Indy decision awaited on Thursday
Less than 24 hours after his high-speed accident in the Canadian Grand Prix, BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Robert Kubica has been released from hospital in Montreal.

The Polish driver was given the all-clear to leave by the local doctors and drove himself away from the hospital.

In the crash he suffered light concussion ... [ more ]

''This guy is the real deal''
Britain's Lewis Hamilton sits eight points clear at the top of the Formula One world championship after a dream weekend in Montreal and he is now concentrating on winning the driver's title.

Hamilton, racing for McLaren Mercedes, achieved his first Formula One victory after keeping his cool as his competitors skidded, crashed ... [ more ]

Citroen enlists in Donegal Rally
Rally Ireland has welcomed the announcement that Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena are to contest the 36th Donegal Rally in a Citroën C4 WRC.

Their participation in the Irish event will form part of the team's build-up to Rally Ireland (November 15-18) which will figure in the World Rally Championship calendar for the first ... [ more ]

Poland: Citroen Sport - Finish
Jean-Joseph's run prematurely halted Poland: Citroën Sport - Finish A mechanical problem on SS11 put an untimely stop to the bid of Simon Jean-Joseph,Jack Boyère and their Citroën C2-R2 on the 2007 edition of Rally Poland.

The second day of the all-gravel WRC candidate event featured 129.32km of competitive action, divided ... [ more ]

Wurz reminds public on importance of road safety
Poland's Robert Kubica has amazingly emerged unscathed after an enormous nearly 300kph crash during Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

Kubica clipped the Toyota of Italian Jarno Trulli causing his BMW Sauber car to slide off the circuit and crash into a wall, before rebounding across the track in a barrel roll ... [ more ]

Good news from the Sacre-Coeur hospital in Montreal
Robert Kubica is expected to be released from hospital in Montreal on Monday morning after sustaining only a sprained ankle and slight concussion in his horrific crash during Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

The 22-year-old crashed heavily on lap 27 when he lost control of his BMW Sauber car, hit a wall, ... [ more ]

Hamilton, Heidfeld and Wurz take questions
Lewis Hamilton, Nick Heidfeld and Alex Wurz take questions from the media in Montreal

Q: (Jeremy Filosa - Broadcast News Radio) Nick you mentioned earlier the safety issues on this track, a lot of cars not finishing, the safety car coming out, a spectacular accident… Does something need to be done in order to ... [ more ]

With Hamilton, Heidfeld and Wurz
An eventful Canadian Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton take his first Formula One win and return to the head of the championship standings while Nick Heidfeld was a strong second for BMW Sauber and Alex Wurz celebrated his tenth anniversary by claiming the final podium position for Williams.

Q: Lewis, what a day: four safety ... [ more ]

Capirossi fights back from luckless Saturday
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner won a breathtaking three-man battle for victory at Catalunya this afternoon to extend his points lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship.

Team-mate Loris Capirossi also rode a storming race, riding to sixth place from his sixth-row start, the legacy of a luckless ... [ more ]

“What a race !”
Valentino Rossi rode his Yamaha M1 to a fighting second place in Catalunya today after an exhilarating battle with Casey Stoner, the Australian eventually taking the flag just 0.069 seconds ahead of the Fiat Yamaha rider after a nail-biting final few laps.

Rossi 96th premier-class podium gives him yet another record as it takes him above ... [ more ]

For Dunlop Yamaha Tech3
Under scorching summer skies, the Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 continued to score points in the 2007 MotoGP World Championship as riders, Makoto Tamada and Sylvain Guintoli finished 12th and 14th respectively in an enthralling Grand Prix of Catalunya at Barcelona.

Over the weekend both riders continued using the new Dunlop 16 inch front ... [ more ]

“We're in a critical situation”
The Grand Prix of Catalunya ended in disappointing fashion for the Honda Gresini team.

Toni Elias, contesting the seventh round of the season on home soil, got a good start to move straight up to fifth place and establish a fast race pace. Unfortunately, the Spaniard was forced to retire from the race for a technical problem ... [ more ]

At scorching Catalunya
KONICA MINOLTA Honda scored a point at today's exciting Catalan MotoGP race. Ducati's Casey Stoner took the win after a fierce battle with Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa.

KONICA MINOLTA Honda will now stay on at the Barcelona track and spend tomorrow looking at the data from this weekend to test further ... [ more ]

In thrilling Grand Prix of Catalunya
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took third place in Sunday's Grand Prix of Catalunya, finishing a thrilling race just 0.321s behind the winner.

