Kai Tarkiainen returns
Kai Tarkiainen has been appointed as Project Director of AKK Sports Ltd, starting on 18 February 2008. His main responsibility will be Rally Finland, where he will be taking on the duties of Clerk of the Course. He will also act as Promoter of the top national series, the Finnish Rally Championship.

Kai Tarkiainen has risen through ... [ more ]

Blue joins green
The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team will sport a refreshed livery for the 2008 season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The British team is expecting the new look to carry them into the upcoming season as they look to improve on their great result from 2007.

The manifold shades of blue now present on one side of the Stobart Ford ... [ more ]

With Dovizioso
Pleasantly surprised by the early promise shown by the new-look JiR Team Scot outfit, Gianluca Montiron expects the team to make a sharp turnaround in fortunes in 2008.

Having not experienced the success predicted for previous collaborations with Makoto Tamada and Shinya Nakano, the Italian has moved away from existing MotoGP competitors ... [ more ]

Hoping to follow in Barry Sheene's footsteps
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP's Australian star Chris Vermeulen will run a new racing number on the front of his machine in 2008, using the number seven made famous by Suzuki's double World Champion Barry Sheene.

Vermeulen will have the iconic crossed seven on his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R from the start of the forthcoming ... [ more ]

Valencia - BMW Sauber - Test day 2
The BMW Sauber F1 Team had a productive day's testing in Valencia on a dry track today, with the ambient temperature moving from 10 to 18°C. Wind was not a major issue anymore, although in the afternoon some gusty winds came up again.

Nick Heidfeld had his first day of testing with the 2008 car, in what was an exclusive ... [ more ]