Recognition for two-wheel drive cars
The IRC will host a two-wheel drive cup this season, in order to reward participants who choose to compete on the series in two-wheel drive cars. This initiative has come about to provide greater recognition for manufacturers of two-wheel drive cars within the IRC series, some of whom already compete with a Super 2000 car. ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Renault - Test day 1
The Renault F1 Team returned to the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today to resume its preparations for the 2008 season. The team was again running two R28s and will remain in Barcelona for the next couple of weeks to continue with the development of the new car.

A grey and overcast sky greeted the team this morning ... [ more ]

Valencia - BMW Sauber - Test day 1
Working apart form the group session being held near Barcelona, the BMW Sauber F1 team could be found further down the Spanish coast on the Valencia circuit.

Different track, but same conditions: due to the bad weather, the team could not run the first of three test days as scheduled. It was decided to save testing mileage ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Red Bull Renault - Test day 1
Today provided what the Red Bull team hopes will be the last outing for their 2007 wet weather clothing, as rain meant that this first of three days' testing was very much a washout.

The cold conditions did not help much either. Both Mark Webber and David Coulthard did some practice starts, but the team chose not ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Toyota - Test day 1
Following two weeks of work in the heat of Bahrain, it was a return to winter testing in its truest form for the Toyota Racing team today. Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya provided a cold, grey setting for the start of this week's running. There was light rain around the circuit at regular intervals throughout the day and temperatures ... [ more ]

Ticket sales are up
Hans Werner, boss of the German Touring Car (DTM) Championships, says the interest in Ralf Schumacher's debut season has already boosted ticket sales and generated extra media interest.

The 32-year-old German signed for Mercedes on Monday to race in this year's DTM championship, whose 12-race season runs from April until October, and ... [ more ]

Williams' champions have their say
Revealing the fifth in a series of six anniversarial racing liveries today at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, two Williams FW30s will take to the track carrying the handwritten best wishes of the team’s seven World Champion drivers.

Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill ... [ more ]

Focusing on test work ahead of Melbourne
Robert Kubica is confident that the BMW Sauber F1 Team will present itself as a powerful unit in Melbourne. A Polish proverb aptly sums up the reason for his optimism.

"In Poland we say that 'it's not important how you start, it's important how you finish, so I really am convinced we are doing a good job," he says.

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Cash-strapped team should appear in Catalunya
Struggling Formula One team Super Aguri, currently battling to survive a financial crisis, will not participate in planned testing in Barcelona this week, according to owner Aguri Suzuki.

"Super Aguri will not take part in testing in Barcelona this week because of elements out of our control," said Suzuki. ... [ more ]