Thu
20
Jul
2006
F1
20/07/2006 01:40
Michael Schumacher enjoyed his win in France that little bit more, because
he didn't expect it to happen. It's hard to imagine why, as most of the rest
of would have been surprised to see anyone but Schumacher take the top step
of the podium at ...
Sun
11
Jun
2006
F1
11/06/2006 05:57
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari was the pace setter in the last practice
session for the British Grand Prix, the German clocking a best time of
1:20.919. BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld put in a good effort to take second,
four and a half tenths off, and...
Sun
05
Nov
2006
NASCAR-CUP
05/11/2006 04:38
Sometimes retirement really does mean goodbye.
In a NASCAR-world of partial schedules, retirement tours that don't reach
fruition and racers that stay in the game far past their prime; two-two
series champion and Texas native Terry Labonte will...
Sun
26
Feb
2006
NASCAR-CUP
26/02/2006 12:07
Thu
02
Mar
2006
F1
02/03/2006 12:47
Franck Montagny will take the third driver role for Super Aguri at the
opening two rounds of the 2006 season in Bahrain and Malaysia, the team
confirmed on March 1st. Montagny was previously test driver for Renault
until being replaced by Heikki...
Thu
06
Jul
2006
F1
06/07/2006 12:56
It was busier on the second day of testing at Jerez with 12 drivers from
seven teams taking to the Spanish track on July 5th. Once again McLaren test
driver Pedro de la Rosa was the fastest man and set a best time of 1:17.782.
Fellow team tester...
Mon
06
Nov
2006
ALMS
06/11/2006 03:24
As a fan, how close can you get to true racing? If you don't have a
$100,000 and a bunch of time to spend, it can be difficult. Take a driving
school? That still can be pricey. Most racing series offer rides in their
cars or bikes. Formula One...
Wed
01
Mar
2006
F1
01/03/2006 04:21
McLaren concluded its winter testing at Valencia on March 1st with Kimi
Raikkonen quickest of the seven drivers from five teams present at the
Spanish circuit. In the MP4-21 V8 the Finn topped the time sheet with a
1:09.416, the best time of the...
Thu
25
May
2006
F1
25/05/2006 10:34
This coming weekend sees the most glamorous event on the Formula One
calendar, where the spectacle of motor racing is near enough eclipsed by the
glitter of the rich and famous. The Monaco Grand Prix is the prestigious
event that everyone wants to...
Tue
04
Jul
2006
F1
04/07/2006 12:15
Ferrari was victorious in the US Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher leading
the team's first one-two finish of the 2006 season. Schumacher claimed his
87th career win at Indianapolis and teammate Felipe Massa scored his best
ever result with...
Sun
05
Nov
2006
MOTOGP
05/11/2006 10:42
"The worker champion" could be the best way to define Nicky Hayden, the new world
champion of the FIM Road Racing World Championship (MotoGP) since last
Sunday, when he became the man that put an end to the five-year reign
of Valentino Rossi in...
Wed
31
May
2006
F1
31/05/2006 05:36
The British Grand Prix is the next event on the F1 calendar but Jenson
Button isn't holding out a great deal of hope for success at his home race.
Former British champ Damon Hill may have been talking up Button's chances
for Silverstone glory ...
Sun
10
Dec
2006
F1
10/12/2006 04:21
Williams third driver Alex Wurz kicked off the on-track proceedings for
the Chinese Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in the first Friday
practice session. He set a best of 1:35.574 around the Shanghai circuit,
less than two hundredths of a...
Tue
09
May
2006
F1
09/05/2006 05:20
Ferrari won the game of tactics at the Nürburgring as Michael Schumacher
took the lead from Renault's Fernando Alonso after the second pit stops and
claimed his second consecutive win of the season. Alonso settled for second
and Ferrari's...
Sun
11
Jun
2006
F1
11/06/2006 01:12
Renault's Fernando Alonso put in a near perfect flying lap at just the
right moment to claim pole position for the British Grand Prix, setting a best
time of 1:20.253. Alonso edged out Ferrari's Michael Schumacher for
the front of the grid and the...
Fri
30
Jun
2006
F1
30/06/2006 08:33
Honda third driver Anthony Davidson kicked off the US Grand Prix weekend at
Indianapolis with the fastest time in the first practice session, 1:12.083.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher only did one flying lap but it was enough for
second quickest,...
