“We were going in the wrong direction”
After a somewhat frustrating test visit to southern Spain's Jerez de la Frontera circuit last week, 125cc World Champion Gabor Talmacsi was left to contemplate a set-up problem which he will hope to resolve quickly when he arrives in Qatar for the final pre-season test, before his title defence gets underway.

Like ... [ more ]

“I'm looking forward to racing at my home circuit”
Broc Parkes and Fabien Foret (both Yamaha World Supersport Team) could not have had greater contrasts in their results at the season opener last weekend in Qatar, with Parkes scoring the first World Supersport win for the all-new Yamaha YZF-R6 at the very first attempt and Foret losing out on an almost certain ... [ more ]

“It is time for us to be in front again”
Only a week after the 2008 World Superbike season kicked off at Losail with a podium for Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italy WSB Team) the second round approaches at Corser's home circuit, Phillip Island (PI), this coming weekend.

After the Saturday race in the Middle East, normal Sunday service will be resumed from ... [ more ]

A one-two for the Stievenart family
The last runs over the famed Bertrand-Fabi track took place under a dazzling sun and within a joyous atmosphere last Sunday, as the 10th edition of the Challenge sur glace, an ice event held near Sherbrooke in the Canadian Province of Quebec, completed its programme.

The event has been described as a perfect happening ... [ more ]

Expecting the new Citroen to suit his style
Zimbabwean rally driver Conrad Rautenbach will make the step up to a Citroen C4 WRC as the WRC heads to Mexico.

Rautenbach, the 2006 British Junior Champion and the reigning African Rally Champion has been campaigning a Citroen Xsara so far this year, with mixed results. But following a successful test in the ... [ more ]

Targeting the podium in Mexico
Jari-Matti Latvala became the youngest driver in history to win a WRC round in Sweden last month on only his second outing with the BP Ford Abu Dhabi team.

The 22-year-old Finn acknowledges that victory imposed demands on him that he had not experienced before.

"It was a surprise because I didn't expect so much media ... [ more ]

Solberg switches to Munchi's Ford
The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team head to Corona Rally Mexico this week, for the third round of the World Rally Championship, second in the Manufacturer standings. This will be the first gravel event in 2008 for the squad and the third consecutive event that a different pairing will be nominated to score points for the team.

After ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Williams Toyota - Test day 3
Both Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima have shown well in pre-season testing and today the duo wrapped up the Barcelona tests with another solid performance.

Rosberg recorded the third fastest time of the day while Nakajima set the eighth fastest time.

Nico Rosberg
"We’ve had a very successful test and ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Honda - Test day 3
Honda completed the three-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today as the team continues its preparations for the start of the season in Australia on 16th March.

Rubens Barrichello and Alex Wurz began the test programme on Monday on a track surface that was damp and slippery following overnight rain. Both drivers ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Test day 3
Apart from a shakedown on 3rd March at Fiorano for the cars that will be raced in Australia, today saw winter testing come to a close for Toro Rosso Ferrari.

Sebastien Bourdais put in 98 laps, meaning that over the three days, the Bourdais and Vettel completed around 1500 kilometres: an impressive statistic, ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Williams Toyota - Test day 3
Both Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima have shown well in pre-season testing and today the duo wrapped up the Barcelona tests with another solid performance.

Rosberg recorded the third fastest time of the day while Nakajima set the eighth fastest time.

Nico Rosberg
"We’ve had a very successful test and ... [ more ]

McLaren statement on the Italian investigation
McLaren Racing has today continued its co-operation with enquiries instigated by the Modena Magistrate.

The Surrey Police accompanied Italian investigators to the homes of a number of McLaren executives as part of their ongoing investigation.

A similar process has been performed at the McLaren Technology ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Renault - Test day 3
Renault completed its final day of pre-season testing today at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. The team enjoyed good weather throughout the day with warm and sunny conditions allowing the team to complete an uninterrupted programme.

The team was running two R28s with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet remaining ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Force India Ferrari - Test day 3
Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil brought the debut test of the Force India Formula One Team's new aero package to an end today at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. Again the team's performance over the day was encouraging, with Fisichella posting the 12th fastest time of the day and Sutil the 16th.

The team ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Red Bull Renault - Test day 3
After a day off to have treatment for a trapped nerve, David Coulthard was back in action and was evidently fit and well, as he was second quickest today.

Today was his turn to try the latest aerodynamic updates on RB4 that Mark Webber ran for the first time yesterday. As for the Australian he concentrated on fine ... [ more ]

Barcelona - BMW Sauber - Test day 3
With the third day of testing in Barcelona the BMW Sauber team basically concluded the preparation for the 2008 season.

In perfect weather conditions Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld worked again on the set-up of the BMW Sauber F1.08 evaluating the latest aerodynamic updates for the upcoming race in Melbourne.

Both ... [ more ]

Barcelona - McLaren Mercedes - Test day 3
After heading the timesheets on Monday and Tuesday, McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton had to be satisfied today with the tenths fastest time.

Hamilton put in 103 laps of Circuit de Catalunya, his fastest lap coming on lap 18. Team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth fastest today with a best lap of 1:21.309s, ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Toyota - Test day 3
The good weather continued at Barcelona for the last day of official winter testing before the start of the 2008 Formula 1 season.

Toyota used the time available to carry out final preparations for the Australian Grand Prix, now just over a fortnight away. Race drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock worked on fine-tuning set-ups ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Ferrari - Test day 3
Today marked the end of winter testing for Ferrari in preparation for the start of the World Championship, which gets underway on Sunday 16th March in Melbourne.

Today both drivers – Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa – were out on track running different programmes.

Raikkonen had a race simulation on his agenda, ... [ more ]

Encouraging the next generation of racers
The Motor Sports Association - governing body of UK motor sport - is to launch a nationwide campaign to give thousands of young people a taste karting for just £5.

Supported by funding of £125,000 from the MSA, 'Let's Go Karting' will provide karts, equipment and instructors at locations throughout the UK in order ... [ more ]