It seems like a lifetime since the end of last year’s F1 season but here we are finally with the season opener from Bahrain. There’s been a major shuffling of seats–notably 2009 Champ, Jensen Button going to Maclaren and multi-champion, Michael Schumacher coming out of retirement to fill his place at the now named Mercedes [...]

With teams dropping out of F1 faster than we can keep track of, the future of the sport isn’t looking too bright. Er, make that wasn’t looking too bright. Lotus has decided to jump back into the fray for the first time in 16 years. Supposedly, the team will slide into BMW-Sauber’s vacant spot. Lotus [...]

BMW’s taken a page out of Honda’s book and decided to give F1 a rest after the end of the 2009 season. It’s no surprise the company’s yanking it’s team to save coinage, and the company says it will used the extra pennies to research and build “new drive technologies” or something. BMW also said [...]

It looks like next year’s F1 season could be just as exciting as this one. Two legendary names from F1 history are sniffing around the prospect of joining in the fray in 2010, according to rumors buzzing ‘round the Interweb. Those include March Racing Organization, originally founded in part by Max Mosley in 1969 and [...]

Get out your wallet, Fiends. Word on the Web is Toyota’s selling off bits of its race rigs. Everything from lightweight rims to the engine cover with under-floor and rear wing. You can seven snap up brake discs and suspension wishbones for pretty damn cheap. Is Toyota desperately trying to raise cash for its race [...]

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I. Popular Mechanics tested a perforated vinyl vehicle wrap that’s supposed to improve gas mileage. The fuel economy miracle cure is called Fastskinz and employs hundreds of five millimeter-diameter holes to improve airflow. What’d they find out? It doesn’t work. [Autoblog]

I. The FIA’s decision to implement a budget-capped class to F1 is likely to meet a significant challenge in the near future. The new measure would introduce a separate class of teams whose annual budget could not exceed $60 million. Teams that chose to run under those rules would be given aerodynamic advantages and would [...]

I. General Motors lost $6 billion in the first quarter of ‘09, and managed to spend $10 billion as auto sales plummeted. Even with new management, things don’t look too hot for GM when the June 1 restructuring deadline hits. [Autoweek]

I. Chevrolet released some shots of a super-sexy cop-spec Camaro. The modern-day Blues Mobile has all the trimmings including sneaky red and blues in the headlights and a pushbar. Awesome. [0-60]