| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 30th 2014, 21:20 GMT |
Caterham and Marussia have been deemed to be in breach of Formula 1 regulations by not participating in the United States Grand Prix, but will escape penalties for now
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 30th 2014, 21:31 GMT |
Formula 1's qualifying format has been altered for the United States Grand Prix because of the absence of Caterham and Marussia
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 30th 2014, 22:49 GMT |
Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has demanded the FIA do whatever it takes to address Formula 1's cost crisis, or risk the sport destroying itself
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 15:37 GMT |
After a season of debate over its race format in 2014, the DTM declared at its season finale that its race format will be overhauled for next year
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 17:11 GMT |
GP2 and Formula E racer Daniel Abt says that he is more keen than ever to pursue a career in the US after testing an Andretti Autosport IndyCar on Monday
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| Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 17:46 GMT |
The British Touring Car Championship has announced substantial 2015 rule changes encompassing boost and success ballast regulations, grid formats and measures to equalise start performance between front- and rear-wheel-drive cars
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| Monday, October 27th 2014, 15:28 GMT |
World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier says he became so dispirited by the debate over the future of the series that it damaged his motivation during the 2014 season
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| By Marcus Simmons | Monday, October 27th 2014, 12:57 GMT |
New Toro Rosso signing Max Verstappen sees the Macau Grand Prix as the perfect way to end his rookie season in car racing before graduating to Formula 1
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| By Scott Mitchell | Monday, October 27th 2014, 20:31 GMT |
McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner Matt Parry described his prize McLaren Formula 1 test as a "phenomenal" experience after completing his running at Silverstone on Monday
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, October 26th 2014, 12:24 GMT |
Felipe Massa reckons Kimi Raikkonen's struggles compared to Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso this season are more psychological than anything to do with the set-up of the Finn's Formula 1 car
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| Sunday, October 26th 2014, 12:33 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier sealed his second World Rally Championship title with a round to spare with victory in an eventful Rally of Spain
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| Sunday, October 26th 2014, 22:01 GMT |
Dale Earnhardt Jr denied his title-contending Hendrick team-mate Jeff Gordon victory as the Eliminator round of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase began at Martinsville Speedway
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 16:02 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier will take a lead of 27 seconds into the final day of the Rally of Spain after stemming the advances of title rival Jari-Matti Latvala on Saturday afternoon
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 10:23 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier saw his Rally of Spain lead trimmed on Saturday morning, as title rival Jari-Matti Latvala reduced the gap by eight seconds with a trio of stage wins
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 15:10 GMT |
Esapekka Lappi moved to the brink of the 2014 European Rally Championship title with a commanding Rally of Valais win.
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 02:58 GMT |
Dani Pedrosa was fastest again in third Sepang MotoGP practice, a session interrupted by a big crash for Pol Espargaro
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| By Mark Glendenning | Friday, October 24th 2014, 22:07 GMT |
Jamie McMurray upstaged the Chase contenders to steal pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville
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| By Peter Mills | Saturday, October 25th 2014, 03:55 GMT |
Yvan Muller returned to form after an anxious Friday by leading the way in World Touring Car Championship free practice at Suzuka
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 18:04 GMT |
Caterham's new chiefs have warned they could be forced to turn their back on the Formula 1 team amid mounting frustrations over the actions of former boss Tony Fernandes
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 14:12 GMT |
Rally GB has attracted a capacity entry for the first time in its 15 years of running in Wales
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| By Glenn Freeman | Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 20:12 GMT |
Matthieu Vaxiviere led a one-two for the Lotus Formula Renault 3.5 team on the second day of post-season testing at Jerez on Wednesday
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 17:42 GMT |
Multiple Indy Lights champion squad Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has become the 10th team to commit to the series for 2015, as it introduces a brand new car
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 15:29 GMT |
