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Drivers – Just what the doctor ordered

Just what the doctor ordered
GrandPrix.com – Button too was an early pit caller and Michael Schumacher joined him in pitlane after trying to stop himself being overtaken by Giancarlo Fisichella and tagging his front wing on the rear tyre of the Renault driver. Suddenly Michael was back to ninth

HUNGARIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (3rd, 1:23.189): “I had a problem on my first lap when the traction control cut out on the exit of turn 7 and I half-spun. But we fixed it in the garage, and after that started the normal programme. It’s much colder than usual

CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella could not keep up but was in the right place, running second and acting as a “rear-gunner” for his squadron leader. Initially Giancarlo’s rear mirrors were filled with the silver-grey presence of Kimi Raikkonen but after only 16

Renault rookie Kovalainen crashes in Bahrain
Reuters India – The team said Kovalainen, who has replaced Spain’s double world champion Fernando Alonso in the Renault line-up alongside Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, would not be testing again on Tuesday. However the car, which suffered heavy damage to the rear

Big crash for Kovalainen
Sportnetwork.net – After a two-day break, the ING Renault F1 Team today resumed work at Bahrain s Sakhir circuit, beginning its final three-day test session of the 2007 pre-season. Representing the world champions this week are race drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and

TURKISH GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (4th, 1:27.564): “We knew all weekend that Ferrari would be quick, and that it would be a tough battle to get on to the front row, but we are in the next best position. The car felt much better today on the other type of Michelin

UNITED STATES GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 2 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Third fastest was Giancarlo Fisichella of Renault, the fastest of the regular drivers, followed by Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and the impressive Swiss youngster Giorgio Mondini (MF1). Michael Schumacher was sixth ahead of Tiago Monteiro (MF1), Jenson

A funny old world
GrandPrix.com – The poor performance of the Toyotas meant that Giancarlo Fisichella was able to make up for a poor first lap to move up from seventh at the end of the first lap to third by the end of the race. He gained one place from Michael’s retirement and two

Kovalainen crashes at Sakhir
Pitpass – Though the Finn is OK, under the new rules that allow each team only two cars at tests, the fact that his car is so badly damaged is bad news for the French outfit, especially at such a crucial test. Teammate Giancarlo Fisichella is currently carrying

FRENCH GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella was a lacklustre fifth while Pedro de la Rosa’s three-stop plan was hurt badly when he made a poor start. He came back to get two points but his car came to a smoky halt on the slowing down lap. The final point went to two

COLUMN – A rookie winner in F1? Don’t count it out
Reuters India – It was after all Giancarlo Fisichella, and not Alonso, who won in Melbourne for Renault in 2005 and it was Eddie Irvine and not Ferrari team mate Schumacher who triumphed at the Albert Park circuit in 1999. Both rookies are good enough, indeed there

Ferrari versus Alonso
Motorsport.com – Giancarlo Fisichella must be a little miffed that rookie teammate Heikki Kovalainen has better odds than he does. But really it’s Ferrari versus McLaren, or rather Ferrari versus Alonso that many folks see as the fight to watch in 2007. Lewis

Schumacher wins again, Speed slowed & stopped
Manteca Bulletin – Giancarlo Fisichella, Alonso’s Renault teammate, finished third, followed by Toyota’s Jarno Trulli. Schumacher won for the third time this season and the 87th time of his career. He cut Alonso’s championship lead from 25 points to 19 with eight of 18

United States Grand Prix Notebook
Who Won – Renault s drivers this year are rookie Heikki Kovalainen, who replaced McLaren-bound Fernando Alonso, and veteran Giancarlo Fisichella. Trulli needs more laps: Jarno Trulli said he needs consistent running in the car before he can properly assess

HUNGARIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (DNF, Damage): “It was a tough afternoon for me. The wet conditions are usually very good for me, but the car was very difficult to drive in the early part of the race, with understeer into the corners then big snaps of oversteer

Drivers – A lesson from the Oxford Don

A lesson from the Oxford Don
GrandPrix.com – Behind them came Felipe Massa, Juan Pablo Montoya and the BMWs of Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve Honda, Williams and Toyota played no real part in the action. Local hero Jenson Button was trying to make up for his horrible qualifying session

Contact YDN Staff
Yale Daily News – Notebaert, Jessica (Sports Editor) . Nothaft, Dariush (Daft Like Dar) . Ntonme, Jacques (Contributing Vera, Helen (Contributing Reporter) . Vetter, Todd . Villanueva, Ryan . Villeneuve, Nicole

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve had a decent race but this ended with a very smoky engine failure. Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli finished 14th and 16th which meant that this was not a classic weekend for Toyota. In fact the word “disaster” seemed a little more

Daytona 500 started, ended in controversy
Nevada Appeal – Jacques Villeneuve actually has a Formula 1 championship on his resume’, and is reportedly looking to add a NASCAR title as well. Villeneuve’s agent Craig Pollock says that his client is very close to lining up a title sponsor for a NASCAR ride. The

‘The Sarah Silverman Program,’ a hit in the U.S., arrives in Canada
Canada.com – TORONTO (CP) – Comedian Sarah Silverman is deceptively pretty and angel-faced, with porcelain skin, ebony hair and cherry-red lips – but what spews from those lips is almost always hilariously edgy, scatological and offensive. Some critics have

SAN MARINO GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Also out were Jacques Villeneuve’s BMW, Nico Rosberg’s Williams, David Coulthard’s Red Bull, Nick Heidfeld’s BMW (which the German spun at the end of the mini-session and Tonio Liuzzi’s Toro Rosso, which had done well to get through the first

SAN MARINO GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (12th): “It was not that exciting because I had a problem in the first pit stop. We were not as competitive as we expected. However, the balance was good and with this we should have been able to do some quick laps. The start was

Raikkonen getting comfortable quickly at Ferrari
ESPN.com – Former F1 World Champion and Indy 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve recently blasted Raikkonen in a story in F1 Racing Magazine. “Kimi’s overrated as a driver package, because apart from jumping in a car and going fast, he really doesn’t care about the

BAHRAIN GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The two Renaults of Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella were ominously close to the front, both being just a tenth of a second off pole but with Jacques Villeneuve and Jarno Trulli sixth and seventh quickest there were still questions as to

F1 driver – TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS

TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard overtakes Liuzzi for 11th place. * Lap 12: The order is the same but the gaps have changed with Michael closing to two seconds of Massa while Alonso drops back to be seven seconds down on Michael. There is then a gap of about five

