Brundle moves to Sky from 2012

Martin Brundle has confirmed that he will leave the BBC to become part of the Sky Sports Formula 1 broadcast line-up from 2012. The former F1 racer and Le Mans winner made the announcement in his Sunday Times newspaper column, saying that the fact that Sky will carry the whole season live - while the BBC will only show 10 races live and the rest in delayed highlights programmes - was key in his decision

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2013 Lexus GS450h Returns 34 MPG Highway, GS350 Up to 28 MPG

When Lexus revealed the 2013 GS450h hybrid, it claimed the new car would boast a fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 30 percent. The EPA figures are in and the GS450h has met those expectations, returning 29 mpg in the city and 34 on the highway. The last-gen GS450h was only good for ratings of 22/25 [...]

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2013 Subaru BRZ Official Photos and Info: It May Not Look Thrilling, But We?re Plenty Excited

Its shape isn?t very thrilling, but the new Subaru/Toyota rear-drive sports car has us plenty excited. Forty-eight months after first getting wind of the Toyota/Subaru/Toyobaru/Subayota sports car, we know more about the collaboration than we do Kim Kardashian?s marriage to and divorce from whatsisnuts. We know that it?s powered by a flat-four, it?s rear-wheel drive, [...]

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Volvo to Offer Polestar Performance Tuning Packages for Turbo Fives and Sixes

Volvo is getting in on the factory performance-upgrade game with a new series of engine-tuning packages for certain T5- and T6-powered models. The upgrades are the work of Polestar, Volvo’s motorsports partner, and are similar to BMW?s performance kits for the 135i and 335i. Polestar’s ECU tweaks crank up the boost, alter throttle mapping, and [...]

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Toyota NASCAR Champions Week Tidbits ? Nov. 28 ? Dec. 4, 2011

Toyota Motorsports LogoTOYOTA TIDBITS — NSCS Champions Week CAMRYS ON CUP CIRCUIT: Toyota drivers combined for six wins, 39 top-five finishes and 78 top-10 results in 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races. Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammates Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin both claimed wins in 2011, with Busch taking four checkered flags (Bristol,...more»

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Barnhart removed from race direction

IndyCar has confirmed Brian Barnhart will not be the series' race director from next year, in a reshuffle of its competition division. Barnhart, who was heavily criticised for some of his decisions during the 2011 season, will remain as president of operations, overseeing the operational and logistical areas, but will be removed from on-track decisions. INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard said the series is reviewing candidates to fill the position of race director

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Boston to Expand Hubway Bike-Share After Brilliant First Season

It’s logged more than 140,000 rides over just four months. And now Boston’s brand new Hubway bike sharing system is packing it in for the cold New England winter. Boston's Hubway bike sharing system will follow its successful first season with a major expansion. Photo: The Boston Globe When it returns in the spring, Hubway will [...]

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FIA reveals 2012 entry list

The FIA has published the official entry list for the 2012 Formula 1 world championship. The list reveals McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will swap numbers next year, with Button taking #3 after finishing ahead of his team-mate this season. Several teams appear with no drivers confirmed yet, with Kimi Raikkonen's team-mate at Lotus yet to be confirmed.

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Sutil targets ninth in the standings

Adrian Sutil says he is targeting finishing ninth in the drivers' standings after another strong effort in qualifying in Brazil. Sutil is currently 11th in the championship, tied on points with the absent Nick Heidfeld and two behind Renault's Vitaly Petrov. The Force India driver qualified in eighth position, seven places ahead of Petrov, and he is confident he can secure enough points to jump ahead of the Russian

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