McLaren chief Ron Dennis believes customer teams will never be able to win a Formula 1 championship under the current engine regulations
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| By Glenn Freeman | Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 21:25 GMT |
Pietro Fantin set the pace on the first day of post-season Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Jerez on Tuesday
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, October 20th 2014, 14:57 GMT |
The Ferrari Formula 1 team insists Kimi Raikkonen's form is improving, despite continuing a run of disappointing results at the Russian Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, October 20th 2014, 15:56 GMT |
Former Formula 1 team bosses Ross Brawn and Stefano Domenicali, plus GPDA president Alex Wurz, have joined the FIA Accident Panel that will investigate Jules Bianchi's Japanese Grand Prix crash
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| Monday, October 20th 2014, 20:33 GMT |
Miami has become the latest Formula E host city to unveil its circuit layout for the all-electric series
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| Sunday, October 19th 2014, 19:41 GMT |
DTM champion Marco Wittmann will test a Toro Rosso Formula 1 car as a reward from BMW for winning the touring car series this year
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| By Glenn Freeman | Sunday, October 19th 2014, 20:05 GMT |
The World Series by Renault package will return to Silverstone in 2015, the French manufacturer has confirmed
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| Sunday, October 19th 2014, 22:26 GMT |
Brad Keselowski kept his 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship hopes alive with victory at Talladega, as champion Jimmie Johnson was among four more drivers were ruled out of title contention
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| By Marcus Simmons | Friday, October 17th 2014, 16:27 GMT |
Tom Blomqvist set a searing pace in the Formula 3 European Championship's early-evening qualifying session at Hockenheim to take pole position for the second and third races of the weekend
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| By Mark Glendenning | Friday, October 17th 2014, 15:58 GMT |
Chevrolet says that a representative version of its 2015 IndyCar aero kit will not be unveiled until the homologation process is completed, despite spy shots of an early iteration appearing
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| Saturday, October 18th 2014, 00:50 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo remained on top in Saturday morning practice for MotoGP's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island
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| By David Evans | Thursday, October 16th 2014, 18:47 GMT |
The format of the World Rally Championship will not change for next season, following Thursday's crunch meeting between the FIA and series stakeholders.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 16th 2014, 14:33 GMT |
Mercedes claims it is being targeted by "multiple tsunamis" from rival teams aimed at cutting short its time at the top of Formula 1
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| Friday, October 17th 2014, 00:44 GMT |
Aleix Espargaro opened MotoGP's Australian Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in Friday morning practice at Phillip Island
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| By Hal Ridge | Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 16:15 GMT |
Newly crowned European Rallycross champion Robin Larsson plans to graduate to the World Rallycross Championship next season with his Audi A1 Supercar
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| By Kevin Turner | Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 14:10 GMT |
British Touring Car Championship boss Alan Gow has not ruled out changing the NGTC rules regarding the performance levels of rear-wheel-drive cars for 2015
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| Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 17:36 GMT |
Toyota World Endurance Championship driver Stephane Sarrazin will return to rallying to contest the European Rally Championship finale in Corsica next month
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| By Glenn Freeman | Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 16:38 GMT |
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the team can understand if Jenson Button is unhappy with having to face doubts over his Formula 1 future
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 15:15 GMT |
Jules Bianchi faces a 'challenging' situation as he remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital in Japan, his Marussia Formula 1 team said on Tuesday
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 21:15 GMT |
Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart have been fined and placed on probation for their involvement in post-race incidents following the NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte on Saturday night
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| By David Evans | Monday, October 13th 2014, 14:31 GMT |
Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville says he would relish the challenge of having Sebastien Ogier in the same team as him, if the World Rally champion was to leave Volkswagen
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, October 13th 2014, 16:52 GMT |
