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• Both Lotus pulled out of Indy 500, judged too slow

  The long, bad month for Lotus ended quickly Sunday.Both of the engine manufacturer's cars were black-flagged on lap 11 and pulled out of the Indianapolis 500 for going too slow. Simona de Silvestro 's car was running 14 mph slower than the race leaders,   Read more »

• Webber wins Monaco GP; Alonso takes overall lead

  (AP) -- Mark Webber won the Monaco Grand Prix from the pole Sunday while Fernando Alonso moved narrowly into the championship lead in Formula One .Webber is the sixth different driver to win in the opening six races of the season, a first for the series.   Read more »

• Drivers expect another wide-open race at Monaco GP

  (AP) -- The Formula One season so far has been as unpredictably exciting as the roulette tables of Monaco, where the Grand Prix Sunday could produce a sixth different race winner this season.While F1 fans are lapping up the drama and the suspense of not   Read more »

• 16 injured, 1 serious after Spanish GP fire

  (AP) -- Sixteen people were injured when a fire broke out in the garage of the Williams Formula One team Sunday following Pastor Maldonado 's victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.Catalonia's regional government said one person was airlifted to a Barcelona h   Read more »

• Vettel wins incident-free Bahrain GP

  (AP) -- Bahrain got exactly the type of incident-free Formula One race it wanted Sunday, and Sebastian Vettel got exactly the result he needed to help his bid for a third straight championship title.On a day when F1 could again focus more on racing than   Read more »

Around the web

• Report: Student protests in Montreal threaten Canadian Grand Prix

  Formula One racing expands around the globe, we've come to expect certain potential disruptions. Demonstrators in Bahrain scuttled last year's grand prix there, and nearly did the same again this year. Violent crime in Brazil has caused some issues at that 27 m ago from AutoblogGreen Read more »

• F1: A car of two halves

  the last two years Sauber mechanics have been using their downtime to slice a Formula One car lengthwise down the middle with the precision of true craftsmen. "Formula One is all about cutting-edge technology," says Chief Designer Matt Morris (above). "We've 35 m ago from Pitpass  Read more »

• Sauber F1 team gives fans the ultimate inside look at a Formula One car in video

  them feedback, ask questions or just say hello. Sauber F1 team chief designer Matt Morris gives fans the ultimate inside look at a Formula One car. Driver Sergio Pérez is also on hand in the video to demonstrate the driver's seating position. Sign up to have 44 m ago from Auto Week Read more »

• Schumacher And Rosberg Shake Down The Mercedes A Class, Play Soccer: Video

  a Formula One driver means having every moment of every day during racing season spelled out for you. In addition to constant physical training, there’s testing in simulators (and occasionally on track, FAI rules permitting), debriefings, and the ever-present 51 m ago from Frankfurt Auto Show Reports Read more »

• McLaren F1 Developer Designs New Auto Driving 100 MPH on 96 MPG

  team. With little money, he slept on the floor of a London flat and worked 14-hour days. In 1972, Brabham owner and future Formula One chieftain Bernie Ecclestone surprised rival racing executives by anointing the hungry 26-year-old his chief designer. A huge 9:57 AM from Hacker News Read more »