Toro Rosso confirms Speed
Motorsport.com – Sister team Red Bull had David Coulthard and Mark Webber similarly behind the lens in the Czech Republic for the so-called “Mood Film”, which will see the four drivers pitted against each other. Discuss this article in the Motorsport.com Forums

GERMAN GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The top 10 was completed by Fernando Alonso, Toro Rosso’s Neel Jani, Giancarlo Fisichella and David Coulthard. Markus Winkelhock did a good job to be 11th in his Midland but the times should not be taken too seriously as Jarno Trulli, Ralf Schumacher

HUNGARIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard (24th, 1:25.843): “We’re not looking that good today, but it’s just that we’re working to our own programme which is obviously different to others. Everything was pretty much the same as during a normal Friday practice, the only

MALAYSIAN GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The complicated penalty format in qualifying meant that there was considerable confusion as to who would drop to where on the grid, because Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello had to each take a penalty of 10 places on the grid

JAPANESE GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard (22nd, 1:37.596): “In changing conditions, you have got to decide which set of tyres you’re going to scrub off. If you run a set of intermediates, you lose them, so I chose to save them and run on the slicks at the end of the second

MALAYSIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard (DNF, Hydraulics): “I lost hydraulic pressure in the car, which meant I had no power assistance going into the chicane. With that alone your afternoon’s going to be difficult, but as the gearbox is controlled by the hydraulics as well

F1 driver – EUROPEAN GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT

EUROPEAN GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Underlining that the times cannot much be trusted Jacques Villeneuve was fourth quickest in the BMW Sauber with the two Renaults of Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso fifth and sixth. Next up was Jenson Button’s Honda ahead of the Red Bull

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Further back Jacques Villeneuve passes David Coulthard for 10th place and Kimi Raikkonen continues to move through the field, passing Tonio Liuzzi for 12th. * Lap 4: Button passes Barrichello for fifth place and this time pulls away. Klien, who is

F1 champ ‘very close’ to lining up NASCAR sponsor
FOXSports.com – MONTREAL (AP) – Being a pop singer is fun but Jacques Villeneuve says his real career remains in auto racing. And his agent Craig Pollock says Villeneuve’s challenge is to amass the most impressive collection of racing titles ever. The former Indy

Schumacher wins again, Speed slowed & stopped
Manteca Bulletin – Jacques Villeneuve, the 1995 Indy 500 winner and a former F1 champion, was the next to exit, pulling off track on lap seven after an engine failure. Schumacher wins again, Speed slowed & stopped INDIANAPOLIS Michael Schumacher remains the king of

AUSTRALIAN GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – This was bad news for Jacques Villeneuve, who was the only major runner to do a lot of laps because he had to do the work which Kubica had been scheduled to do. He ended the session third fastest. After Kubica’s disappearance and a spin from Scuderia

Open wheel return ruled out for Villeneuve
f1press.net – Feb.20 (GMM) Jacques Villeneuve could still switch to NASCAR, the former formula one driver and world champion’s manager on Monday insisted. While 35-year-old Villeneuve sang a selection of his newly launched debut music album to members of the press

Arts Headlines
CBC News – Race-car driver Jacques Villeneuve is hoping to rev up a career in music with the launch of his first CD, Private Paradise. O.J. must pay royalties from past work to Goldmans A judge on Tuesday ordered that O.J. Simpson’s income from past work in

CANADIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (DNF, Accident): “Ralf Schumacher was running very slowly for quite a few laps and I think he had a problem with his car. When he decided to let me by it was through a corner. He lifted and just to avoid him I had to go wide where

BRITISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES
GrandPrix.com – Fourth place went to the second Renault of Giancarlo Fisichella, Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari was fifth, Juan Pablo Montoya was sixth in the his McLaren while Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve took the final points paying positions in their

CANADIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (10th, 1:18.035): “The car is running strong. It is a little bit difficult to drive with the relatively low downforce, and the track is very slippery, but the lap times are competitive. I am confident for the rest of the weekend.” Dr

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SPECIAL: Here Comes Kovalainen 
Speed TV - Feb 06 10:53 AM
Note: the following story is abridged from an article originally appearing in the March issue of RACER magazine, on sale at newsstands now. Ed. There are no ifs, ands or buts when Renault explains why Heikki Kovalainen was chosen to replace Fernando Alonso.Save

Formula One: Hamilton sets pace in Spain 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 10:52 AM
Lewis Hamilton set a searing pace for McLaren-Mercedes in Formula One testing setting the best time of the week at Valencia.Save

Formula One: Cool hand Heikki puts heat on F1 rivals 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 7:07 PM
If anyone was born to drive, then it’s Finland’s Heikki Kovalainen.Save

Renault Valencia test notes 2007-01-31 
Motorsport.com - Jan 31 10:12 AM
The ING Renault F1 Team today continued testing in Valencia, in spite of unpredictable conditions that once again forced the team to adapt its technical programme.Save

Renault Valencia test notes 2007-01-30 
Motorsport.com - Jan 30 9:57 AM
The ING Renault F1 Team was back in action this week in Valencia to continue its development programme with the new R27. The team is once again running with two chassis in order to make the fastest possible development progress with the new car.Save

Formula One: Alonso fastest in Spanish testing 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 11:08 AM
Swapping Renault for McLaren-Mercedes has not slowed down world champion Fernando Alonso as he posted the fastest time in testing at the Cheste circuit outside the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.Save

Alonso tops Valencia test times again 
Motorsport.com - Jan 31 1:26 PM
Testing continued at Valencia on January 31st with 16 drivers from nine teams at work in changeable weather conditions. McLaren’s Fernando Alonso topped the times again, although his best of 1:12.581 was not so far ahead of rivals as yesterday, and team test driver Pedro de la Rosa was 12th.Save

US GP notebook 2007-02-21 
Motorsport.com - Feb 21 10:56 AM
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 – Reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso said a number of different teams and drivers have a good chance to win races in the upcoming 17-event FIA Formula One World Championship that includes the United States Grand Prix on June 17 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Save

Renault Barcelona test notes 2007-02-13 
Motorsport.com - Feb 13 10:12 AM
The ING Renault F1 Team today completed the second day of its test programme at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, with Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen at the wheel of the two R27 chassis.Save

Drivers – A smashing day for Michael

A smashing day for Michael
GrandPrix.com – And let us not forget that he had the race won in 2002 as well but handed victory to Rubens Barrichello to say “Thank you Juan Pablo Montoya ran into the back of his McLaren team mate Kimi Raikkonen. This probably did not much impress Dr Dieter