Formula 1 cannot afford to remain with fully frozen engines if the sport is going to be more exciting in the future, says Red Bull boss Christian Horner
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, October 13th 2014, 15:20 GMT |
The Williams Formula 1 team admits it was caught out by Mercedes' tyre life in Valtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg's Russian Grand Prix battle
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, October 12th 2014, 17:14 GMT |
Mercedes has admitted that the shine has been taken off its Formula 1 constructors' title success by its ongoing concern for the critically ill Jules Bianchi
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| By Kevin Turner | Sunday, October 12th 2014, 17:10 GMT |
Gordon Shedden ended the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season with a superb win in wet conditions on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, October 12th 2014, 19:17 GMT |
FIA president Jean Todt says he is deeply saddened by wild claims he snubbed Fernando Alonso during the pre-race build up to the Russian Grand Prix
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| By Marcus Simmons | Saturday, October 11th 2014, 17:04 GMT |
Tom Blomqvist and Max Verstappen kept their tenuous hopes of lifting the Formula 3 European Championship alive by taking a pole position apiece for Sunday's two races at Imola
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| Sunday, October 12th 2014, 03:49 GMT |
Kevin Harvick ended months of NASCAR Sprint Cup frustration with victory in a Charlotte race that ended in multiple pitlane brawls and with several big names' title hopes in jeopardy
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| Sunday, October 12th 2014, 02:57 GMT |
Alex Marquez, brother of MotoGP world champion Marc, extended his Moto3 lead over Jack Miller to 25 points with three races to go after a dramatic last lap at Motegi
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| Saturday, October 11th 2014, 01:48 GMT |
Marc Marquez overcame an early technical problem that forced him onto his spare Honda to set the pace in third practice for MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi
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| By David Evans | Saturday, October 11th 2014, 01:33 GMT |
Tanner Foust has followed his fellow American Ken Block in pulling out of this weekend's World Rallycross Championship round in Turkey
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, October 11th 2014, 02:01 GMT |
Toyota ended up on top in third free practice for the Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship with the fastest time of the weekend so far
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| Friday, October 10th 2014, 01:00 GMT |
Kyle Busch claimed pole for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of Jeff Gordon
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| By David Evans | Thursday, October 9th 2014, 18:21 GMT |
American rallycross star Ken Block will not start this weekend's World RX of Turkey due to the potential security risk in the country
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| Friday, October 10th 2014, 01:46 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo denied Marc Marquez the top spot in opening practice for MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 15:36 GMT |
Formula 1 should not feel compelled to implement dramatic changes to safety protocols until full details of Jules Bianchi's accident are known, says Russian Grand Prix consultant Richard Cregan
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| Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 16:13 GMT |
Tio Ellinas will return to GP2 at Sochi this weekend in place of Adrian Quaife-Hobbs at Rapax
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| By Marcus Simmons | Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 16:56 GMT |
Max Verstappen put himself at the top of the times for the second and final day of the Formula 3 European Championship test at Imola
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| Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 16:53 GMT |
Television channel Motors TV will be available as a free-to-air service in the United Kingdom from October 9.
The motorsport-dedicated channel, which carries coverage of series including the World Rally Championship, World Endurance Championship, V8 Supercars, United SportsCar Championship and Formula 3 European championship, will be rolled out on Thursday to the 9.2million homes in the UK that receive TV broadcasts via standard free-to-air platforms.
The move follows a trial period for the previously satellite-only channel on the Arqiva Connect TV service.
"The Arqiva trial proved there are far more motorsport viewers out there than were originally watching on our other platforms," said Motors TV's head of programming and acquisitions Frederic Viger.
"From the start we saw it as a stepping stone and the fantastic response has given us the confidence to continue expanding.
"Plus, many more potential viewers have been very vocal on social media about wanting to receive the channel via Freeview HD, YouView and BT TV. Well, this is the result.
"For the first time ever terrestrial TV viewers can watch the widest range of live motorsport coverage in the UK, as well as world championships, international and national series, and the sort of grassroots categories that are already enjoyed by thousands of fans across the country."
