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Historic Dubai Grand Prix set to take place at Autodrome

Historic Dubai Grand Prix set to take place at Autodrome

by Presley Reese. November 30, 2021.

Back in 1981, the Dubai Autodrome facility hosted the country’s first ever Grand Prix as part of the nation’s 10th Anniversary. Then Chief of Police, the 28-year-old Dhahi Khalfan Tamin and Major Saeed Khalfan, who was also the Chairman of Al Nasr Motor Sports Club, approached Marin Hone to run a one-off Dubai Grand Prix with global famous drivers including Nigel Mansell, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Stirling Moss, among others. This event stirred great interest in racing enthusiasts and has successfully put Dubai’s name on the region’s history of motorsport.

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Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi passes away, first F1 death since Senna

Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi passes away, first F1 death since Senna

by Shijil Hashim. July 19, 2015.

Jules Bianchi, the 25-year-old Formula 1 driver, passed away yesterday morning after being in a coma following his freak accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix 9 months ago. At that time, Bianchi raced for a backmarker team — the Ferrari-powered Marussia F1 — and was among the best from the Ferrari Driver Academy program, Scuderia Ferrari’s own driver development program.

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Video of the week: Truck jumps over moving Lotus F1 car

Video of the week: Truck jumps over moving Lotus F1 car

by Marouf Hussain Chowdhury. November 23, 2014.


With Formula One fever currently gripping the UAE as the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is taking place at the Yas Marina Circuit, EMC technology and the Lotus F1 recently released this insane stunt video involving a semi-truck and an F1 car. The stunt also broke the world record for the longest jump in a truck, at 83 feet and 7 inches, or about 25.5 metres.

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Competition: Win Senna DVD and McLaren USB card

Competition: Win Senna DVD and McLaren USB card

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. May 16, 2012.


Ayrton Senna, considered by some as the greatest Formula 1 driver ever, died in a crash during a race on May 1, 1994. SENNA is a tightly-edited documentary about his life, chronicling his early years as a race right up till his death, using only video footage, most of behind-the-scenes incidents never seen before, and there is no commentary. To commemorate his achievements, we’re giving away one Senna DVD and a card-shaped 1 GB McLaren USB, both gifts we received from McLaren Automotive last year.

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UAE brokerage helps Lotus F1 Team target carbon neutrality

UAE brokerage helps Lotus F1 Team target carbon neutrality

by George Kuruvilla. May 1, 2012.


Advanced Global Trading, a “carbon credit” brokerage group based in Dubai, will help the Lotus Formula 1 Team minimise its carbon footprint and reduce emissions as it targets carbon neutrality in 2012. For those not aware, carbon credits are sort of like payments made by the so-called ‘polluter’ for charitable ‘green’ activities that improve the environment, effectively cancelling out any damage done by them. Other notable payees include SUV-maker Land Rover and the TV show 24.

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Video of the week: Canadian F1 GP marshal falls on track

Video of the week: Canadian F1 GP marshal falls on track

by Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury. June 15, 2011.


The 2011 Canadian F1 Grand Prix was held a few days ago. While Formula One does not interest us, certain on-track antics make for fun viewing. In what looks like amateur hour, one of the race marshals stepped out onto the track to help clear the debris from a previous incident, all while cars are still racing. And then he slipped and fell. Twice.

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Red Bull's Vettel wins 2010 Brazilian F1 GP

Red Bull’s Vettel wins 2010 Brazilian F1 GP

by Presley Reese. November 8, 2010.


Red Bull clinched the constructors’ world championship with a stunning one-two result ahead of points leader Fernando Alonso in the Brazilian Grand Prix, but their insistence on not imposing team orders and letting Sebastian Vettel take a deserved win over Mark Webber puts them in a tricky position for Abu Dhabi next weekend.

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Ferrari's Alonso wins 2010 Korean F1 GP

Ferrari’s Alonso wins 2010 Korean F1 GP

by Presley Reese. October 25, 2010.


Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso scored one of the biggest wins of his career in a rain-affected Korean Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, and a day of total disaster saw neither Red Bull driver finish. Mark Webber crashed out early while running second, and Sebastian Vettel’s engine blew up as he was leading on the 46th lap.

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Red Bull's Vettel wins 2010 Japanese F1 GP

Red Bull’s Vettel wins 2010 Japanese F1 GP

by Presley Reese. October 10, 2010.


As expected, nobody could hold a candle to the Red Bulls in Suzuka on Sunday afternoon as Sebastian Vettel led home team mate Mark Webber by nine-tenths of a second in a gripping race in which the five title contenders finished in the top five places. Vettel’s third triumph of the season, and Fernando Alonso’s third place for Ferrari, 1.8s behind Webber, moves the German into joint second place with the Spaniard, each on 206 points, as Webber moved out to 220 to extend his lead to 14.

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