Some very odd times
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso were fifth and sixth ahead of Rubens Barrichello’s Honda, Jacques Villeneuve’s BMW Juan Pablo Montoya had an off during the session and ended up 15th ahead of Jarno Trulli (Toyota), the Williamses of Mark

F1 driver – MALAYSIAN GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES

MALAYSIAN GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (14th, 1:34.752): “Somehow we could not really get the tyres to work on a low fuel load. On old tyres we were quick this morning, but we didn’t practice with new tyres then and didn’t gain enough from them in qualifying. The result

No heat and dust
GrandPrix.com – the most damaging being spins for Christijan Albers (Midland-Toyota) and Tonio Liuzzi (Scuderia Toro Rosso), who both ended up in the wall, although the damage in both cases was minimal. After the session BMW revealed that Jacques Villeneuve will be

CANADIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (10th, 1:18.035): “The car is running strong. It is a little bit difficult to drive with the relatively low downforce, and the track is very slippery, but the lap times are competitive. I am confident for the rest of the weekend.” Dr

MONACO GP – THURSDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (20th, 1:17.874): “The car is fairly competitive here, but due to the problem on Robert’s car we had to stop early so we don’t really know where we are yet. We have quite a lot of work to do.” Nick Heidfeld (22nd, 1:18.257): “I was

CANADIAN GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (11th, 1:15.832): “The track heated up, we lost the balance of the car and couldn’t get it to work anymore. It is very disappointing as now we are in the middle of the pack for the first corner. We should be all right once the race

Drivers – CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES

CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jenson Button in the Honda taking fourth place on the last lap, followed by Pedro de la Rosa in the McLaren-Mercedes in fifth, Rubens Barrichello in the second Honda in sixth, Nick Heidfeld in the Sauber-BMW in seventh and Mark Webber in the Williams

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Toyota Bahrain test notes 2007-02-27 
Motorsport.com - Feb 27 8:42 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing returned to action at the Bahrain International Circuit today for the first day of the final multi-team test before the 2007 season starts in Australia.Save

Toyota Barcelona test notes 2007-02-13 
Motorsport.com - Feb 13 10:11 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing continued its winter test programme at Barcelona today with Jarno Trulli and Franck Montagny at the wheel. Under clear skies at the Circuit de Catalunya the team had a fruitful day of running and the two drivers were able to put in nearly 100 laps each.Save

Toyota Barcelona test notes 2007-02-14 
Motorsport.com - Feb 14 10:42 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing completed its test at Barcelona today with Ralf Schumacher and Franck Montagny at the wheel. On Ralf’s first visit to the modified version of the Circuit de Catalunya, he tried out the new seamless shift gearbox for the first time and worked on set up for most of his day.Save

Formula One: Hamilton sets pace in Spain 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 10:52 AM
Lewis Hamilton set a searing pace for McLaren-Mercedes in Formula One testing setting the best time of the week at Valencia.Save

Toyota Valencia test notes 2007-01-30 
Motorsport.com - Jan 30 1:12 PM
Panasonic Toyota Racing gave a full testing debut to the new TF107 car at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia today to begin the team’s testing programme for 2007 on a positive note.Save

Toyota Valencia test notes 2007-01-31 
Motorsport.com - Jan 31 1:12 PM
Panasonic Toyota Racing continued its positive start to pre-season testing with another productive day at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.Save

Bahrain test day one 
Motorsport.com - Feb 22 10:11 AM
Manama, 22nd February 2007: The Bahrain International Circuit basked in sunshine and reverberated to the sound of Formula One machinery in action on the first day of this week’s official testing.Save

Action resumes in Bahrain 
Motorsport.com - Feb 27 11:12 AM
Manama, 28th February 2007: Scuderia Ferrari made a clean sweep at the top of the timesheets, with Felipe Massa and Kimi R ikk nen setting the fastest laps of the Bahrain International Circuit, as official Formula One testing resumed for a second three days of testing.Save

Schumacher takes over at Valencia 
Motorsport.com - Feb 01 12:57 PM
On day three of the week’s testing at Valencia Toyota’s Ralf Schumacher ousted McLaren’s Fernando Alonso from the top of the time sheet.Save

Toyota Bahrain test notes 2007-02-24 
Motorsport.com - Feb 24 9:57 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing completed the first part of its double-header test at the Bahrain International Circuit today.Save

Ferrari in charge in testing 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 1:39 PM
Ferrari dominated Formula One testing here on Thursday as world champions Renault struggled off the pace at a sun-kissed Sakhir circuit.Save

Toyota Bahrain test notes 2007-02-23 
Motorsport.com - Feb 23 10:11 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing was back in action at the Bahrain International Circuit today for the second day of pre-season testing in the Middle East.Save

Toyota Bahrain test notes 2007-02-22 
Motorsport.com - Feb 22 11:12 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing escaped the European winter for its double-header test at the Bahrain International Circuit, which began in the Gulf state today.Save

McLaren tops test times at Jerez 
Motorsport.com - Feb 06 3:11 PM
Winter testing resumed on February 6th and most teams were at Jerez de la Frontera. 16 drivers took to the Spanish track and McLaren tester Pedro de la Rosa was the fastest man of the day, 1:19.998 and the team’s rookie racer Lewis Hamilton was fourth on the time sheet.Save

Massa takes over at Jerez 
Motorsport.com - Feb 07 1:27 PM
It was another busy day on the test track at Jerez, where 16 drivers from eight teams were at work. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa took over the top of the times with a best of 1:19.647 in the F2007, while teammate Kimi Raikkonen was likewise in a new car and was fourth overall.Save

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Heidfeld impresses in new BMW car 
CNN.com - Feb 23 12:36 PM
Nick Heidfeld showed BMW’s pace in pre-season testing on Friday with the quickest lap yet of the Bahrain circuit by a 2.4 liter V8 powered Formula One car.Save

$0.02: Ullrich ‘not bitter’? Sell it elsewhere, Jan 
Summit Daily News - Feb 27 6:40 PM
Aside from when he said, “I am not bitter,” Jan Ullrich didn’t much try to cloak his anger when he retired on Monday. He blamed others for dragging him into the doping mess, said his “life as a cyclist collapsed” the day he was banned from the Tour de France last summer.Save

Freire wins Ruta; Eisel scores in Algarve 2 
Procycling - Feb 22 9:20 AM
22/02/2007 It was a close finish in the last stage of the Ruta del Sol, but Oscar Freire managed to overtake Dario Cioni on GC to win the stage and the overall. And down n Portugal, Bernhard Eisel won his first race in magenta.Save

NHRA REMINDER: Teleconference Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 3 ET 
The Auto Channel - Feb 21 8:43 PM
*** FOR MEDIA USE ONLY – NOT FOR PUBLICATION *** WHAT: NHRA preseason teleconference with John Force and Tony Schumacher.Save

How ordinary folks are coping 
The Gazette - Feb 27 4:13 AM
Reports from Mt. Vernon, Wellman, Marengo, Sigourney and What CheerSave

Pleasant night for West High boys 
The Iowa City Press-Citizen - Feb 21 1:27 AM
Prep boys basketball roundupSave

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Drivers – Alonso Dislikes Chicane.

