De Villiers claims historic Dakar win

De Villiers claims historic Dakar win

By Matt Beer
Saturday, January 17th 2009, 14:16 GMT

Giniel de Villiers has clinched a historic Dakar Rally victory for Volkswagen, taking the first diesel-powered win in the event in its first year in its new South American location.
Mark Miller completed a VW one-two, as this year’s dominant team cruised through the [...]

Honda remains committed to MotoGP

Honda remains committed to MotoGP

By Pablo Elizalde
Friday, January 23rd 2009, 09:50 GMT

Honda Motor Co. has no plans to leave MotoGP, but the company admitted it is considering withdrawing from other categories.
“We have not formally decided yet but we have been looking into the option of pulling out,” Honda spokesman Akemi Ando told Reuters.
“It is something [...]

Abu Dhabi circuit well on schedule

Abu Dhabi circuit well on schedule

By Jonathan Noble
Friday, January 23rd 2009, 10:18 GMT

Abu Dhabi’s new Formula One track is on schedule to be finished by the summer – well ahead of its first Grand Prix that takes place in November.
The £250 million circuit, which is based on Yas Island, will be completed alongside the hotels, [...]

Massa encouraged by F60’s form

Massa encouraged by F60’s form

By Michele Lostia and Pablo Elizalde
Friday, January 23rd 2009, 14:25 GMT

Felipe Massa gave the thumbs-up to Ferrari’s new F60 car after this week’s test at the Mugello circuit.
The Brazilian driver, last year’s championship runner-up, was the man in charge of taking the new car to the track for the first time [...]

Bridgestone frustrated by poor weather

Bridgestone frustrated by poor weather

By Pablo Elizalde
Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 16:49 GMT

Bridgestone’s technical manager Tetsuro Kobayashi is confident Formula One teams will have sufficient time to be ready for the start of the season despite a frustrating week of testing in Portugal.
The first group test of 2009 has been ruined by the poor weather at [...]