Italian Chase F1

Italy's Durango is said to be chasing a spot on the F1 circuit. They would become the 13th team for 2011.

Racing News

Kimi Raikkonen is leaving F1 for the sunnier shores of rallying, in which he already had dipped his toe in August 2009.

McLaren goes British by geting Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

F1 Update

Well the world of F1 racing seems to be turning sideways, rightways, and upside down continuously lately. They're quite the restless bunch!

I think the following item I stole from Edmunds pretty much sums up the latest development:

Weeks of rancorous debate over the governance of Formula 1 climaxed with the bombshell announcement Thursday night that eight race team owners will quit the sport to form their own breakaway series in 2010.

I'd love to see whether they're able to pull these folks back into the F1 fold, or how these apparently two leagues are going to look and act.

Here's more on FOTA from Top Gear US.

F1

A bit of car mania in today's photo of the day.

I was reading a really informative blog entry on one of my favorite blogs, Wired Autopia. Said article focused on the winner at LeMans, and in the process of reading it, I learned all kinds of neat things about Peugeots under rainy conditions, and how hot Audis can be. *insert drool here*