Alonso Dislikes Chicane.
Sportnetwork.net – After the test on Wednesday Fernando had to say this. “I don’t like it much, I really liked the two final corners here and I will miss them, but hopefully the chicane will give us some good moments during the races However fellow McLaren test

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Schumacher takes over at Valencia 
Motorsport.com - Feb 01 12:57 PM
On day three of the week’s testing at Valencia Toyota’s Ralf Schumacher ousted McLaren’s Fernando Alonso from the top of the time sheet.Save

Kovalainen escapes accident unhurt 
CNN.com - Feb 27 11:16 AM
Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen has escaped unhurt after a 200kph crash in Formula One testing in Bahrain.Save

GP2: Pantano Blitzes Field at Paul Ricard 
Speed TV - Feb 21 10:23 AM
Formula 1 veterans stood out in this weeks first day of GP2 Series testing at the Paul Ricard circuit in France.Save

Everything is possible for Kovalainen 
Motorsport.com - Feb 19 4:56 AM
Q: What is your feeling after the first tests? Heikki Kovalainen : The feeling is very positive after my first test. Obviously we don’t know how is our competition yet but the first time is very positive and that’s always a nice feeling.Save

Coulthard surprises on last day at Barcelona 
Motorsport.com - Feb 14 1:12 PM
The last day of testing this week at the Circuit de Catalunya saw Red Bull’s David Coulthard spring a bit of a surprise.Save

F1: Massa Leads Raikkonen in Bahrain 
Speed TV - Feb 27 7:38 AM
So far most Formula 1 observers have tipped Ferrari, McLaren and BMW Sauber as early favorites for the 2007 season, and that seemed to be the case today in Bahrain, when the three squads swept the top-five positions in this weeks first day of testing activities at the Sakhir circuit.Save

Renault Barcelona test notes 2007-02-12 
Motorsport.com - Feb 12 10:56 AM
Today the ING Renault F1 Team got on with its development programme on the Catalonia circuit in the Barcelona region in a new 3-day test, which will be the last in Europe before the season officially kicks off in Melbourne on 18th March.Save

Renault must step up another gear 
CNN.com - Feb 16 10:26 AM
LONDON, England (Reuters) — Formula One champions Renault recognised on Friday that they lack the pace of some rivals and have yet to get the most out of their Bridgestone tires in pre-season testing.Save

BUMP AND RUN 
Birmingham News - Feb 18 2:45 AM
%%head%%The trucks kicked off NASCAR’s 2007 season Friday with a three-wide finish. Travis Kvapil had the Chevy Silverado HD 250 won until Jack Sprague got a push from Johnny Benson to win by 0.031 seconds.Save

Renault Valencia test notes 2007-02-02 
Motorsport.com - Feb 02 9:56 AM
The ING Renault F1 Team today completed a four-day test session in Valencia, Spain. The session was once again focused on putting as many miles as possible on the R27-RS27 package, which was running for the first time in its new 2007 livery.Save

Formula One: Alonso blames the messenger 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 1:45 PM
Reigning champion Fernando Alonso said the press were to blame for focusing in on a comment last week that the thing he likes most about his McLaren-Mercedes was the colour.Save

F1: Ferrari Dominates in Barcelona Day 2 
Speed TV - Feb 13 9:08 AM
After a disappointing Monday, when the two F2007s were hindered by electrical problems, Ferrari flexed its muscle Tuesday to comfortably lead this weeks second day of testing at Barcelonas Circuit de Catalunya.Save

US GP notebook 2007-02-21 
Motorsport.com - Feb 21 10:56 AM
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 – Reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso said a number of different teams and drivers have a good chance to win races in the upcoming 17-event FIA Formula One World Championship that includes the United States Grand Prix on June 17 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Save

Drivers – JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT

JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The team that has been going well with big fuel loads in recent races is BMW and so Nick Heidfeld’s presence in ninth was a good sign. Robert Kubica, who is new to Suzuka, missed out on getting through to the top 10 run-off, thanks to a big moment on

JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld was sixth fastest in his BMW Sauber ahead of Nico Rosberg’s Williams-Cosworth, Kimi Raikkonen’s McLaren, Robert Kubica’s BMW and the Ferrari of Felipe Massa. Next up were the Toro Rosso of Tonio Liuzzi, Pedro de la Rosa’s McLaren and

TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – * Lap 1: At the start of the race Felipe Massa takes the lead from Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso but behind them there is a mess as Giancarlo Fisichella is hit by Nick Heidfeld. Fisichella spins and behind him there is chaos and confusion

BRITISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES
GrandPrix.com – Fourth place went to the second Renault of Giancarlo Fisichella, Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari was fifth, Juan Pablo Montoya was sixth in the his McLaren while Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve took the final points paying positions in their

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Ferrari leads on first day at Bahrain 
Motorsport.com - Feb 22 10:42 AM
The start of the 2007 season is drawing ever closer and this week and next the majority of teams are at the Bahrain International Circuit for the final two test sessions before Melbourne.Save

Bahrain test day one 
Motorsport.com - Feb 22 10:11 AM
Manama, 22nd February 2007: The Bahrain International Circuit basked in sunshine and reverberated to the sound of Formula One machinery in action on the first day of this week’s official testing.Save

Toyota Bahrain test notes 2007-02-27 
Motorsport.com - Feb 27 8:42 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing returned to action at the Bahrain International Circuit today for the first day of the final multi-team test before the 2007 season starts in Australia.Save

Schumacher takes over at Valencia 
Motorsport.com - Feb 01 12:57 PM
On day three of the week’s testing at Valencia Toyota’s Ralf Schumacher ousted McLaren’s Fernando Alonso from the top of the time sheet.Save

Formula One: Hamilton sets pace in Spain 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 10:52 AM
Lewis Hamilton set a searing pace for McLaren-Mercedes in Formula One testing setting the best time of the week at Valencia.Save

