| Saturday, August 30th 2014, 13:57 GMT |
Marc Marquez stayed clear of Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo to notch up his 10th pole on the 2014 MotoGP season at Silverstone
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| By Marcus Simmons | Saturday, August 30th 2014, 14:30 GMT |
Martin Cao grabbed honours in British Formula 3 Championship qualifying at Brands Hatch on the very last lap of the session
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| By Jonathan Noble | Saturday, August 30th 2014, 15:33 GMT |
Former French Grand Prix promoter Philippe Gurdjian, who also played an instrumental role in helping put Malaysian and Abu Dhabi on the Formula 1 calendar, has died aged 69.
The Frenchman, who competed several times at Le Mans in the 1970s and 1980s, first shot to prominence as the promoter of his home F1 GP.
He oversaw the race at Paul Ricard from 1985 and then in 1991 led the transfer of the event to Magny-Cours.
Gurdjian's success with the French GP led to him becoming one of Bernie Ecclestone's most trusted men, and he helped organise the Spanish GP for a while.
He was also called upon to ensure that efforts to bring the Malaysian and Abu Dhabi GPs on to the calendar were successful - and both have become established.
Gurdjian's biggest legacy will be helping to engineer the transformation of the Ricard circuit into a modern testing facility - although he never did see it secure an F1 race again.
It became a contender to host a Mediterranean GP back in 2006, and Gurdjian once famously suggested that an F1 race could even take place there exclusively for corporate guests, without any paying spectators.
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier, who became a friend of Gurdjian, was one of the first to pay tribute to him.
"On behalf of all at McLaren, I want to say how very sorry we all are to hear the sad news that Philippe Gurdjian has passed away," he said.
"As the French Grand Prix promoter for many years, when the race was at Magny-Cours, and latterly as the 'father' of the brilliantly revamped Paul Ricard circuit, he was a very important and highly influential figure in the story of motorsport in France.
"He was also a friend of mine, and a lovely man - wise, intelligent, friendly and amusing. I'll miss him.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and many friends today."
| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, August 29th 2014, 13:32 GMT |
Nico Rosberg has publicly apologised to Lewis Hamilton, his Mercedes team and Formula 1 fans for his part in the collision with his team-mate at the Belgian Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, August 29th 2014, 14:02 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton insists that it is still possible for him to continue working with Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Nico Rosberg, despite the fallout from their Belgian Grand Prix crash
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| Friday, August 29th 2014, 14:07 GMT |
Marc Marquez remained a class apart in the second MotoGP practice session at Silverstone ahead of the British Grand Prix
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| By Aleksander Kabanovsky | Thursday, August 28th 2014, 15:07 GMT |
Lada boss Victor Shapovalov believes the company's 2015 Vesta World Touring Car Championship racer can provide "a huge step forward" for the Russian manufacturer over its outgoing Granta model.
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| By David Evans | Thursday, August 28th 2014, 14:29 GMT |
Mikko Hirvonen says he's still got what it takes to win in the World Rally Championship despite struggling for pace at last week's Rally Germany
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, August 28th 2014, 15:22 GMT |
New Toro Rosso Formula 1 recruit Max Verstappen believes his driving style is most reminiscent of double world champion Fernando Alonso among the current crop of drivers.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 15:09 GMT |
Outgoing IndyCar champion Scott Dixon believes that internal distractions over the winter played a role in his Chip Ganassi team's slow start to the 2014 IndyCar season
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