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For sale: Sauber-Mercedes C11, ex-Michael Schumacher 6th February 2006, 9:59

Got $830,000 to spare? A genuine 1990 Sports Car Group C specification Sauber-Mercedes has come up for sale – used by a certain Michael Schumacher in the days before he became a Formula One giga-star. The sale has been forced by the liquidation of CLR Associates. And no, they don’t accept PayPal. Related links: Bid4Assets: [...]

Formula One’s Russian revolution arrives 3rd February 2006, 9:51

“Midland is a privately owned trading and investment-holding organization. The group has interests in a broad range of industries including steel, shipping, construction and real estate, energy distribution and agriculture.” Oh, and a Formula One team. Midland are the first Russian team owners in the sport’s 56-year history, and today launched their first all-new car, [...]

Renault first F1 team to get blogging 2nd February 2006, 22:52

The launch of the R26 was also the occasion for Renault to unveil their team blog. Whether they will be adding other F1 bloggers to their blogroll and starting long arguments via the comments boxes remains to be seen. Let’s hope they start sneaking a few unsolicited entries past the PR people. Which team will [...]