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Red Bull teams block Schumacher test

August 03, 2009

Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso joined Williams in opposing Michael Schumacher's test of '09 Ferrari ahead of his Valencia return

The full statement from Nelson Piquet

August 03, 2009

"I have received notice from the Renault F1 team of its intention to stop me from driving for them in the current F1 season," Renault driver confirms

Angry Piquet confirms Renault exit

August 03, 2009

Even if Renault gets go-ahead to race at the European Grand Prix, Piquet says he won't be there

Spanish body slams Renault penalty

August 03, 2009

The Spanish motorsport federation has criticised as "unusual and disproportionate" the penalty imposed on the Renault team at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The French squad was suspended from this month's European Grand Prix after the FIA's race officials deemed the team had released Fernando Alonso from his pitstop without the wheel-nut retaining device securely in place during the Hungaroring race.

Williams opposes Schumacher's test

August 03, 2009

The Williams team has opposed Ferrari's request to allow Michael Schumacher to test ahead of his return to Formula 1 at the European Grand Prix

Haug: Schumacher should get F60 test

August 02, 2009

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug says his company would be happy to allow Michael Schumacher to test the 2009 Ferrari before his comeback in the European Grand Prix, and hopes rival teams take the same stance.

Wissel takes Basel's first Superleague victory

August 02, 2009

German youngster Max Wissel recorded the first Superleague Formula victory for FC Basel at Donington Park on Sunday morning, jumping ahead of early leader Antonio Pizzonia of Corinthians in the pitstops and pulling off a crucial pass on Rangers' John Martin at Schwantz Curve soon after. Pizzonia led from the off, but the rolling start was a messy affair, and allowed Wissel to get past the other front row man Davide Rigon (Olympiakos)

Pizzonia confident in any weather

August 01, 2009

Former Williams and Jaguar Formula 1 racer Antonio Pizzonia believes he can turn his pole position for the third round of Superleague Formula at Donington Park into a race victory for Corinthians tomorrow. Pizzonia's pole was decided in unusual circumstances for a Superleague event, as the knock-out phase was cancelled due to torrential rain

Drivers: Superleague right to red flag

August 01, 2009

The decision to cancel the knock-out stages of qualifying for round three of Superleague Formula at Donington Park has been commended by drivers, who said track conditions were "impossible".

Sauber working on team rescue deal

August 01, 2009

Former team principal Peter Sauber is believed to be working alongside BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen to evaluate a rescue package for the BMW Sauber Formula 1 team, following the German manufacturer's decision to withdraw from the sport at the end of the season

Pizzonia takes Superleague pole in wash-out

August 01, 2009

The grid for the third round of Superleague Formula at Donington Park has been set by the results of the first two group sessions, rather than the knock-out phases, due to heavy and persistent rain that flooded the track. Antonio Pizzonia of Corinthians will start from pole position, ahead of Davide Rigon of Olympiakos. Only one quarter final actually took place, when Pizzonia defeated Yelmer Buurman (Anderlecht) and was well up on the Dutchman before he spun at the Esses

Raikkonen rolls out of rally debut

August 01, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen appears to be out of the Rally Finland after rolling on today's final stage. The former Formula 1 world champion was setting extremely rapid times in his Abarth Grande Punto despite being hampered by a growing engine problem

Hirvonen on course for home WRC win

August 01, 2009

Mikko Hirvonen just has to complete the final four Sunday stages in Finland to clinch his first home victory and extend his World Rally Championship lead. Having broken away from Sebastien Loeb this morning, thanks to both the Citroen driver's tyre damage and his own burst of speed, Hirvonen (Ford) now leads the event by 32 seconds.

Lancaster scores first FR3.5 victory

August 01, 2009

Jon Lancaster withstood intense pressure from championship leader Bertrand Baguette to claim his maiden Formula Renault 3.5 victory at Portimao today. Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Jaime Alguersuari came through from seventh on the reversed grid to complete the podium for Carlin Motorport.

Corinthians leads way in Superleague practice

August 01, 2009

Ex-Formula 1 racer Antonio Pizzonia set the fastest time in free practice for round three of Superleague Formula at Donington Park, but series returnee squad Sevilla rivalled him as being the most consistent across the three sessions. All running so far has been rain-affected, with the opening 30-minute session offering the driest weather conditions. That was led by Corinthians' driver Pizzonia, who was almost half a second clear of Lyon's Nelson Panciatici

Schumacher happy with F2007 test

July 31, 2009

Michael Schumacher declared himself satisfied with his first Formula 1 test since April 2008 after reacclimatising using a 2007 vintage Ferrari at Mugello today. In preparation for his comeback substituting for the injured Felipe Massa in Valencia later this month, Schumacher completed 67 laps of the Italian track in the two-year-old car, which had been supplied by Ferrari's F1 Clienti department.

