TOP STORIES: Wednesday, Feb. 6

Panoz takes DeltaWing in-house

Don Panoz has firmed up his plans to continue racing with a new version of the revolutionary lightweight DeltaWing, starting at next month's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
 

NASCAR moves to limit start-and-park

NASCAR is altering the Sprint Cup prize fund to try and discourage "start and park" operations, but has refused to clampdown heavily on the practice.
 

OPINION: Here's hoping for IndyCar 2013

RACER Editor David Malsher takes stock of prospects for the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series.
 

More breaking news

F1

Hamilton bullish amid early setbacks

Lewis Hamilton insists he is far from disheartened by Mercedes' early testing woes.
 
F1

Grosjean leads test day two for Lotus

Romain Grosjean set the pace on the second day of pre-season Formula 1 testing at Jerez, while Lewis Hamilton's first outing for Mercedes was cut short by a crash.
 
IndyCar

James Jakes joins Rahal's IndyCar team

Briton in for full IZOD IndyCar Series season alongside Graham Rahal at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
 
F1

Caterham plays down exhaust dispute

Caterham insists it is not concerned by suggestions it may need to change its exhaust layout before the start of the 2013 Formula 1 season.
 
F1

Razia defends Marussia rookie lineup

Luiz Razia insists Marussia will not be penalized for signing him and fellow rookie Max Chilton for the 2013 Formula 1 season.
 
F1

F1 teams want early V6 test

Formula 1 teams are pushing for an early test of the 2014 V6 turbo engines, amid fears just three pre-season tests next year may not be enough.
 
LE MANS

Senna takes Aston Martin GT drive

Former Williams, Renault and HRT Formula 1 driver Bruno Senna will race for Aston Martin in this year's World Endurance Championship.
 
Road Cars

McLaren P1 "Race mode" to control rear wing

McLaren continues its slow reveal of the new P1 supercar with a glimpse of the car's instrumentation.
 
MOTOGP

Hayden admits Ducati has lost ground

Nicky Hayden admitted that Ducati appeared to have fallen even further back after the first two days of 2013 MotoGP testing at Sepang.
 
F1

Sky to show final test live in 3D

Britain's Sky TV will broadcast live coverage of the final pre-season Formula 1 test in 3D format.
 
Industry

Circuit of The Americas to host "Formula Sun Grand Prix"

USGP track to host student-created race for solar vehicles June 24-29.
 
NHRA

Second chance for Massey with Don Schumacher

Don Schumacher Racing, which abruptly split with Spencer Massey at the end of last season, has had a change of heart and re-signed Massey to drive a third Top Fueler for the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
 
Road Cars

U.S. households now paying 4 percent of pre-tax income on gasoline

The federal government's Energy Information Administration says gasoline expenditures in 2012 for the average U.S. household reached $2,912, or just under 4% of income before taxes,
 
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F1 Jerez test gallery, Feb. 5-8

All photos by LAT Photographic
 

March SportsCar magazine delves into Formula SAE, Super Tour, Majors and more

Comprehensive test of six DOT-legal competition tires also on tap for this month's issue, available both in print and online to SCCA members.
 


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