As Vermeulen struggles
Loris Capirossi marked his debut with the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team by claiming a hard-earned eighth position at the first race of the season in Qatar.

Starting from 13th on the grid, Capirossi fought his way through the field to eighth on lap five, maintaining that position for the rest of the 22-lap race. Capirossi came under heavy ... [ more ]

“We expected something more”
The opening round of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship started out in difficult fashion for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini under the night sky of Doha.

The Grand Prix of Qatar, the first ever to take place under floodlights, saw Shinya Nakano pick up points in thirteenth position after a battle with factory Kawasaki rider John ... [ more ]

“It's been a difficult weekend for us”
The 2008 MotoGP World Championship got off to a nail-biting start Sunday at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.

The first race of the year saw new faces and old hands battling it out for podium places, providing some of the most gripping premier class racing for some time.

Kawasaki's John Hopkins started ... [ more ]

In Tunisia with the Bowler Wildcat
Jérôme Pélichet (9th start) and his co-driver Eugénie Decre (4th start) will attend this 2008 Tunisia rally with their Bowler wildcat.

After having ended up on 8th position last year, they are highly motivated to improve their ranking. Be aware that this dynamic duo has the experience to achieve this goal!

Jérôme ... [ more ]

With Eric Vigouroux
Eric Vigouroux, newly installed in the US, prepares the 2008 Tunisia rally by driving at home, in desert zones, between San Francisco and the Mexican border: “desert is just besides home”.

These are the ideal conditions to test his Chevrolet Trophy Truck, particularly designed for this environment. It is a central back engine car with ... [ more ]

First edition: an already coveted title
An unprecedented format for a rally-raid, in the heart of two countries raiders have rarely visited: the idea has already won over the regulars of the sport, including a large portion that has redirected its energy toward a new objective. Less than a month after entries began to be accepted, the Central Europe Rally, which ... [ more ]

In Central Europe Rally
Volkswagen will field five Race Touareg vehicles in the Central Europe Rally leading through Hungary and Romania from 20 to 26 April. In addition, Volkswagen in the 2008 season will enter two factory vehicles in the cross-country "Rallye dos Sertoes” in Brazil from 18 to 28 June and intensively prepare for the 2009 Dakar Rally to be run ... [ more ]

School of management tie-in with Williams
A unique partnership has been announced between the Centre for Customised Executive Development at Cranfield School of Management and Williams F1 team.

The partnership brings together Cranfield’s expertise in management development with Williams F1’s experience of delivering sustained performance in the most competitive ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Williams Toyota - Preview
Formula One roars back into action this weekend for the start of the 2008 FIA World Championship at Melbourne’s picturesque Albert Park circuit in Victoria, Australia. The Williams Toyota team will return to the race track with Nico Rosberg, who will be entering his third season as a race driver having agreed a long term ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Red Bull Renault - Preview
Fabrice Lom, the man in charge of maximising the Renault RS27 engine with Red Bull, reflects on winter testing and gives his views on the season ahead...

Fabrice, how did winter testing go for Red Bull Racing?
"I think that it went well. We already know the team well as we have been with them for a year and ... [ more ]

Leading Ferrari to continued success
Since June 1993, the Ferrari organisational chart has had the name of Jean Todt at the top of the page, but this year sees a change: while Todt continues as Ferrari's CEO the role of F1 Team Principal is now in the hands of former Sporting Director, Stefano Domenicali.

Following Todt means Stefano has big shoes to ... [ more ]