Sun
10
Dec
2006
F1
10/12/2006 04:21
MF1 sporting relations manager Johnny Herbert has reportedly departed his
position now that the team has been taken over by Dutch sports car
company Spyker. Former racer Herbert was appointed by MF1 earlier this
season after sporting director...
Fri
20
Oct
2006
F1
20/10/2006 10:20
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen set the pace in the first Friday practice
session for the Brazilian Grand Prix, a last minute flyer giving him
a time of 1:13.764 around the Interlagos circuit. Honda third driver
Anthondy Davidson was second quickest,...
Sun
10
Dec
2006
F1
10/12/2006 04:21
There was no change at the top of the time sheet after Friday's second
practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, with Alex Wurz still at the top.
The Williams third driver set a best of 1:35.539, less than half a tenth
up on his fastest in the morning.
Sat
06
May
2006
F1
06/05/2006 03:57
Testing at Silverstone continued apace on April 26th, with 15 drivers at
work on the rather chilly British circuit. Renault monopolized the top of
the times with its pair of race drivers, Fernando Alonso fastest and
Giancarlo Fisichella second.
Sat
17
Jun
2006
F1
17/06/2006 04:12
Renault confirmed on June 15th that it has extended its contract with
Giancarlo Fisichella and the Italian will race for the team in 2007. Renault
is one of the first top teams to confirm a driver for next year; until now
only McLaren had...
Sun
10
Dec
2006
F1
10/12/2006 04:16
Ferrari's Felipe Massa set the benchmark time in Saturday morning's last
practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, his best of 1:21.665 a
second up on Friday's top time. Second quickest in the last practice was
the BMW Sauber of Nick Heidfeld,...
Sat
04
Feb
2006
F1
04/02/2006 03:24
Every team goes through a continuous development process, from one season to
the next, from old rules to new, but for BMW Sauber there was the additional
job of developing a new team from two parts. BMW headquarters in Munich has
to work ...
Sat
17
Jun
2006
FBMW
17/06/2006 10:34
It's not unusual for a team or manufacturer to have a programme of young
driver development, bringing on new names and fresh talent in the hope of
finding the next big thing. BMW, however, has expanded its idea to an
international operation where...
Sun
10
Dec
2006
MOTOGP
10/12/2006 04:19
Marco Melandri got the mix just right in the dry-wet-drying Australian
GP, the 14th round of the 2005 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand
Prix (MotoGP). Stealing the lead from Sete Giberneau with ease just
past the halfway mark, Melandri ...
Fri
28
Jul
2006
F1
28/07/2006 09:29
With seven races left to go this season Renault heads both the drivers' and
constructors' standings but Ferrari is closing in. Who will win the drivers'
championship is the main topic of discussion but for Felipe Massa the focus
is on the ...
Sun
10
Dec
2006
F1
10/12/2006 04:16
Kimi Raikkonen snatched pole position from Michael Schumacher in
qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix by just two thousandths of a
second, turning the cheers of Ferrari's home fans to groans of dismay.
The McLaren man clocked 1:21.484 around the...
Thu
09
Feb
2006
WRC
09/02/2006 01:32
Marcus Gronholm has started the World Rally Championship season on a high
note, winning the first two rally events on the 2006 calendar. The Finn
scored his first tarmac victory in Monte Carlo and followed that up by
notching today's Swedish Rally...
Sun
19
Feb
2006
NASCAR-CUP
19/02/2006 11:41
Elliott Sadler's love affair with Daytona has always seemed short-lived. Under
the tutelage of new crew chief Tommy Baldwin, Jr., Sadler is hoping that
lady luck smiles through to the Daytona 500.
Elliott Sadler.
Photo by Eric ...
Sat
01
Apr
2006
F1
01/04/2006 10:03
BMW Sauber led the times in the last practice session for the Australian
Grand Prix with Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve at the top of the list.
On a slippery track Heidfeld's best time was 1:35.335 and teammate Villeneuve
was just under a ...
Fri
02
Jun
2006
F1
02/06/2006 07:43
Ferrari remained at the top of the Barcelona test times on June 1st as
Michael Schumacher took over from teammate Felipe Massa to post the best of
the day. The German clocked 1:13.469 to top the list of the 17 drivers at
work and worked on tyres...
