| By Kevin Turner | Saturday, March 30th 2013, 15:31 GMT |
British Touring Car race winner Tom Onslow-Cole believes the new NGTC Volkswagen Passat CC has good potential after his first drive in the car at Brands Hatch
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, March 30th 2013, 16:20 GMT |
Three-time Porsche Supercup champion Rene Rast started his first season as a full-time Audi driver by claiming pole position at the opening round of the new FIA GT Series at Nogaro
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| By Kevin Turner | Saturday, March 30th 2013, 16:30 GMT |
Andrew Jordan took pole position for the first British Touring Car race of 2013 at Brands Hatch
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| Friday, March 29th 2013, 17:41 GMT |
Ex-Formula 1 driver Tonio Liuzzi will switch to the Romeo Ferraris Mercedes team for his return to the Superstars International Series in 2013
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, March 29th 2013, 18:39 GMT |
The Vita4One BMW squad is aiming to be on the grid for round two of the FIA GT Series at Zolder next month following its late withdrawal from this weekend's championship opener at Nogaro
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Friday, March 29th 2013, 21:02 GMT |
Marco Wittmann led Pascal Wehrlein in a rookie one-two on the final day of the DTM's official pre-season test at Barcelona
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| By Phillip Horton | Thursday, March 28th 2013, 14:40 GMT |
DTM rights holders ITR say they are open to US manufacturers joining the championship and have invited representatives to this year's Hockenheim season opener.
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| Thursday, March 28th 2013, 14:48 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel has apologised in person to Red Bull staff for ignoring team orders at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, March 28th 2013, 17:54 GMT |
The Vita4One BMW squad has withdrawn from the opening round of the FIA GT Series at Nogaro this weekend.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 16:32 GMT |
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing development driver Kyle O'Gara will make his Indy Lights debut at the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis in May in entry jointly run with Schmidt Peterson Motorsport.
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 16:51 GMT |
Romain Grosjean's efforts to become a more consistent and focused Formula 1 driver are paying off, according to his Lotus team boss Eric Boullier.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 21:11 GMT |
Gary Paffett kept Mercedes on top of the timesheets on the second day of DTM pre-season testing at Barcelona.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 16:04 GMT |
AJ Allmendinger, Tristan Vautier and Carlos Munoz are scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway tomorrow as a precursor to next month's Indy 500 Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 17:02 GMT |
Force India believes its Malaysian Grand Prix wheelnut issues hid just how competitive it was in the second round of the 2013 Formula 1 season
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 20:51 GMT |
Mercedes driver Robert Wickens topped the opening day of official DTM pre-season testing at Barcelona on Tuesday
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, March 25th 2013, 16:52 GMT |
Ross Brawn believes that instructing his drivers to hold position in the closing stages of the Malaysian Grand Prix was a no-brainer because both Mercedes cars were marginal on fuel.
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| Monday, March 25th 2013, 17:11 GMT |
Cal Crutchlow completed MotoGP pre-season testing at the top of the times as he emerged fastest from another rain-limited scramble on the final afternoon at Jerez
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| By Sam Tremayne | Monday, March 25th 2013, 19:42 GMT |
Denny Hamlin has been diagnosed with a fractured back following his collision with Joey Logano at the end of the Fontana NASCAR Sprint Cup race
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| Sunday, March 24th 2013, 20:29 GMT |
Alvaro Bautista may miss the final day of MotoGP pre-season testing at Jerez on Monday after sustaining knee and finger injuries in a Sunday crash
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| Sunday, March 24th 2013, 20:37 GMT |
Valentino Rossi believes he made an important set-up breakthrough as he returned to the top of the timesheets on day two of Jerez MotoGP testing
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| By Connell Sanders Jr | Sunday, March 24th 2013, 22:29 GMT |
Kyle Busch snatched victory in the Fontana NASCAR Sprint Cup race as bitter foes Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin collided fighting for the lead on the last lap
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 20:10 GMT |
Will Power will start Sunday's IndyCar season-opener in St Petersburg from pole position after triumphing in an upset-laden qualifying session on the Floridian street circuit
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 20:34 GMT |
Red Bull only has itself to blame for the tyre degradation issues it is facing, says a defiant Lotus boss Eric Boullier, as the champion team lobbies for changes to the 2013 Pirellis
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 21:40 GMT |
Takuma Sato is convinced he can challenge for victory in the IndyCar season-opener in St Petersburg after qualifying on the front row on his AJ Foyt Enterprises debut
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| By Connell Sanders Jr | Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 00:47 GMT |
Denny Hamlin secured pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Fontana in Friday's qualifying session
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 03:39 GMT |
Tony George has returned to the board of directors of Hulman & Company; parent company to the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 03:43 GMT |
Simona de Silvestro admits that needs to rethink her approach to qualifying for this weekend's IndyCar season-opener at St Petersburg following her strong performance in opening practice on Friday.
