Hayden storms to pole
Nicky Hayden took a scintillating pole position for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Portugal as the Repsol Honda rider blitzed the MotoGP field in the final seconds of this afternoon’s qualifying … Read More
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Focus still on both drivers says Ferrari
(GMM) Ferrari's sporting director insisted after qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps that the team is not now favouring a single driver for the last four grands prix of 2007. Felipe Massa's retirement … Read More
Alonso quiet over ‘threat’ claims
(GMM) Fernando Alonso at Spa-Francorchamps refused to comment on or confirm reports that he "threatened" McLaren over his possession of the incriminating spy emails. FIA president Max Mosley on Saturday … Read More
Latest F1 News in Brief
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 09/15/07 Briatore delays driver call until Japan Massa not happy with size of McLaren penalty Glock hopes for F1 decision soon McLaren may 'swallow' … Read More
McLaren got off lightly says Mosley
(GMM) Max Mosley suggested on Friday that McLaren got off lightly with a $100m fine and exclusion from the 2007 constructors' championship. The FIA president at Spa-Francorchamps made it clear … Read More
Long Beach race continues despite Champ Car
[Editor's Note: Reprint from a Long Beach Press Telegram article. Since Long Beach is Champ Car's biggest race, each article like this in the local newspapers helps to drive another … Read More
Chrysler, Honda call back 482K vehicle
Two automakers on Friday announced vehicle recalls, including a Chrysler recall involving 300,000 SUVs and a Honda recall involving 182,000 Civics. Chrysler LLC said it would recall nearly 300,000 sport … Read More
Spa: Ferrari 1-2 in practice 3
Ferrari teammates Kimi Raikkonen (right) and Felipe Massa were 1-2 in final Saturday morning practice for the Belgium GP at Spa. Raikkonen's lap of 1m46.137s was 0.251s up on Massa … Read More
Alonso, manager, play down McLaren crisis reports
(GMM) Fernando Alonso at Spa-Francorchamps denied reports that emails stored on his laptop led directly to McLaren's $100 million fine and championship exclusion. Widespread reports late on Friday said the … Read More
Kubica faces ten-place grid penalty
(GMM) Robert Kubica stopped on the track during Saturday practice at Spa with an apparent engine failure. Smoke was pouring out of the back of his BMW-Sauber single seater just … Read More
Andretti DNQ hands race spot to Said
The BAM Racing team got into the Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway in July when Brian Vickers' car was found to be too low following post-qualifying inspection. … Read More
Levi Strauss terminates Johnson sponsorship
Levi Strauss has notified NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson that it will not continue its personal services agreement with him beyond the '07 season. Levi Strauss has been Johnson's official apparel … Read More
Minardi team completes 2-day Sebring test
Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke wrapped up their second day of testing at Sebring International Raceway today, completing the squad’s final test of the 2007 … Read More
Rules change propels Pruett to pole
After a 11th hour rules change to give his Lexus engine more power Scott Pruett and the No. 01 Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley ended Pontiac’s 13-race … Read More
Spa: Friday Press Conference
Participating: Gerhard Berger (Toro Rosso), Flavio Briatore (Renault), Nick Fry (Honda), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Mario Theissen (BMW Sauber). Q. To all of you: your reaction to the hearing yesterday … Read More
SunTrust Team To Campaign Dallara Chassis
Wayne Taylor Racing, which campaigns the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, announced today that it will be the first team to field a Daytona … Read More
Another McLaren backer re-pledges team support
(GMM) Another significant McLaren backer has pledged its continued support to the embattled formula one team. Following the Woking based outfit's exclusion from the 2007 constructors' championship and $100m fine … Read More
Oreca announces Courage takeover
During a press conference at Silverstone today Hugues de Chaunac announced that Oreca has bought Courage Competition. The announcement ended a week of rumors regarding Oreca's plans. In buying out … Read More
Lapierre takes GP2 pole at Spa
1. Nicolas Lapierre DAMS 1m 56.885s2. Luca Fillipi Super Nova 1m 56.896s3. Bruno Senna Arden 1m 57.106s4. Lucas di Grassi ART 1m 57.132s5. Andreas Zuber iSport 1m 57.221s6. Timo Glock … Read More
Ron Dennis was source of new spy evidence
(GMM) McLaren boss Ron Dennis revealed on Friday that he tipped off the FIA about the existence of incriminating emails that ultimately led to his team's $100m fine and exclusion … Read More
World’s best vie for Petit LeMans win
The entry list for the 10th running of Petit Le Mans sparkles with current and past stars from the American Le Mans Series. And this year’s event also is attracting … Read More
Wrangler renews with Earnhardt
As far as the Wrangler brand is concerned, whether or not to re-sign Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the 2008 season was not a difficult decision. Today, Dale Jr. confirmed the … Read More
Weekend USA TV Ratings
UPDATE The final USA TV ratings from last weekend were: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Chevy Rock & Roll 400 ABC 4.2/8 shareIRL: IndyCar Series: Peak Antifreeze 300 ABC 0.9/2 share 09/10/07 … Read More
Stoner tops Friday practice in Estoril
The top 17 MotoGP riders were separated by less than a second on a very close first day of practice for the Grand Prix of Portugal at Estoril today. The … Read More