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Franchitti clinches IndyCar title with win

October 10, 2009

Dario Franchitti has won the IndyCar Series title for the second time in his career after out-foxing rivals Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon in the Homestead finale.
 

Versus president updates IndyCar paddock on DirecTV dispute

October 10, 2009

"They insulted our programming," Jamie Davis says. "They called our programming nothing more than paid programming and infomercials. ... They were insulting the fans of IndyCar racing."
 

Franchitti beats the heat at Homestead

October 09, 2009

IndyCar finale pole winner shocked by the tropical heat, but still comes out on top.
 

Franchitti beats Dixon to Homestead pole

October 09, 2009

Dario Franchitti moved one point closer to Scott Dixon in the IndyCar championship by beating his Ganassi teammate to pole position at Homestead-Miami Speedway
 

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.
 

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
 

Rahal Letterman still hopeful of IndyCar return

July 30, 2009

Bobby Rahal has reiterated his desire to return to the IndyCar Series as a team owner, and reckons the series to be in reasonable shape for the future
 

Hirvonen denies Finland is too fast

July 30, 2009

World Rally Championship leader Mikko Hirvonen has hit back at Sebastien Loeb's criticism of Rally Finland for being too fast
 

IndyCars get push-to-pass system

July 29, 2009

The Indy Racing League has taken further steps to improve the quality of racing in the IndyCar Series by introducing a "push to pass" system
 

Team Vodafone confirms Holden move

July 29, 2009

Championship-winning outfit Team Vodafone will switch marques from Ford to Holden from 2010, the team announced at a press conference at Holden headquarters in Melbourne today. The team's decison to switch manufacturers comes just over a year after Ford restructured its commitment to V8 Supercar, which saw it focus on Ford Performance Racing and Stone Brothers Racing and drop support for Team Vodafone and Jim Beam Racing. In response to the decision, the Team Vodafone cars have run this season without Ford logos, which have been replaced with those of the team's sponsors.
 

Shedden replaces Eaves at CVR

July 29, 2009

Gordon Shedden will return to the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton this weekend after replacing Dan Eaves at Clyde Valley Racing. The Scotsman, who has 10 BTCC wins to his name, has not raced since the Brands Hatch season opener, after which he was replaced in the Team Dynamics Honda line-up by former champion James Thompson. Shedden, who will stay with the team for the rest of the season, said: "I was approached by [team boss] Colin Neill very recently and things have moved fast to this point
 

Doctors say Massa will race again

July 29, 2009

Dino Altmann, Felipe Massa's personal doctor, is certain that Felipe Massa will be able to race again
 

Heidfeld surprised by BMW withdrawal

July 29, 2009

Nick Heidfeld has revealed that he had no prior knowledge about BMW's decision to withdraw from Formula 1 at the end of the year, following the company's announcement on Wednesday
 

LG not to blame for timing blackout

July 29, 2009

Formula 1 Management has exonerated LG of any blame for the live timing screens going down in the final minutes of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
 

Barrichello: Brawn still in good shape for F1 titles

July 28, 2009

Rubens Barrichello says he has confidence his Brawn team can still win this year's championships despite its lack of form in recent races
 

Q & A with Norbert Haug

July 28, 2009

Mercedes-Benz F1 boss talks Hungary
 

Haug: Teams may rethink KERS now

July 28, 2009

Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix could force a rethink in Formula 1 about the use of KERS, now it appears that the hybrid technology is making a big difference in races
 

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
 

Massa suffers skull damage, concussion

July 25, 2009

Felipe Massa will need to undergo surgery after it emerged he has suffered bone damage of his skull and a brain concussion in his accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix
 

Corvettes hit the front at Spa

July 25, 2009

The Chevrolet Corvettes have shown they can take the fight to the crack Vitaphone Maserati squad in this weekend's Spa 24 Hours after the opening hour of the race.
 

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\\
 

Seventh gives Melandri mixed feelings

July 25, 2009

Marco Melandri was sanguine about achieving his best grid position of the season at Donington Park - admitting that he had achieved a major goal, but feeling he could have gone quicker still. The Italian will start seventh for the British Grand Prix after a very strong run on the privateer Hayate Kawasaki. "On one hand I am [happy], on the other not much, because I could perhaps do a little bit better, but it wouldn't change anything," he told Italia1 .
 

Rosberg eyes podium from fifth spot

July 25, 2009

Nico Rosberg insists he is targeting his first podium finish of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix after a strong qualifying run
 

Toyota: Practice failures were costly

July 25, 2009

Toyota's technical chief Pascal Vasselon reckoned the time lost to mechanical problems in practice was a key factor in the squad's poor performance in Hungaroring qualifying
 

Lorenzo's art highlight of charity day

July 25, 2009

The annual pre-British Grand Prix Day of Champions event at Donington Park raised a total of £177,000 for MotoGP's official charity Riders for Health.
 

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