| Friday, October 31st 2014, 13:23 GMT |
Renault and Michelin are evaluating low-profile tyres for a possible switch to 18- and 17-inch wheels for the Formula Renault 3.5 and Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2016
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, October 31st 2014, 12:36 GMT |
Leading Formula 1 figures are adamant that a move to third cars would be bad for the sport
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| By Charles Bradley and Matt Beer | Friday, October 31st 2014, 15:12 GMT |
Double British Touring Car champion Alain Menu is confident he is still fast enough to win more titles in the series, and hopes to continue his comeback into 2015
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| Thursday, October 30th 2014, 14:14 GMT |
Jules Bianchi's condition remains unchanged, with the French Formula 1 driver remaining critical but stable according to his family
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 30th 2014, 12:27 GMT |
Mercedes has promised Lewis Hamilton that it will not even consider other Formula 1 drivers for 2016 until it has sorted out its plans with him
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| By Mark Glendenning | Thursday, October 30th 2014, 14:30 GMT |
Two new venues and a road course season finale are the main features of the 2015 IndyCar Series schedule, released on Thursday, but a mooted Middle East race is absent
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, October 29th 2014, 10:50 GMT |
This weekend's Blancpain Sprint Series finale in Azerbaijan will be fought out on a revised Baku street circuit
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| By Hal Ridge | Wednesday, October 29th 2014, 11:04 GMT |
Ollie O'Donovan, the 2007 British Rallycross champion, will contested selected rounds of the World Rallycross Championship next season
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, October 29th 2014, 13:36 GMT |
Renault has backed Ferrari in suggesting that lifting Formula 1's engine freeze will not lead to a dramatic hiking in costs
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| Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 11:00 GMT |
AUTOSPORT's team of Formula 1 journalists on what Caterham and Marussia's troubles mean for F1, the implications of third cars and what can be done
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| By Ben Anderson | Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 15:16 GMT |
Lotus owner Gerard Lopez says his squad had to switch from Renault to Mercedes engines in order to return to the front of Formula 1 in 2015
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 15:37 GMT |
After a season of debate over its race format in 2014, the DTM declared at its season finale that its race format will be overhauled for next year
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| Monday, October 27th 2014, 15:28 GMT |
World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier says he became so dispirited by the debate over the future of the series that it damaged his motivation during the 2014 season
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| By Marcus Simmons | Monday, October 27th 2014, 12:57 GMT |
New Toro Rosso signing Max Verstappen sees the Macau Grand Prix as the perfect way to end his rookie season in car racing before graduating to Formula 1
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| Monday, October 27th 2014, 11:07 GMT |
MotoGP race direction rejected two protests against Jack Miller and his Ajo team from Moto3 title rival Alex Marquez's Monlau outfit following Sunday's Sepang race
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, October 26th 2014, 12:24 GMT |
Felipe Massa reckons Kimi Raikkonen's struggles compared to Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso this season are more psychological than anything to do with the set-up of the Finn's Formula 1 car
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| Sunday, October 26th 2014, 08:55 GMT |
Marc Marquez took his first MotoGP victory since August as he defeated Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang
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| Sunday, October 26th 2014, 12:33 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier sealed his second World Rally Championship title with a round to spare with victory in an eventful Rally of Spain
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 09:22 GMT |
Marussia looks set to join Caterham in missing the United States Grand Prix after Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Saturday neither team would travel to Austin
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 10:23 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier saw his Rally of Spain lead trimmed on Saturday morning, as title rival Jari-Matti Latvala reduced the gap by eight seconds with a trio of stage wins
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| Saturday, October 25th 2014, 15:10 GMT |
Esapekka Lappi moved to the brink of the 2014 European Rally Championship title with a commanding Rally of Valais win.
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, October 24th 2014, 11:41 GMT |
Chevrolet factory driver Richard Westbrook will return to the British Trackspeed Porsche team for the Blancpain Sprint Series finale in Baku on November 2.
