“We just need that bit of luck to go our way”
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Le Mans in France, looking to emulate the result achieved by Chris Vermeulen last season.

Vermeulen stormed to his maiden Grand Prix victory at the famous French circuit, a result that also gave Suzuki its first-ever victory in MotoGP since the introduction of the four-stroke ... [ more ]

Filled with determination
The MotoGP World Championship heads into the heart of the calendar now, with races where anything can happen and anyone can lead or win a race.

JiR Team Scot with their Honda RC212V has so far been able to be strong and show its high potential in the first four races of the year. Andrea Dovizioso has shown talent and courage, ... [ more ]

“I think we're in a strong position”
The Kawasaki Racing Team head for this weekend's French Grand Prix at Le Mans in confident mood, with both John Hopkins and Anthony West determined to make amends after the disappointment of Shanghai.

Hopkins is now fighting fit again, after sustaining a nasty injury at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Anglo-American ... [ more ]

Hayden aims for first podium
Repsol Honda RC212V rider Dani Pedrosa returns to Europe for the French GP holding a seven point lead at the top of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship.

The Spaniard has made an impressive start to this season with a win, two second-pace finishes and a third from the first four races. Team-mate Nicky Hayden meanwhile comes ... [ more ]

“We go to France feeling confident that we can do well”
The MotoGP World Championship returns to Europe for the Grand Prix of France as the season enters its busiest phase, with five races coming up over the next seven weekends.

Despite finishing on the podium in the last round at Shanghai, reigning World Champion Casey Stoner was disappointed that he ... [ more ]

With the Spaniard not 100% fit
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo travel to the legendary Le Mans circuit this weekend looking to continue their trailblazing start to the 2008 MotoGP World Championship after dominating the headlines over the opening four rounds.

The pair have three pole positions, seven podiums and two wins to their ... [ more ]

Draft route submitted to the FIA
A draft route and itinerary for December's Wales Rally GB has now been submitted to the FIA and WRC Manufacturer teams for their comments and approval.

The Ceremonial Start on the evening of Thursday 4th and the Finish in the early afternoon on Sunday 7th will both be in Cardiff and for the fourth consecutive year Rally ... [ more ]

And at the calendar as well
At a press conference hosted last week by Carlos Barbosa, President of the Portuguese Automobile Club, the CEO and President of Eurosport Events Jacques Behar outlined the plans for the future of the IRC in 2008 and beyond.

Also present at the pre-event press conference were former World Champion Marcus Grönholm – who drove ... [ more ]

''Never an easy rally''
The Subaru World Rally Team have entered two Impreza WRC2007s for Rally Sardinia. Petter Solberg/Phil Mills will drive car number five and Chris Atkinson/Stéphane Prévot will be in car number six.

Solberg and Mills won the event in 2004 and finished fifth last year. Atkinson has only competed in Sardinia three times before, and ... [ more ]

Five crews head to Sardinia
The 2008 Fiesta SportingTrophy International series kick starts next week as five crews head to the Mediterranean for Rally d'Italia Sardegna. This will be the third year of competition in which the one-make Ford Fiesta ST GpN cars run within selected events in the FIA World Rally Championship.

Rally Sardinia is one of the more ... [ more ]

Portugal - BFGoodrich - Finish
Luca Rossetti and Matteo Chiarcossi took their BFGoodrich-equipped Peugeot 207 to their fourth IRC victory from four starts today in Portugal. Following their recent win in Turkey, the Italian pair came up with the goods yet again to claim the Algarve-based event ahead of the Czech Republic's Jan Kopecky (Peugeot) and 2007 IRC runner-up ... [ more ]

Top ten a realistic target
Timo Glock returned to Formula One this year with the Toyota team as the GP2 champion. The German racer has yet to score a championship point, but is enjoying battling in the mid-field.

You started 15th and finished 13th in Turkey. Do you feel you had much more performance than you were able to show?
"We definitely had more ... [ more ]

Kovalainen was in ''strongest position'' for Turkish win
Following the Turkish Grand Prix, Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula 1 of the McLaren Mercedes team, discusses how the weekend unfolded for teammates Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen.

McLaren Mercedes might not have won the Turkish Grand Prix, but it was a very positive weekend in many ways. Let's ... [ more ]