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| By David Evans | Friday, March 22nd 2013, 03:14 GMT |
Robert Kubica has ruled himself out of the fight for victory in the Canaries Rally despite being fastest in Thursday's shakedown
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| By Matt Beer | Friday, March 22nd 2013, 03:30 GMT |
Red Bull returned to the top in opening practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix, as Mark Webber led the way at Sepang on Friday morning
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, March 22nd 2013, 03:47 GMT |
Sergio Perez insists McLaren's troubled start to the 2013 Formula 1 season is not making him regret joining the team
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 17:27 GMT |
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is convinced his Formula 1 team is more on top of the tyre situation than it was last year, despite a repeat of problems in the Australian Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 17:41 GMT |
Lotus thinks there is scope for it to be even stronger in the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend than it was on its way to winning with Kimi Raikkonen in Australia
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| By Glenn Freeman | Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 22:33 GMT |
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Max Chilton believes that learning to minimise the time lost to blue flags is a priority after his Formula 1 debut in the Australian Grand Prix
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| By Marcus Simmons | Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 19:51 GMT |
Formula 3 veteran Will Buller kept his T-Sport Dallara and its ThreeBond Nissan engine on top as he headed the final FIA F3 European Championship pre-season test at Monza
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| By Glenn Freeman | Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 20:05 GMT |
Red Bull junior Antonio Felix da Costa led the way on the first day of the final Formula Renault 3.5 pre-season test at Barcelona
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| By Marcus Simmons | Monday, March 18th 2013, 17:27 GMT |
The Masters of Formula 3 race has been saved after the FIA World Motor Sports Council agreed to a dispensation in the F3 European Championship sporting regulations, AUTOSPORT has learned.
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| By Sam Tremayne | Monday, March 18th 2013, 17:37 GMT |
Audi's enthralling 1-2 finish was the "perfect finale" to its history as a Sebring 12 Hours competitor according to head of motorsport Wolfgang Ullrich.
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| By Gary Watkins | Monday, March 18th 2013, 18:19 GMT |
IndyCar refugee Ryan Briscoe looks set to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time this season
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| Sunday, March 17th 2013, 11:28 GMT |
Australia race quotes: Ferrari
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Post-race press conference - Australian GP
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Kasey Kahne made up for the disappointment of being denied Las Vegas victory last week with a great drive to victory at Bristol Motor Speedway
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| By Edd Straw | Sunday, March 17th 2013, 02:28 GMT |
Race winner Shane van Gisbergen has been stripped of victory in Saturday's third Australian Grand Prix-supporting V8 Supercars race, with Fabian Coulthard now declared the winner
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| By Edd Straw | Sunday, March 17th 2013, 03:10 GMT |
Scott McLaughlin claimed his first V8 Supercars victory in the final race of the Australian Grand Prix-supporting event in Melbourne
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, March 17th 2013, 03:41 GMT |
Adrian Sutil has been given a reprimand for driving unnecessarily slowly in the pits during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, March 16th 2013, 03:19 GMT |
Ralf Schumacher has decided to retire from motor racing, and will switch to a managerial role in the DTM instead.
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, March 16th 2013, 03:50 GMT |
The long-awaited DTM America series is set to be announced at the end of the month.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Saturday, March 16th 2013, 04:01 GMT |
Romain Grosjean put Lotus on top of the times in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix as the rain hit the Albert Park circuit and Sebastian Vettel hit trouble.
