English ace Conway to drive for Foyt in 2012

2011-12-20T18:30:42Z

England's Mike Conway, who won his first IndyCar race last season at Long Beach, was named on Tuesday as the driver for the IndyCar team of series racing legend A.J. Foyt.

Conway's only victory in 39 series starts over the p...

Indy driver Franchitti begins repeat bid, recalls Wheldon

2011-12-20T17:30:39Z

Three-time defending IndyCar season champion Dario Franchitti of Scotland still finds it difficult to celebrate his latest title in the wake of English rival Dan Wheldon's death.

But Franchitti has already started working on the new IndyCar chassis set to debu...

Force India confirm Di Resta, Hulkenberg

2011-12-16T14:30:33Z

Britain's Paul Di Resta and German driver Nico Hulkenberg were confirmed as Force India's two drivers for the 2012 Formula One season on Friday.

Di Resta drove with the team in 2011, finishing in 13th place in t...

Fence pole killed Wheldon, says report

2011-12-15T18:30:40Z

British racing driver Dan Wheldon, a two-time winner of the fabled Indianapolis 500, was killed when a fence pole speared through his car, causing massive head injuries, an investigation report concluded on Friday.

Wheldon, 33, died on October 16 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Grosjean signs for Lotus Renault

2011-12-09T13:30:20Z

French driver Romain Grosjean will drive for Lotus Renault GP next season alongside returning former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen.

"I'm smiling at the prospect of being back behind the wheel next year. I feel incr...

IndyCar won't return to Vegas in 2012

2011-12-09T04:31:02Z

IndyCar won't return in 2012 to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where a fiery crash claimed the life of English racer Dan Wheldon in October.

The IndyCar series had been scheduled to close its 2012 season at the speedway on October 14.

But officials of IndyCar and the track said Thursday...

Romain Grosjean signs for F1 Lotus Renault

2011-12-09T04:30:41Z

French driver Romain Grosjean will drive for Lotus Renault GP next season alongside returning former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen.

"I'm smiling at the prospect of being back behind the wheel next year. I feel incr...

Pagenaud inks IndyCar deal

2011-12-08T16:30:43Z

France's Simon Pagenaud was named on Thursday as the 2012 IndyCar driver for Schmidt Motorsports after serving as a fill-in racer three times last season.

The 27-year-old from Montmorillon was a runner-up in the

Alonso still believes in Ferrari title dream

2011-12-08T15:30:42Z

Former double world champion Fernando Alonso believes that Ferrari will break Red Bull's Formula One title stranglehold "sooner rather than later".

Sebastian Ve...

Police probe blackmail plot against F1 boss' daughter

2011-12-07T11:30:31Z

British police said Wednesday they were investigating a suspected attempt to blackmail Tamara Ecclestone, the socialite and daughter of Formula One motor racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

The 27-year-old is reported to have contacted police after allegedly receiving t...

Vettel, Schumacher win fifth Race of Champions

2011-12-03T19:30:24Z

German Formula One stars Michael Schumacher and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Race of Champions Nations Cup for the fifth successive year on Saturday.

The duo defeated

Barnhart out as IndyCar race director

2011-11-30T16:31:01Z

Brian Barnhart, who angered several IndyCar drivers this past season with decisions as chief steward, has been removed from the responsibility of overseeing races.

IndyCar chief executive Randy Bernard announced on Wednesday several changes in series personnel that begin on January 1, including Barnhart's job being split into two posts, with him retai...

Raikkonen ready to face down sceptics in F1 return

2011-11-30T16:30:52Z

Flying Finn Kimi Raikkonen insists he is ready to take the brickbats and face down the sceptics as he prepares to return to Formula One racing next season after signing a two-year deal with Lotus Renault GP.

Lotus announced their move for the 2007 world champion Tuesday two years on from a surprise move to pursue a career in rallying and ...

Humble F1 champ Vettel keeps feet on the ground

2011-11-29T16:30:36Z

Germany's two-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel said Tuesday he won't be taking anything for granted in 2012 when he will be bidding for a third successive crown.

The 24-year-old German, who became Formula One's youngest back-to-back world champion when he reclaimed his titl...

Ecclestone says F1 'finished' in west Europe

2011-11-29T11:30:26Z

Western Europe is "finished" as a top Formula One racing destination and will soon host only five Grand Prix races, the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone said Tuesday.

"I think in the next few years Europe will be lef...

Raikkonen returns to F1 with Lotus Renault

2011-11-29T09:30:39Z

Flying Finn Kimi Raikkonen is to return to Formula One racing next season after signing a two-year deal with Lotus Renault GP, the team announced on Tuesday.

The 2007 world champion with Ferrari left the sport in a suprise move in 2009 to pursue a career in rallying but has ...

