For the Volkswagen factory team
Two Rally World Champions, one of the most successful Cross Country Rally co-drivers, the most successful woman in rallying and a 15-time Enduro Champion – the Volkswagen factory team is an interesting cocktail of fascinating personalities and seven nations.

The Volkswagen factory drivers Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/South ... [ more ]

"I find these comparisons are not useful"
Polish rookie Robert Kubica has dismissed suggestions that he is among F1's 'new generation'.

The 22-year-old, who replaced Jacques Villeneuve at BMW Sauber mid-way through last season, scoffed at claims that some of his young rivals are also shaping up as the future of the sport.

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Engineer backs Alonso to match Schumacher
Back to back title winner Fernando Alonso can match the achievements of F1's retiring seven time World Champion Michael Schumacher.
That is the belief of an unnamed engineer, who - according to the Spanish sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo - worked with both Alonso and Schumacher during his career in Formula One.

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Briatore keen on a lean team structure
Renault boss Flavio Briatore has backed Luca di Montezemolo's push to cut costs in Formula One.
Montezemolo, the President of Ferrari, told an Italian newspaper this week that reducing spiralling expenditure is 'crucial' to the sport's future.

The Milan-published Corriere della Sera said Ferrari's budget in 2006 ... [ more ]

Crash helmet makeover for McLaren move
Fernando Alonso will replace most of the blue on his current helmet livery with the colours silver or chrome in 2007, we have learned.
It is understood that the move may have been at the behest of McLaren, as light blue is closely associated with the Spaniard and twice World Champion's former team, with whom Alonso won ... [ more ]

''The Dakar Rally is an enormous challenge''
The team under Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen starts the near 8,000 kilometre long Dakar Rally with four Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 prototypes driven by Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/South Africa), Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (Spain/France), Ari Vatanen/Fabrizia Pons (Finland/Italy) and Giniel de Villiers/Dirk ... [ more ]

Funding remains the issue for Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve's plans to switch to NASCAR has hit a road block, according to a report in the Canadian press.
The Toronto based Globe and Mail newspaper writes that although Villeneuve recently penned a conditional deal with Roush Racing to start in the lesser Busch category this year, the former F1 champion has ... [ more ]

Mario fired up over Marco's test
Teenaged IRL driver Marco Andretti could be lining up for more F1 tests in the future, according to his famous grandfather.
66-year-old Mario Andretti, who won the drivers' title in 1978, told a newspaper that he will fly to Europe at his American grandson's 'next test' for the works Honda team.

Marco Andretti, who is ... [ more ]

Estimates of Alonso's McLaren salary
Double World Champion Fernando Alonso will be the highest paid Formula One racer in 2007, according to new reports.

While it has been suggested that Kimi Raikkonen inherited Michael Schumacher's legendary pay-packet for being 'number one' at Ferrari, the Spanish newspaper Diario As claims that the Finn's new salary ... [ more ]