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F3: Jules Bianchi overwhelmed by upcoming Ferrari test
Saturday, November 21, 2009
F3 Euroseries champion Jules Bianchi is anxious to step foot in the F1 Ferrari car at Jerez next months. The French driver will be racing in GP2 next season with ART Gran Prix. His name was heard a couple of times within the Scuderia's garages this season, notably as a possible substitute to injured Felipe Massa earlier this season.
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F1: Ross Brawn wanted a future for his team
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Days after selling his team to the Mercedes group, Ross Brawn admitted he had been temped to try to repeat Brawn GP's success in 2010. But what he really wanted was to ensure a future to this team that came close to not racing in 2009.
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NASCAR: Mark Martin says no focus on title fight
Saturday, November 21, 2009
While he could still mathematically beat his teammate Jimmie Johnson and become NASCAR's oldest champion, the odds are against Mark Martin this weekend in Homestead. Johnson has been unbeatable in the past four Chase to the Sprint Cup, most likely making him the first driver to win a fourth straight championship tomorrow, in Miami.
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F1: Jose Maria Lopez signs conditional USF1 deal
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Argentine driver Jose Maria Lopez has reportedly signed to race with the USF1 team in 2010. The 26-year-old former GP2 driver, who has recently been racing in his country's touring car championship, must complete a $8m sponsorship package but has signed documentation at the team's Charlotte base, the Corsa publication said.
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The curious 6-wheel Ferrari Formula 1 car
Friday, November 20, 2009
Back in 1977, the year of Niki Lauda's second World Championship the Scuderia Ferrari, under the guidance of Mauro Forghieri designed a 6-wheel car that was vastly different from the infamous Tyrrell P34 that had four front wheels.
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F1: No early contract release for Jenson Button
Friday, November 20, 2009
Angry Brawn chief executive Nick Fry has announced pre-emptively that Jenson Button will not be released to commence work for his new team McLaren in the remaining days of 2009.
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F1: Still no deal for 2010 British GP
Friday, November 20, 2009
Bernie Ecclestone has warned that, if next month's World Motor Sport Council were to be held today, the British grand prix would be scratched from the 2010 calendar.
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IRL: A full time ride for Will Power
Thursday, November 19, 2009
As Auto123.com had already revealed some weeks ago, Penske Racing announced today that Australian Will Power will compete in a full-season entry for the team in the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series.
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IRL: FAZZT Racing team is taking shape
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The only Canadian team to be involved in the IndyCar series for 2010, the FAZZT Race Team is continuing to take shape with the addition of key personnel as well as completing its own installations in Indianapolis.
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F1: Jacques Villeneuve training hard in Europe
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is currently in Austria to undergo an intensive training program with his personal coach. That triggered several rumours in the medias about his future. Auto123.com spoke with Villeneuve in Thursday morning.
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Rally: A last event expected to be difficult
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The last event of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship season promises to be interesting as 54 teams head to Bancroft, Ontario, this upcoming weekend. Out of those, ten teams will be making the trip from the U.S. to live this special experience where an ability to juggle with trouble is not a key but a requirement.
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Karting: Felipe Massa back on Granja Viana track
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
After his flying visit in Valencia, Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa flew immediately back to Sao Paulo, to be close to his wife Raffaela, who is expecting their child. But Massa didn't want to miss the opportunity to get back onto the track, although it was just in a kart.
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Jobs lost at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
There are signs that the economic downturn is still very much present in the motorsports world as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) organisation has announced that a number of people are to leave their roles in an effort to reduce costs.
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New GP3 car unveiled to international media
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Circuit HTTT Paul Ricard was buzzing today with media from all across Europe as Red Bull Racing Formula One driver Mark Webber drove the highly anticipated new single-seater for 19 laps on a 3A configuration.
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NASCAR: Andrew Ranger honoured after championship
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Canadian rising star and NASCAR Canadian Tires Series' champion Andrew Ranger was among five champions in NASCAR's developmental that were honoured at Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala.
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NASCAR: 2010 Canadian Tire Series schedule announced
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
NASCAR announced the schedule for the fourth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, which will take the series to some of the top racing facilities throughout Canada.
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F1: Teams said no to offer of more F1 income
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
F1 teams turned down the opportunity of a 10 per cent commercial income pay-rise because it would have meant committing to the sport for the next three years.
