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TURKISH GRAND PRIXVenue: Istanbul ParkDate: Sunday 30 MayLap length: 3.317 milesRace laps: 582009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)First grand prix: 2005 Istanbul Park, Turkey Friday day weather SunnyMax: 28°CMin: 16°CWind: W 1mph Saturday day weather SunnyMax: 27°CMin: 17°C Wind: SW 2mph Sunday day weather Light Rain ShowerMax: 25°CMin: 19°CWind: NNW 4mph

Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021.

Texas signs 10-year deal for US Grand Prix After plans for a New Jersey street circuit were scrapped just a day after they were revealed, the Upper State New York Monticello circuit put forward a proposal last week although it has now been confirmed that a deal has been signed between Texas and sporting commercial rights holder Formula One Management (FOM). more here .

MONACO GRAND PRIXVenue: Circuit de Monaco, Monte CarloDate: Sunday 16 May, 1300 BSTLap length: 2.075 milesRace laps: 752009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)First grand prix: 1929 on/off... if you want on or off the F1 list mash here to get added/removed F1-Grand Prix Live Feed International Motor Racing Research Center

SPANISH GRAND PRIXVenue: Circuit de Catalunya, MontmeloDate: Sunday 9 MayLap length: 2.892 milesRace laps: 662009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)First grand prix: 1991 Day Weather Max. Day Temperature(°C°F) Min. Night Temperature(°C°F) Wind Direction and Speed(mphkm/h) Humidity Pressure Visibility Help for Next 5 Days Help Thu Night weather Partly Cloudy 9°C 48°F This data unavailable for night More info for Thursday's weather Fri Day weather Sunny Intervals 17°C 63°F 11°C 52°F South South Westerly9mph 14km/h 53% 1008mb Good More info for Friday's weather Sat Day weather Heavy Rain Shower 18°C 64°F 11°C 52°F South South Easterly7mph 11km/h 87% 1008mb Moderate More info...

CHINESE GRAND PRIXVenue: Shanghai International CircuitDate: Sunday 18 April, 0800 BSTLap length: 3.387 milesRace laps: 562009 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)First grand prix: 2004 Shanghai, China Friday day weather SunnyMax: 14°CMin: 6°CWind: E 2mph Saturday day weather SunnyMax: 16°CMin: 11°C Wind: SSE 17mph Sunday day weather Heavy Rain ShowerMax: 18°CMin: 15°CWind: S 16mph

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXVenue: Sakhir, ManamaDate: Sunday 14 MarchLap length: 3.363 milesRace laps: 572009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)First grand prix: 2004 on/off if you want on or off the f1 list mash here to get added/removed F1-Grand Prix Live Feed

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Michael Schumacher will make a shock return to Formula 1 to replace injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. The seven-time world champion retired at the end of 2006 but will drive at the European Grand Prix on 23 August. Ferrari said the 40-year-old will stand in for as long as Massa is sidelined with the serious injuries he sustained in the Hungarian Grand Prix last week.

Felipe Massa's Formula One career appears to be hanging in the balance following confirmation he has suffered some damage to his left eye. Massa is currently in intensive care at the AEK military hospital in Budapest after suffering a skull fracture following a freak accident on Saturday during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Although the 28-year-old, still in a medically-induced coma, has shown signs of improvement after undergoing emergency surgery, it has now emerged Massa may have sustained eye problems. If that is the case, and the Brazilian is unable to see properly in the future, it will mean...

Lewis Hamilton clocked the quickest lap of the day during the second practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren's world champion left it late with a lap 0.047 seconds faster than team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, who had topped the morning timesheets. A low-key day for Brawn's Jenson Button ended with the championship leader posting the 13th fastest time. Red Bull's championship-chasing duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel were fourth and sixth fastest respectively.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Racing figures called on Formula One to re-examine safety procedures after Felipe Massa sustained life-threatening skull injuries in a high-speed accident during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.

Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa was fighting for his life tonight following a crash during a qualifying session that knocked him unconscious. Massa was airlifted to hospital where surgeons operated on him to treat a fracture to his skull. The Ferrari driver ran over a piece of debris, thought to be a spring, on the track during the qualification session for the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix in Mogyorod near Budapest, Hungary.

LOS ANGELES – It could crash through burning buildings, make a fool of any number of small-town Southern sheriffs, help save the world from giant robots, even take criminals off to jail while engaging in witty repartee with its driver. In the end, about the only thing a Pontiac automobile couldn't do anymore was persuade enough people to keep buying it. So General Motors announced this past week that it is killing off the Pontiac brand, maker of muscular, noisy, gas-guzzling V-8-powered vehicles immortalized in song and movies for the way they seemed to shout to every other car on...

When Kimi Raikkonen, racing for Ferrari, won the 2007 Formula One world championship on Sunday, it definitely had the feeling of karma finally coming back around for him — although it took a while to develop. After qualifying on Saturday, Raikkonen sat third, behind Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton, who qualified first and second. Fernando Alonso was fourth. At that point, it would’ve been tough to believe in a Raikkonen title. Then Hamilton made a big mistake. Fighting Alonso for position through the fourth corner, he braked late and ran wide, falling behind and tracking over the...

McLaren achieved the first part of their plan for the weekend by taking the two top qualifying slots for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Saturday. Fernando Alonso held a small but crucial advantage over team mate Lewis Hamilton throughout the three sessions, and took the pole with a best lap of 1m 21.997s, having earlier set the fastest lap thus far this weekend of 1m 21.356s in the second.