Gian Franco Carloia appointed Permanent Race Director

Gian Franco Carloia appointed Permanent Race Director
Update: December 19, 2008, 15:07 PM ET

The FIM-SBK Permanent Bureau, composed of Messrs. Vito Ippolito FIM President and Maurizio Flammini, President of FGSport, unanimously decided to nominate Gian Franco Carloia as Permanent Race Director for all FIM Superbike/Supersport World Championships and Superstock FIM Cup events – [...]

New BMW Set To Be A WSBK Contender

New BMW Set To Be A Contender
Update: December 18, 2008, 16:38 PM ET

In a quite superb season for new machinery and exciting rider signings, BMW has entered WSB with not only to of the most experienced and successful riders out there, but a new bike that everyone now realises could well be [...]

Paddock Press

Paddock Press: Endo on Nakano´s 2008 season
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Japanese journalist reflects on Nakano´s final year in MotoGP.

The sole Japanese representative on the 2008 MotoGP grid, Shinya Nakano had another testing season during his stay with San Carlo Honda Gresini. After a difficult start, better results came for the veteran after receiving a factory-spec RC212V, [...]

Medal rush: Q&A with Bernie Ecclestone

Medal rush: Q&A with Bernie Ecclestone

Q: You have suggested gold medals should be introduced. How would that work?
Bernie Ecclestone: My idea is that instead of points we should award medals to the drivers finishing first to third in a race, gold for the winner, silver for the second placed driver and bronze for the driver [...]

Exclusive Adrian Sutil Q&A – 2009 could be my season to shine

Exclusive Adrian Sutil Q&A – 2009 could be my season to shine

With the McLaren-Mercedes components for Force India’s new VJM02 car not due until March, the Silverstone-based team will be notable by their absence from the majority of Formula One testing this winter.
Recently confirmed race driver Adrian Sutil admits it’s difficult seeing everyone else heading [...]

Exclusive Nakajima Q&A: the next logical step is a podium

Exclusive Nakajima Q&A: the next logical step is a podium

With testing to be banned during the season, teams are under pressure to get their 2009 preparations right over the winter. This week at Jerez Williams ran a hybrid version of the FW30, complete with some ‘09-spec parts, and driver Kazuki Nakajima is pleased with progress. [...]

Toyota field youngster Caldarelli at Bahrain test

Toyota field youngster Caldarelli at Bahrain test

Toyota have brought the curtain down on their 2008 testing programme by introducing a new face behind the wheel of the TF108. Italian youngster Andrea Caldarelli, a member of Toyota’s young driver programme since 2007, enjoyed his first official Formula One outing during the team’s three-day test at Bahrain [...]

Wilks looks elsewhere after Subaru dream vanishes

19/12/08

Guy Wilks is working flat out on other options after Subaru’s shock withdrawal from the FIA World Rally Championship left him without a drive in 2009.
Double British champion Guy was just hours from signing a contract with Prodrive when the pullout was announced on Tuesday morning.
The deal would have seen Guy and co-driver Phil Pugh [...]

Adapta World Rally Team sticks with Subaru for 2009

17/12/08

The Adapta World Rally Team has pledged to run at least one Subaru Impreza WRC2008 in the WRC in 2009 but its plan to be registered as a Manufacturer Team might be scrapped because of Subaru’s withdrawal from the series.
The manager of the team, Morten Ostberg, told wrc.com that Subaru’s departure would not affect the [...]

Atkinson and Solberg consider their options

16/12/08
Atkinson and Solberg consider their options
Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson are trying to work out their next moves after Subaru’s decision to pull out of the WRC left them, and their co-drivers, without seats for 2009.
Both drivers are well established at Subaru and both have contracts until the end of 2009.
Solberg is almost part of [...]