Motors TV will be available on channel 71 for UK Freeview users.
| By Marcus Simmons | Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 16:48 GMT |
Britain's Jake Dennis topped the times in the first of two days of Formula 3 European Championship testing at Imola that herald the end of the series' long autumn break
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 19:48 GMT |
James Hinchcliffe has signed a multi-year deal to join the Schmidt Peterson Motorsport IndyCar team, where he will replace Simon Pagenaud in the #77 car
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, October 6th 2014, 15:12 GMT |
Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says it would be technically straightforward to introduce closed cockpits into Formula 1, should the sport decide to in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident
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| Monday, October 6th 2014, 15:54 GMT |
Thruxton is to make changes to the run-off at Church corner in response to the major accidents during this year's British Touring Car Championship meeting
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| By Hal Ridge | Monday, October 6th 2014, 16:29 GMT |
Lars Oivind Enerberg, the 2011 European Rallycross Touring Car class champion, will replace Davy Jeanney in the Monster team for the final two rounds of the World Rallycross Championship
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, October 5th 2014, 11:57 GMT |
Sauber Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil has suggested worsening visibility may have contributed to Jules Bianchi's accident in the Japanese Grand Prix
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| Sunday, October 5th 2014, 19:04 GMT |
Long-time Formula 1 driver Andrea de Cesaris has died in a motorcycle accident in Italy at the age of 55.
Italian press reports said de Cesaris was killed instantly in the crash in Rome.
De Cesaris was an F1 regular from 1980 to 1994, getting his first full season with McLaren in '81 after two guest appearances for Alfa Romeo alongside his European Formula 2 season a year earlier.
Although he did not win any grands prix, and never shook off a reputation for crashing earned in a tough rookie campaign, de Cesaris ultimately entered 214 F1 races and often got his invariably midfield machinery higher than it deserved.
He returned to Alfa for the 1982 and '83 seasons, which included his sole F1 pole at the '82 Long Beach race and a long spell in the lead of the '83 Belgian Grand Prix - which was the revised Spa's F1 debut.
Stints with Ligier, Minardi, Brabham, Rial and Scuderia Italia followed, before de Cesaris played a major role in Jordan's impressive F1 debut season in 1991, when he again had a shot at a Spa victory.
After two seasons with Tyrrell, de Cesaris's F1 career appeared to be over at the end of 1993.
But he would be back again for much of 1994, first standing in for the banned Eddie Irvine at Jordan, and then taking the Sauber drive after Karl Wendlinger's horrific Monaco crash.
He finally retired at the end of 1994 with five podium finishes to his name and having been classified in the world championship top 10 three times - eighth with Alfa in 1982 and then ninth with Jordan in '91 and again for Tyrrell the following year.
ANDREA DE CESARIS'S F1 CAREER
Grands prix: 214 (208 started)
Podium finishes: 5
Best result: 2nd (Germany and South Africa 1983)
Poles: 1 (Long Beach 1982)
Fastest laps: 1 (Belgium 1983)
Total points: 59
Teams:
1980: Alfa Romeo (two races)
1981: McLaren
1982-83: Alfa Romeo
1984-85: Ligier
1986: Minardi
1987: Brabham
1988: Rial
1989-90: Scuderia Italia
1991: Jordan
1992-93: Tyrrell
1994: Jordan and Sauber (part-seasons)
| Sunday, October 5th 2014, 21:40 GMT |
Joey Logano booked his place in the penultimate round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase with victory at Kansas Speedway as several of his title rivals hit trouble
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| Saturday, October 4th 2014, 16:57 GMT |
Jari-Matti Latvala will take a lead of 28 seconds into the final day of Rally of France after stretching it with another two stage wins during Saturday afternoon
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| By Gary Watkins | Sunday, October 5th 2014, 01:47 GMT |
Wayne Taylor Racing claimed victory in the United Sportscar season-closing Petit Le Mans endurance classic with its Dallara-Chevrolet Corvette DP shared by brothers Ricky and Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli
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| By Peter Mills | Sunday, October 5th 2014, 03:02 GMT |
Tom Chilton achieved a surprise first World Touring Car Championship pole of 2014 in his ROAL Chevrolet at Beijing's Goldenport circuit
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, October 4th 2014, 02:30 GMT |
The Red Bull Formula 1 team never considered Fernando Alonso as a replacement for Sebastian Vettel, team boss Christian Horner has revealed
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, October 4th 2014, 02:18 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel only told Red Bull that he wanted to leave for Ferrari on Friday night at the Japanese Grand Prix
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| By Edd Straw | Saturday, October 4th 2014, 03:11 GMT |
Nico Rosberg topped Saturday morning practice for the Japanese Grand Prix while his Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton crashed
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| By David Evans | Thursday, October 2nd 2014, 17:03 GMT |
The FIA has announced plans to make GT cars a more permanent fixture in rallies with the new-for-next-year R-GT Cup.