Toyota Jerez test notes 2007-02-07 
Motorsport.com - Feb 07 12:56 PM
Panasonic Toyota Racing took to the track for day two of its three-day test at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez in Spain today looking to make more progress on the set-up options on the TF107, as well as continuing with systems checks and practicing launches.Save

Toyota Bahrain test notes 2007-02-23 
Motorsport.com - Feb 23 10:11 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing was back in action at the Bahrain International Circuit today for the second day of pre-season testing in the Middle East.Save

Another era begins for Toyota 
Motorsport.com - Jan 29 10:12 AM
Panasonic Toyota Racing waved au revoir to Olivier Panis last year but the French Tricolor will still be flying on the car thanks to the arrival of Franck Montagny, who is on track in the new TF107 for the first time at Valencia tomorrow.Save

Last winter test session under way 
Motorsport.com - Feb 27 11:27 AM
The last test session of the winter before the Australian Grand Prix got under way on February 27th, with tracks in Bahrain and Barcelona in operation. Sakhir was the busiest location with 17 drivers from nine of the teams at work it was the Ferraris at the top of the time sheet.Save

Massa takes over at Jerez 
Motorsport.com - Feb 07 1:27 PM
It was another busy day on the test track at Jerez, where 16 drivers from eight teams were at work. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa took over the top of the times with a best of 1:19.647 in the F2007, while teammate Kimi Raikkonen was likewise in a new car and was fourth overall.Save

Kovalainen escapes accident unhurt 
CNN.com - Feb 27 11:16 AM
Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen has escaped unhurt after a 200kph crash in Formula One testing in Bahrain.Save

Stars Gather for Abu Dhabi GP Launch 
Speed TV - Feb 02 2:09 PM
Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen are just two of the big names who will take to the streets of Abu Dhabi in F1 cars on Saturday. The event has been designed to celebrate the launch of a Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates capital in 2009.Save

F1 driver – BRAZILIAN GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT

BRAZILIAN GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – He was squeezed by Robert Kubica, who had Ralf Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld outside him. There was no room and Michael had to give but as they went thundering down the hill Michael was trying to pass the two BMWs. Ralf was already history. At the

JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld (9th, 1:31.513): “Everything was okay, and qualifying went as expected. It is obvious the fastest four are on a different tyre to us. Also we have to wait and see how their race strategy turns out. During the last part of qualifying

Schumacher wins again, Speed slowed & stopped
Manteca Bulletin – As cars bounced off each other and skidded off the track, Honda’s Jenson Button and Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld touched wheels, sending Heidfeld’s car into a gravel trap. The car dug into the gravel and began flipping, barrel-rolling several times. “I

JAPANESE GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld (8th): “My race was good and relatively unspectacular. At the start I gained one position and moved to eighth. The car was good, but I had trouble with the tyres. In all three stints I had graining on both the front and rear tyres. I

Formula One testing set to resume at BIC
Gulf Daily News – Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sabuer has so far set the fastest time of 1:30.469. The German was the fastest on Friday while Alonso bounced back on Saturday to top the time sheet with 1:30.994. Ferrari’s Massa was the fastest on the first day in a time of 1:31

McLaren set pace in Bahrain
Planet F1 – Nick Heidfeld, the pace setter on Friday, could only manage a tenth place with his team-mate Robert Kubica hot on his heels. Sakhir – 24/02/2007 1 . F. Alonso – McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 – 1:30.994 (+ 0.000 ) – 73 laps 2 . L. Hamilton – McLaren Mercedes

MALAYSIAN GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld (15th, 1:34.783): “Certainly I am not happy with the result. On my second run the first sector time was good. But for the second and third sectors David Coulthard kept driving directly in front of me. That was it. We gain a few positions

JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The team that has been going well with big fuel loads in recent races is BMW and so Nick Heidfeld’s presence in ninth was a good sign. Robert Kubica, who is new to Suzuka, missed out on getting through to the top 10 run-off, thanks to a big moment on

CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – That was true too for the two Hondas as they were running the same kind of fuel levels as the McLaren and so soon faded from the scene leaving the battle for fourth place to be led by Nick Heidfeld. Robert Kubica was pushed off at the first corner by

EUROPEAN GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Next up is Jacques Villeneuve with a very fast-starting Nick Heidfeld, up from 13th to ninth. There is a mess in the midfield as Ralf Schumacher tags Tonio Liuzzi and the Italian spins across the road into David Coulthard’s Red Bull. In the sort-out

Ferraris on top as Sakhir test resumes
Pitpass – For the two remaining days Kubica and Nick Heidfeld will share driving duties. The programme for tomorrow is aero tests and testing of new mechanical parts for Robert. While Heidfeld ’s ‘to do list’ includes set-up work, aero and tyre tests.

Drivers – MONACO GP – THURSDAY – TEAM QUOTES

MONACO GP – THURSDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (20th, 1:17.874): “The car is fairly competitive here, but due to the problem on Robert’s car we had to stop early so we don’t really know where we are yet. We have quite a lot of work to do.” Nick Heidfeld (22nd, 1:18.257): “I was

Honda ‘happy’ with tester Klien
f1press.net – Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 world championship even though Michael Schumacher, and, it now appears, the whole Ferrari team did their very best to stop him. With Schumacher s retirement the old stories are coming out of the woodwork. But few

UNITED STATES GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (DNF, Engine): “The car was feeling good and we had quite a lot of grip. We were running strong and were quite a bit faster than the three cars ahead of us, so I was just waiting for the pit stops to see what happened. The engine

A smashing day for Michael
GrandPrix.com – A few laps later Jacques Villeneuve’s engine went boom and half the field was gone with 50 laps still to run. The message was very clear. Those who got to the finish were likely to score points. In those early laps it was clear that Ferrari’s

SAN MARINO GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (12th): “It was not that exciting because I had a problem in the first pit stop. We were not as competitive as we expected. However, the balance was good and with this we should have been able to do some quick laps. The start was

New Cooper Tires Demonstrating Exceptional Performance In Champ Car
Motorsport.com – in 2007, the championship is noted for its long history of graduating its stars into Champ Car competition and has helped produce past Champ Car champions Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser, Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan, Michael Andretti and Jacques Villeneuve

SPANISH GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Those who failed to get through to Q3 were Webber, Montoya, Nico Rosberg, Jacques Villeneuve, Christian Klien and Tonio Liuzzi. The only big news in Q1 was that David Coulthard crashed his Red Bull and so starts from the back. “There was failure on

GERMAN GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES
GrandPrix.com – On lap 32 Jacques Villeneuve crashed on the final corner, his Sauber-BMW plowing straight off the corner and having a big impact, the Canadian getting out of the car unhurt. On lap 35 Ralf Schumacher took a drive-through penalty for speeding in the