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, October 24th 2014, 14:33 GMT |
Daniil Kvyat says he will not alter his approach to Formula 1 when he graduates from Toro Rosso to Red Bull next season
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| Friday, October 24th 2014, 14:51 GMT |
Sebastien Ogier will take a lead of over 35 seconds into the second day of Rally of Spain, as nearest rival Thierry Neuville dropped out of contention with a puncture
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 23rd 2014, 14:13 GMT |
Tony Fernandes claims that the Caterham Formula 1 team's new owner is entirely responsible for its current problems
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 23rd 2014, 14:03 GMT |
Caterham's Formula 1 chief Colin Kolles says he has done all he can to try to save the team, admitting that its fate is now in the hands of administrators
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| By David Evans | Thursday, October 23rd 2014, 14:37 GMT |
Volkswagen Motorsport director Jost Capito says the World Rally Championship has condemned itself to a year of stagnation by canning plans for its 2015 revamp
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 11:24 GMT |
McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is to leave the team at the end of the 2014 Formula 1 season
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 14:12 GMT |
Rally GB has attracted a capacity entry for the first time in its 15 years of running in Wales
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 09:52 GMT |
Mercedes has hinted that Formula 1 reserve Pascal Wehrlein is likely to stay in the DTM next season, although it has not ruled out the German switching to GP2
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| By Marcus Simmons | Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 14:31 GMT |
Gerhard Berger will stand down from his role as president of the FIA Single Seater Commission at the end of this year
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| Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 13:50 GMT |
NASCAR Cup series champion Kurt Busch has become the latest driver to sign up for this year's Race of Champions
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 15:29 GMT |
McLaren chief Ron Dennis believes customer teams will never be able to win a Formula 1 championship under the current engine regulations
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| By Glenn Freeman | Monday, October 20th 2014, 12:48 GMT |
McLaren junior driver Nyck de Vries will race for reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion team DAMS in 2015.
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| Monday, October 20th 2014, 13:17 GMT |
Williams' Formula 1 development driver Susie Wolff has signed up for this year's Race of Champions in Barbados
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, October 20th 2014, 14:57 GMT |
The Ferrari Formula 1 team insists Kimi Raikkonen's form is improving, despite continuing a run of disappointing results at the Russian Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, October 19th 2014, 13:21 GMT |
Formula 1 track designer Hermann Tilke insists the layout of the Sochi circuit was not to blame for the lack of thrills in the Russian Grand Prix
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| By Gary Watkins | Sunday, October 19th 2014, 13:26 GMT |
Maximilian Buhk and Maximilian Gotz pulled off a surprise Blancpain Sprint Series victory for the HTP Mercedes team at Zolder
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Sunday, October 19th 2014, 13:53 GMT |
Mattias Ekstrom backed up his first DTM win of 2014 at Zandvoort three weeks ago with a hard-earned victory ahead of Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green in the Hockenheim finale
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| By Sam Smith | Saturday, October 18th 2014, 14:34 GMT |
Tamas Pal Kiss will start from pole position for the penultimate round of the Auto GP season at Estoril
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Saturday, October 18th 2014, 14:04 GMT |
Miguel Molina led an Audi 1-2-3 in the final DTM qualifying session of the 2014 season at Hockenheim
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| By Marcus Simmons | Saturday, October 18th 2014, 15:28 GMT |
Tom Blomqvist led all the way in the second Formula 3 European Championship race of the Hockenheim finale
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| By Marcus Simmons | Friday, October 17th 2014, 13:48 GMT |
Max Verstappen just pipped Lucas Auer and Tom Blomqvist in the battle for pole position for the first race of the Formula 3 European Championship finale at Hockenheim.
