| By Lawrence Barretto | Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 15:35 GMT |
Williams needs to understand why it has struggled to make Formula 1's soft tyre work if it is to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari, says performance chief Rob Smedley
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| By Mitchell Adam | Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 16:41 GMT |
Rookie Tom Blomqvist kept BMW on top in the second day of the DTM's final pre-season test at Oschersleben, leading fellow Brit Gary Paffett
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 18:56 GMT |
Ryan Hunter-Reay has been docked points and placed on probation after IndyCar officials determined that the Andretti Autosport driver was responsible for the three-car accident that ended his race last weekend at NOLA
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| By Mitchell Adam | Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 17:05 GMT |
Reigning DTM champion Marco Wittmann led the way as BMW dominated the opening day of the final pre-season test at Oschersleben
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 19:18 GMT |
Oriol Servia will renew his association with Rahal Letterman Lanigan next month after signing on to drive a second entry for the team in the Indianapolis 500
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 19:52 GMT |
Sage Karam and Sebastian Saavedra will share the fourth Chip Ganassi Racing entry for the remainder of the 2015 IndyCar season
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| By Gary Watkins | Monday, April 13th 2015, 14:22 GMT |
Nissan is focusing on endurance testing as it resumes running its GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 prototype today ahead of its race debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours in June
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| By Ben Anderson and Lawrence Barretto | Monday, April 13th 2015, 14:20 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Ferrari's transformation back into a race-winning Formula 1 team is proof his team can turn its fortunes around too
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| By Edd Straw | Monday, April 13th 2015, 16:34 GMT |
Ex-Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan is confident that he heads into the 2015 Super Formula season fully recovered from the major accident he suffered last year
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| Sunday, April 12th 2015, 20:54 GMT |
Honda rider Marc Marquez claimed the first victory of his 2015 MotoGP campaign in the Grand Prix of the Americas, maintaining his perfect Austin record in the process
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| Sunday, April 12th 2015, 20:13 GMT |
The new Lamborghini Huracan GT3 has been disqualified from its debut victory in the Monza Blancpain Endurance Series race, handing victory to the Rinaldi Ferrari
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| By Mark Glendenning | Sunday, April 12th 2015, 21:56 GMT |
A gamble on strategy rewarded James Hinchcliffe with victory for Schmidt Peterson in a damp, incident-filled incident-filled IndyCar race at NOLA on Sunday
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| Sunday, April 12th 2015, 03:46 GMT |
Jimmie Johnson led home an epic three-way fight for the win to secure his fifth Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup victory
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| Saturday, April 11th 2015, 19:58 GMT |
Marc Marquez took one of the most extraordinary poles of his MotoGP career at Austin after sprinting down pitlane for his spare Honda with under three minutes to go
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, April 11th 2015, 23:24 GMT |
Electrical storms forced the cancellation of qualifying for the IndyCar race at NOLA, meaning that Juan Pablo Montoya will start from pole position in a field set by entrant points
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| Saturday, April 11th 2015, 00:21 GMT |
Kurt Busch led an all-Stewart-Haas front row as he claimed pole for the first Texas Motor Speedway round of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, April 11th 2015, 00:28 GMT |
Will Power was fastest for Penske in a severely rain-shortened second practice session for this weekend's IndyCar race at NOLA
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| Saturday, April 11th 2015, 00:38 GMT |
Felix Rosenqvist has lost two of his three Silverstone European Formula 3 poles due to a technical infringement, promoting rookie Charles Leclerc
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| Thursday, April 9th 2015, 18:22 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo says the helmet problem that ruined his Qatar Grand Prix was due to a 'human error' by a staff member at his MotoGP helmet supplier.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Thursday, April 9th 2015, 19:19 GMT |
IndyCar's manufacturers have been given the green light to make structural upgrades to their aero kits ahead of this weekend's race at NOLA.