Drivers – Mclaren Rules Bahrain

Mclaren Rules Bahrain
Sportnetwork.net – Fernando Alonso was so dominant over the rest of the field that he finished the day 0.8 seconds ahead of the next non Mclaren runner, Felipe Massa and Kimi R ikk nen. Although Fernando finished 1st. I believe that he was running on low fuel

McLaren set pace in Bahrain
Planet F1 – They were closely followed by the two Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen seven and eight tenths off the pace respectively, while Heikki Kovalainen recorded the fifth fastest time for Renault. Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button were next

BMW hot in Bahrain
Planet F1 – Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was quickest on Thursday and the Brazilian managed the eighth quickest time on Friday. Kimi Raikkonen was sixth. The Scuderia outfit were concentrating on electronic development and both drivers completed 70 laps. The

Action resumes in Bahrain
Motorsport.com – Manama, 28th February 2007: Scuderia Ferrari made a clean sweep at the top of the timesheets, with Felipe Massa and Kimi R ikk nen setting the fastest laps of the Bahrain International Circuit, as official Formula One testing resumed for a second

TURKISH GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Felipe Massa (1st, 1:26.907): “A fantastic day for me and to get my first F1 pole is an emotional moment. I can look back and think how much I have had to fight to achieve this. I am emotional and happy and hope to get many more poles in my career. I

Ferraris on top as Sakhir test resumes
Pitpass – On a day overshadowed by a heavy crash involving Renault ’s Heikki Kovalainen , the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominated proceedings, posting the fastest times of the day as they both completed race simulations. The Finn was using

HUNGARIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Felipe Massa (7th): “A very difficult race for us, in what was pretty much a lottery. Given how things went, especially in the first part of the race, a point is still something and at least it helps us close the gap in the Constructors’ classification

Ferrari sets the pace
Sportal.com.au – Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen recorded the fastest testing times in Bahrain on Wednesday. Massa’s time of 1:31.260 was three-tenths of a second ahead of Raikonnen, who was trialling a new aero package in his car. Reigning world

BRAZILIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Felipe Massa (1st): “Today is another dream, the dream of my life has become a reality. The car was perfect, the Bridgestone tyres were perfect, I drove an impeccable race and all of this at my home grand prix! I always had the situation under control

Now McLaren set pace in 2007 – Massa
Home of Sport – Felipe Massa no longer believes that BMW is the season favourite for 2007. The Ferrari driver recently confessed that the Swiss-German team had impressed him most in the winter period. But in a new interview for the Spanish newspaper Marca while

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Alonso tops Valencia test times again 
Motorsport.com - Jan 31 1:26 PM
Testing continued at Valencia on January 31st with 16 drivers from nine teams at work in changeable weather conditions. McLaren’s Fernando Alonso topped the times again, although his best of 1:12.581 was not so far ahead of rivals as yesterday, and team test driver Pedro de la Rosa was 12th.Save

MobileMail (US) Inc. to Aggressively Enter Into the Mobile Content Industry With Completion of Acquisition of Oy … 
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 31 1:48 PM
MobileMail Inc. is extremely pleased to announce the signing of a share purchase agreement for the completion of the acquisition of Oy Tracebit AB, an established and well regarded mobile content developer and seller of leading edge mobile multimedia content.Save

Ferrari leads on first day at Bahrain 
Motorsport.com - Feb 22 10:42 AM
The start of the 2007 season is drawing ever closer and this week and next the majority of teams are at the Bahrain International Circuit for the final two test sessions before Melbourne.Save

Ferrari back on top at Barcelona 
Motorsport.com - Feb 13 11:42 AM
After its electronic problems on Monday, Ferrari was back at the top of the time sheet on February 13th at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Felipe Massa’s 1:21.181 was the fastest of the 18 drivers present and teammate Kimi Raikkonen was second, half a second behind.Save

F1: Coulthard Surprises in Barcelona 
Speed TV - Feb 14 9:23 AM
David Coulthard gave a glimpse of what could be the true potential of the Adrian Newey-designed Red Bull RB3 in Barcelona today.Save

1:00 PM PINKS 
Speed TV - Feb 21 8:08 AM
SPEEDtv.com’s Neale Bayly hopped aboard the ridiculously-fast new GSXR at Phillip Island and lived to write about it… Honda F1 boss insists that this years Super Aguri car wont have much in common with the Honda RA107, despite the close relationship between the two teams.Save

F1: De la Rosa Puts McLaren On Top in Barcelona 
Speed TV - Feb 12 9:24 AM
Pedro de la Rosa again indicated McLarens strong form this Monday, leading the largest (18 cars) 2007 testing session so far.Save

McLaren tops test times at Jerez 
Motorsport.com - Feb 06 3:11 PM
Winter testing resumed on February 6th and most teams were at Jerez de la Frontera. 16 drivers took to the Spanish track and McLaren tester Pedro de la Rosa was the fastest man of the day, 1:19.998 and the team’s rookie racer Lewis Hamilton was fourth on the time sheet.Save

Heidfeld tops wet last day at Jerez 
Motorsport.com - Feb 08 1:27 PM
Thursday 8th February was the last day of testing at the Spanish track of Jerez and in wet conditions the BMW Sauber of Nick Heidfeld topped the times. The German set a best of 1:29.497 and team test driver Timo Glock was third fastest.Save

Ferrari in charge in testing 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 1:39 PM
Ferrari dominated Formula One testing here on Thursday as world champions Renault struggled off the pace at a sun-kissed Sakhir circuit.Save

F1 driver – CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS

CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Further back Mark Webber passes David Coulthard for 11th. Back in 16th place Felipe Massa goes off but is able to keep going. * Lap 8: Alonso continues to pull away. Further back Schumacher passes Barrichello to fifth. Further back Heidfeld passes

Ferraris on top as Sakhir test resumes
Pitpass – Red Bull had Mark Webber and David Coulthard on duty, both drivers finishing over 2.2s off the pace. While Scott Speed , in the Toro Rosso , completed 44 laps on the way to posting a best time just 2.7s off the pace, albeit the slowest time of the day.

