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WRC: Ford Reveals Two-Year Agreement With M-Sport
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 15, 2011
Long-term partner M-Sport, the British-based preparation company, which has successfully operated Ford's WRC activities since 1997, will continue to operate the programme from its state-of-the-art facilities at Dovenby Hall in north-west England. The Fiesta RS World Rally Car will continue as Ford's WRC flagship in 2012 and 2013. The car, based on the successful Fiesta road car, claimed a clean sweep of the… Full Story »
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Formula 1: Scuderia Toro Rosso Reveal Drivers For 2012
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 15, 2011
Scuderia Toro Rosso will have a completely new driver line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 season, made up of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne. It will be the first time since the team's 2006 debut that it will begin the year with an all new line-up. Both drivers have come through the Red Bull Junior Driver programme and the decision to promote Daniel and Jean-Eric to Scuderia Toro… Full Story »
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Bernie Ecclestone Slam Daughters For Squandering Money
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 12, 2011
But he has now expressed his exasperation that the money has instead been used to fund Petra's lavish 12million wedding earlier this year, and to renovate both girls' luxury mansions to cater to their whimsical, indulgent tastes. Inside Tamara's 45million… Full Story »
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- Bernie Ecclestone
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Kimi Raikkonen Injured in Snowmobile Race
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 11, 2011
Finn Raikkonen will return to F1 next season with Lotus - formerly known as Renault - following two years spent competing in the World Rally Championship. Raikkonen's return to F1 with Lotus was announced less than two weeks ago, and… Full Story »
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Vehicles Also Serve as Home For Some
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 11, 2011
During the Great Depression, people who were forced to live in their cars were known as "Ford families." Today, they go by the far more impersonal name of the "vehicular homeless," and you can count 45-year-old Carey Fuller and her two daughters, 8 and… Full Story »
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Sebastian Vettel Collects Formula 1 World Champion's Trophy
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 10, 2011
Sebastian Vettel collected the Formula 1 world champion's trophy for a second straight year at today's FIA Prize Giving Gala in New Delhi's Kingdom of Dreams. FIA president Jean Todt presented Vettel with the award, while Bernie Ecclestone handed the constructors' trophy… Full Story »
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Seniors Are Taking Over
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 10, 2011
There are more older drivers on the road now than young ones, says a new University of Michigan study, prompting researchers to ponder: Who's safer behind the wheel? New drivers or old drivers? U.S. drivers had better hope its the… Full Story »
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IndyCar Series: Pagenaud Joins Schmidt For 2012 Season
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 10, 2011
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud will be the driver of the Sam Schmidt Motorsports Honda-powered Dallara in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series, team owner Sam Schmidt announced Dec.8 during a press conference in Indianapolis. SSM team manager Rob Edwards and Pagenaud joined Schmidt at the press conference in the… Full Story »
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NASCAR Notes: Sometimes You Need To Admit You Were Wrong
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 10, 2011
In late January of this year NASCAR officials announced a new championship points procedure based on a 43 to 1 concept. In other words the winner of a Sprint Cup race received 43 points with a one point descending deficit from second, 42 points, all the way to one point for the driver who finished 43d. There were two basic ideas behind this new plan. The first was to place greater emphasis on winning races, along with consistent finishes, towards winning the Sprint Cup championship. The second idea was to simplify the system and create a clearer understanding for the… Full Story »
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- Roger Penske
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Tony Stewart's Walk-Off Championship Victory Voted Top Moment Of 2011
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily &bull Dec 9, 2011
In a special season during which magic moments were many, Tony Stewart's championship-clinching victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been voted the Top Moment of 2011. Members of NASCARMedia.com voted in the week-long poll, casting ballots for the top-10 moments from the just-completed NASCAR season. Trevor Bayne's historic Daytona 500 victory - which opened the year on a spectacular note at Daytona International Speedway - barely missed out on the No. 1 spot. Below are the top 10 vote-getters from 2011. Stewart trailed Carl Edwards by three points entering the 10th and final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint… Full Story »
