Japan - Stobart M-Sport Ford - Preview
After two successful tarmac outings this month, the Stobart M-Sport Ford rally team are back on a loose surface, in the land of the rising sun, as they tackle the fourth running of Rally Japan next week.

This is the 14th round of the FIA World Rally Championship and the last of the long-haul events before the WRC ... [ more ]

Japan - Citroen Sport - Preview
The anti-penultimate round of the 2007 World Rally Championship takes crews to Japan where Citroën Sport has entered two Citroën C4 WRCs for its usual line-up of Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and Dani Sordo/Marc Martí.

After back-to-back visits to Catalonia and Corsica, WRC competitors barely had a week to catch their ... [ more ]

Press make clear their views on the season
Spain's press on Monday called Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen's Formula One title win a 'sweet defeat' for Lewis Hamilton, team-mate and bitter rival of Spanish driver Fernando Alonso.

"Sweet Defeat," sports daily AS said on its front page below a photo of double world champion Alonso holding a large champagne ... [ more ]

Stewards unable prove Interlagos fuel irregularity
McLaren Mercedes team said Sunday night it was ready to appeal a stewards decision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, keeping alive Briton Lewis Hamilton's F1 title dream. The team made the decision following the stewards' decision not to punish the BMW Sauber and Williams teams for using allegedly irregular fuel during ... [ more ]

No penalties in post race inspection
Kimi Raikkonen was confirmed late Sunday as the 2007 Formula One drivers' world champion when the Brazilian Grand Prix race stewards chose not to penalise two teams for having irregular fuel.

A statement from the stewards at Interlagos nearly six hours after the end of the showdown race, won by Raikkonen in a Ferrari, ... [ more ]

A great car and great memories for the outgoing champion
Double world champion Fernando Alonso offered his congratulations to Kimi Raikkonen on Sunday after the Finn took the 2007 drivers' title with a stunning victory in Brazil.

Alonso arrived in Brazil four points behind his team-mate Lewis Hamilton but three points ahead of Ferrari's Raikkonen and the ... [ more ]

Brazilian GP - Super Aguri Honda - Race
Today’s solid two-car finish by Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson epitomises the team’s year. The pair took the chequered flag at the end of the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix in 12th and 14th positions following a tough, but exciting race. The team will now be celebrating its own victories this evening as it has exceeded ... [ more ]

Desert Challenge : Volkswagen Motorsport - Preview
69 days before the start to the Dakar Rally the UAE Desert Challenge (28 October to 2 November) not only represents the traditional ?warm-up? for the desert classic in January, but also gives Volkswagen the opportunity to win the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup for the second time after 2005. As a fitting complement, ... [ more ]