Honda to participate in the FIA Formula One World Championship

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its decision to participate in the FIA1 Formula One (F1) World Championship from the 2015 season under a joint project with McLaren, the UK-based F1 corporation.

Integrale Management to support Alex Lynn’s push for Formula 1

Alex Wurz, Myles Mordaunt and Francis Jago have formed Integrale Management – a ‘super team’ of multi-industry specialists with the focus of securing determined young British racer Alex Lynn a drive in Formula 1.

Double podium for Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault in Malaysian grand prix

Double podium for Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault in Malaysian grand prix

Two Renault powered drivers stepped onto the podium following a scintillating Malaysian Grand Prix today. Sebastian Vettel won the 56 lap race from team-mate Mark Webber to take the lead of the drivers’ championship and extend Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s cushion at the top of the constructors’ title race.

Webber held the lead in the early stages of the race as Vettel made an early stop to slick tyres, but the two strategies saw the pair racing closely after Vettel passed Hamilton for second in the mid point of the race. The reigning world champion then stopped earlier for his fourth and final pit stop, and when Webber exited his final tyre change, the two were nose to tail. Vettel got past on lap 46, eventually pulling out a four second lead by the end of the race.

McLaren Automotive launches new brand film entitled ‘McLaren 50 – Courage’

The first of three specially commissioned short films goes live today, depicting the McLaren brand in a way never seen before as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.

Instead of focusing on the high-tech, high-octane world of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, or even the Group’s new Automotive division and its groundbreaking 12C and McLaren P1™, the short film sheds light on McLaren’s very human back-story – namely that of Bruce McLaren, who founded his racing team five decades ago.

New for 2013 – Infiniti Red Bull Racing

- Triple Constructors’ World Champions to become known as “INFINITI RED BULL RACING”
- Infiniti to become a major technical partner, deepening collaboration on engineering and development projects
- Infiniti joins Alliance partner Renault, official engine supplier to Red Bull Racing

Infiniti, the premium automotive brand from Japan, and Red Bull Racing, the three-time FIA Formula One Constructors’ World Champion, today announced a comprehensive extension of their partnership originally established in March 2011.

The ultimate european supercar and F1 experience 19-26 may 2013

Your luxury experience will begin with business class travel to Switzerland and welcome reception. From here you will spend 4 days driving a selection of the latest supercars on some of the world’s best roads, mountain passes and motorways en route to Nice – the heart of the French Riviera. You will then arrive in Monte Carlo for the 83rd running of the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco. As this is the ‘Ultimate’ tour, we propose to do it in style – your viewing point for the Grand Prix will be aboard a 150′ superyacht moored in Monaco Harbour metres from the track!

Schumacher tops the bill at inaugural Zoom auction

Seven-time World Champion and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 driver Michael Schumacher’s unique ‘From the cockpit at Suzuka’ photograph topped the bill at the recent inaugural Zoom Auction in London as it contributed to the overall £12,770 collected for the renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSHCC).

Zoom is an innovative new project in aid of GOSHCC, which involves leading names from the world of Formula One putting their photography skills put to the test. The drivers and team principals of every F1 team were asked to take a photograph of their chosen subject – the incredible range of 49 photographs on show at the auction demonstrates the extraordinary personalities and passions unique F1.

F1 stars’ photographs go live at zoom online auction

Images taken by Former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen and F1 supremo Ecclestone now available online

Following the success of the recent Zoom Auction, which saw 200 motor racing and auction enthusiasts bid for unique photographs taken by F1 drivers and team managers past and present, the Zoom Online Auction is now live.

Fans can try being Formula One Engineers with the Casio Edifice App

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. today launched the Casio Edifice Red Bull Racing game app on Facebook which offers participants the chance to win a trip to the Japanese GP. The app lets fans become engineers as they are challenged to optimise the set-up of a Formula One car to make it ready for the changing conditions on Race Day. The game has been built in collaboration with the Red Bull Racing Formula One Engineering Team, to ensure its settings are as realistic as possible.

Waktins family statement on the death of Professor Sid Watkins

Statement: “Professor Sid Watkins, Formula One doctor and leading neurosurgeon, died peacefully in a London hospital last night aged 84 after a short illness.  His family would like to thank everyone for the many messages of support and the touching tributes from the world of motor racing, medicine and beyond.  There will be a private family funeral in Scotland followed by a memorial service in London in the coming months, details of which will be announced shortly.”

The Watkins Family