Jerez - Renault - Test Day 1
In southern Spain, in deepest Andalucia, it's still very much summer! The Renault F1 Team is making the most of the warm conditions during the final test of the racing season – before the team flies off for the final three Grands Prix of 2007.

The technical programme will focus on preparations for those races, as well as working ... [ more ]

Jerez - McLaren Mercedes - Test Day 1
McLaren Mercedes returned to Jerez this week for the final test session prior to the remaining three races of the 2007 Championship in Japan, China and Brazil.

Pedro de la Rosa took to the wheel of the MP4-22 as the test team's programme for the day focused on 2008 preparations without driver aids.

Track temperature ... [ more ]

Jerez - Red Bull Renault - Test Day 1
The last test of the season - although not of the year - got underway today in southern Spain for the Reb Bull Racing outfit.

Giving our race drivers a rest, Sebastian Buemi was on driving duty for the team.

In the morning, the Swiss driver got through plenty of useful work while familiarizing himself with the ... [ more ]

Jerez - Ferrari - Test Day 1
It was the first day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari, working as from today at the Jerez circuit in Andalusia.

The day's technical programme was devoted entirely to development of electronics for 2008 and on finding the best set-up for the car in this configuration.

Luca Badoer, the Scuderia's official test ... [ more ]

Corruption charges held against him
The former chief of Shanghai's Formula One motor racing track and a key figure in bringing F1 to China has gone on trial for embezzling public funds, state press reported Tuesday.

Yu Zhifei, 54, was charged with stealing 1.05 million yuan (around 140,000 dollars) to pay off personal debts and buy a house, the official ... [ more ]

Hint at acceptance of spy case verdict?
McLaren-Mercedes have withdrawn their appeal against a points penalty the team received during last month's Hungarian Grand Prix, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced on Tuesday.

The Formula One team were deducted 15 points due to them in the constructors championship after Fernando Alonso was ... [ more ]

Bringing up new talent
The GP2 Asia Series, which begins in January 2008, will be an exciting new racing championship designed to bring the highest level of one-make single-seater action to the emerging motorsport nations in the Middle East and Asia.

The concept of the GP2 Asia Series is to bring the excitement and potential of the world's foremost Formula ... [ more ]

A statement from Colin Hilton
Colin Hilton, Chief Executive of the Motor Sports Association - governing body of UK motor sport - pays tribute to Colin McRae, who is reported to have been killed last night in a helicopter crash near his home in Scotland.

Colin Hilton
"On behalf of the entire community of UK motor sport, we send our deepest condolences ... [ more ]

“The short listed sites are Greater Noida and Sohna''
India aims to stage its first Formula One race in 2010, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi announced Monday.

Kalmadi said he met Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone in London last week to seal the deal.

"It has been decided that the Formula One race will be held ... [ more ]

''We haven't given up and are still in the hunt''
Kimi Raikkonen insists he is 'still in the hunt' for the drivers' world championship after winning the Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen led the race from start to finish, his fourth victory of the season cutting the gap between himself and championship leader Lewis Hamilton, fourth in Spa, to 13 points.

Though ... [ more ]