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, March 15th 2013, 02:27 GMT |
Audi driver Marcel Fassler set the fastest time over the course of the first day of free practice for Saturday's Sebring 12 Hours
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| By Matt Beer | Friday, March 15th 2013, 03:03 GMT |
Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel assumed his habitual position at the top of the timing screens right from opening practice for Australian Grand Prix as the new season got underway in Melbourne on Friday morning
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| Friday, March 15th 2013, 03:47 GMT |
Denny Hamlin has withdrawn his appeal against being fined for criticising the quality of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing this season
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 16:09 GMT |
Jari-Matti Latvala has already prepared himself to play a supporting role to Volkswagen team-mate Sebastien Ogier's World Rally Championship bid this season.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 17:33 GMT |
Will Power continues to set the pace in this week's IndyCar open test at Barber; the Penske driver following up his fastest times in yesterday's two sessions by again going fastest this morning.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 23:28 GMT |
Will Power finished the IndyCar open test at Barber Motorsports Park on top after once again setting the best lap in Wednesday's afternoon session
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 12th 2013, 18:14 GMT |
Will Power topped a fast morning session of Tuesday's open IndyCar test at Barber Motorsports Park
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 12th 2013, 20:21 GMT |
IndyCar has announced the formation of a Competition Committee to serve as a formal channel for series stakeholders to communicate about competition and technical matters
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 12th 2013, 22:37 GMT |
Will Power ended the first day of the IndyCar open test at Barber Motorsports Park on top after setting the fastest time in the afternoon at the Alabama circuit
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Monday, March 11th 2013, 17:14 GMT |
McLaren cannot be comfortable about its reliability going into the 2013 Formula 1 season, admits team boss Martin Whitmarsh, but it has no qualms about prioritising its new car's pace.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Monday, March 11th 2013, 17:20 GMT |
James Kaye will return to the British Touring Car Championship this year in AmD Tuning's Volkswagen Golf.
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| By Gary Watkins | Monday, March 11th 2013, 18:21 GMT |
Former grand prix driver Kamui Kobayashi has joined Ferrari's factory World Endurance Championship campaign
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| By Sam Tremayne | Sunday, March 10th 2013, 17:33 GMT |
Tom Chilton said his first test of the RML Chevrolet Cruze he will drive in this year's World Touring Car Championship was 'everything I was hoping for'
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| Sunday, March 10th 2013, 18:19 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier completed his domination of Rally Mexico as he wrapped up victory and a maximum score on Sunday's final loop of stages
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| By Connell Sanders Jr | Sunday, March 10th 2013, 22:12 GMT |
Matt Kenseth celebrated his 41st birthday in style by holding off Kasey Kahne to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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| By David Evans | Saturday, March 9th 2013, 18:53 GMT |
Mads Ostberg has no doubt that he could have hung on for second place in Rally Mexico had his M-Sport Ford not succumbed to mechanical problems on Saturday morning
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| By Glenn Freeman | Saturday, March 9th 2013, 19:37 GMT |
Antonio Felix da Costa dominated the second day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Paul Ricard on Saturday, leading the way by half a second
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| Sunday, March 10th 2013, 00:13 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier survived a scare with a closed gate on SS18 of Rally Mexico to take a near three-minute lead into the final day
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| Friday, March 8th 2013, 21:35 GMT |
NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was cancelled due to persistent rain on Friday, giving pole to champion Brad Keselowski
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| Friday, March 8th 2013, 22:41 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier stretched his Rally Mexico lead to half a minute on Friday afternoon despite Mads Ostberg's best efforts
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| Saturday, March 9th 2013, 01:12 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier brought his lead over Mads Ostberg up to 33 seconds as he won the two superspecials that closed Friday's Rally Mexico action
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| By David Evans | Thursday, March 7th 2013, 21:55 GMT |
Polish Mini driver Michal Kosciuszko will lead the field into Thursday night's opening Rally Mexico stage in Guanajuato, following the running order selection for the third round of the 2013 World Rally Championship
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| By Mark Glendenning | Thursday, March 7th 2013, 22:01 GMT |
Denny Hamlin has been fined $25,000 by NASCAR for criticising the quality of racing with the new Gen-6 car over the opening two events
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| By David Evans | Thursday, March 7th 2013, 22:29 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier says the time has come for comparisons between himself and Sebastien Loeb to stop
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 15:49 GMT |