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| Friday, April 10th 2015, 03:36 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton led Nico Rosberg in a commanding Mercedes one-two in the opening practice session for Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai
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| Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 20:38 GMT |
Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner David Brabham has been recalled to the Extreme Speed Motorsports LMP2 squad for the World Endurance Championship opener at Silverstone this weekend
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 17:20 GMT |
The Swiss Morand LMP2 team is not expected to take part in this weekend's opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 20:43 GMT |
The withdrawal of the Morand LMP2 squad from the first round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone this weekend has been confirmed by the team
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 17:05 GMT |
JR Hildebrand will return to IndyCar next month after securing a deal to drive a third CFH Racing entry at the Indianapolis road course race and the Indy 500
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| By Marcus Simmons | Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 17:12 GMT |
Charles Leclerc went fastest in the Formula 3 European Championship's last pre-season test day at Silverstone on Tuesday
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 00:11 GMT |
Sage Karam and Simona de Silvestro will remain in the field for this weekend's IndyCar round at NOLA after extending their deals with Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport respectively
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| By Scott Mitchell | Monday, April 6th 2015, 16:01 GMT |
British Touring Car Championship drivers will no longer be involved in the draw for the series' reverse-grid races
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| Monday, April 6th 2015, 12:19 GMT |
On-loan BMW factory drivers Dirk Muller and Maxime Martin gave Team Brasil a very narrow victory over the lead WRT Audi in the main Nogaro Blancpain Sprint Series race
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| By Mark Glendenning | Monday, April 6th 2015, 17:25 GMT |
Reigning IndyCar manufacturers' champion Chevrolet will go into this weekend's NOLA round with a negative point score after incurring several penalties for unsanctioned engine repairs following the St Petersburg race
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| Sunday, April 5th 2015, 13:38 GMT |
The Stephane Richelmi/Stephane Ortelli WRT Audi fended off BMW factory duo Dirk Muller and Maxime Martin to win the Nogaro Blancpain Sprint Series qualifying race by just half a second
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| By Scott Mitchell | Sunday, April 5th 2015, 17:12 GMT |
Matt Neal made it two wins from three for Honda's new British Touring Car Championship challenger, as he held off MG debutant Jack Goff in the Brands Hatch reverse-grid race
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| By Scott Mitchell | Sunday, April 5th 2015, 13:58 GMT |
Gordon Shedden beat Andy Priaulx to hand Honda's new Civic Type-R a first British Touring Car Championship win, as Jason Plato ended a dramatic race in the Brands Hatch gravel
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| By Glenn Freeman | Saturday, April 4th 2015, 20:19 GMT |
Sebastien Buemi stole pole position for the Formula E race at Long Beach in the dying moments of the final qualifying segment
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| By Glenn Freeman | Saturday, April 4th 2015, 22:36 GMT |
Sebastien Buemi has lost his pole position for the Formula E Long Beach race, dropping to 10th on the grid as a result of using too much power in qualifying
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| By Glenn Freeman | Sunday, April 5th 2015, 00:07 GMT |
Nelson Piquet Jr took a commanding first Formula E win on the streets of Long Beach to become the series' sixth winner in six races
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| Friday, April 3rd 2015, 13:53 GMT |
Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly has finished GP2 pre-season testing on top, setting the fastest time on the final day of running at Bahrain International Circuit
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Friday, April 3rd 2015, 15:21 GMT |
Marcus Ericsson has described his Malaysian Grand Prix weekend as a "breakthrough" in Formula 1, despite spinning out of the race
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| By Scott Mitchell | Friday, April 3rd 2015, 14:31 GMT |
British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington thinks it will be "harder than ever" to win in the series ahead of the 2015 season opener at Brands Hatch
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| Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 21:45 GMT |
Simona de Silvestro's Andretti Autosport IndyCar deal will be extended to cover the Indianapolis 500
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| Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 21:30 GMT |
Richard Childress Racing is appealing against the substantial penalties imposed on it and Ryan Newman by NASCAR for tyre rules infringements at Fontana
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| Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 21:57 GMT |
Kyle Larson has been given medical clearance to return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the next race at Texas, and says his Martinsville health scare was probably just dehydration
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 16:48 GMT |
Red Bull development driver Pierre Gasly will drive a Formula 1 car for the first time when he gets behind the wheel of a Toro Rosso in Barcelona next month
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| By Scott Mitchell | Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 16:55 GMT |
The new Infiniti team will field just one car at the opening British Touring Car Championship round at Brands Hatch this weekend.
Having missed the official pre-season test at Donington Park last week due to a delayed build process, the Support our Paras-linked team completed the shakedown of its first Q50 on Wednesday at Mallory Park with Derek Palmer Jr driving.
However, its second car will not be ready for the coming weekend.
"We experienced a late technical problem today which, after detailed analysis, has unfortunately resulted in the second car now not being in a position to race at Brands Hatch," team principal Derek Palmer Snr said.