Wed
05
Jul
2006
INDYCAR
05/07/2006 05:47
Despite being thoroughly dominant for a second straight race, Sam Hornish
Jr. had to fend off a late race challenge from Dan Wheldon. But Hornish
delivered and won his second consecutive event to capture the IndyCar
Series points lead from his ...
Mon
04
Dec
2006
WRC
04/12/2006 10:38
Marcus Gronholm has been in his element on the gravel trails of Wales,
dominating Rally Great Britain, the final round of the 2006 World Rally
Championship. With a lead of well over a minute, he is in a strong position
to claim his 25th career WRC...
Tue
04
Jul
2006
NASCAR-CUP
04/07/2006 05:43
There was a shortage of fireworks for NASCAR's July 4th weekend spectacular
at Daytona International Speedway. Things didn't get compelling until the
race's final three laps, and then a final lap caution ended the Pepsi 400
with a ...
Sat
04
Feb
2006
NASCAR-CUP
04/02/2006 03:24
How does the NASCAR Nextel Cup series Rookie of the Year top a great 2005
season? By charging out and charting some of the quickest times in the
second round of Cup testing at Daytona International Speedway.
Kyle Busch leads the ...
Fri
24
Feb
2006
F1
24/02/2006 07:31
While most teams have stayed in Europe for the recent winter tests, Ferrari
has been pounding the track in Bahrain and Michael Schumacher was encouraged
by the lap times that were set. The test was not without difficulties, as
the 248 F1 suffered...
Fri
14
Jul
2006
F1
14/07/2006 12:20
Robert Kubica opened the proceedings at Magny Cours on Friday morning with
the best time in the first practice session for the French Grand Prix. BMW
Sauber's third driver clocked 1:16.794, just over three tenths quicker than
Honda counterpart ...
Sat
05
Aug
2006
F1
05/08/2006 04:29
Fernando Alonso's hopes of victory in Hungary took a blow on Friday when
stewards awarded the Renault driver a time penalty for qualifying in regard
to dangerous driving in Friday's second practice session. The main incident
under investigation ...
Wed
11
Jan
2006
DAKAR
11/01/2006 10:01
Stephane Peterhansel set the all-time mark for stage wins with today's
victory of the marathon special stage nine. However, any thoughts of
celebration were abandoned after the news of the death of KTM rider Andy
Caldecott as the riders and...
Tue
14
Feb
2006
NASCAR-CUP
14/02/2006 11:34
The fall-out from Sunday's disqualification of Jimmie Johnson's No. 48
qualification run was announced today at the NASCAR camp.
Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson.
Photo by John Dunagan - Fastlines.
Johnson's Hendrick Chevrolet failed...
Sun
05
Nov
2006
NASCAR-CUP
05/11/2006 04:38
Brian Vickers went out dead last in qualifying for Nextel Cup teams and hit
a home run. He wheeled the No. 25 Chevrolet to the pole position with a lap of
196.235 mph, the only driver to break the 196-mph mark.
Brian Vickers.
Photo by...
Sun
16
Apr
2006
F1
16/04/2006 10:46
The Circuit de Catalunya was buzzing on April 13th with once again 18
drivers from 10 teams busy testing at the Barcelona track. Toyota's Jarno
Trulli took over at the top of the time sheet with a best of 1:14.522 and
teammate Ralf Schumacher was...
Thu
24
Aug
2006
F1
24/08/2006 06:00
The three week summer break is drawing to a close and this coming
weekend's Turkish Grand Prix will see the championship battle rejoined
at the Istanbul circuit. Ferrari and Renault had a poor time in Hungary,
with title rivals Michael Schumacher...
Wed
22
Feb
2006
F1
22/02/2006 04:42
The weather improved slightly at Barcelona for testing on February 22nd and
at the Circuit de Catalunya 14 drivers from eight teams were on track.
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen was at the top of the time sheet with a best of
1:15.224 and Juan Pablo ...
Sat
21
Oct
2006
F1
21/10/2006 03:44
Alex Wurz led a trio of third drivers at the top of the times in the
second Friday practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the
Williams man setting a best of 1:12.547. He was over a second quicker
than McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen in the...
