Salo pondering NASCAR move
Oct 12, 2008 NASCAR
Former Formula One racer Mika Salo is pondering moving to NASCAR and has been in talks with a number teams to try to arrange a first test at the wheel of a stock car.
Crisis could see customer car return
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Plans to outlaw customer cars from Formula One could be ditched in a move to help shore up the future of independent teams, autosport.com has learned.
McLaren evaluating di Resta for F1 future
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
McLaren are evaluating DTM frontrunner Paul di Resta for a future in Formula One, the team have confirmed.
Dennis rebuffs Kubica’s Hamilton criticism
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
McLaren boss Ron Dennis believes Robert Kubica should concentrate more on his driving than criticising other drivers, following remarks he made about Lewis Hamilton in Fuji.
Hamilton not changing approach
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Lewis Hamilton has no intention of changing his no-risk approach to races, despite taking a crucial pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Bourdais blames Massa for collision
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Sebastien Bourdais believes Felipe Massa was completely to blame for their collision at Fuji - even though the stewards decided to penalise Bourdais for the collision
Williams suffers from poor starts
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Williams drivers Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima both suffered from poor starts in the Japanese Grand Prix which ultimately cost the team any chance of turning around a disappointing weekend
Loeb boosted by Hirvonen’s problems
Oct 12, 2008 WRC
Sebastien Loeb is set to further extend his World Rally Championship lead as he closes on a fourth straight Corsica Rally victory
Toyota hobbled by low temperature
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Toyota’s Jarno Trulli believes fifth place was the best he could have achieved after low track temperatures robbed him and his team of the chance to fight for a podium at Fuji Speedway - the venue owned by the Japanese manufacturer
Honda expected tough home race
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Honda team principal Ross Brawn reiterated his belief that his struggling squad will be rewarded for their patience next year, after Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button finished in the middle on the team’s home ground
Raikkonen: Both McLarens hit me
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Kimi Raikkonen claimed after the Japanese Grand Prix that he was hit by both McLaren drivers in a controversial first corner incident which cost world championship leader Lewis Hamilton a drive-through penalty in Fuji on Sunday
Bourdais given 25-second penalty
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Sebastien Bourdais has received a 25-second post-race penalty for his tangle with Felipe Massa in the Japanese Grand Prix
Force India upbeat despite retirements
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Force India were buoyed by their cars’ competitiveness in the Japanese Grand Prix, even though both Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella were forced to retire early
Kubica calls on BMW to push for title
Oct 12, 2008 Formula One
Robert Kubica once again called for his BMW team to rally in the closing stages of the season and make a big push for the world title, after finishing second in the Japanese Grand Prix
Hirvonen delayed by puncture
Oct 12, 2008 WRC
Mikko Hirvonen’s fading title hopes have received another blow after a suspected puncture cost him several positions in the first stage of day three in Corsica
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