The historic Alpine name will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours this season, 35 years after its overall victory in the race with Renault
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 15:52 GMT |
Sergio Perez says winter testing with McLaren has convinced him that it is realistic to have lofty ambitions for his maiden Formula 1 campaign with a top team
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| Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 16:49 GMT |
James Calado was fastest at Barcelona on Wednesday as heavy rain continued to impede GP2 teams' efforts to get up to speed for this month's Sepang season-opener
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| Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 16:22 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo believes Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez must both be considered rivals for the 2013 MotoGP title based on their form in pre-season testing
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| By Sam Tremayne | Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 16:55 GMT |
Stefano Coletti put Rapax on top of a rain-hit first day of GP2 testing at Barcelona
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 17:51 GMT |
Williams duo Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas are confident that they have the car needed to challenge near the front in Formula 1 this season given the team's winter improvement
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| By Gary Watkins | Monday, March 4th 2013, 17:31 GMT |
The latest version of the experimental DeltaWing racer will run on Bridgestone tyres, it has been confirmed less than two days before the car is due to test for the first time
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| By Kevin Turner | Monday, March 4th 2013, 18:13 GMT |
Marussia's new signing Jules Bianchi believes the team has improved more than most of its Formula 1 rivals over the winter
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| By Sam Tremayne | Monday, March 4th 2013, 18:27 GMT |
Ducati's progress is being masked by the greater development rate of MotoGP's front teams according to general manager Bernhard Gobmeier
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 17:59 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen has no concerns over the reliability of his Lotus, despite losing a large chunk of the final day of Formula 1 testing at Barcelona to a gearbox problem
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| Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 21:35 GMT |
V8 Supercars chairman James Strong died in Melbourne on Sunday at the age of 68
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| Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 23:30 GMT |
Carl Edwards ended a barren run stretching back to March 2011 by winning the season's second NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 18:08 GMT |
Lotus expects Kimi Raikkonen to return to action for the final day of the Barcelona test, after being unable to run on Saturday because of food poisoning.
The Enstone-based outfit was forced to fly Romain Grosjean in from Paris to try and complete its test programme after Raikkonen was struck down overnight with illness.
Although a final decision about Raikkonen's fitness will be made on Sunday morning, team principal Eric Boullier said that the indication was that everything would be okay.
"He is feeling better," said Boullier, when asked by AUTOSPORT about Raikkonen's condition.
"I think he is missing driving obviously. He has confirmed he wants to drive tomorrow. He feels ready to drive tomorrow, so I am going to wait for the final assessment from our doctor. But I think he is going to be okay."
Grosjean, who will remain in Barcelona until tomorrow just in case Raikkonen is not fit enough to drive on Sunday, revealed that he only found out that he needed to return to the track when he woke up in Paris.
"I was a bit lazy this morning," explained the Frenchman. "I was supposed to wake up between 9.30am and 10am to do personal stuff in Paris, but I woke up earlier at 8.30am.
"I switched on the mobile phone and I had a message from Alan [Permane, Lotus director of race engineering], and he said, 'can you call me back because Kimi is not well? We would appreciate it if you could make it to Barcelona.'
"I called him back and said, 'we will try the easiest solution to bring me here'. It wasn't easy because basically it is Saturday and there are not thousands of flights. So I am happy to be here. I got here at 1.50pm and jumped in car and had a few laps."
| By Jamie O'Leary | Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 18:50 GMT |
Davide Valsecchi's brief run-out for Lotus on the third day of Barcelona testing was enough to convince the GP2 champion that he is already quick enough to compete for top-six finishes in Formula 1.
The Lotus reserve driver was told only 15 minutes before the session was due to get underway that he would be standing in for Kimi Raikkonen, who was too unwell to drive.
He completed fewer laps than anybody else during the morning - 16 – and set the ninth fastest time. He was not helped when his E21 was halted by a minor technical glitch that also caused a red flag.
The Italian then handed the car over to Romain Grosjean, who had returned from Paris during the morning, for the remainder of the day.
"It was nice to drive and to do some laps, even if really I only did seven laps that were not coming into the box," he said. "It's a good thing to get some time in the car.
"Here at Lotus the drivers will be fighting for podiums, so I should be strong enough to fight for the top five or six.
"I think right now, if Kimi could finish third in Australia, then I could finish sixth.
"I would like to be strong enough to fight for victories in Formula 1 and I don't see why I can't be fast enough. When I am there, I'm sure I'll get my opportunity."