Sat
25
Mar
2006
F1
25/03/2006 05:10
The Fuji International Speedway will host the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix,
circuit owner Toyota confirmed on March 24th, with an October date to be
finalised. The Fuji track was opened in 1966 and hosted the Japanese GP in
1976 and 1977. The...
Sun
16
Apr
2006
F1
16/04/2006 10:46
It's a little hard to judge Ferrari's performance so far this year, as the
first three races were not without their problems for the team. Michael
Schumacher was second in the season-opener in Bahrain but, after a grid
demotion penalty, only...
Sun
04
Jun
2006
WRC
04/06/2006 04:24
Marcus Gronholm started the second day of the Acropolis Rally -- the Greek
round of the World Rally Championship -- with a solid lead of 26.3 seconds
over Petter Solberg, and he was in no mood to give that up today,
consolidating his position at...
Sun
02
Jul
2006
F1
02/07/2006 03:52
Anthony Davidson was the fastest man of the day at Indianapolis on Friday,
as in the second session he bettered his morning time by less than a tenth
of a second. Honda's third driver clocked 1:12.013 in the afternoon practice
for the US Grand...
Sat
04
Feb
2006
F1
04/02/2006 03:24
Ferrari has confirmed that its 2006 challenger will be presented at
Mugello on January 24th but prior to that the new car is expected to have
its track debut at Fiorano next week. Ferrari has already been testing its
V8 engine in the F2004M...
Thu
09
Mar
2006
F1
09/03/2006 09:54
There has been a lot of speculation about which teams might challenge for
the first podium positions of the 2006 season but Toro Rosso hasn't exactly
been at the top of the list -- or even on the list. However, Mercedes boss
Norbert Haug believes...
Tue
24
Oct
2006
F1
24/10/2006 07:16
Ferrari's Felipe Massa became the first Brazilian since Ayrton Senna in
1993 to win his home race when he took the chequered flag at Interlagos
for his second victory of the season. Massa led the Brazilian Grand Prix
from pole to flag and...
Sat
04
Feb
2006
F1
04/02/2006 03:24
Minardi never achieved a podium finish in its two decades in Formula One but
in its new incarnation as Scuderia Toro Rosso, Tonio Liuzzi is aiming to
rectify that. The flamboyant Italian enters his first full season racing in
F1 with Toro Rosso in...
Fri
23
Jun
2006
F1
23/06/2006 07:52
BMW Sauber third driver Robert Kubica set the pace in the first practice
session for the Canadian Grand Prix, clocking a best time of 1:16.390 at the
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Second fastest was Honda third driver Anthony
Davidson, nearly two ...
Sat
19
Aug
2006
F1
19/08/2006 04:55
Formula One will return to Indianapolis for the US Grand Prix
in 2007 but Speedway CEO Tony George is not yet ready to commit beyond next
season. A new one year deal will carry Indy through to the end of the current
Concorde Agreement, F1's ...
Sat
07
Oct
2006
NASCAR-CUP
07/10/2006 11:12
NASCAR will run smaller restrictor plates at Talladega Superspeedway
this weekend after practice times for several Nextel Cup teams topped
the 198-mph mark. NASCAR called a crew chief meeting at 6:30 am this
morning to announce the ...
Thu
09
Feb
2006
F1
09/02/2006 01:31
Although the Renault R26 has regularly been on the test track in the past
few weeks, the official launch of the team's 2006 challenger took place in
Monaco on January 31st. Renault and Fernando Alonso head into the new season
as defending...
Sat
15
Jul
2006
F1
15/07/2006 10:38
BMW Sauber third driver Robert Kubica held the top spot in Friday's second
practice session for the French Grand Prix, although was not quite as quick
as he was in the morning. Hs afternoon's best time was 1:16.902, a
tenth slower than his earlier...
Wed
22
Mar
2006
F1
22/03/2006 03:48
Despite its engine woes of the Malaysian race weekend, Ferrari is confident
after its performance in the first two races and is focused on more
improvements in the weeks to come. Both Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa
had to suffer the 10 place...
Wed
11
Jan
2006
NASCAR-CUP
11/01/2006 04:29
After a season of disappointments in 2005, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. entered
Daytona testing with a renewed sense of optimism. Earnhardt and Team 8
suffered a season of inconsistency, missing the Chase and performing poorly
at some of their best ...
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