''I have no idea where I lost the half-a-second''
Fernando Alonso admitted he was surprised and disappointed on Saturday after only qualifying fourth as rival Lewis Hamilton took pole in Shanghai for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. Alonso had been quicker than his McLaren Mercedes team-mate in the first two qualifying sessions but then saw the rookie claim his sixth ... [ more ]

Set to miss first race in six seasons
Renault Team Principal Flavio Briatore is missing his first Formula One race in at least six seasons this weekend after being unable to reach Shanghai in time for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.

Briatore flew back to Europe with Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone following last Sunday's Japan Grand Prix in Fuji for ... [ more ]

''This weekend has been quite an emotional trip''
After taking pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton knows he can almost reach out and grab the drivers' championship.

Hamilton leads his nearest rival Fernando Alonso by 12 points and if he can finish in front of the Spaniard on Sunday the title will be won.

"I was absolutely ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Ferrari - Qualifying
Kimi Raikkonen dominated Friday practice and set the pace in the first and second rounds of qualifying this afternoon before being piped to the Pole Position right at the end of the session by Lewis Hamilton.

Raikkonen, disappointed to lose out on the number one spot, lines up second for the Chinese Grand Prix. Team-mate ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Renault - Qualifying
Renault endured a challenging afternoon today during qualifying for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix with neither driver making it into the final round of qualifying. Although conditions today at the Shanghai International Circuit were hot and humid, heavy rain is expected tomorrow afternoon for the race.

The parc fermé ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Toyota - Qualifying
Toyota will have one car on row three of the grid for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix after a hard afternoon of qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Ralf Schumacher successfully made it into Q3 and took sixth place on the grid after a strong performance in his penultimate race for Toyota. Both he and Jarno Trulli ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Red Bull Renault - Qualifying
David Coulthard and Mark Webber sailed through to the final round of qualifying today in Shanghai and went on to qualify a strong fifth and seventh for the Red Bull Renault team. While Coulthard admitted he was surprised with his third row start, the team are looking forward to a strong Chinese Grand Prix.

David ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Williams Toyota - Qualifying
The Williams Toyota team had a difficult qualifying session ahead of tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix with both drivers struggling with car performance and as a consequence will line up on with Nico Rosberg 16th and Alex Wurz 19th on the grid for tomorrow’s race. The team will be seeking to make the most of its remaining ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - McLaren Mercedes - Qualifying
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, the penultimate round of the championship.

In an exciting qualifying session, Hamilton set a time of 1:35.908s and achieved the sixth pole in his 16th Grand Prix, the eighth of the season for McLaren Mercedes. ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Spyker Ferrari - Qualifying
The Spyker Ferrari team today had a fairly disappointing qualifying session at the Shanghai International Circuit.

After scoring its first point at last week's Japanese Grand Prix - subject to appeal - the team had been hoping for more this weekend, however a combination of a slippery track and a car balance set ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Honda - Qualifying
Jenson Button will start tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix from tenth position after putting in a scintillating performance behind the wheel of his RA107 during today's qualifying session. It was the fourth time this year that he has qualified inside the top ten and the second time in as many weeks following his sixth position on the ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - BMW Sauber - Qualifying
The BMW Sauber drivers qualified eighth and ninth in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. Nick Heidfeld, who lost a lot of track time on Friday, was almost two hundredths of a second faster than Robert Kubica.

Everyone is following the weather forecast with interest as typhoon Krosa approaches the Chinese coast so tomorrow ... [ more ]

Chinese GP - Super Aguri Honda - Qualifying
It was a day of differing fortunes for Super Aguri Honda drivers Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato.

Davidson once again put in a solid qualifying performance to take his SA07 into Q2 this afternoon in Shanghai and will start the Chinese Grand Prix from 15th on the grid. Sato had another difficult qualifying session ... [ more ]

At MotoGP Melbourne event
A huge turnout of passionate Australian motorcycle fans is expected in Melbourne next Tuesday, as newly crowned MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner makes his first public appearance since clinching the title.

The 21 year-old will greet fans, sign autographs and speak to the public in a special presentation in Federation Square ... [ more ]

As MotoGP returns to Australia
The 2007 MotoGP World Championship already decided, the GMC Australian Grand Prix is set to be a raucous occasion for local fans as they hail the homecoming hero at Phillip Island.

For the first time since the end of 1998, when Mick Doohan arrived at Phillip Island with the 500cc title already wrapped up, Australia has the ... [ more ]

Catalunya - C2 Junior Experience - Leg 1
he ceremonial start scheduled for Thursday night in Salou was cancelled, so the 43rd Rally RACC Catalunya only got underway this morning for the Junior drivers. After the rain that fell last night and also at the end of the opening leg, most of the big questions centred around tyre choice.

Today's action for the ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Suzuki Motor Sport - Leg 1
Suzuki drivers Urmo Aava and P-G Andersson have enjoyed a titanic battle throughout the opening leg of the Catalunya Rally, the penultimate round of seven in this year's Junior Championship.

Between them, the Suzuki drivers claimed first and second places on every one of the day's six stages, and they are now more ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Citroën Sport - Leg 1
The first leg of the 2007 Rally Catalunya ended this evening in Salou with Citroën C4 WRCs holding first and second places. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena top the provisional leaderboard, while Dani Sordo and Marc Martí follow in second spot in their identical machine, just behind their team-mates.

With six stages totalling ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Stobart M-Sport Ford - Leg 1
Both points-scoring Stobart M-Sport Ford crews are firmly positioned inside the top ten after day 1 of Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila lead the way in seventh position while Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud round things off in tenth.

Their teammates Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr put ... [ more ]

Catalunya - OMV Kronos Citroën WRT - Leg 1
The OMV Kronos Citroën WRT has mixed feelings when looking back on the first day of Rally Catalunya, the eleventh run of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Following the early retirement of Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor on special stage three due to a rollover, the hopes lay on François Duval and co-driver Patrick Pivato.

The ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Subaru World Rally Team - Leg 1
The first four stages of leg one took place to the north east of Salou, starting 71km from the service park. Consisting of two individual stages each run twice, the newly installed concrete barriers designed to stop corner-cutting reduced the amount of dirt brought onto the route, making the second pass more predictable ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Ford World Rally Team - Leg 1
The Ford World Rally Team lies third and fourth following today's opening leg of Rally de España during which the ever-changing road conditions sparked a fascinating game of tactics between the major players.

Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen lead the Ford squad into third in a Focus RS World Rally Car while ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Leg 1 - Review
With weather swinging from sunny to rainy, Rally Catalunya was no easy matter for the WRC contenders, especially in regards to their tyre choices – a task that became quite difficult with the changing conditions of the road surface.

For the time being, the works Citroën drivers have played that guessing game well; talent took ... [ more ]