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IndyCar’s first day of testing has started at Barber Motorsports Park. Some 18 drivers have already lapped underneath the official track record in the morning, due in part to a track resurfacing. Of those 18, the top four times were set by Chevrolet-engine runners. Will Power, defending Barber race winner, led the field at 1:08.4984…
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Formula One president/CEO Bernie Ecclestone (pictured) and NASCAR chairman Brian France have both landed on Sports Illustrated’s inaugural “Power 50″ list of the 50 most powerful figures in global sports. Ecclestone, whose veritable racing empire begins a brand new season this weekend on the NBC Sports Network, clocks in at No. 22 on the list…
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Despite missing out on an IZOD IndyCar Series title for the third consecutive season, Will Power is keeping calm as he heads into 2013. Power entered last year’s season finale at Auto Club Speedway with the points lead, but crashed early on in the event. Even with a stellar effort from his team to repair…
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#7 Sebastien Bourdais Team: Dragon Racing Engine: Chevrolet Sponsors: TrueCar/McAfee 2012: 25th Place, 1 Top Five 2012 WRAP: Bourdais played the “giant killer” role as much as possible in his 11 2012 starts. It began with an incredible drive from 17th to ninth in a Lotus-engined car at Barber (their only top-10 result), and also…
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#6 Sebastian Saavedra Team: Dragon Racing Engine: Chevrolet Sponsors: TrueCar/Bogota 2012: 3 Starts; Fourth in Indy Lights points 2012 WRAP: Saavedra dropped back into the Firestone Indy Lights Series after coming up to IndyCar in 2011 before he was fully ready. A more mature Saavedra reunited with the team he won Lights races with in…
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#5 E.J. Viso Team: Andretti Autosport Engine: Chevrolet Sponsors: PDVSA 2012: 20th place, 1 Top Five 2012 WRAP: The numbers say otherwise, but Viso improved by leaps and bounds in his fifth season of IndyCar competition a year ago. He produced some stellar early season qualifying efforts and probably should have finished on the podium…
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One of Formula 1’s most exciting drivers left without a ride this year, Kamui Kobayashi, will head to sports car racing in 2013. The Japanese driver has concluded a deal to race for the Italian AF Corse squad in the FIA World Endurance Championship, in a GTE Pro class Ferrari F458 Italia. “It’s an honor…
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An almost constantly loose race car throughout Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway made for a long afternoon at the office for Danica Patrick. After starting her weekend with getting hit by a rock while attending a dirt-track race, she ended it with a tough 33rd-place result, going six laps off the…
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The F1 rules have been largely stable since 2009. The current generation of cars use 2.4-liter V8 engines which produce around 750bhp. This is enhanced by the addition of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). This is basically a hybrid engine which gives drivers an extra 80bhp for up to 6.6 seconds per lap. Another…
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There are 19 races on the 2013 F1 schedule from Austin to Abu Dhabi. Here are some of the highlights. The fastest: Monza, Italy The nearest thing F1 has to an IndyCar or NASCAR-style oval. Built just outside Milan in 1922, Monza is essentially four quick corners connected by long straights, interrupted by three chicanes…
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The Formula One world championship is contested by 22 of the best drivers from around the world. The champions Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (Germany) is shooting for a four consecutive drivers’ championship title, which has only been done twice before in the sport’s 63-year history. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (Spain) is among those trying to stop…
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Are you just discovering F1 for the first time? Today we’re running a series of F1 Primer articles which will cover all the key knowledge you need. Let’s start with the basics. What sets F1 apart from other racing series is that each team has to build its own cars. While some parts such as…
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Video: Hunter-Reay celebrates win in Milwaukee
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Video: Highlights: Hunter-Reay wins Milwaukee Mile again
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Video: Andretti Autosports dominates
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Video: Andretti makes it look easy in Milwaukee
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Video: Indy Car Series: Fast forward Texas
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Video: A recap of Pagenaud's first career IndyCar victory
