Exclusive interview – Bourdais awaits his fate

Exclusive interview – Bourdais awaits his fate

Sebastien Bourdais is one of the most successful racing drivers of modern times – just not in Formula One. Abandoning his Stateside career to start over with Toro Rosso was a brave move – and sometimes the pressure was almost tangible. With his seat unconfirmed for 2009, he now [...]

Exclusive interview – BMW Sauber’s Heidfeld

Exclusive interview – BMW Sauber’s Heidfeld

Dubbed ‘Quick Nick’ by his fans, Nick Heidfeld is one of quieter characters in the Formula One paddock. And it was by quietly plugging away at his qualifying problems this season that Heidfeld managed to turn things around and retain his BMW Sauber seat. This year has certainly tested his [...]

No blame for crash

No blame for crash, say drivers
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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None of the three drivers involved in the massive startline accident in this morning’s Sprint race were injured – or even blamed anyone else for the accident.

As the tightly-packed field was preparing for the rolling start, A1 Team USA’s Marco Andretti ran into the back of Narain Karthikeyan’s Indian [...]

Feature race glory for Ireland

Feature race glory for Ireland
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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A1 Team Ireland became the first nation to score two victories this season, as Adam Carroll dominated the Sepang Feature race in Malaysia.

Filipe Albuquerque took an excellent second place for Portugal while Marco Andretti finished a great third for the USA from eighth on the grid. Ireland [...]

Switzerland’s Sepang sprint

Switzerland’s Sepang Sprint
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Neel Jani became the fifth different race winner this season as A1 Team Switzerland took victory in a dramatic Sprint race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. After a red flag, Switzerland controlled the re-start and made a slick pit-stop to take a comfortable win in the hot [...]

Elias back to Honda

Friday, 21 November 2008
Fresh from surgery, Gresini satellite rider expects high level of factory support in 2009.

Returning to San Carlo Honda Gresini after a year with the Alice Team, Toni Elias is expecting big things from 2009. The `prodigal son´ of the Honda family will, in line with the famous parable, be receiving preferential treatment [...]

Rossi: How I learnt to lose and love my bike

Rossi: How I learnt to lose and love my bike
Friday, 21 November 2008
2008 MotoGP World Champion explains how disappointment and changes spurred him on to regain title.

From the disappointment of 2006 and 2007, Valentino Rossi came back strong in 2008. The MotoGP World Champion with a record-breaking points total, the Fiat Yamaha rider used the [...]

Toyota unveil Ducati Desmosedici RR transforter

Toyota unveil Ducati Desmosedici RR transporter
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Japanese and Italian technology combine for new track day transporter.

A unique collaboration between Toyota and Ducati has produced one of the custom accessories of the year, unveiled at the recent SEMA custom car and truck show in California. The 2009 Tundra Ducati Desmosedici transporter –an accompaniment for [...]

Rossi and Ferrari celebrate at Mugello

Rossi and Ferrari celebrate at Mugello

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi made his comeback behind the wheel of a Ferrari on Thursday as he began a two-day test – purely for fun – at the Italian team’s Mugello circuit. Rossi’s car was fitted with his famous number 46 to mark the occasion, as both parties celebrated [...]

Barcelona day three

Barcelona day three – Red Bull remain unbeatable in Spain

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel maintained his stranglehold at the top of the timesheets on Wednesday, as this week’s multi-team test session at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya drew to a close. Vettel clocked a quickest lap of 1m 19.925s around the Spanish track to finish almost six-tenths [...]