Short motorsport news of the day

Here are the main short motorsport news of this day, October 1, 2009.

Formula 1: ZF Sachs will supply dampers and clutches to Toyota F1 team starting 2010, and "for several seasons".

Rally: Former world rally driver Pentti Airikkala, one of the original flying Finns, lost his battle with cancer Sept. 30th aged 64.

Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen did not confirm he would be in F1 in 2010. "Maybe I will race, maybe not," he said in Japan.

Rally: Citroen's Sebastien Loeb posted the fastest time at this morning's shakedown stage for the Catalunya Rally.

Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen's manager Steve Robertson has confirmed that McLaren is interested in signing up the Finn for 2010.

Formula 1: Rubens Barrichello on Thursday said he is confident he will extend his record-longest #F1 career into 2010.

GP3: Multiple F3 champions Carlin Motorsport have been granted an entry into the new GP3 series.

Formula 1: F1 team Toro Rosso is pushing for a far more cost effective KERS for 2013, alongside new engines and gearboxes.

GP3: Grand Prix driver Mark Webber and his Red Bull boss Christian Horner's Arden will enter a team in the new GP3 series.