"Of course it's disappointing, but this is exactly what test sessions such as today's are intended to discover before we head into a race weekend.
"We can now take the necessary steps to ensure the same problem doesn't materialise in the other car."
The team has not decided which driver will be forced to miss the opening round of the 2015 season.
The shakedown at Mallory, where the team is based, comprised installation laps and "a number of race-pace laps".
"We completed everything we set ourselves for this first running," added Palmer Sr.
"The guys did a fantastic job preparing the car, and it was an emotional moment seeing it take to the track for the first time.
"Everyone in the team has worked tirelessly to get to where we are.
"We know we're a work-in-progress, but we know we have the team to deliver."
| By David Evans | Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 20:16 GMT |
World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke has called on the Northern Irish Government to help safeguard the future of the Circuit of Ireland Rally
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 22:54 GMT |
Kyle Larson was released from a Charlotte hospital on Monday night, although further medical evaluations will be required before the Ganassi NASCAR Sprint Cup driver is cleared to race again.
Larson was hospitalised after fainting following an autograph session at Martinsville on Saturday.
"After extensive testing and observation over the last few days, Kyle Larson was released from the hospital last night and has finished up final tests today," said a statement from Ganassi on Tuesday.
"He is currently waiting for final doctor recommendations in order to clear him to return to all NASCAR-related activities."
NASCAR does not have a race scheduled this weekend, which gives Larson additional time to recover before a possible return at the next round at Texas on April 10.
The 22-year-old had already completed two practice sessions at Martinsville when he collapsed.
Regan Smith was called up to replace him for the remainder of the weekend, and finished the race in 16th.
| By Peter Mills | Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 19:27 GMT |
Matthieu Vaxiviere remained in command at Aragon as the final pre-season Formula Renault 3.5 test concluded on Tuesday with a day reserved for running the series' low-downforce set-up.
The Lotus protege recorded his fastest time of 1m40.662s during the morning session, to extend his run of quickest times to a third consecutive session after dominating Monday.
Dean Stoneman broke the Charouz-run driver's stranglehold on proceedings by setting the quickest time in a windy, and generally slower, afternoon session for reigning champion team DAMS. The Briton's time of 1m42.273s edged out Vaxiviere by 0.201 seconds.
"For sure it would have been good to continue my streak, but I was out of new tyres for the last session," said Vaxiviere, who was heighth in last year's FR3.5 standings. "To put in such a good time in the afternoon is all the same excellent.
"We've done a good job with the car, and everything went well this morning. Beyond that, testing remains relative, we now have to see how it goes in the races."
Tio Ellinas ended the day second overall for Strakka. The Cypriot, who set the pace at Jerez earlier this month, finished 0.421s in arrears of Vaxiviere.
Fortec's Oliver Rowland was third throughout the day and, despite brake gremlins and a preference for the higher downforce set-up, was satisfied with his pre-season preparations.
Series returnee Beitske Visser temporarily set the second fastest time in the afternoon, before her AVF machine was found to be underweight.
However, Visser produced a competitive showing to take a confirmed fourth, ahead of Rowland's Fortec team-mate Jazeman Jaafar and Stoneman.
Former GP3 title challenger Facu Regalia returned to action at Zeta Corse. The Argentinean had sat out the opening day of testing at Aragon, where his place was taken by the team's 2014 driver Roman Mavlanov.
Carlin was reduced to a single car for Tom Dillmann, owing to exam commitments in London for the team's second driver Sean Gelael.
Manor Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi was only 18th and 12th but remained upbeat, having conserved several sets of tyres.
"We weren't aiming for laptimes and working in that direction today," said Merhi.
"We used half the new tyres available compared to the other teams and we have clear development plan for the season.
"We have to see whether it will pay off. Last year, I was also running at the back in testing, but fought for the title at the end of the year."
In the afternoon, several teams opted to forsake all-out attempts at flying laps in order to practice pitstops, including Lotus driver Meindert van Buuren and Draco's Bruno Bonafacio.
