“I have never missed a race in my career“
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi put his final race of the season in doubt today, after fracturing three bones in his right hand during a crash in qualifying in Valencia.

Team-mate Colin Edwards meanwhile had a difficult session, failing to make much progress with the grip issues which troubled him yesterday ... [ more ]

Capirossi happy with his race pace
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner will start tomorrow's season-ending Valencia GP from the front row of the grid after missing out on pole position by a tantalising 0.086 seconds. It is his 12th front-row start from the year's 18 races.

Team-mate Loris Capirossi will start from the third row.

The pair will ... [ more ]

“I was hoping for the first row”
Qualifying practice for the final Grand Prix of the year took place at Valencia today, with Kawasaki's Randy de Puniet and Anthony West claiming fourth and 16th positions on tomorrow's grid, respectively.

De Puniet's impressive second row spot was secured by his best time of 1'31.963, with the Frenchman missing out ... [ more ]

''Now is a good time for me to finish”
Double Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen announced on Saturday he has finished his German Touring Car Championships (DTM) career after three largely disappointing seasons.

"Now is a good time for me to finish," said the 39-year-old at a press conference in Stuttgart.

"For you, it is undoubtedly bad ... [ more ]

A number of teams linked to former champion
The chase was on to sign up former Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso for next season with his old employers at Renault leading the way, Spanish sports newspapers reported on Saturday.

Marca said that Renault boss Flavio Briatore was meeting with the French team's lawyers to hammer out the terms of a ... [ more ]

Race of Champions in preparation
Wembley Stadium's famous football pitch is set to be tarmacked in less than four weeks' time when newly-appointed contractors pave the way for The Race of Champions next month. Starting on 24 November, the London landmark will be transformed by 1,800 tonnes of tarmac laid down by a crew of 40 men working day and night.

The ... [ more ]

Subaru's team medic loses no time
In the interests of driver safety there has been a huge amount of work done to improve the strength and stiffness of modern rally cars. The technology of roll cages has improved to make them stiffer and safer, seats have evolved to be stronger and provide more support, and all drivers now wear a head and neck support device known ... [ more ]

“The guys gave it their best shot”
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins will start his final race with the Suzuki Factory Team from the front of the third row of the grid tomorrow, after qualifying in seventh place at Valencia this afternoon.

Hopkins (1'32.165, 26 laps) will be looking for one his normal good starts as he sets off on his 81st Grand ... [ more ]

Despite grid position
Marco Melandri heads into the final round of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship hoping that his good race pace during practice can help him to a top result at the Grand Prix of Valencia.

The Gresini Honda rider worked hard with his team to prepare for the race but unfortunately he wasn't able to significantly improve his best lap ... [ more ]

“We have the potential to break into the top ten”
In the final qualifying session of the year the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team made plenty of progress around the 2.764-mile Ricardo Tormo circuit.

With temperatures warmer than yesterday Team rider Shinya Nakano found more grip from his Michelin-shod Honda RC212V and with 14 minutes to go in the qualifying ... [ more ]

Valencia : The 250cc starting grid
The 250cc qualifying practice for the Gran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana ended with Finnish rider Mika Kallio (Red Bull KTM) taking his second pole position of the season.

The 25 year-old came within 0.057s of his team-mate Hiroshi Aoyama's circuit best lap set last year, as he took pole ahead of closest ... [ more ]

Valencia : The MotoGP starting grid
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) achieved his fourth consecutive pole position with a time of 1'31.517s at the Gran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana this afternoon.

The young Spaniard is hoping for his first win on home soil in the premier class and will start from the front of the grid as he goes in search of ... [ more ]

Bridgestone's year as sole tyre supplier
Tyres still played a role in the 2007 championship, despite the fact that Bridgestone is now the sole tyre supplier in the series. Four compounds were produced for the season, with the Japanese tyre firm shipping two compounds to each event. With a tweak in the rules demanding the softer option must be used in race conditions ... [ more ]

New venue, new challenges for RoC
Wembley Stadium’s famous football pitch is set to be paved in less than four weeks' time when newly-appointed contractors pave the way for The Race of Champions next month. The spectacular event will see the world’s most famous racing drivers, including Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard, Jenson Button ... [ more ]