Rankings: Vettel ends year on top

Sebastian Vettel will end the year on top of the Castrol Rankings after snatching the Formula 1 world championship in Abu Dhabi. Despite never having headed the F1 points before last Sunday, the Red Bull driver has been on top of the Castrol Rankings for the past 34 weeks, assuring himself of world number one status. He cannot now be caught before the end of the year

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/rankings-vettel-ends-year-on-top/

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Gonzalez aimed for ?intelligent? display

Rodolfo Gonzalez said his aim for his maiden Formula 1 test with Lotus in Abu Dhabi today was to do an 'intelligent' job for the team, before being given clearance to go for fast times tomorrow. The Venezualen GP2 driver was 13th quickest today.

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Sultan of Brunei's exotic car collection up for sale?

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Cizeta V16 among the 25 Ferraris and more for sale - Click above for image gallery

There are many prominent and wealthy collectors of exotic supercars on Earth, but few can rival the secretive collection of the royal house of Brunei. The collection has been the subject of much conjecture, with only occasional leaks betraying its contents, but now part of the collection has apparently gone up for sale.

Among those rarities up for grabs are three Lamborghinis, two lightweight Porsche 911 Turbos, a Jaguar XJ220, one of only eight Cizeta V16s ever produced, the ItalDesign BMW Nazca and no fewer than 25 Ferraris, including an Enzo, an F50, an F40 and a custom 512 TR Spider.

Although the broker - based in New Zealand with the collection rumored to be located currently in Singapore - does not disclose the liquidating owner, few others than the Sultan of Brunei and his controversial brother Prince Jefri could have amassed such an assembly of exotica. Many of the cars have no more on the odometer than their original factory mileage, and all are worth well into the six and seven figures, making this easily one of the most valuable collections ever put up for sale. Follow the link to the sale site and check out the images in the gallery below for a closer look.



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Ricciardo still on top in Abu Dhabi

Daniel Ricciardo continued to dominate the timesheets on the second and final morning of Formula 1 rookie testing at Yas Marina, posting a time just 0.154 seconds off Sebastian Vettel's pole position time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Australian Red Bull protege shaved just over half a tenth from his fastest time of yesterday, having again been consistently quick throughout the morning Recently-appointed Ferrari test driver Jules Bianchi was able to show his speed for the first time after spending Tuesday concentrating on aerodynamic work.

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Despite Loss of Team Transporter, Smith Says it Will be Business as Usual in Season Finale

Regan Smith - Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCARDENVER (Nov. 17, 2010) – It has by no means been a normal work week for Furniture Row Racing, but driver Regan Smith feels it will be a normal weekend for the Colorado-based team at the NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale in Homestead, Fla. The team’s...more»

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Williams retains Barrichello for 2011

Williams has confirmed that Rubens Barrichello will remain with the team in 2011, and says it will annouce Nico Hulkenberg's replacement before the end of the year. Team boss Frank Williams gave no reason for Hulkenberg's departure , but praised the German's rookie season

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2012 BMW 650i Convertible a no-show in LA

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2012 BMW 650i Convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery

BMW wanted to get in on the LA Auto Show festivities, so it dropped most of the details on the 2012 650i convertible without trotting the drop-top onto the show floor. We say "most" of the details, because pricing, options and EPA numbers are still MIA.

What we do know is the new Sixer's sheetmetal is inspired by the 6 Series Coupe Concept from Paris and is the same model we spied back in October. If you're up on BMW's nonsensical numerological nomenclature the 650i is packing the automaker's twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 sending 400 horsepower (peaking at 6,400 rpm) and 450 pound-feet of torque (from 1,750 to 4,500 rpm) through an eight speed automatic or six-speed manual. Naturally, power is sent to the rear wheels, resulting in a 0-60 mph time of 4.9 seconds and the de rigueur electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.

As expected, BMW has stuck with a traditional cloth top which can be opened in 19 seconds and closed in a claimed 24 seconds up to speeds of 25 mph. A new optional full-color heads-up display complete with 3D graphics and the new iDrive 10.2-inch screen are part of the package. Sales are set to begin this spring and full details are available in the press release below the fold.



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