One week to go for first European gravel rally
With just a week to go until Portugal roars back onto the WRC stage, Rally Portugal organisers are delighted with the way the event is shaping up.

The Algarve winter has been a mild one and with the exception of some rain several weeks ago, generally dry, so the stages to the north of Faro should be in excellent ... [ more ]

Lack of a permanent facility the reason
India's long-speculated Grand Prix in the capital New Delhi could also be a street race, it has emerged.

"I'm proposing to start things with a street race on Raj Path," businessman Vijay Mallya said this week, admitting that the lack of an adequate permanent circuit would otherwise be an obstacle to getting the race ... [ more ]

Ahead of the legendary Gilles Villeneuve
Retired seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher is the most popular Ferrari driver of all time.

That is the finding of a survey conducted by the Italian daily sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, which said 49 per cent of the 16,887 readers who responded voted for the recently departed German.

At ... [ more ]

Ongoing negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone
Commercial negotiations are under way and the Singapore government is prepared to offer support for hosting a Formula One race in the city-state, a cabinet minister said Thursday.

Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, declined to reveal details of the ... [ more ]

Development of the '07 challenger for Sepang
While most of the field will be making their way to the Sepang to take part in a three-day test ahead of the second race of the year, Spyker Ferrari will remain at its Silverstone base between races.

With major updates to the 2007 challenger for the second round of the championship, Chief Technical Officer Mike ... [ more ]

Renault and circuit branding from ING
ING has launched its first ever global advertising campaign, supporting the ING Renault F1 Team sponsorship and on-track branding activities. The campaign will run until the Brazilian Grand Prix on October 21st.

The central broadcast campaign will air in 30 countries globally, in 15-40 second spots both on those national ... [ more ]

A challenge always expected amongst team-mates
Reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso has played down suggestions that Lewis Hamilton looks set to be his toughest team-mate yet in Formula One.

Alonso only managed to get ahead of debutant Hamilton in the final pit stops in Melbourne last Sunday. Alonso told Spanish reporters on Sunday that he had felt ... [ more ]

''I don't even drink alcohol''
Scott Speed has dismissed as 'ridiculous' claims that his party-going ways nearly cost him his seat in Formula One.

The Californian was the last driver to be guaranteed his spot on the 2007 grid, after Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger questioned his commitment over the winter.

"It is ridiculous," Speed was quoted ... [ more ]

Solberg offers taxi service
It's not every day you're given the keys to a brand new car and get to sit alongside a World Rally Champion, but last Saturday a select group of Subaru enthusiasts experienced both during a day they'll remember for a long time.

The occasion was the handover of keys to buyers of the Subaru Impreza RB320 road car. The limited-edition ... [ more ]

Jerez : Konica Minolta Honda - Preview
KONICA MINOLTA Honda are confident of better things at this weekend's race at Jerez in southern Spain.

At the first round in Qatar ten days ago, a steady start saw Shinya Nakano come home in 10th place, while other championship challengers crashed around him.

Finishing the race was the aim for the former ... [ more ]

Awaiting on decision from Ecclestone
The boss of the Sepang circuit near Kuala Lumpur says Malaysia wants to host Formula One races beyond the expiration of the current contract.

Sepang chairman Datuk Mokhzani Tun Mahathir revealed that he was telephoned by a reporter this week asking if he was worried about Bernie Ecclestone's recent negotiations with ... [ more ]

Grip issues may be a Melbourne one-off
Giancarlo Fisichella and Pat Symonds have given a mixed appraisal of Renault's uncompetitive showing at the 2007 opener.

Symonds, the French squad's veteran engineering chief, admitted that the reigning champion team's beating at the hands of McLaren and BMW in Melbourne was a 'major surprise'.

"We believed ... [ more ]