MORNING TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthieu Vaxiviere | Lotus | 1m40.662s | - | 29 |
| 2 | Tio Ellinas | Strakka Racing | 1m41.083s | 0.421s | 39 |
| 3 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.126s | 0.464s | 29 |
| 4 | Beitske Visser | AVF | 1m41.245s | 0.583s | 21 |
| 5 | Jazeman Jaafar | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.254s | 0.592s | 32 |
| 6 | Dean Stoneman | DAMS | 1m41.418s | 0.756s | 41 |
| 7 | Tom Dillmann | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m41.479s | 0.817s | 41 |
| 8 | Meindert van Buuren | Lotus | 1m41.505s | 0.843s | 32 |
| 9 | Gustav Malja | Strakka Racing | 1m41.559s | 0.897s | 35 |
| 10 | Pietro Fantin | International Draco Racing | 1m41.694s | 1.032s | 41 |
| 11 | Nyck De Vries | DAMS | 1m41.723s | 1.061s | 31 |
| 12 | Egor Orudzhev | Arden Motorsport | 1m41.870s | 1.208s | 48 |
| 13 | Philo Paz Armand | Pons Racing | 1m42.395s | 1.733s | 39 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Arden Motorsport | 1m42.544s | 1.882s | 44 |
| 15 | Bruno Bonifacio | International Draco Racing | 1m42.676s | 2.014s | 44 |
| 16 | Alfonso Celis | AVF | 1m42.766s | 2.104s | 33 |
| 17 | Roy Nissany | Tech 1 Racing | 1m42.830s | 2.168s | 39 |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi | Pons Racing | 1m42.939s | 2.277s | 28 |
| 19 | Facu Regalia | Zeta Corse | 1m42.956s | 2.294s | 35 |
| 20 | Aurelien Panis | Tech 1 Racing | 1m43.439s | 2.777s | 46 |
AFTERNOON TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Stoneman | DAMS | 1m41.273s | - | 18 |
| 2 | Matthieu Vaxiviere | Lotus | 1m41.474s | 0.201s | 34 |
| 3 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.478s | 0.205s | 33 |
| 4 | Jazeman Jaafar | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.521s | 0.248s | 37 |
| 5 | Nyck De Vries | DAMS | 1m41.534s | 0.261s | 28 |
| 6 | Tom Dillmann | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m41.803s | 0.530s | 35 |
| 7 | Nicholas Latifi | Arden Motorsport | 1m41.809s | 0.536s | 27 |
| 8 | Pietro Fantin | International Draco Racing | 1m41.912s | 0.639s | 28 |
| 9 | Facu Regalia | Zeta Corse | 1m41.996s | 0.723s | 39 |
| 10 | Egor Orudzhev | Arden Motorsport | 1m42.028s | 0.755s | 40 |
| 11 | Gustav Malja | Strakka Racing | 1m42.143s | 0.870s | 23 |
| 12 | Roberto Merhi | Pons Racing | 1m42.151s | 0.878s | 29 |
| 13 | Beitske Visser | AVF | 1m42.196s | 0.923s | 39 |
| 14 | Tio Ellinas | Strakka Racing | 1m42.256s | 0.983s | 25 |
| 15 | Meindert van Buuren | Lotus | 1m42.326s | 1.053s | 27 |
| 16 | Alfonso Celis | AVF | 1m42.452s | 1.179s | 34 |
| 17 | Bruno Bonifacio | International Draco Racing | 1m42.479s | 1.206s | 31 |
| 18 | Roy Nissany | Tech 1 Racing | 1m42.491s | 1.218s | 42 |
| 19 | Aurelien Panis | Tech 1 Racing | 1m42.840s | 1.567s | 41 |
| 20 | Philo Paz Armand | Pons Racing | 1m42.898s | 1.625s | 29 |
| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 22:49 GMT |
NASCAR has imposed heavy sanctions upon the crew for Ryan Newman's #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after determining that it had manipulated his tyres at Fontana earlier this month.
Series officials confiscated the tyres of several teams following the March 22 race, and a subsequent inspection found Newman's crew to be in violation of rules that bar modifications to the tyre or wheel, including the valve stem that is used to release pressure.
The infractions amounted to a P5 penalty - the second-most severe category of breach under NASCAR's six-tier system.
Newman's crew chief Luke Lambert was fined $125,000 and suspended from the next six events, and placed on probation until the end of the year.
Tyre technician James Bender and engineer Philip Surgen received the same suspension and probation period.
In addition, Newman and Childress were docked 75 driver and owner points respectively.
"NASCAR takes very seriously its responsibility to govern and regulate the rules of the sport in order to ensure competitive balance," said Steve O'Donnell, the series' executive vice president and chief racing development officer.
"We've been very clear that any modifications to race vehicle tyres is an unacceptable practice and will not be tolerated."