BRAZILIAN GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Fisichella, Michael Schumacher (who gains two of three places by passing both BMW Saubers in one move), Ralf Schumacher, Robert Kubica, Jenson Button, Pedro de la Rosa, Nick Heidfeld, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scott Speed, Takuma Sato, David Coulthard

First impressions – Williams is quick
GrandPrix.com – There was not much to report from Renault and Red Bull with David Coulthard 12th overall with a best lap that was a second off the McLaren and the two Renault test drivers being slower than that, the team deciding to do endurance work on the first

JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard and Robert Doornbos will start 17th and 18th. The other man to do a good job was Christijan Albers in his Spyker, who got out of Q1 and ended up 16th on the grid. He was helped, no doubt, by his Bridgestone tyres but Suzuka is a track

Ferrari to run Oz-spec package this week
Home of Sport – Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica endured engine trouble, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button had hydraulic problems, and David Coulthard and Scott Speed struck gearbox woes. Ferrari’s R ikk nen also spent time in the garage for repairs to his

MALAYSIAN GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The complicated penalty format in qualifying meant that there was considerable confusion as to who would drop to where on the grid, because Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello had to each take a penalty of 10 places on the grid

HUNGARIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard (24th, 1:25.843): “We’re not looking that good today, but it’s just that we’re working to our own programme which is obviously different to others. Everything was pretty much the same as during a normal Friday practice, the only

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LE MANS: Peugeot Confirms Driving Lineup 
Speed TV - Feb 12 4:53 AM
Peugeot Sport has officially confirmed its driving lineups for the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Le Mans Endurance Series season.Save

Thousands welcome back Adirondack Cup 
Observer-Dispatch - Feb 04 11:06 PM
BOONVILLE A sign on the victory podium just behind the finish line of the Adirondack Cup racetrack Sunday asked, “Crave excitement?” For the nearly 2,000 fans in attendance, that craving was satisfied with a day of high-speed racing, spectacular finishes and the occasional crash.Save

NASCAR Truth & Rumors: February 21, 2007 
Sports Illustrated - Feb 21 8:11 AM
The ink on Mark Martin’s 2007 Nextel Cup calendar boasts 22 races in the No. 01 U.S. Army Chevy. But if you flip to July, to the small box hosting his July 7 to-do list, the pencil markings suggest another story. The Pepsi 400? That wasn’t on the original slate. It is now. — jayski.comSave

Auto Racing: Lotus was at forefront of rear-engine cars 
Delaware County Times - Feb 07 9:05 PM
Older racing fans remember the front-engine roadsters that dominated Indy car racing until the mid-1960s, when rear-engine cars entered the scene. The first rear-engine car to win the Indy 500 was the Lotus 38 driven by Scottish Formula One champion Jim Clark in 1965.Save

Peugeot Sport sets driver line-ups 
Motorsport.com - Feb 12 12:07 AM
In the wake of the three test sessions that enabled the six drivers to familiarise themselves with both the new Peugeot 908 HDi FAP and the team, Peugeot’s driver line-ups for the Le Mans Series and the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours have now been finalised.Save

F1 driver – Red Bull unveiled Newey designed RB3

Red Bull unveiled Newey designed RB3
TSN – Mark Webber replaces Christian Klien and joins David Coulthard, who will be the oldest driver on the grid this season following Michael Schumacher’s retirement. As well, Robert Doornbos returns as the team’s test driver after flirting with

Toro Rosso confirms Speed
Motorsport.com – Sister team Red Bull had David Coulthard and Mark Webber similarly behind the lens in the Czech Republic for the so-called “Mood Film”, which will see the four drivers pitted against each other. Discuss this article in the Motorsport.com Forums

CHINESE GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Mark Webber was sixth ahead of Christijan Albers’s MF1, Giancarlo Fisichella’s Renault and Pedro de la Rosa’s McLaren with David Coulthard 10th in his Red Bull. In the course of those exciting last few laps Kimi Raikkonen had two spins, and there were

A smashing day for Michael
GrandPrix.com – Tonio Liuzzi was going around the outside while David Coulthard was backing off to avoid the trouble. And behind all of this Franck Montagny had nowhere to go and piled into the back of Klien’s battered Red Bull. Evereyone else took off on the grass

FRENCH GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The top 10 was completed by Nico Rosberg’s Williams (which has to drop 10 places on the grid because of an engine change) and David Coulthard’s Red Bull. With Rosberg dropping down the grid Mark Webber will start 10th, having qualified 11th, and it

First impressions – Williams is quick
GrandPrix.com – There was not much to report from Renault and Red Bull with David Coulthard 12th overall with a best lap that was a second off the McLaren and the two Renault test drivers being slower than that, the team deciding to do endurance work on the first

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Colombian driver good for NASCAR 
Las Vegas Sun - Feb 16 7:41 AM
Team owner Chip Ganassi has made it known on more than one occasion that he plans to bring Juan Pablo Montoya along slowly in his rookie season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.Save

2/21 :: Rookie of the Year Press Conference 
Indy Car - Feb 21 12:56 PM
THE MODERATOR: How did you spend your off-season? MARCO ANDRETTI: Waiting. It’s definitely too long for any driver to be out of the seat, let alone a rookie last year. I was going crazy. I just needed to drive something.Save

F1: Tilke Backs Street-Circuit GPs 
Speed TV - Feb 15 1:39 PM
While Champ Car has put racing on temporary street circuits at the core of its business plan, Formula 1 traditionally has run sparingly on such circuits, with only two in Monaco and Melbourne, Australia on the current World Championship calendar.Save

F1: Ferrari 1-2 On First Bahrain Test Day 
Speed TV - Feb 22 7:38 AM
The most crucial testing sessions ahead of the beginning of the 2007 Formula 1 season kicked off today in Bahrain with a familiar sight on top of the timesheets.Save

F1: Only a Top Team for Marco, Michael Says 
Speed TV - Feb 11 9:23 AM
Marco Andretti will only make the switch to Formula 1 if he is in a position to win races right from the start, claims his father and team boss Michael Andretti.Save

Montoya enjoys quiet qualifying day 
Southeast Missourian - Feb 12 5:05 AM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Juan Pablo Montoya has seen it all before, although one big difference is that his current car has a roof. The unflappable Colombian, a former CART champion, Indianapolis 500…Save

NASCAR Jack: Gatorade Duels 
Covers.com - Feb 14 7:52 PM
Did you ever watch your watch your mom make a fruitcake? It seemed she put a bit of everything in it. Stuff you never thought would ever go into something you were going to eat. Thats the best way I can describe how cars qualify for this coming S…Save

ATLANTIC: Conquest Signs Ricci for Second Seat 
Speed TV - Feb 09 6:08 AM
Conquest Racing is set for its 2007 Atlantic season after announcing the signing of 2006 Italian F3000 champion, Giacomo Ricci. The 21-year-old Italian, who had tested with the team last month in Moroso, will join teammate Matt Lee at the MSR Houston open test that begins today.Save