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Friday, October 17th 2014, 14:25 GMT |
Audi has officially launched a new one-make series, with the Audi Sport TT Cup set to feature on the DTM schedule in 2015
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, October 17th 2014, 14:40 GMT |
Rebellion Racing has no plans to upgrade its eponymous LMP1 contender to a hybrid for next season's World Endurance Championship
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 16th 2014, 14:33 GMT |
Mercedes claims it is being targeted by "multiple tsunamis" from rival teams aimed at cutting short its time at the top of Formula 1
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 16th 2014, 11:28 GMT |
Leading Formula 1 drivers have asked the FIA to consider a wet tyre rethink as they believe the current Pirelli specification is encouraging them to take risks on intermediates instead
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| By Glenn Freeman | Thursday, October 16th 2014, 11:55 GMT |
Carlos Sainz Jr deserves to be crowned Formula Renault 3.5 champion this weekend, reckons his Red Bull junior stablemate Pierre Gasly
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| Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 13:25 GMT |
Valentino Rossi believes the most ominous thing for Marc Marquez's MotoGP rivals is how much more in control the champion has appeared in 2014
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| Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 13:03 GMT |
Auto GP race winner Michela Cerruti will miss this weekend's season finale at Estoril to undergo back surgery
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| By Kevin Turner | Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 14:10 GMT |
British Touring Car Championship boss Alan Gow has not ruled out changing the NGTC rules regarding the performance levels of rear-wheel-drive cars for 2015
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| By Gary Watkins | Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 14:00 GMT |
Toyota test and reserve driver Mike Conway is set to get a second chance to race one of the Japanese manufacturer's TS040 HYBRID LMP1s in Bahrain next month
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 13:31 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have been told not to change their approach to racing each other, even though Mercedes has not yet secured the Formula 1 drivers' title
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 15:15 GMT |
Jules Bianchi faces a 'challenging' situation as he remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital in Japan, his Marussia Formula 1 team said on Tuesday
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| Monday, October 13th 2014, 11:55 GMT |
Red Bull junior driver Alex Lynn said he came away from last weekend's Russian GP3 round "fed up" not to have sealed the title before the Abu Dhabi finale
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, October 13th 2014, 15:20 GMT |
The Williams Formula 1 team admits it was caught out by Mercedes' tyre life in Valtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg's Russian Grand Prix battle
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| By David Evans | Monday, October 13th 2014, 14:31 GMT |
Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville says he would relish the challenge of having Sebastien Ogier in the same team as him, if the World Rally champion was to leave Volkswagen
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| By Kevin Turner | Saturday, October 11th 2014, 15:33 GMT |
Jason Plato has taken the final pole of the British Touring Car season on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in his bid to keep the title fight alive
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, October 11th 2014, 15:42 GMT |
Formula 1 could test a new yellow flag speed limit system at the United States Grand Prix, as the FIA proceeds with safety improvements following Jules Bianchi's Japanese GP crash
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| Saturday, October 11th 2014, 15:51 GMT |
Russian Grand Prix qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas
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| By Charles Bradley | Friday, October 10th 2014, 13:59 GMT |
Richie Stanaway set the pace in the first-ever GP3 Series practice session at the new Sochi circuit in Russia on Friday evening
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, October 10th 2014, 15:08 GMT |
Romain Grosjean says the Lotus Formula 1 team's switch from Renault to Mercedes engines next season increases the chances he will remain with the Enstone squad in 2015
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, October 10th 2014, 15:42 GMT |
Formula 1 drivers have hailed the challenge posed by the Sochi Autodrom after their first experience of the circuit during practice for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix
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| By Ben Anderson and Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 9th 2014, 14:49 GMT |
Formula 1 drivers say they will try to focus on racing in this weekend's inaugural Russian Grand Prix, despite the difficulty of doing it so soon after Jules Bianchi's accident
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| By Jonathan Noble and Ben Anderson | Thursday, October 9th 2014, 15:13 GMT |
Formula 1 drivers want full details of the circumstances of Jules Bianchi's Suzuka crash before deciding what safety changes are required
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, October 9th 2014, 15:19 GMT |
The Lotus Formula 1 team has confirmed it will drop Renault power to run Mercedes engines next season
