"An F1 car is like a fighter jet the technology, the G-force, the quickness, " said Scott Speed, the last American driver to compete in F1 (2007), who has since competed in Nascar.

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The 25-year-old finished runner-up to Glock in the 2007 GP2 Series, F1's feeder competition.

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As we enjoy our first F1 action in the US since 2007 we're glad that it's in HD this time, however it still falling short in one area -- in-car camera shots.

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If Alonso takes it, he'll bring the trophy back to Ferrari, the most successful team in F1 history, for the first time since 2007.

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He is fighting to bring the drivers' trophy back to Ferrari, the most successful team in F1 history, for the first time since 2007.

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Horner dismissed talk of 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen returning to F1 with Red Bull next year.

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Raikkonen, who clinched the drivers' championship as a Ferrari driver in 2007, will make his return to F1 next year after initially leaving the sport in 2009.

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The current Concorde Agreement governing F1's commercial side comes to an end in 2007, and the GPWC is hoping to establish a new series in 2008.

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The first F1 race in the United States since the event at Indy in 2007.

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