Racing for respect 
Birmingham News - Feb 18 3:16 AM
Answer reporters’ questions in English and Spanish. Polish an Indy 500 trophy when he goes home. Polish seven Formula 1 race trophies after that.Save

Bahrain test day one 
Motorsport.com - Feb 22 10:11 AM
Manama, 22nd February 2007: The Bahrain International Circuit basked in sunshine and reverberated to the sound of Formula One machinery in action on the first day of this week’s official testing.Save

Renault Jerez test notes 2007-02-08 
Motorsport.com - Feb 08 12:12 PM
The ING Renault F1 Team chose to skip the final day of testing in Jerez after wet conditions meant it was impossible for the team to make meaningful progress with its programme of reliability testing.Save

F1: Massa Flattered by Ecclestone Support 
Speed TV - Feb 08 12:08 PM
Bernie Ecclestone says that Felipe Massa is his hot tip for this years World Championship, above Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen and two-times champion Fernando Alonso.Save

Piquet cautious not crazy 
Motorsport.com - Feb 26 4:26 AM
Q: What’s your relationship with Heikki (Kovalainen)? Nelson Piquet : I don’t have a long relationship with him yet because it has just started and we don’t see each other all the time. We see each other in events like this and we don’t really have time to socialize.Save

Goodbye, Barcelona; hello, Bristol 
SportingNews.com - Feb 14 9:16 AM
Juan Pablo Montoya is trying to do something no other driver has attempted: move from a full-time ri…Save

SCCA Champion Caddell Wins Biggest Prize in Runoffs History 
The Auto Channel - Feb 03 7:16 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Courtesy MAZDASPEED Communications SCCA Champion Caddell Wins Biggest Prize in Runoffs History IRVINE, Calif.Save

NASCARs growth may have hit the brakes 
The Olympian - Feb 17 10:50 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. They call this The Great American Race. Mark Emmons DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. They call this The Great American Race. American drivers sitting behind the wheels of American cars.Save

Monteiro aims for 2008 return 
Motorsport.com - Feb 13 5:26 AM
Tiago Monteiro announced today that he will not take up any of the offers he has received from F1 teams for 2007 and instead aims to keep race-sharp by securing a seat in a competitive racing series with a view to returning to a full-time F1 race driver role in 2008.Save

F1 – Interview With Jeff Gordon

Interview With Jeff Gordon
Insider Racing News – TALK ABOUT JUAN PABLO MONTOYA MOVING FROM F1 TO NASCAR: “Oh it takes a lot of confidence and it’s a huge amount of pressure guys, but then to pull it off is just kind of a crap shoot about who’s going to win and who’s going to not in those 10 races

Honda’s wily ways
GrandPrix.com – F1 will never strike it big in the United States without a local hero winning races to get the locals excited. One needs only to look at the effect that Fernando Alonso’s success has had on F1 in Spain or think back to similar phenomena in Germany in

No Frontiers Remain For Hulkenberg in A1GP
FastMachines – Whatever Marco Andretti is to the Indy Racing League, Hulkenberg may soon be to F1 Remember him. Write it down. Burn this broke the A1GP record, making H lkenberg the most successful driver in the young series history, winning more races than

A little speculation about Donington Park
GrandPrix.com – In the 1980s various plans were announced for F1 races to take place at Donington but although commitments were made, no race took place until 1993 when Bernie Ecclestone finally relented and gave Donington the European Grand Prix. The weather was

Alesi to return to racing
Ireland On-Line – Former F1 star Jean Alesi is to make a spectacular return to racing later this year. The Frenchman, now 42 years old, is to take part in the Speedcar Series, a new Asia and Middle East-based stock car championship. The series features 18 races over

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com – Lombardi is an important partner for us because everyone there is focused on helping us win races, said Luca Mazzocco, Renault F1 Team. “In order to win championships, you have to optimize every process in every department, and the TeamWorks BPM

Gascoyne: Button is no champion
Monsters and Critics – Spyker technical director Mike Gascoyne has expressed doubts about whether Jenson Button can win races for his Formula One new Button has attracted doubters since his third or fourth season in F1. He has registered only one win in seven seasons

Environment over winning
F1 Central – Moreover, an F1 car emits nearly nine times more C02 per kilometre than a normal road car. Alongside its fellow car brands the team’s management should have more pressing matters on their mind than embracing an ethos. Such as winning more races.”

Interview With Jeff Burton
Insider Racing News – lot of the roots in our sport go back to Bob Jenkins and Jerry Punch and Ned Jarrett and those guys that were doing the races And I think we also have a great opportunity for F1 fans to understand that this really hard. And that we’re not just a

Renault’s new kids
GrandPrix.com – Programme has been trying to nurture new talent for Formula 1 and this year Heikki Kovalainen is racing with Renault F1 This year he will race with ART and will be expected to win races. He is joined by rising Franco-Swiss star Romain Grosjean

The Spa test gets the go-ahead
GrandPrix.com – the year when there are six races in nine weekends. The test has come about because Spa is now a permanent circuit rather than closed public roads and teams want to see the changes that have been in the recent rebuilding that was demanded by the F1

Alesi to race in new stock car series
GrandPrix.com – Former F1 and DTM racer Jean Alesi is the first big name drivers to sign up to race in the Speedcar Series, a series which will take place on tracks in Asia and the Middle East for 24 identical cars. Speedcar Series Ltd says it is planning 18 races

Review: Formula One Championship Series
Sports Illustrated – No game has dedicated this much effort towards duplicating the feel and experience of F1 racing. The realistic approach The eight-lap races will have you on the edge of your couch for the duration. The artificial intelligence competition isn’t

HONDA RA107 COMPLETES FIRST TEST
The Auto Chanel – The Honda Racing F1 Team completed the first week of running with its 2007 car, the RA107, at the Circuit de Catalunya in evaluations were undertaken to prepare for the warmer events coming up at the Bahrain tests and the first flyaway races.

Daytona 500 Pole Qualifying
Daily Southtown – Montoya’s stock-car experience thus far consists of two ARCA races, four Busch Series events and one Cup race, all at the end of last season after he decided to leave the glamorous globe-hopping world of F1 to rejoin team owner Chip Ganassi and take

Facts and figures of the BMW Sauber F1.07
Sportnetwork.net – By BMW Sauber F1 Team – February 25 2007 In the third and final part of our series, we bring you further interesting details Almost 200 units of the BMW Formula One engine are built for rig testing, test drives and races. – The BMW P86/7 engine consists