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Rumours are continuing to mount about the possibility of Porsche entering F1 in 2013 in partnership with the Williams team.

The German manufacturer’s new chairman, Mattias Mueller, announced at the Paris motor show back in October that he felt that the time was right for the company to consider entering F1 and Williams appear to be doing all that is necessary to convince the German manufacturer to enter in partnership with them  …  Details

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How much are the drivers paid … and who has been the worst-paid champion?
The best paid driver in 2010 was Fernando Alonso, who received $40 million in salary from Ferrari – a record for any driver. He hasn’t always been top of the pile though and is also the worst-paid champion in the last decade. When he won his first title in 2005, as a relatively unknown driver, he received ‘only’ $6 million from Renault.

Does a top IndyCar or NASCAR driver get paid more than their equivalent in F1?
The very top F1 drivers get   …  Details

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MIAMI BEACH — She has struggled with reaching the switches on the dashboard of her Nationwide Series car. The rearview mirror offered peripheral vision so limited she couldn’t find her competitors. The method of steering a heavier car left her pectoral muscles and triceps burning, and getting lost going from qualifying to the garage sometimes made her feel “a damn fool half the time because I didn’t know what I’m doing.”

Even the seemingly simple things were hard for Danica Patrick as the  …  Details

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