Determined to have a good race at Phillip Island
The Australian Grand Prix marks the start of an unusual season finale for Valentino Rossi, who enters the final three races of a campaign without any possibility of winning the world title for the first time in his career.

The Italian remains philosophical about his current situation and highly motivated ... [ more ]

At Phillip Island
The Fiat Yamaha Team head for the ante-penultimate instalment of this year's MotoGP World Championship in Australia this weekend in the knowledge that the title has slipped from their grasp but with the clear focus of race wins and improved performance from the YZR-M1 machine to come over the last three rounds.

Whilst the long-term target ... [ more ]

“It's going to be a special feeling”
The Ducati Marlboro Team goes into the Australian Grand Prix following last month's historic Japanese GP where Casey Stoner secured the 2007 MotoGP riders' World Championship and Loris Capirossi won the race to complete a Motegi hat-trick.

With the riders' title now won, the Bologna-based squad is out to secure the ... [ more ]

After tense finale in France
Long-term championship leader James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) had to wait until the final race of the 2007 season to secure the title in a championship class he has led since the very first race meeting of the year - and after a dramatic first corner incident in race one put him off track.

He restarted ... [ more ]

WSS : With win number eight
Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) scored the win by 2.7 seconds at Magny-Cours, in a race delayed because of early morning fog at the 4.411km circuit in the centre of France.

In taking his eighth victory in 13 attempts, Sofuoglu became the first rider ever to win eight WSS races in a single season, and ended ... [ more ]

“An irreplaceable ambassador of motor sports worldwide”
The Japanese rider, whose racing career spanned 10 years from 1994 to 2004, was involved in a fatal traffic accident near his home in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon.

Local police say that Abe collided with a truck that was making a U-turn on a two-lane municipal road when he was out riding a motorcycle. ... [ more ]

Catalunya - Munchi's Ford WRT - Finish
It's been a successful debut on tarmac for one half of the Munchi's Ford World Rally Team at this weekend's Rally RACC Catalunya Costa Daurada. Federico Villagra/Jorge Perez Companc gained maximum experience mileage as they claimed 13th overall and finished the rally without major incident.

Team-mates Luis Perez Companc/Jose ... [ more ]

Elpa Rally ERC - Citroën Sport - Finish
In addition to posting the fastest Group A time on every stage with his Citroën C2 Super 1600, Simon Jean-Joseph coolly steered his machine to an outstanding third overall Sunday on the Elpa Rally in Greece. *

The Martinique-based driver's result on the penultimate round of the 2007 European Rally Championship means ... [ more ]

Elpa Rally - ERC - Finish
One more Elpa Rally, the 32nd, was over this afternoon at the Porto Carras resort at Halkidiki. According to many people, it was one of the best ever.

The special atmosphere of Sithonia, the top European and Greek entries as well as the revolutionary mixed surface route, in combination with one more perfect event, composed a three-day ... [ more ]

''We need to be first and second and then we will see''
With Kimi Raikkonen seven points behind Lewis Hamilton and three behind Fernando Alonso heading to the season finale in Brazil, Ferrari are well-aware nothing but a one-two win will be enough.

"If we look at the next race, we don't have any other choice than to be aggressive," Ferrari Sporting Director ... [ more ]

Tester stepping up to the race seat in Brazil
The Williams Toyota team today confirmed that Kazuki Nakajima will race for the team in the final Grand Prix of the 2007 season at Interlagos in Brazil in just under a fortnight’s time.

The 22-year old Japanese driver, this year’s GP2 series Rookie of the Year, is the team’s official test and reserve driver. ... [ more ]

Frank Williams full of praise for the retiring F1 veteran
Williams driver Alex Wurz today confirmed his retirement from active racing in Formula One.

Wurz made his Formula One debut in 1997 with Benetton in Canada, since which time he has driven for McLaren and most recently for the Williams team as test driver in 2006 before taking on a race seat for ... [ more ]

Teaming up with the WRC's Marcus Grönholm
The Race of Champions' 2004 winner, Heikki Kovalainen, who took a sensational second place from 11th on the grid in the Japanese GP, has confirmed his participation in this year's event at Wembley Stadium in London.

The result in Japan was the best of the Renault F1 driver's career and also his first podium this ... [ more ]