Autoweek Racing Weekend Wrap-up for November 25, 2012 — SPOILER ALERT

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Sunday, November 25, 2012                  Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Sebastian Vettel and Team Principal Christian Horner... Interview with 2012 F1 champion Sebastian Vettel after Brazilian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel on Sunday became the youngest three-time champion in Formula One racing. Following the finish in Brazil, Vettel met the media to talk about his season, Sunday's race, and how he sees his place in racing history. Here is the official transcript of that press conference, as released by the FIA: Q: Sebastian, after such an incredible afternoon, has it sunk in yet...   Infiniti to be title sponsor of Red Bull Racing in expanded F1 partnership Formula One race team Red Bull Racing and Japanese automotive brand Infiniti announced on Sunday a four-year extension to their partnership and that the team will be known as Infiniti Red Bull Racing beginning in 2013. Infiniti first...   Vettel youngest three-time F1 champ; Button wins Brazilian Grand Prix Red Bull Racing Formula One star Sebastian Vettel on Sunday made it three world championships in three years after just outscoring Ferrari's Fernando Alonso at the end of a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. At the conclusion of a remarkable race affected by rain, Alonso finished second,...   F1 runner-up Alonso proud to have fought until the end Fernando Alonso was in a reflective mood after losing the Formula One world championship to Sebastian Vettel by just three points in Brazil. It was the second time in three...   Button, Alonso, Massa discuss final Formula One race of the season Jenson Button of McLaren and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa participated in a post-race press conference in Brazil on Sunday. Here's what the podium finishers had to say about the final Formula One race of the 2012 season in a transcript provided by the FIA: (Conducted by ...   Short-Track Roundup: Jerry Coons Jr. claims National Midget Driver of the Year crown Jerry Coons Jr. captured the National Midget Driver of the Year Championship with his second-place finish to Kyle Larsen in the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, Calif., on Thursday, the final...   Ecclestone says more F1 races in U.S., fewer in Europe Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone wants to see three F1 races in the United States, and that will likely mean fewer races in Europe. “We'll probably lose two or three more races in Europe, because we have to sort of move on,” Ecclestone said. This remark has sent shock...   5 things NASCAR must do in the offseason Even though the Daytona 500 is still more than three months away, NASCAR officials are both reviewing the highs and lows of the 2012 season and looking at the 2013 campaign. While there will be one significant change on track—the so-called Generation 6 new Car of Tomorrow—at...   USAC Turkey Night GP returns to the dirt from which it came as young Kyle Larsen wins Twenty-year-old Kyle Larson conserved his tires and won the 72nd running of the Thanksgiving Night Grand Prix for USAC Midgets, adding his name to a trophy that features some of the greatest names in American racing. Known popularly as “Turkey Night,” the Southern California racing...   Charles Pic leaves Marussia for new-look Caterham Formula One team Charles Pic is leaving Marussia to join the rival Caterham team on a multi-year contract. With Giedo van der Garde also tipped to join the team, it could be that both Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov are out of a job next year. The announcement seems to confirm that Renault is happy to see a...   Top Fuel driver Spencer Massey released from Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel driver and NHRA speed record-holder Spencer Massey has been released by Don Schumacher Racing. The move is effective immediately, team owner Don Schumacher said Friday afternoon in a brief press release. Massey, 30, will not return to DSR to drive the dragster led by crew chiefs...   Kobayashi out as Gutierrez lands Sauber F1 seat for 2013 Esteban Gutierrez will race in Formula One alongside Nico Hülkenberg at Sauber next year, the team confirmed on Friday. Dutchman Robin Frijns, who tested for the team in Abu Dhabi, will be the reserve driver. Given Gutierrez's ongoing Telmex sponsorship, the pick of Gutierrez over Kamui...   Formula One Korean Grand Prix reports loss of $36.4 million Last month's Formula One Korean Grand Prix made a loss of $36.4 million, the event promoter has revealed. The latest financial situation has increased doubt over the future of the race on the Yeongam circuit. Despite the promoter's insistence that it remains on-course to bring long-term benefits to ...   Infiniti getting good mileage from its Red Bull Racing F1 sponsorship Less than two years ago, Nissan sent its Infiniti brand on a quest to find a way to take its global brand awareness to the next level. The result was that a racing union between Infiniti and defending Formula One world champion Red Bull Racing was born. The move was a gamble, especially for... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Weekend Racing E-mails or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. 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