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, October 3rd 2014, 02:34 GMT |
Nico Rosberg edged out Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the battle to set the fastest time in the first free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, October 3rd 2014, 01:10 GMT |
Marussia has announced Will Stevens as part of its Formula 1 reserve roster, although plans to run him in Japanese Grand Prix practice have fallen through at the last minute
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 2nd 2014, 02:30 GMT |
Will Stevens is set to drive for the Marussia Formula 1 team during the opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 16:03 GMT |
Formula 1 title rivals Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton both insist relations inside the Mercedes team are back to normal following recent tensions.
The relationship between Rosberg and Hamilton has been problematic since the early stages of the 2014 F1 campaign.
Tensions boiled over during May's Monaco Grand Prix, when Hamilton felt Rosberg had deliberately run down an escape road to cause a yellow flag and deny him a shot pole, while Mercedes disciplined Rosberg following contact between the pair on the second lap of August's Belgian GP.
Former world champion Alain Prost told AUTOSPORT that Mercedes made a mistake in its handling of the Spa fallout, and could have destabilised its team, but both drivers reckon the atmosphere inside the squad has mellowed.
"The atmosphere in the team is very good - I'm happy about that because we have a great feeling at the moment," said Rosberg, when asked by AUTOSPORT how things were inside the team.
"Yes we've had difficulties - there's been several difficulties through the year - and I think that's natural. We're fighting for race wins every single weekend.
"But we discuss and then we move on and I think we've been able to do that very well this year.
"At the moment it's a period where we're pushing all together in the same direction.
"Of course it's intense internally, definitely, and will remain that way, but it's being managed and it works well at the moment."
Hamilton, who overtook his team-mate in the title race for the first time since round five in Spain with back-to-back victories in the Italian and Singapore GPs, added: "It seems to be nice and relaxed - nothing really different to be honest.
"We went into Spa with the same kind of atmosphere and of course it was difficult after Spa, but things feel like they're back to normal."
| Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 19:37 GMT |
The Caterham Formula 1 team says its Leafield factory continues to function as normal despite speculation that goods were seized by authorities on Wednesday.
Caterham is facing an uncertain future since the team was sold to a group of investors advised by Colin Kolles in July.
Speculation was rife on Wednesday that bailiffs had seized goods from the team and that all its staff had been asked to leave the factory.
High Court enforcement officers The Sheriff's Office published a list of goods it claimed belong to Caterham, including parts to be used in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix and a 2013 test car.
Caterham labelled the rumours as "unfounded and unsubstantiated" and claimed its preparations for the Suzuka race were going ahead as planned.
"There have been unfounded and unsubstantiated rumours concerning actions against 1MRT, the entrant and owner of CaterhamF1," said Caterham in a statement.
"An action was threatened yesterday against a supplier company to 1MRT. This company is not owned by 1MRT and it has no influence over the entry of CaterhamF1 or the entrant.
"Also contrary to uncontrolled rumours, all operations are currently in place at Leafield and the race team is doing its preparation in Japan."
| By Peter Mills | Tuesday, September 30th 2014, 16:58 GMT |
Zele Racing will field GP3 racer Luis Sa Silva for the Auto GP season finale at Estoril next month.
Although the Angolan has considerable knowledge of the Portuguese ex-Formula 1 venue, it will be his first time behind the wheel of the 550bhp Auto GP machine.
"I'm happy to drive such a powerful racing car," said Sa Silva.
