Team Lotus secures GE backing

Team Lotus has announced a major new sponsorship deal and technology partnership with General Electric. GE branding will appear on the Lotus cars and infrastructure from next month's Silverstone race onwards, and team boss Tony Fernandes said the partnership would go much deeper than a standard sponsorship.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/team-lotus-secures-ge-backing/

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Video: Watch Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" performed entirely inside a VW Polo

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Porkka Playboys play Queen in a VW Polo - Click above to watch video after the jump

A Volkswagen Polo is a small car. Queen's epic "Bohemian Rhapsody," by contrast, is a huge song. Finnish musicians the Porkka Playboys inexplicably and delightfully decided to combine the two. The Playboys crammed their bodies and instruments into the old hatchback and promptly proceeded to rock out (apparently a Wayne's World-spec AMC Pacer was unavailable).

Who knew that the German subcompact was such an acoustical delight? Apparently these Finnish lads did, because their music sounds pretty awesome coming out of the rusty heap. Click past the jump to watch them make Freddie Mercury proud.

Also, if you wander over to their YouTube page, you'll find an excellent rendition of Motörhead's "Ace of Spades." Sadly, that song was not performed inside of a automobile. Either way, Volkswagen needs to hire these guys for its next Polo commercial.

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Button defends Hamilton?s driving

Jenson Button has jumped to the defence of his under-fire team-mate Lewis Hamilton - claiming that his critics should back off because the 2008 world champion is doing a phenomenal job on track. Hamilton was on the receiving end of critical comments from former world champions Emerson Fittipaldi and Niki Lauda in Montreal last weekend ? with Lauda even suggesting that the FIA should punish the Briton for his clashes in the Canadian event. Button does not agree, though, and says he is relishing going up against someone as talented as Hamilton.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/button-defends-hamiltons-driving/

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Spied: Right-Hand-Drive 2013 BMW 3-Series on the Autobahn

We’ve got one more man than usual in Germany right now, and just this morning he came across this 2013 BMW 3-series mule trundling down the autobahn. These shots don?t reveal any new information beyond what we already know about the upcoming 3-series, but they do confirm there will be a right-hand-drive version. The 2013 [...]

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Pocono QuickCap: Jeff Gordon Wins

Race Recap | Pocono 10 Martin Truex Jr 9 Ryan Newman 8 Matt Kenseth 7 Juan Montoya 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5 Kevin Harvick 4 Jimmie Johnson 3 Kyle Busch 2 Kurt Busch pole sitter Victory Lane 1 Jeff Gordon grabs his 84th career win, 5th at Pocono, 2nd of the year, Other Stories on [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/06/12/pocono-quickcap-jeff-gordon-wins/

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Hamlin Dominates, Gordon takes Pocono Cup Win

Gordon ties Waltrip, Allison with 84th win By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 12, 2011) LONG POND, Pa. ? Jeff Gordon may be starting to feel his age, but he certainly didn?t show it in Sunday?s 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway. ?I?m just so excited to be a part of this [...]

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Newman Finishes Ninth at ?Tricky Triangle?

Haas Automation Driver Earns Sixth Top-10 Finish of 2011 2011 NSCS Ryan Newman (Haas Automation/Stewart-Haas Racing) - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCARDate: June 12, 2011 Event: 5-Hour Energy 500 (Round 14 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (2.5-mile triangle) Start/Finish: 8th/9th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps) Winner:...more»

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De Puniet laments ?worst ever race?

Randy de Puniet described today's British Grand Prix as the 'worst' race of his life after struggling to a lapped 12th, the last of the finishers. The Frenchman had crashed in the warm-up and was a long way off the pace throughout the race. "Today was the worst race in my life," he said

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