Fauzy loses front row grid slot

July 31, 2009

Mofaz Fortec's Fairuz Fauzy has been stripped of his front row grid position for tomorrow's Formula Renault 3.5 feature race at Portimao, and will now line up at the back of the grid, after his car was found to be one kilo underweight in post-qualifying technical checks. Team boss Richard Dutton was puzzled by the officials' ruling.

Rain gives Stewart Pocono pole

July 31, 2009

Tony Stewart will start from pole position in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono after rain forced qualifying to be cancelled for the fifth time this season.

Lapierre puts ORECA on Algarve Le Mans Series pole

July 31, 2009

ORECA driver Nicolas Lapierre claimed pole position for Saturday's Le Mans Series enduro at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. The Frenchman came out on top in a closely-fought qualifying session in which the top five cars were separated by just over a half a second. Lapierre's pole time of 1m32.020s aboard the lead ORECA-AIM 01 was just over one tenth of a second quicker than Stefan Mucke's best in the 007 Lola-Aston Martin.

Alguersuari takes first FR3.5 pole

July 31, 2009

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Jaime Alguersuari dispelled any apprehensions over running a dual program by claiming his first Formula Renault 3.5 pole position at Portimao

Bianchi beats Bottas to another F3 pole

July 31, 2009

Jules Bianchi came out on top in a duel with team-mate Valtteri Bottas to take pole position for the first Formula 3 Euro Series race of the weekend at Oschersleben. The ART pair exchanged places at the top of the order several times during the session, but Bianchi's effort with four minutes to go was good enough to seal the top spot

Raikkonen looks forward to Schumacher return

July 31, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen says he has no qualms about being joined in the Ferrari lineup if Michael Schumacher goes ahead with his plan to substitute for the injured Felipe Massa

Fauzy quickest in Portimao F-Renault practice

July 31, 2009

Fairuz Fauzy set the fastest time in practice for round seven of the Formula Renault 3.5 series at Portimao on Friday morning. The Malaysian's 1m32.166s today was 0.5s faster than Le Mans pole-winner Jon Lancaster, while Oliver Turvey was third for Carlin Motorsport after being forced to change an engine after Thursday's opening collective test. Team-mate Jaime Alguersuari also opted for a fresh engine today, and the ensuing restricted running left the Formula 1 racer in unfamiliar ground in 23rd.

Van der Garde scores first GP2 win

July 26, 2009

An excellent drive under constant pressure earned iSport's Giedo van der Garde his maiden GP2 Series win in today's sprint race at the Hungaroring. Van der Garde spent the entire race being chased by Super Nova's Luca Filippi, with the gap between the pair never stretching to more than a few tenths of a second. He also had to survive a restart late in the race when the safety car was brought out to allow the track to be cleaned after Ricardo Teixeira spun and dragged most of the gravel trap back onto the circuit with him, but the Dutchman kept his cool, took advantage of the tight Hungaroring layout, and led Filippi across the line by a scant 0.3 seconds.

Brawn: Safety action must be balanced

July 26, 2009

Ross Brawn thinks it vital that Formula 1 does something to ensure there is no repeat of the incidents suffered by Henry Surtees and Felipe Massa, but has warned against a knee-jerk reaction that could compromise safety further down the road

Hulkenberg continues winning GP2 run

July 25, 2009

Nico Hulkenberg won his third GP2 race on the trot and extended his series lead with a dominant victory at the Hungaroring today.

Massa will not race in Hungary

July 25, 2009

Felipe Massa will miss tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix after his accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix\\

Perera barred from GP2 feature race

July 25, 2009

DPR's Franck Perera will not be allowed to start today's GP2 feature race at the Hungaroring after stewards declared him responsible for yesterday's collision with Romain Grosjean in qualifying

Di Grassi takes Hungary GP2 pole

July 24, 2009

Lucas di Grassi and Romain Grosjean will start from opposite ends of the grid for tomorrow's GP2 Series feature race following a dramatic qualifying session at the Hungaroring