"It will be a tough challenge but I'm happy that it will happen at Estoril.
"It's one of the tracks I know the best as I've run a lot of laps there. I also consider it my home circuit because I live not too far away it in my second house."
The 24-year-old is 18th in this year's GP3 drivers' standings, having recorded a highest finish of seventh at Monza.
BATTLE FOR SECOND
Four drivers head to Estoril in contention for the runner-up position in the Auto GP drivers' standings.
Virtuosi UK's Tamas Pal Kiss holds a 13-point advantage over Super Nova driver Markus Pommer.
Former GP2 racer Kevin Giovesi trails Pommer by two points, with the second Virtuosi UK entry of Red Bull Ring winner Andrea Roda a further two points adrift.
Campos GP2 driver Kimiya Sato was crowned champion for Euronova at the Nurburgring in August, and has been awarded €85,000 from the Auto GP prize fund.
| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, September 30th 2014, 16:31 GMT |
Penske team president Tim Cindric says the squad has achieved a long-standing goal in signing Simon Pagenaud to drive a fourth car in its IndyCar line-up in 2015.
Pagenaud's arrival at Penske, which was confirmed on Monday, marks the first time that the team will field four full-time cars.
Cindric admitted that the expansion will serve up some challenges, but said that the opportunity to get Pagenaud on board will make any additional burden worthwhile.
"It's the first time we've run four cars with Team Penske, so it will certainly be a challenge," he said.
"Simon had had an association with [former Penske driver] Gil [de Ferran] back in the sportscar days when we were running the ALMS programme, and that's where we took notice of what his capabilities were.
"This has been the opportunity that we've had to bring him on board. If that meant changing to a four-car programme, that's what we were prepared to do."
Team Penske added a third car for Juan Pablo Montoya in 2014 after running just two cars for Will Power and Helio Castroneves the year before, and Cindric said that the success of that transition and the overall stability within the team made a competitive fourth car viable.
"I think if there was a time for us to add a fourth car, it was now," he said.
"We feel we've at least got people in the right places. And our focus of expanding is really just a matter of enhancing what you have.
"What we learn from the NASCAR side of it is if you don't have the two cars right, it's hard to add a third car."
No date has been set for Pagenaud's first on-track appearance in Penske colours, but Cindric said that he hopes that the Frenchman can become involved in Chevrolet's track-testing programme for its aero kit.
"Chevrolet has done a lot of work on the aero kit programme over the past couple of years, as I'm sure Honda has," he said.
"Understanding what the best approach is in how they plan to utilise their days... we're still working close with Chevrolet on that, and trying to incorporate Simon at some point in time would be great if we get that opportunity.
"But certainly before the year is out, we'd like to get him in our car at some point in time."
| By Hal Ridge | Tuesday, September 30th 2014, 20:26 GMT |
Double Junior World Rally champion PG Andersson will replace current JWRC title holder Pontus Tidemand in the EKS World Rallycross team for next week's Istanbul Park event.
Tidemand, who has reached the final on three occasions this year with DTM star Mattias Ekstrom's Audi team, will now prioritise rallying again, contesting this weekend's Rally of France with a WRC2 class Ford Fiesta R5.
Andersson made his first start of the World RX season driving a Hedstroms Motorsport Skoda Fabia in Germany two weeks ago.
He just missed out on a place in the semi-finals, qualifying 13th.
The Swede will race the EKS Audi S1 for the first time at former Turkish Grand Prix Formula 1 venue Istabul Park, alongside compatriot Edward Sandstrom, who has made three appearances for the squad this year but has yet to reach a final.
A statement from the EKS team said: "We believe that P-G Andersson's experience and knowledge will help us collect valuable data for the future.
"Our target is clear: to become world champions in 2015."
Ekstrom's squad is yet to officially announce its full 2015 plans. Double DTM champion Ekstrom has dovetailed World RX outings for his team with his main programme in the touring car series this year, and won his home World RX round at Holjes in July.
