Portugal all seeking to bring Formula One to their countries, the ...

Autoblog Night Watch: Der Nrburgring 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's claimed numerous lives and Niki Lauda's ears. It snakes through 22 kilometers of German countryside. It's been updated, modernized, even replaced. But the Nordschleife course of the formidable Nürburgring circuit in Germany is still the most famous – and infamous – track in ...

Delhi likely to host Indian Grand Prix 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Asian push in F1 keeps growing stronger. After reports of Singapore edging closer to signing a deal with Bernie Ecclestone, and South Korea set to join the calendar for 2010, efforts to establish an Indian Grand Prix are firming up. The plans for an F1 race in India hadn't been getting off the ...

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