Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/07/10/mark-webber-qa-there-were-discussions-with-ferrari/
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Thursday
Mark Webber Q&A: ?There were discussions with Ferrari??
Red Bull has issued an intriguing Q&A with Mark Webber, who confirms that he turned down Ferrari. Q: Was signing with Red Bull Racing for 2013 an easy decision? MW: In the end, yes it was. It?s been an interesting … Continue reading
Wednesday
Mini-racing: Get the entire Junior-wins-Michigan experience in 12 minutes
Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans, you're going to want to clip and save this video. No, not because a win won't come around for another four years; we can be optimistic, can't we? At Michigan on Sunday, Dale Junior absolutely throttled the field, putting together the kind of dominating win that removes all doubt from the minds of anyone except the tinfoil-hat crowd that he actually is one of the best drivers in the sport right now. So, have at it. We'll probably be covering this topic in more depth throughout the week.
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Tuesday
Chilton and Haryanto to test for Marussia | 2012 F1 season
Chilton and Haryanto to test for Marussia is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
Max Chilton and Rio Haryanto will drive for Marussia in the Young Drivers' Test at Silverstone on Thursday and Friday this week.
Chilton and Haryanto to test for Marussia is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/07/10/chilton-haryanto-test-marussia-silverstone/
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Lewis Hamilton: ?I was flat out right to the end?
Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to find himself finishing the British GP in the same eighth place that he started from, after McLaren struggled to find enough pace over the course of the afternoon. In fact both Lewis and … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/07/08/lewis-hamilton-i-was-flat-out-right-to-the-end/
Monday
Scary moment on Daytona pit road as Ryan Newman nearly takes out pit crew member
Almost a very scary moment at Daytona on Saturday night as Ryan Newman found himself spun around on pit road. And if there's one place you don't want to be traveling backwards at high speed, it's the one place on the track where there are actual unprotected people walking around. Some fast dancing by the men on pit road averted disaster, but still ... whew. This could've been a whole lot worse.
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My Indy 500 Race Weekend
As usual, we arrived at the infamous Coke Lot 1C on Thursday afternoon to stake our claim in the sorry, Treeless excuse for a campground. The temperature was right around 90 degrees that afternoon and the heat had a noticeable … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/my-indy-500-race-weekend/
Lexus LS
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At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Lexus unveiled the new generation RX, as well as a video that shows RX chief engineer Takayuki Katsuda describing the car i detail. What that video also offered was the first teaser image of the next generation LS sedan that is set to be unveiled sometime by the end of the2012, as promised by Lexus.
While the teaser image doesn’t show much, you can still see that the upcoming LS will borrow some design elements from the recently launched GS sedan, like Lexus’ new spindle grille with one of the boldest interpretations yet. It also appears that the LS may have a full chrome hourglass shape around the grille, as well as a new set of headlamps.
Hit the jump to see the video of Takayuki Katsuda talking about the RX. Keep an eye out for the teaser image of the LS, as well as other teaser images showing the next generation IS and ES.
UPDATE 07/09/2012: The next generation Lexus LS will be making its official debut on July 30th, next to the all-new LS F Sport.
Lexus LS originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 9 July 2012 11:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/lexus/2013-lexus-ls-ar126667.html
Sunday
Joey Logano captures win at, yes, an interesting Pocono race
Say what you will about Sunday's race at Pocono, but it was never boring.
Long derided by both fans and drivers alike as one of the least popular tracks on the circuit, Pocono proved to have more than a few twists on Sunday in the Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR, albeit not, perhaps, in the expected fashion.
But more on that in a moment. First, a tip of the orange-and-black cap to Joey Logano, who won his first race since 2009 (and first-ever non-rain-shortened Sprint Cup race). Logano had the pole and never strayed too far from the lead, putting together a masterful strategic race that kept far stronger challengers at bay.
Logano very nearly lost the race at the last moment when Mark Martin passed him on a late restart but took advantage of a Martin bobble to snag the lead for good. "I was going to be on suicide watch if I gave [the lead] away like that," Logano said. "But, man, it was awesome to get it back."
Of course, it also helps when many of your chief competitors fall by the wayside, victims of their own throttle. Pit road penalties hammered the field, most notably Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, meaning many of the field's best drivers couldn't get within sight of the front.
But let's take nothing away from Logano, who may well have salvaged his Joe Gibbs Racing career with this victory. He's been on a hot seat for so long he's got to have a callused rear end, but in recent weeks Logano has won three of four Nationwide races and now, a wire-to-wire Sprint Cup one. Given that everyone from Carl Edwards to Kurt Busch has been mentioned in connection with the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota within the last year, it has to be a relief for Logano to have a little bit of breathing room. "I hope it shuts [critics] up, is what I hope," he said.
And as for this season, Logano has vaulted himself straight into wild-card contention; he and Ryan Newman are mathematically tied for the second wild-card spot right now. Another win, or at least a strong second-half showing, and he could get into the Chase after all, right on schedule if not on the predicted path.
The pit road penalties dominated the talk of the race early on, but once teams figured out the issue, most were able to proceed effectively through the rest of the race with little incident. The early pit strangeness led to some fuel conservation strategies; it briefly seemed as if Pocono would become a legitimate fuel mileage race. But Logano had little trouble reaching the finish line, and those who had considered stretching, like Dale Earnhardt Jr., came into the pits with only a few laps remaining.
Earnhardt's odyssey was one of the more fascinating elements of the afternoon. He clearly had one of the strongest cars on the track, and ended up second only to Logano in laps led. If you like the "as they run" points standings, note that Earnhardt was briefly leading the Sprint Cup standings, in June yet. Still, in the end, he had to settle for an eighth-place finish, but continued his top-10 streak ... as well as his winless one, of course.
Afterward, he conceded that he played it safe. "I don't like running out of gas," he said. "I ran out of gas here one year and that pisses me off so bad that it's just hard to recover from it, mentally, you know; in the next couple of weeks. There's just no excuse in running out of gas. You put fuel in it and you go run ... I'm not going to give up 30 points or 20 points in a race [by running out of gas], not just yet, you know?"
Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, a surprisingly resilient Johnson and established Pocono honcho Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five. Kyle Busch had to leave the track early, the victim of the second blown engine in two weeks.
As for the repave, the track ran fast, perhaps surprisingly so to some drivers, causing a first-lap wreck. Overall, the Tricky Triangle proved to be a surprisingly fascinating race. Miracles truly can happen anywhere.
2012 Charlotte Race Weeks Events Guide
Welcome to TNI’s annual look at things to do in Charlotte during All-Star and Coke 600 weeks. If you?re in town, or on your way, below is a list of things for you to do while you?re here. If you know of an event occurring in town not listed please feel free to add it [...] 
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How I Saw It?Thank You Iowa Edition
Are we enjoying our week off? I bet the teams and drivers are! A five straight race stint is a tall order when you are dealing with carbon fiber constructed open wheeled cars, but the teams took the challenge with … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/how-i-saw-it-thank-you-iowa-edition/
New All-Star Format Fell Short
Sandbagging (verb): To hold back; what happened Saturday night at the Sprint All-Star race. The collective oxygen this morning is being taken up with discussion about what happened Saturday night. A new format and $1 million on the line led the winner of the race to sandbag his way to the end. NASCAR in its [...] 
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Vettel Believes The Bahrain Circuit Very Demanding On The Pilots
Sebastian Vettel, who won the Formula 1 world the past two years, believes the Bahrain circuit, which will be played this weekend, the fourth grand prix of the season, “requires a lot of pilots” because “the constant change of curves means that you can not accommodate, “the agency EFE. “Furthermore, as the track is built [...]
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