Button says he got all out of the car

Jenson Button admitted he felt his fastest lap in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix would be enough for pole, the Briton claiming he got everything out of his car. The McLaren driver came very close to ending Sebastian Vettel's run of pole positions at Suzuka, the German beating him with a superb final lap by just 0.009 seconds. The British driver, who will start from second ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, said there was nothing else to extract from his car.

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Ryan Truex, No. 99 Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

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Huertas beats Magnussen in finale

Carlos Huertas completed his third season of British Formula 3 by winning the last race of the year at Silverstone this afternoon. The Colombian outdragged poleman Kevin Magnussen at the start and held his nerve as they swept through Copse for the first time. Huertas traded tenths with his Danish Carlin team-mate throughout the rest of the 20-lap race and held Magnussen at bay to win by just half a second.

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Official: 2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette recall hatched over faulty hinges

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General Motors is recalling 5,755 2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette coupes for potentially faulty hatch hinges that could break loose in a crash. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the rear hatch hinges on Vettes built between January and September don't meet federal weight capacity requirements.

The recall was scheduled to start on Oct. 7. According to the recall, dealers will notify owners of the recall and inspect and replace both hinges for free as necessary. Hit the jump for a press release.

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2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel Long-Term Test Wrap: Big as a House, Great for Towing One

As big as a house, but more useful. Pickup sales are a popular indicator of housing-market health, but the inhabitants of the house that Walter P. Chrysler built were worrying about other measures of fiscal fitness at the time this heavy-duty Ram was introduced. Between the truck?s first public appearance at the February 2009 Chicago [...]

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Murphy takes shock Bathurst pole

Greg Murphy took a surprise Bathurst 1000 pole position for himself and team-mate Allan Simonsen as a rain shower hampered several big names in the top 10 shoot-out. The weather turned just before championship leader Jamie Whincup took to the track, leaving the Triple Eight Holden driver, Friday qualifying pacesetter Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team) and Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom to struggle around miles off the pace, leaving them in eighth, ninth and 10th on the grid. Before then, Murphy had managed a 2m08.8009s in his Kelly Racing Holden, denying FPR's Will Davison pole by 0.080 seconds, and giving the Kiwi his first pole in six years

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McLaren shares blame for quali mix-up

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says his team could have done a better job in advising Lewis Hamilton of his track position in qualifying, after the chicane mix-up that left him unable to complete a second run in Q3. Hamilton lost time as Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher dived past him at the chicane after he had backed up to build a gap to Jenson Button ahead of him - and he missed crossing the line before the chequered flag came out. That meant he was unable to prevent Button and Sebastian Vettel moving ahead of him on the grid, and he was deeply disappointed with what happened

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Official: New Top Gear edition TomTom satnav features Stig Mode

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TomTom Go Live Top Gear Edition

Top Gear fans who go orgasmic at the first note of Jeremy Clarkson's dulcet tones will be happy to hear that TomTom has released a new GPS soaked in the world's favorite car show. As previously rumored, the TomTom Go Live Top Gear Edition sat nav features driving directions narrated by Jezza, as well as plenty of petrol-laced points of interest. Those include test tracks as well as locations featured in the long-running show. There are also model-specific start-up and shut-down screens that feature the Top Gear logo. That's fun and all, but the really great part is that the company's Live service offers real-time speed camera alerts. Handy.

The GPS also features a Stig mode, though the company isn't saying what that is or what it does for drivers. Some say the device just sits there on the dash and glares disapprovingly. All we know is, the device is available here in the U.S. as well as a host of other countries. Hit the jump for the official press release.

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