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Vintage racing at Circuit Mont-Tremblant in 2010
Monday, November 16, 2009
Historic Motorsports Productions (HMP), a new vintage racing event promoter, has teamed with Circuit Mont-Tremblant to launch HMP's inaugural Canadian vintage racing and lifestyle event, July 10-12, 2010.
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F1: Felipe Massa reunites with F60 at Valencia
Monday, November 16, 2009
For the first time since a flying spring struck his helmet in Hungary in late July, Felipe Massa at the weekend returned to the cockpit of Ferrari's F2009 single seater.
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NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson bounces back in Phoenix
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Superman is back! Mark Martin, trying to win his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, called his teammate Jimmie Johnson Superman for good reasons after the race in Phoenix: No one in the past four years has been good enough in NASCAR's playoffs to beat Johnson in the so called Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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Karting: Nelson Piquet back on race track
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Nelson Piquet Jr. will take part in the Superkarts USA Super Nationals in Las Vegas next week-end competing against drivers like Michael Schumacher. It will be a first race appearance for the young driver since the end of his Formula 1 career early this year.
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Natiowide: A tough Saturday for Alex Tagliani
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Nothing finally went according to plan for Alex Tagliani who, after being unable to complete the qualifications session, had to take the start with the reserve car during the Nationwide event presented Saturday, in Phoenix.
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F1: Sauber waiting for Toyota's clarification
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Hinwil based Sauber team is "waiting patiently" to know if it will be able to keep racing in formula one in 2010. "We are waiting patiently for our starting place," team founder Peter Sauber said referring to the FIA's declaration last week that "urgent clarification" is being sought as to Toyota's "legal position" following the Japanese carmaker's decision to withdraw from F1.
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F1: Lotus likely signed with Jarno Trulli
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Malaysian-owned new Lotus team has signed its first driver for the 2010 season, boss Tony Fernandes revealed on his Twitter page. "Public announcement soon," he said. "The dream continues." Meanwhile, Jarno Trulli was this weekend trackside for the Sprint Cup event in Phoenix ahead of his NASCAR test for Michael Waltrip Racing in the coming day.
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Atlantic: Twelve races on 2010 Schedule
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The Atlantic Championship has announced its 2010 schedule with include 12 races all over America. The season will begin at Sebring for the famous Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring and end at Road Atlanta in October.
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Nationwide: Alex Tagliani happy with progress
Saturday, November 14, 2009
IndyCar driver/owner Alex Tagliani was pretty happy with the team's work after the first day of practice for the Nationwide event in Phoenix where he finished a lonely 42nd in the first session but an unexpected 23rd in the afternoon.
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F1: Jenson Button and manager visits McLaren's headquarters
Saturday, November 14, 2009
McLaren has confirmed British newspaper reports revealing that Jenson Button visited the Woking based team's headquarters on Friday.The 2009 world champion-elect had just touched down in Heathrow after a post-season holiday in Japan when he made "a small detour to Woking to say hello", a McLaren spokesman said. The Guardian newspaper said his manager Richard Goddard was also given a tour of the factory by team boss Martin Whitmarsh.
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NASCAR: Martin Truex Jr. steals Pole in Phoenix
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Martin Truex Jr. has stolen the spotlight, briefly, as he grabbed the Phoenix NASCAR Sprint Cup Pole. Another Martin -- Mark Martin, the favorite, that is -- won from the pole in the spring and was looking to duplicate that effort, but had to settle for tenth place.
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LMS: Formula Le Mans alongside the big players in 2010!
Friday, November 13, 2009
FORMULA LE MANS is a genuine racing nursery and the "first step" towards endurance racing as such the Automobile Club de l'Ouest hold it dear and has granted the entrance to the "LE MANS SERIES" endurance races.
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FIA condemns leaked Briatore documents
Friday, November 13, 2009
The FIA on Thursday reacted angrily to media reports about Flavio Briatore's forthcoming appeal against his lifetime ban from motor racing.
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F1: USF1 lodges $440,000 F1 entry fee
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The president of the FIA Senate has revealed that USF1, the new American formula one team for 2010, has lodged its entry fee to contest next year's world championship.
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F1: Toyota would sell 2010 car design
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Toyota's completed 2010 formula one car design, codenamed the TF110, is reportedly available for purchase by other teams.
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