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 14:43 GMT |
The Williams Formula 1 team will focus on working out why Jenson Button's McLaren was so quick in the wet, after finishing behind him in the Japanese Grand Prix
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| By Kevin Turner | Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 15:32 GMT |
British Touring Car Championship racer Rob Collard will contest the Brands Hatch finale this weekend, despite his spectacular crash at Silverstone last month
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 15:36 GMT |
Formula 1 should not feel compelled to implement dramatic changes to safety protocols until full details of Jules Bianchi's accident are known, says Russian Grand Prix consultant Richard Cregan
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| By Jonathan Noble and Dieter Rencken | Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 11:38 GMT |
Lotus says only final paperwork issues with Renault are preventing it from confirming its switch to Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 engines for 2015
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| Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 13:32 GMT |
World Rallycross champion Peter Solberg will contest the Race of Champions this year for the first time since 2007
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| Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 14:20 GMT |
Jules Bianchi's family has revealed the extent of the head injuries he suffered in a crash during the Japanese Grand Prix
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| By Hal Ridge | Monday, October 6th 2014, 10:41 GMT |
Kevin Eriksson, son of Ford OlsbergsMSE team owner Andreas, will make his Supercar debut at the final round of the World Rallycross Championship in Argentina next month
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, October 6th 2014, 15:12 GMT |
Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says it would be technically straightforward to introduce closed cockpits into Formula 1, should the sport decide to in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident
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| Monday, October 6th 2014, 15:54 GMT |
Thruxton is to make changes to the run-off at Church corner in response to the major accidents during this year's British Touring Car Championship meeting
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| Sunday, October 5th 2014, 11:29 GMT |
Jari-Matti Latvala dramatically narrowed the gap to World Rally Championship points leader Sebastien Ogier with his first win on asphalt in an eventful Rally of France
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, October 5th 2014, 11:39 GMT |
Formula 1 drivers reckon conditions in the closing stages of the Japanese Grand Prix were not particularly bad, and that Jules Bianchi was simply unlucky to have a serious crash
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, October 5th 2014, 11:57 GMT |
Sauber Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil has suggested worsening visibility may have contributed to Jules Bianchi's accident in the Japanese Grand Prix
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| By Peter Mills | Saturday, October 4th 2014, 11:45 GMT |
Chinese racer Ma Qing Hua exploited his home advantage to record the fastest time in World Touring Car Championship free practice at Beijing's Goldenport circuit on Saturday
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| Saturday, October 4th 2014, 12:10 GMT |
Loris Baz has become the second World Superbike rider to seal a 2015 MotoGP switch within a week, having secured the second Forward Yamaha ride
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, October 4th 2014, 14:29 GMT |
McLaren may not run its 2015 Formula 1 car until after the first pre-season test, having revealed plans to run an MP4-29H Honda development car early on
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, October 3rd 2014, 14:16 GMT |
Pirelli is hopeful that it will be able to test its 2015 Formula 1 tyres for the first time in the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix test.
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, October 3rd 2014, 13:31 GMT |
Porsche has ambitions to build an entry-level GT racer that could result in a GT4 contender based on its Cayman model
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| Friday, October 3rd 2014, 14:29 GMT |
Jari Matti Latvala continues to lead Rally of France, extending his lead over Volkswagen team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen with a brace of stage victories on Friday afternoon
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| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, October 2nd 2014, 12:35 GMT |
The proposed Battersea Park Formula E circuit has the makings of a "mini-Macau", according to championship leader Lucas di Grassi
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| By David Evans | Thursday, October 2nd 2014, 13:59 GMT |
Volkswagen driver Jari-Matti Latvala's decision to take a fourth run at this morning's Rallye de France shakedown stage netted him the fastest time on the two-mile test
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, October 2nd 2014, 14:28 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen says he has no worries about his Formula 1 future at Ferrari, despite the uncertainty surrounding team-mate Fernando Alonso
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 14:17 GMT |
Newly crowned World Rallycross champion Petter Solberg is looking to land a deal with a manufacturer to enable him to commit his future to the series.
