Racing

Australia's new prime minister has personally told Bernie Ecclestone that the country will not be funding a night F1 race. "I've spoken to Kevin Rudd and he's told me it would cost too much to re-stage the race, so I guess that's it. We won't be going to Australia for too much longer," the F1 chief...

As we enter another year of F1 we can say hello to a brand new official safety car in the form of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63, which replaces last year’s CLK63 Black Series car. Another AMG model, the C63 Estate, was also picked to be this year’s official Medical Car. The two...

Talks between the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and Bernie Ecclestone to resurrect the US grand prix may have begun. Tony George, the famous Indy 500 venue's chief, told an audience at the IU business conference in Indiana this week that he is pursuing options to patch up the relationship with...

The financially embattled formula one team Super Aguri has been saved by a mystery investor, reports on Tuesday said. The German specialist magazine Auto Motor und Sport is claiming that the Honda backed outfit, run by former Japanese grand prix driver Aguri Suzuki, will make the trip to Melbourne...

F1 stalwarts Flavio Briatore and Alain Prost have hit out at the current state of the sport. The pair, collectively with nearly half a decade of experience of the inner workings of the formula one spotlight, separately argue that grand prix racing has become boring and too easy. "The races are too...

Bernie Ecclestone insists that formula one will not be returning to Magny Cours after this year's race. The F1 chief executive told Germany's SID news agency that he is busily trying to arrange for an event in Paris so that there can be a French grand prix in 2008. "I hope we can put something...

Spyker has revealed it hasn’t reached a final agreement with Orange India for the sale of its F1 team despite the gala launch of the new Indian-backed team last month. A number of issues of relative minor financial importance are the only factors preventing a formal takeover of the team...

Overseen by local police, the British homes of McLaren bosses including Ron Dennis were raided by Italian criminal investigators on Wednesday. The Mercedes-powered team confirmed in a statement that the private dwellings of "a number of McLaren executives" - four in total - were swept by the...

Nissan’s annual Motorsports Exhibition day is on again this weekend with this year’s event taking place at the Red Brick Warehouse and Yokohama Marine Disaster Prevention Complex in Japan. The free annual event is a day when Nissan shows off all things motorsport and usually sees a...

Spokespeople for both McLaren and engine partner Mercedes-Benz have denied reports that team boss Ron Dennis has been fired. A report in the Spanish press this week said Martin Whitmarsh was set to take over the British veteran's nearly three-decade reign because Mercedes, with a 40 per cent team...

Michael Schumacher will make his debut at the wheel of Ferrari's 2008 contender at the final group test of the pre-season in Spain next week. We have learned that the 39-year-old German, who retired from competition at the end of 2006, is scheduled to run in the F2008 on Monday, as reigning world...

The Indy Racing League and Champ Car series have signed a deal today agreeing to a merger, ending a 12-year conflict by bringing the two open-wheel races under a single IRL series. Champ Car owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe signed the agreement with IRL founder Tony George today, just a...

Three weeks before the formula one circus congregates in Melbourne for the season opener, Fernando Alonso has reported that his 2008-spec Renault is not in a position to compete for race wins. In fact, the former double world champion is quoted by the Spanish news agency EFE as suggesting that even...

Kimi Raikkonen on Monday was not awarded the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year plaudit in St Petersburg, but 2007 drivers' runner-up Lewis Hamilton did walk away with Breakthrough of the Year. Tennis' Roger Federer was at the Russian awards ceremony to receive the World Sportsman...

Ralf Schumacher has now signed a contract to race with Mercedes-Benz in the German touring car series (DTM) in 2008, according to a German newspaper. Bild reports that 32-year-old Schumacher, who lost his Toyota seat at the end of last season, has travelled to Stuttgart to formalise the $1 million...

America’s Champ Car and Indy Racing League are in the final stages of merging into a single series, with only the settlement of some conflicting race dates keeping the deal from being finalized. The conflicts surround calendar events at Long Beach, Edmonton, Alberta and Surfer's Paradise in...

The president of the Dakar Rally organizing body Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), Patrice Clerc, has confirmed that next year’s race will take place in South America and there’s no date set as to when it may return to Africa. The African event was canceled last month because of direct...

Rally racing has bred some of the most incredible, insane and absolutely beloved automobile variants of all time. From the Renault R5 Turbo and Audi Quattro to the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi EVO, rally racing finds ways of turning otherwise sensible, economical transportation into snarling...

Bernie Ecclestone is determined to scratch Australia from the F1 calendar so as to make room for a Russian grand prix in the near future, according to reports. After Melbourne GP chiefs ruled out bowing to the F1 chief executive's demands for a night race beyond 2010, the British tabloid Daily...

At a gala event in India today, F1’s newest team, Force India, took the covers off its 2008 VJM01 race car revealing for the first time the team’s new livery of gold, tungsten and white. Attending the event was team owner Vijay Mallya and main drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian...