Saturday November 10, 2007
Renault embroiled in spy scandal
FORMULA one's spy busters have followed their inspection of the McLaren headquarters with equally explosive charges laid at the door of Renault.
Friday November 9, 2007
Renault accused of spying
Formula One was rocked by a fresh spying controversy on Thursday
when former champions Renault were charged with unauthorised
possession of confidential McLaren information.
Thursday November 8, 2007
All clear for Power
Team Australia driver Will Power, recovering from a broken wrist, has received approval from Champ Car World Series medical officials to race in this week's season-ending Gran Premio Tecate in Mexico City.
Schu takes Stoner's bike for a spin
WORLD champion Casey Stoner handed over his MotoGP bike to formula one great Michael Schumacher before showing the dominant form that won him the crown this season.
Renault dial up the numbers to sign Alonso
LONDON: Fernando Alonso is close to finalising a $US20 million-a-year ($21.6m) deal to rejoin the Renault team less than a week after leaving McLaren.
Wednesday November 7, 2007
Stoner shows Schumacher how it's done
World champion Casey Stoner handed over his MotoGP bike to Formula
One legend Michael Schumacher before showcasing the dominant form
which won him the crown this season.
Monday November 5, 2007
Pedrosa blitzes Stoner to win season finale
Spain's Dani Pedrosa snatched the runners-up spot in the MotoGP
world championship with victory in the season-ending Valencia Grand
Prix while rival Valentino Rossi retired because of a technical
problem.
Sunday November 4, 2007
Rossi doubtful for race after heavy crash
Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi may be forced to miss his first ever MotoGP race after breaking bones in his right hand in a heavy crash during qualification for the Valencia Grand Prix today.
Tander, Kelly gang up on Ford contenders
HOLDEN Racing Team drivers Garth Tander and Rick Kelly grabbed the
ascendancy in the Desert 400 round of this year's championship when
the Ford contenders in the four-way battle for the title were
forced out of the opening race on Friday after a first-lap
accident.
Dicky back won't slow Casey
MOTOGP world champion Casey Stoner will race with a back injury as he chases his 11th win of a remarkable season in the Valencia Grand Prix today.
Stoner goes after the Italians but can't catch compatriot
If Casey Stoner wins today's season-ending Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, he'll match Italians Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini with 11 wins in a single season.
Saturday November 3, 2007
Alonso leaves McLaren
Former two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso left McLaren
today after a stormy season with the British team.
Friday November 2, 2007
Whincup stays cool as title race heats up
MANAMA: Ford's Jamie Whincup has dubbed this weekend's V8 Supercar round a "survival of the fittest" as he bids to extend his championship lead in the relentless heat of the Bahrain desert.
Thursday November 1, 2007
Hamilton 'overhyped': Motorsport chief
LONDON - Motorsport boss Max Mosley has suggested Lewis Hamilton is over-hyped and rubbished suggestions that the British driver is the star Formula One cannot afford to lose.
Wednesday October 31, 2007
Australian Grand Prix suffers $34m loss
Melbourne's Formula One Grand Prix ran at a $34.6 million loss, a report tabled in the Victorian parliament today shows.
Sunday October 28, 2007
Kelly's dream drive in a Chevy
Holden Racing Team driver and long-time Chevrolet nut Todd Kelly has found nirvana - he gets to drive a Chevy in the next Australian V8 Supercars series round in Bahrain.
Thursday October 25, 2007
McLaren told to pay over $50 million to FIA
McLaren will have to pay over $US50 million ($A55.76 million) to the International Automobile Federation (FIA), which will use the money to promote safer motorsport worldwide, Formula One's governing body said today.
Tuesday October 23, 2007
Fight to the Finnish
SAO PAULO: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen faces an anxious wait to be
confirmed as formula one champion, after rivals McLaren lodged an
appeal in a dramatic postscript to the Finn's stunning win at the
Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Monday October 22, 2007
'Iceman' wins after Hamilton meltdown
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was confirmed as Formula One champion today after Brazilian Grand Prix stewards decided to impose no penalties on BMW Sauber and Williams for alleged fuel irregularities.
Hamilton puts on brave face
Lewis Hamilton suffered world championship heartbreak in Brazil on Sunday but those closest to him somehow managed to put on a brave face.
Stoner a perfect 10 in sweltering Sepang
KUALA LUMPUR: Feeling "dizzy" in the steaming heat, world MotoGP
champion Casey Stoner clung on to snare his 10th win of the season
in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Aggressive comeback keeps Tander in title race
HOLDEN'S Garth Tander came back from the dead in an incredible final race to win the Gold Coast round of the V8 Supercar championship yesterday.
Power loss champ's gain
FRENCHMAN Sebastien Bourdais yesterday clinched an unprecedented fourth consecutive Champ Car world title and became the first two-time winner on the Gold Coast.
Sunday October 21, 2007
Stoner wins in Malaysia
Casey Stoner claims his 10th MotoGP victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
It all comes down to this
It's been a season full of feuds, fines and intrigue but, with three drivers still in the race for the championship and only the Brazilian Grand Prix left, finally the real interest is back where it belongs - on the track, writes Peter McKay.