The Norwegian has dominated this year's inaugural World Rallycross Championship, winning four rounds and taking the title with two races to spare, with his own private team.
His title defence will, he feels, require more support next season.
"We have done this on our own," Solberg told AUTOSPORT. "We have competed with and beaten the big manufacturers this year, but it's been tough.
"The good thing is that we have an unbelievable team of guys who are willing to do everything it takes to be world champions."
Solberg is rumoured to have had offers to return to the World Rally Championship next season - along with the potential for race seats in other series - but he says he will be happy to stay in World RX with the right deal.
"The racing here is fantastic," he said. "We have made one hell of a show this year.
"I want to stay, I am ready to stay for the future, but I want to work with a manufacturer and I need a good backer."
Solberg enjoyed funding and technical support from Citroen for last season's European Rallycross Championship, but the development of his DS3 Supercar has been carried out by his own PSRX team this season.
"When you look at the resourced of the guys from Volkswagen or Peugeot or Ford, we have to be so proud of what we have achieved," he added.
"But I feel like we are ready for the next step now."
The 2003 World Rally champion took his second FIA world title with third place at last weekend's World RX of Italy - adding the crown to his 2003 WRC success.
On the subject of a possible rally return, Solberg added: "My immediate focus is on going to the final two rounds of this year's [World RX] Championship and driving freely and without any pressure.
"As well as that, I'm working towards next year and defending the title.
"I love rallying, everybody knows that, but there hasn't been any discussions about doing back [to WRC]."
This week's AUTOSPORT magazine - available on Thursday - features an exclusive guest column from Solberg on his World Rallycross success this year.
| Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 14:47 GMT |
Frontrunning GP3 team Status Grand Prix will test Formula Renault NEC race winner Seb Morris at Yas Marina next month.
The 18-year-old Briton, who finished third in the FR2.0 series this year with Fortec Motorsports, will drive with the team for all three days of the test following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.
"Now that my 2014 race season is over, our focus has immediately turned to on and off track preparations for 2015 and we are delighted to be going to Abu Dhabi with Status," said Morris.
"The challenge of learning to drive the more complex and powerful GP3 car is one I am relishing and I aim to make a good impression."
Team boss Teddy Yip Jr added: "We welcome Seb on board for the test and greatly look forward to working with him.
"Status has been keeping a close eye on his progress this year and, alongside his wins, his three pole positions have clearly demonstrated real speed.
"Over the three test days he will have the chance to learn GP3's Pirelli tyre, the car and the track, and then really go about setting some impressive times."
The GP3 cars will share the test with the GP2 teams, with each series running in alternate sessions across the three days.
Morris will also get a test in a Formula Renault 3.5 car this winter as his prize for finishing in the top three of the FR NEC standings.
| By Hal Ridge | Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 15:32 GMT |
Jacques Villeneuve will be replaced in the Albatec Racing team by Marc Scott, son of team owner Andy Scott, for the eleventh round of the World Rallycross Championship in Turkey.
Villeneuve will miss the Turkish event due to his media commitments in Formula 1, as the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi clashes with the World RX event.
"I'm incredibly excited about making my World RX debut alongside my dad, and can't thank him enough for the opportunity," said the younger Scott.
"I've had two very successful seasons in RX150, and now feel the time is right to make the step up to the Supercar class.
"Although I've only raced the older [Peugeot] 306 at Croft last year, I have driven the 208 before and I'm confident that I can put on a good show in front of the thousands of World RX fans.
"I don't feel under any pressure, I know what I'm capable of and I know the car's potential, so I'll just go out there and do my job and get the best results I can."
Scott, who won the British based RX150 rallycross championship in 2013 and successfully defended his title this season, made his rallycross Supercar debut at the British Rallycross Grand Prix at the end of last year.
On his debut, Scott finished on the podium driving the ex-Will Gollop / Ollie O'Donovan championship-winning Peugeot 306 now owned by his father Andy, who he will partner for Albatec at Istanbul Part next week.
The Scotts are the first father and son pairing to race in World Rallycross.
