The opening leg of the 2008 Swedish Rally saw Citroën C4 WRC crew Dani Sordo and Marc Martí complete today's stages in 7th place in the classification for drivers eligible to score Manufacturers' points. An 'off' on the day's third test put an end to the run of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena who were unhurt in the incident.

With a menu of 122.14km of stages, the ... [ more ]

After one complete day of the Uddeholm Swedish Rally, round two of the FIA World Rally Championship, all three Stobart VK M-Sport Ford crews nestle in point scoring positions with Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud leading the way on a podium spot in third. Gigi Galli/Giovanni Bernacchini follow close behind their team-mates in fourth place while Brits Matthew Wilson/Scott ... [ more ]

The Swedish Rally - round two of the World Rally Championship - got underway this evening with one lap of the 1.9 kilometre spectator superspecial stage on the trotting track just outside Karlstad.
Suzuki SX4 WRC driver Toni Gardemeister set nine fastest time, while his team mate P-G Andersson - who claimed Suzuki's debut points finish in Monte Carlo - was seventh quickest. ... [ more ]

The Subaru World Rally Team entry of Petter Solberg and Phil Mills finished a treacherous first day of the Swedish Rally in a solid fifth overall. Team-mates Chris Atkinson and Stéphane Prévot were early victims to the challenging conditions when a spin on the narrow routes dropped them down the leaderboard.

The first day brought the expected but nevertheless unusual ... [ more ]

On final day in Sepang
Jorge Lorenzo finished his second test of the year in positive fashion today with an impressive lap on qualifying tyres.

The young Fiat Yamaha Team rider had a somewhat difficult test overall and was unhappy not to improve in the way he had expected to, but his performance on Michelin qualifying rubber at the end of the day gave ... [ more ]

With impressive race simulation
Valentino Rossi rounded off a successful three days in Malaysia with another impressive day's testing at the Sepang International Circuit today.

The high point of the Italian's day was his race simulation, when he lapped consistently under lap record pace and improved on his time from the January test, as well as on last ... [ more ]

On final day in Sepang
Jorge Lorenzo headed a field of four regular MotoGP riders on the final day of testing in Sepang, with the second fastest lap of the three day visit.

The Spaniard put in a 2'00.705 lap in the final hour of action at the Malaysian circuit, using Michelin qualifiers on his Yamaha M1 to make him the French tyre factory's fastest rider ... [ more ]

New challenge with BMW Sauber
Christian Klien is today celebrating his 25th birthday, five days after it was announced that he has joined the BMW Sauber team as Test and Reserve driver. He took the opportunity to give his initial thoughts on working with the Hinwil-based team, and his hopes for 2008.

How did you secure this opportunity with the BMW Sauber ... [ more ]

Wraps come off the VJM01 in Mumbai
At a glitzy affair in Mumbai, Force India unveiled its new look for the forthcoming season as it took wraps of its 2008 challenger.

Based on the 2007 Spyker F8-VII, the Ferrari-powered VJM01 is predominantly white with flashes of gold and features the Kingfisher brand across the rear wing and airbox.

The launch ... [ more ]