Valsecchi admitted that his preparation for taking over Raikkonen's car had been far from ideal.
"This morning I found out I was driving at 08:45, which was great," he said.
"The problem is that all my stuff is in Australia, so I used all of Raikkonen's equipment; seat, overalls, shoes... Everything except the underwear, which wasn't there.
"It wasn't so much of a problem. When they told me 'you have to use Raikkonen's seat', I just thought 'it's the seat of an ex-world champion, so it will be fast'."
Valsecchi confirmed that his next scheduled outing for the team would be in a two-year-old Renault, equipped with 2013-spec tyres and engine.
The test is due to take place at Paul Ricard on April 1-3.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 18:57 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes team will be in a position to win this year, despite downplaying rapidly rising expectations after posting the quickest time in testing at Barcelona on Saturday.
The Briton recorded the fastest time at the Spanish circuit so far this year, finishing the day more than seven tenths of a second clear of his closest rival, Ferrari's Felipe Massa.
Although Hamilton has said in the past that he was not expecting to win a race this season, his car's form in testing has led to a change of mind, and he thinks that at some point a victory is now on the cards.
"I think we definitely will be able to win a race at some point during the season," said Hamilton.
"I hope we can, at least, but when that will be, who knows?"
He insisted, however, that there was no reason to get carried away about even loftier ambitions based on today's performance.
"I don't think it's anything you need to be impressed with really," he said of today's time.
"I think everyone's doing their own programmes and everyone's on different fuel loads so it's just another testing day for us."
He added: "I think it's important to bring everyone back down to Earth and realise that we've still got a lot of work to do.
"But Mercedes are doing a great job, both in the engine department and also with the car, it's obviously a lot better than it was last year."
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, March 1st 2013, 20:43 GMT |
A 'shocked' Luiz Razia told AUTOSPORT he will not give up on securing his Formula 1 dream, despite losing his Marussia drive because of a sponsor problem.
Less than a month after he was announced by the team for 2013, Razia had his contract with the Banbury-based team terminated on Friday after a sponsor failed to keep up with its payment schedule.
Razia did everything he could to try and keep his deal alive but in the end events conspired against him, with Marussia opting to sign Jules Bianchi instead.
In his first interview since finding out that he was being replaced at Marussia, Razia said the late disappointment was gutting but ultimately made him even more determined to secure his place on the grid.
"I'm in a kind of shock, because you expect to be in F1, you are there, announced, testing, and then you are out - and not because of a driver fault," he told AUTOSPORT.
"I did everything right in what I could do, but it was really just a circumstantial thing that happened, and that was it.
"But I still am here. My career is still shining and I can overcome this difficult situation. It is just something that has happened to me. Sometimes life does this to you.
"My main goal is to be in F1, so all my effort is there. I am now without any grounds, but I will go with my family, and we will be sad for a while, but I will get back to the category.
"I was there two weeks ago, and I didn't feel I shouldn't be there for this season."
No anger towards Marussia
Razia said he was not upset with Marussia over what happened as he fully understands the difficulties the outfit would have faced if it did not secure much-needed sponsorship funds.
"I could be angry. I could be very selfish, but I am not. I am really tolerant with these things.
"I understand the position of Marussia and I like the team. They treated me very nicely there and, to be honest, they were trying to sort out the situation for me.
"They chose me because they wanted me there in the first place, so there are no hard feelings.
"It is also fair to say that Bianchi had a difficult situation and, to be honest, he deserved the drive."
Razia believes there will be opportunities for him in the future and he has not ruled out securing a role with an F1 team for 2013.
"I don't want to lose this opportunity, as I hate losing more than I love winning," he said.
"I need to find a situation where I am going to be feel competitive, where I can overcome this and get back in the car as soon as possible.
"I will see what is best for me now and put together what I need to be in F1. For now, I just need to regroup my thoughts."
| Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 00:53 GMT |
Mark Martin secured the 56th pole of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday.
Despite a later slot traditionally being better for qualifying as the sun sets at the Arizona track, Michael Waltrip Toyota driver Martin was able to take provisional pole with a mid-pack lap and could then resist all the challengers at the end of the queue and hang on in front.
Martin's 26.973-second lap gave him a 0.040s advantage over front row partner Kasey Kahne's Hendrick Chevrolet.
