Raikkonen Echoes Calls for F1 Changes, Wants More ‘Danger’
Following fellow F1 driver Sebastian Vettel’s laments regarding the new, safer, slower F1, Ferrari pilot Kimi Raikkonen tells Canal+ France that F1 needs to bring back the risk and excitement to races or else fans and sponsors may drift away. Read more: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119426 Ecclestone Era Nearing End? The rumblings of discontent from drivers regarding the current state of the F1 tour are increasingly finding their echo in the media; automotive journalists are evoking the possibility of 84-year-old Bernie Ecclestone stepping down to make way for younger, more innovative blood. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-3115410/Red-Bull-boss-Christian-Horner-man-run-Formula-One-Bernie-Ecclestone-not-ready-role-just-yet.html Kyle Busch Set to Return to Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity series will be up one elite driver this coming weekend in Michigan, as Kyle Busch is set to return after a long three-month hiatus spent recovering from injuries suffered in the season –opening race at Daytona. The veteran driver has racked up 70 victories on the Xfinity tour. Read more: http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/kyle-busch-to-return-to-nascar-xfinity-competition-this-weekend Hinchcliffe to Go Under Knife Once More Though Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe has no memory of the life-threatening accident suffered during practice sessions for the Indianapolis 500 in May, he will have plenty of scars to remind him of the scary crash that has sidelined him indefinitely. Hinchcliffe is scheduled for more surgery to fully repair damage to his pelvis and upper thigh. Read more: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119415 97-year-old Navigator to Accompany 72-Year-Old Son on Endurance Rally The world’s oldest rally team will be crossing Canada and the United States this month as part of the 9,600-km Trans-America Challenge organized by the Endurance Rally Association. 97-year-old Dorothy Caldwell will be manning the maps and charts for her son, former McLaren F1 team manager Alastair Caldwell, in the rally which will pass through Halifax, Montreal, New York City, and on to Reno and San Francisco. Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11651861/Worlds-oldest-rally-car-navigator-97-to-race-6000-miles-in-Rolls-Royce.html
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