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FIA is investigating Renault’s Formula One team management regarding Piquet Jr’s 2008 crash in Singapore.

ING Renault F1 Team Statement – 16 September 2009 The ING Renault F1 Team will not dispute the recent allegations made by the FIA concerning the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. It also wishes to state that its managing director, Flavio … Continue reading

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WORST THAN ELIOT SPITZER (if it were possible): Formula One boss, Max Mosley, had sado-masochist sex with 5 prostitutes, for 5 hours (!!), reenacting a concentration camp scene (!!) in which he played the role of both Nazi guard and inmate.

Here are the ugly photos. [UPDATE: Photos and videos have been taken down.] The associations representing the victims of the Nazi regime are all up in arms, as you may imagine. UPDATE #2: The Times of London says he should … Continue reading

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FORMULA ONE: The McLaren team has been punished for spying on Ferrari.

BBC News – 1 – 2 – 3 – — FIA Judgment — Spot the plunges in all those Formula One prediction markets. — BetFair: McLaren —- Dynamic Chart: Static Chart:

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AUTO RACING: British pilot Lewis Hamilton, born in 1985, is Formula One’s new star.

— BetFair – Static Chart – Drivers Championship: — — NewsFutures – Formula 1 – United States Lewis Hamilton will finish in the top 2 (06/17, 1:00 pm ET) © NewsFutures — TradeSports-InTrade – USA Grand Prix Outright Winner. Sun … Continue reading

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Does wisdom require markets?

The Midas Oracle choir — I include myself here — preaches markets as the best way to tap wisdom in crowds. Markets force people to put money where their mouths are. Markets impose a Darwinism on accuracy. Markets are efficient. … Continue reading

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