"The car was beautiful," said Martin, who also took pole for this event a year ago. "All the guys do such a nice job. I had a lot of anxiety about it. The times are so close that one little slip-up really costs you here."
Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson made it two Hendrick cars in the top three, with team-mate Jeff Gordon fifth behind Kyle Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Practice pacesetter Matt Kenseth could only manage ninth.
After her Daytona pole a week ago, Danica Patrick experienced a comedown as her best lap proved only 38th fastest.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota 26.073s 2. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 26.113s + 0.040 3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 26.124s + 0.051 4. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Toyota 26.149s + 0.076 5. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 26.246s + 0.173 6. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 26.250s + 0.177 7. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 26.263s + 0.190 8. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Toyota 26.292s + 0.219 9. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Toyota 26.300s + 0.227 10. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 26.304s + 0.231 11. Brad Keselowski Penske Ford 26.309s + 0.236 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Ford 26.329s + 0.256 13. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 26.344s + 0.271 14. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 26.354s + 0.281 15. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 26.377s + 0.304 16. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 26.400s + 0.327 17. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 26.414s + 0.341 18. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 26.419s + 0.346 19. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 26.483s + 0.410 20. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 26.492s + 0.419 21. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 26.496s + 0.423 22. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 26.580s + 0.507 23. AJ Allmendinger Phoenix Chevrolet 26.580s + 0.507 24. David Ragan Front Row Ford 26.614s + 0.541 25. Kurt Busch Furniture Row Chevrolet 26.618s + 0.545 26. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 26.647s + 0.574 27. JJ Yeley Baldwin Chevrolet 26.654s + 0.581 28. Scott Speed Leavine Ford 26.683s + 0.610 29. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 26.702s + 0.629 30. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 26.725s + 0.652 31. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 26.727s + 0.654 32. Joey Logano Penske Ford 26.791s + 0.718 33. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty 26.797s + 0.724 34. David Reutimann BK Toyota 26.903s + 0.830 35. Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Toyta 26.911s + 0.838 36. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 26.948s + 0.875 37. David Stremme Swan Toyota 26.952s + 0.879 38. Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 26.990s + 0.877 39. Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Ford 27.084s + 0.960 40. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 27.090s + 0.941 41. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 27.268s + 1.022 42. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford 27.325s + 1.075 43. Casey Mears Germain Ford 27.421s + 1.158
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| Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 00:53 GMT |
Mark Martin secured the 56th pole of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday.
Despite a later slot traditionally being better for qualifying as the sun sets at the Arizona track, Michael Waltrip Toyota driver Martin was able to take provisional pole with a mid-pack lap and could then resist all the challengers at the end of the queue and hang on in front.
Martin's 26.973-second lap gave him a 0.040s advantage over front row partner Kasey Kahne's Hendrick Chevrolet.
"The car was beautiful," said Martin, who also took pole for this event a year ago. "All the guys do such a nice job. I had a lot of anxiety about it. The times are so close that one little slip-up really costs you here."
Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson made it two Hendrick cars in the top three, with team-mate Jeff Gordon fifth behind Kyle Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Practice pacesetter Matt Kenseth could only manage ninth.
