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If Bonhams' estimated sale price of €24,000-€28,000 (US$28,000-$33,000) for Senna's 1981 DAP KART is accurate, it will be one of the cheapest Senna memorabilia items ever sold. Senna drove the kart to fourth at the World Karting Championship in 1981. After winning his first world F1 title, Senna was asked what his greatest regret was. His answer was that he had "never won the World Karting Championship." Senna's kart will go under the hammer in Paris on February 5 at the annual Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais.

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Ayrton Senna's kart may become the cheapest Senna memorabilia yet

Karting is now mandatory preparation for an F1 driver. All current F1 drivers raced karts with Alonso and Vettel starting at three, and Hamilton at four years of age. With memorabilia prices soaring, auctioneers are finding it hard to value the kart Senna drove in the 1981 world karting champs.

Infiniti's Q50 Eau Rouge high-performance sedan prototype runs the GT-R 568PS (560hp) engine producing a very usable 600Nm (592 lb-ft) that has already embarrassed the world's most expensive sports cars. The proven Eau Rouge engine runs through a full-time AWD system and seven-speed transmission.

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Infiniti Eau Rouge SuperSedan to run 560 hp GT-R engine

Infiniti has released video of the new 560 hp Q50 Eau Rouge high-performance concept. Video of current World F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel testing the prototype in his role as Infiniti's Director of Performance leave little doubt as to its nature.

The first Emerg-E working prototype debuts at Goodwood

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F1 champion Mark Webber to drive Infiniti Emerg-E prototype at Goodwood

Infiniti will tackle the Goodwood Hillclimb with a prototype of its Emerg-E range-extending hybrid concept.

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Red Bull unveils 2012 Formula One car

Current world F1 champion Red Bull Racing has unveiled the car with which it will defend the title in 2012.

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Red Bull rips the covers off title defender RB7

F1 kicked back into life this week with the first test of the season, and the unveiling of most of the 2011 cars, the most significant of which was the Red Bull RB07, the car which will defend both drivers and constructors championships

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Red Bull takes maiden F1 win – KERS dropped by all but three cars

Red Bull Racing took its maiden F1 victory in the Chinese GP today. Sebastian Vettel took the win with Mark Webber second, giving the team a 1-2 finish. Only three cars elected to use the KERS hybrid system for the race.