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Lewis Hamilton's new ride has just been launched, and it's not too...especially with the number 1 on the nose
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Imagine getting a contract with a major F1 team before you're even out of high school. That's what Lewis Hamilton got with McLaren when he was young(er), and what karting protégé Will Stevens has achieved with the Honda Racing F1 Team, reflecting a growing trend in motorsport recruitment.
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The formula one racism scandal involving Lewis Hamilton has turned into a media slanging match between Britain and Spain, as both accuse the other side of wielding the more serious prejudices. English tabloid The Sun published photos of spectators at the Circuit de Catalunya wearing black makeup and wigs, while the Times accused the Spanish media of “overlooking” the vile incident.
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McLaren has moved to bind Lewis Hamilton to the team until at least 2012 by inking a (US) $138 million deal with the British youngster, according to reports. The British tabloid News of the World claims that Hamilton, who turns 23 on Monday, will make an average of more than $27 million per season for the next five years, despite making just $700,000 plus points bonuses while he raced to second place in the drivers’ championship in 2007.
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The car that’s taking the world by storm – the Fiat 500 - is to be driven in the Celebrity Challenge race at the 2008 FORMULA 1™ ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
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Renault on Monday confirmed that Fernando Alonso will return to the team in 2008, with Brazilian rookie Nelson Piquet Jr as his teammate.
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On the verge of missing a flight, seven-time F1 Champion Michael Schumacher jumped behind the wheel of a taxi and arrived in time at the airport with his family, according to a report emanating from AFP.
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Heikki Kovalainen's career at the highest level of motor racing is not over, Renault boss Flavio Briatore suggested on Monday.
As the French team announced that the rookie Finn had not been included in the 2008 race or test line-up, Briatore played down the obvious conclusion that Kovalainen is therefore facing dark days.
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Rock legends Kiss are to perform a special concert in Melbourne’s Albert Park after next season’s Australian Grand Prix. The band, who have recorded 32 albums, will perform immediately after the March race.
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More than a year after his retirement, seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher stole the show on Tuesday, setting the pace, as F1's first post-season test kicked off in Barcelona.
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World champion Casey Stoner handed over his MotoGP bike to Formula One legend Michael Schumacher before showcasing the dominant form which won him the crown this season.
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Two new youngster's test F1 cars
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Michael Schumacher will test a Formula One car in earnest next week for the first time since his retirement at the end of last season. Schumacher will get behind the wheel of this year’s Ferrari F2007 as part of the team’s 2008 preparations.
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Renault are hammering out the terms of a new contract to offer their former driver Fernando Alonso, Spanish sports dailies reported on Saturday.
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PRESSURE is building on Melbourne over hosting the Formula One grand prix with the Victorian state government today reporting a loss of $34.6 million for this year's race.
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Honda announced on Monday that GP2 drivers Mike Conway, Luca Filippi and Andreas Zuber will drive at the team’s first winter test, which will be held in Spain next month. All three young hopefuls will get the chance to test the Japanese team’s race car at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya from November 13-15.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Testosterone fuels that male bastion of motor racing, where girls are mainly on the track only to make the boys look better. But then there's Juliana Koh.
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MCLAREN'S Fernando Alonso is the key to the Formula One driver market, with several teams waiting on him before announcing their 2008 line-ups.
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his bid for this year's Formula One Championship seemingly came to an end during the last race of the season following a moment of human error.
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FERRARI-mad Italy is basking in the glory of Kimi Raikkonen's surprise world title triumph after a season of scandal that promised little only a few months ago.
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