After her Daytona pole a week ago, Danica Patrick experienced a comedown as her best lap proved only 20th fastest.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota 26.073s 2. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 26.113s + 0.040s 3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 26.124s + 0.051s 4. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Toyota 26.149s + 0.076s 5. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 26.246s + 0.173s 6. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 26.250s + 0.177s 7. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 26.263s + 0.190s 8. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Toyota 26.292s + 0.219s 9. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Toyota 26.300s + 0.227s 10. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 26.304s + 0.231s 11. Brad Keselowski Penske Ford 26.309s + 0.236s 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Ford 26.329s + 0.256s 13. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 26.344s + 0.271s 14. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 26.354s + 0.281s 15. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 26.377s + 0.304s 16. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 26.400s + 0.327s 17. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 26.414s + 0.341s 18. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 26.419s + 0.346s 19. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 26.483s + 0.410s 20. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 26.492s + 0.419s 21. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 26.496s + 0.423s 22. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 26.580s + 0.507s 23. AJ Allmendinger Phoenix Chevrolet 26.580s + 0.507s 24. David Ragan Front Row Ford 26.614s + 0.541s 25. Kurt Busch Furniture Row Chevrolet 26.618s + 0.545s 26. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 26.647s + 0.574s 27. JJ Yeley Baldwin Chevrolet 26.654s + 0.581s 28. Scott Speed Leavine Ford 26.683s + 0.610s 29. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 26.702s + 0.629s 30. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 26.725s + 0.652s 31. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 26.727s + 0.654s 32. Joey Logano Penske Ford 26.791s + 0.718s 33. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty 26.797s + 0.724s 34. David Reutimann BK Toyota 26.903s + 0.830s 35. Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Toyta 26.911s + 0.838s 36. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 26.948s + 0.875s 37. David Stremme Swan Toyota 26.952s + 0.879s 38. Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 26.990s + 0.877s 39. Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Ford 27.084s + 0.960s 40. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 27.090s + 0.941s 41. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 27.268s + 1.022s 42. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford 27.325s + 1.075s 43. Casey Mears Germain Ford 27.421s + 1.158s
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, February 28th 2013, 19:13 GMT |
Williams has opted to abandon the controversial exhaust vane that featured on its launch car, following the FIA's ruling that it felt the design was illegal.
The FW35 had appeared at last week's Barcelona test with a two-part vane inside the Coanda tunnel, which was designed to help channel exhaust gases down to the crucial floor area of the car.
Although Williams was adamant that it felt its concept was allowed by the regulations, an inspection by the FIA of its car - as well as the Caterham that originally had a single flap at the exhaust - ruled differently.
Williams said it would evaluate the situation after last week's Barcelona test before deciding what to do for the first race.
A decision has subsequently been made to abandon the idea, with the Williams running without the vane during Thursday's opening day of testing.
When asked by AUTOSPORT about whether or not the change would be permanent, Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar said: "Yeah, we have made some modifications and now it is finished. We have changed it and that is it."
| By Kevin Turner and Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, February 28th 2013, 19:22 GMT |
Jean-Eric Vergne believes Toro Rosso has made significant progress after introducing new updates at Formula 1's final winter test.
The Faenza-based squad introduced the tweaks on the first day at Barcelona and, despite the poor weather conditions, the Frenchman said he could immediately feel the difference.
Vergne completed 59 laps on his way to the third quickest time of the day.
"We have new upgrades here [and] we are really happy," Vergne said.
"There were many things we wanted to test and we could follow the programme quite well despite the bad conditions.
"In the wet I think we were looking competitive. In the dry at the end of the day it was looking more or less OK.
"It was only four laps so it was quite tricky to have a good feeling, but just in those laps it gave me good feedback."
The Toro Rosso driver refused to go into details about the upgrades, but said there were "little things to come" over the rest of the test.
Vergne admitted, however, that it was still too early to judge where Toro Rosso is in the pecking order.
"It's impossible to say [where we are]," he said. "You never know what fuel the other guys are on.
"The only thing I know is that we have a better car. I prefer to wait until Melbourne qualifying to say anything more."
| By Jamie O'Leary and Sam Tremayne | Thursday, February 28th 2013, 20:27 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton says he prayed Adrian Sutil would win a return to Formula 1 in 2013.
The German lost his place on the F1 grid at the end of the 2011 season. That year Sutil was also involved in a nightclub fracas for which he later received an 18-month suspended sentence.
Hamilton had been present at the club on the night of Sutil's transgression, but did not appear in court to testify.
The Briton said he has tried to get in touch with Sutil, who he knows well after their time as team-mates in Formula 3, since the incident and had emailed him while travelling to Barcelona to congratulate him for winning a return to the sport.
"I've emailed him several times," Hamilton said.
"A while ago when I heard there was a potential that he would get the seat I said I would pray for him, that I really hoped he gets it, that he deserves it [and that] I hope to see him back in F1.
"And then I emailed him on the way here as soon as I found out and said congratulations, I'm really happy for him."
Hamilton said he was yet to talk to Sutil but would welcome the opportunity to do so.
"I haven't heard back from him but I'm sure at some stage we will get to talk," he added.
"I'm looking forward to seeing him; I haven't seen him for a while.
"I think it's a great opportunity for him, I really wish him all the best for the year.
"I [left a message saying] 'I hope you go out and prove to everyone that they made the right decision'."
