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That day is inevitably drawing closer. When it comes, will a gas-guzzling, money-burning, testosterone-heavy sport still attract the sponsors, promoters and supporters who keep it going? In Valencia, 40,000 fans at a nonrace race just gave you their answer...
Rewriting the Rules. F1 cars - and how they race - are constantly changing...
...would help if it also retooled itself for an age of scarcity. No one wants to watch a race for the fastest Prius, but "people want to see some progress on fuel efficiency and carbon emissions," says McLaren's Whitmarsh, who also heads the recently formed Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), which represents what insiders hope will be a new spirit of harmony in a sport traditionally run by tough guys behaving badly. "There's much work to be done so that F1 is seen as relevant to society." (See a brief history of Formula...
...Drivers will still make pit stops to change tires, but mid-race refueling is banned, meaning cars will have to carry 66 gal. (250 L) of fuel, up from 21 gal. (80 L) in the past. Aerodynamic testing cut from eight days to six. A new points system makes a win far more valuable than a safe (but boring) second place...
Incumbent governor Rick Perry beat U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican gubernatorial primary race on March 2. Perry prevailed with 51% of the vote and will run against former Houston mayor Bill White, the Democratic-primary winner, for what would be Perry's third full term. Strategists suggest that Perry was able to secure the win by portraying Hutchison as a Washington insider despite both candidates' Texas roots...