Pedrosa made an excellent start from third on the grid and led the first lap, to the delight of the 112,600 fans packing the grandstands at his home circuit. The 21-year-old ... [ more ]

An impressive performance from the Frenchman
Against all probability, Kawasaki Racing Team rider, Randy de Puniet, finished this afternoon's MotoGP from Catalunya in fifth position: his best ever result in the premier class.

Despite riding with an agonising knee injury, sustained last week at Mugello, and a shoulder strapped up after an earlier tumble ... [ more ]

After great battle at Catalunya
Casey Stoner took his fourth victory of the 2007 season this afternoon at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya after an immense battle with Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, in front of a crowd of more than 110,000 spectators at Barcelona - with local hero Dani Pedrosa finishing a close third.

The young Ducati Marlboro rider ... [ more ]

Catalunya : 250cc race
Another display of supreme control this afternoon in the 250cc race at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya saw Jorge Lorenzo take an impressive win in front of 100,000 delighted Spanish spectators to stretch his World Championship lead to 36 points.

The 20 year old Fortuna Aprilia rider started on pole after qualifying almost a ... [ more ]

Catalunya : 125cc race
The seventh 125cc race of the 2007 season saw Red Bull KTM's Tomoyoshi Koyama take his first ever Grand Prix victory with a superb win at Barcelona's Montmelo track.

The 24 year-old Japanese rider, won an exciting Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya contest from seventh on the grid, ahead of Bancaja Aspar's Gabor Talmacsi in second ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - McLaren Mercedes - Race
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and took his maiden Formula 1 victory. After 70 laps with four Safety Car periods, Lewis won 4.3 seconds ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Alexander Wurz. Fernando Alonso ended up seventh following a 10 second stop-and-go penalty. Both drivers were on ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Bridgestone - Race
Bridgestone Motorsport celebrated the 110th Formula One Grand Prix victory on Bridgestone Potenza tyres after McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag for his first Formula One victory at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hamilton delivered a faultless performance in an incident filled race with no fewer than ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Ferrari - Race
A dramatic Canadian Grand Prix saw Kimi Raikkonen bring his Ferrari home in sixth position while team-mate Felipe Massa was disqualified after exiting the pits with the red light showing.

Jean Todt
“We expected a tough race, but given the outcome, that was just a euphemism. The only really positive news of the day is that ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Red Bull Renault - Race
Mark Webber finished the Grand Prix in ninth position for Red Bull Renault while David Coulthard failed to finish after experiencing a gearbox problem on his RB3.

David Coulthard
“I had a gearbox problem exiting the chicane and had difficulties moving up through the gears. It started to work again, but the gearbox ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Spyker Ferrari - Race
Spyker Ferrari had its most competitive outing of the season the team said at today's dramatic Canadian Grand Prix, but it was a case of what might have been as both cars crashed out of the race.

Christijan Albers started from the pit lane but kept in touch with the group in front with a string of competitive lap times. ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Preview
There were some high hopes after qualifying, but Scott Speed and Tonio Liuzzi both failed to finish. Such a crazy race, there is nothing more to say.

Tonio Liuzzi
"It was not the way I had hoped for this race to end. After Kubica's accident I got some debris caught under the car and thought I was going to have ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Super Aguri Honda - Race
Super Aguri Honda drivers Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson achieved a fantastic result. In a race that saw half of the field retire from running, both Sato and Davidson drove an extremely demanding Canadian Grand Prix. Whilst running in and maintaining third position, an unfortunate member of the local wildlife crossed Anthony’s ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Williams Toyota - Race
In a gripping performance, Alex Wurz drove the Williams team to its first podium in two seasons, through the debris of multiple accidents, safety car deployments and altering race strategies up and down the pitlane. His team-mate, Nico Rosberg, was unlucky not to be able to join Alex on the podium after an unavoidable stop-go ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - BMW Sauber - Race
The BMW Sauber F1 Team experienced it all during the Canadian Grand Prix. The shock was the horrendous accident that happened to Robert Kubica on lap 27. The relief came halfway through the race when the team got the news from initial medical reports that he had not suffered any serious injuries.

By the time the race was ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Honda - Race
Honda endured a frustrating race in Montreal today, where Rubens Barrichello finished in 12th position and Jenson Button was left on the grid with a gear selection problem.

The Canadian Grand Prix proved to be one of the most dramatic races in recent years, with no fewer than four safety car periods and only 12 out of 22 cars ... [ more ]

Canadian GP - Renault - Race
A dramatic and chaotic Canadian Grand Prix once again saw a day of mixed fortunes for Renault.

After starting dead last, Heikki Kovalainen took an impressive fourth-place finish in this afternoon’s race. Good fortune certainly played a part but it is often said that you make your own luck in Formula 1, and the Finnish rookie ... [ more ]