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Automobile F1 – Lewis Hamilton disqualified from Australian Grand Prix

Defending Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix on Thursday for giving misleading evidence to race stewards.

The McLaren driver was awarded third place after the season-opening race in Melbourne last weekend when stewards ruled Toyota’s Jarno Trulli breached regulations by passing Hamilton during a safety car period.

Trulli was reinstated to his original third-place finish, while Hamilton and McLaren were excluded from the results and receive no points….  Details

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Automobile Indy Car – A glance at the drivers in IRL’s IndyCar Series

A glance at the drivers competing in the IRL’s IndyCar Series in 2009, listed by car number:

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Will Power, No. 3, Team Penske

Born: March 1, 1981

Hometown: Toowoomba, Australia

Outlook: Power has moved from KV Racing Technology to Roger Penske’s team, filling in at Team Penske until it is determined if and when 2008 series runner-up Helio Castroneves, currently being tried on federal tax charges, can return to racing. The Aussie, a three-time winner in the defunct Champ Car series, had two top-fives and five top-10s in 16 races last season as an IndyCar rookie.

Dan Wheldon, No. 4, Panther Racing

Born: June 22, 1978

Hometown: Emberton, England

Outlook: The 2005 IndyCar champion and Indianapolis 500 winner returns to his roots, moving to Panther Racing, with whom he made his series debut in 2002. Last year he drove for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, winning two races on the way to a fourth-place finish in the points. Wheldon has 15 career victories but joins a team that has not won since 2005.

Mario Moraes, No. 5, KV Racing Technology

Born: Dec. 20, 1988

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Apr

Automobile F1 – Ferrari boss blames 2008 hangover for poor start

Luca di Montezemolo believes Ferrari’s struggles in Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday can be attributed to the title fight with McLaren that went down to the final race of last season.

“There’s no doubt that we’re paying for how the 2008 season went down to the final turn in the final lap of the final race,” the president of the Italian automaker said Tuesday during a book presentation, according to the ANSA news agency.

“We and McLaren had to develop the car right up until the end, while the others could work on completely new projects many months earlier.”…  Details

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Apr

Automobile NASCAR – Grandfather clocks unique trophies in NASCAR

The trophies NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners get at tracks all over the country have become more and more creative, from the engraved boot at Texas to the cement monster for prevailing on the concrete Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway.

Richmond last year gave a working electric guitar mounted inside a metal frame made to look like flames, and Atlanta gave a 10-foot carved wooden bear at a race in 2006.

The trophy for winning at Martinsville Speedway has been the same since the mid-60s, and the grandfather clocks that go to race winners are among the most cherished in the garage.

“There’s no other trophy like it,” said Jeff Gordon, who won the first of his seven clocks in the spring of 2003… Details

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