Bleary-eyed F1 army set for high intensity 2012

2011-11-28T14:30:40Z

Formula One's paddock army were bleary-eyed on Monday after the end-of-season celebrations following yet another Red Bull triumph in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

But as they packed and prepared for their final homeward flights of a memorable if predictable 2011 season, there were signals that the double champions may not have it all their own ...

QPR boss eyeing new stadium

2011-11-28T13:30:40Z

QPR owner Tony Fernandes revealed Monday that the Premier League club are searching for a bigger venue in west London to replace Loftus Road.

The 18,500-capacity Shepherd's Bush ground is the smallest in the Premier League and Fernandes, who has been in charge of the club for just over three months, said they were looking to expand.

"It's still premature at the moment. The ...

Hamilton eyes new win as Formula One season ends

2011-11-27T02:30:11Z

Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to sign off from a troubled rollercoaster 2011 with a second consecutive victory in Sunday?s season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

Having won in dazzling fashion in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago, the 26-year-old Briton believes he and his McLaren team have the pace to succeed again and he is aiming for his fourth victory of the year and t...

Vettel beats Mansell pole record in Brazil

2011-11-26T15:30:34Z

Newly-crowned double world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed into the Formula One record books again on Saturday when he delivered a stunning fastest lap to secure pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The 24-year-old German became the first man to achieve 15 pole positions in a season when he steered his Red Bull c...

Hamilton tops second practice

2011-11-25T15:30:26Z

Lewis Hamilton topped the times during Friday's second free practice for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver edging out Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

The 2008 champion, third quickest in the morning session, set th...

Driver Webber ready for the surf

2011-11-24T16:30:24Z

Australian Mark Webber admitted on Thursday that he is looking forward to some surfing and relaxation when the Formula One season is completed following Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

The 35-year-old Red Bull driver, who has struggled to match his double championship winning team-mate

Teams must improve to catch Red Bull: McLaren

2011-11-24T13:30:41Z

McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale on Thursday called for F1's leading teams to intensify their efforts to stop double champions Red Bull turning 2012 into another procession.

Neale, worried that Red Bull and their outstanding double champion Sebastian Vettel of Renault Formula One team suffered a setback this week when lead driver Russian Vitaly Petrov delivered a scathing appraisal of their on and off-track failings.

Team boss Eric Boullier, however, has hit back at critics by claiming Renault were set to break through to a bright new era -- with a new identity following the d...

Austin circuit still wants F1 race

2011-11-17T21:30:23Z

The Circuit of the Americas is still keen to host the US Grand Prix, even if the debut of the Formula One race in Texas is moved back a year, officials said Thursday.

The remarks came in response to Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone's comments to the AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas promoter Tavo Hellmund said he remains hopeful that Austin can still host next year's planned U.S. Grand Prix despite losing the rights to the race and the apparent support of Formula One United States Grand Prix is set to be called off even before it has had its first edition the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone told the Press Association on Wednesday.

Eccle...

Texas F1 circuit, race in limbo

2011-11-15T20:30:44Z

Work on the purpose-built circuit that was to host the US Grand Prix from 2012 has been halted in a dispute among developers, Formula One and promoters that has put the race in doubt.

As the Circuit of the Americas issued a statement on Tuesday confirming construction had been halted, the project was dealt another blow as Texas state comptroller

Hamilton ready to reach new level: McLaren

2011-11-14T10:30:43Z

Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a sure sign of his championship-winning potential in 2012, according to McLaren team chief Martin Whitmarsh.

Hamilton has endured a rollercoaster year on the Lewis Hamilton produced a near-flawless performance on Sunday and then dedicated his spectacular victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to his mother on her birthday.

Hamilton, recovered from the worst lows of a rollercoaster year, took full advantage of the early retirement of double world champion ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The fate of next year's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin depends on Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone

Hamilton on top at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice

2011-11-11T12:30:34Z

Lewis Hamilton topped the times in Friday?s incident-packed second free practice session ahead of Sunday?s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the McLaren driver outpacing his nearest rival and team-mate Jenson Button by two-tenths of a second.

The two Englishmen dominated the day with Button fastest in the m...

Button on top in Abu Dhabi practice

2011-11-11T06:30:36Z

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Jenson Button set the pace in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday as Germany (Reuters) - A former German banker, on trial for embezzlement and bribery in a Formula One rights deal, fell in love with the sport's glamorous lifestyle and wanted to be a part of it, Formula One boss Dan Wheldon in the IndyCar season finale, has been cleared to return to racing.

He said he would get back on a track next week in two days of testing of the new 2012 IndyCar at Barber Motorsports Park in Al...

Formula One: 2011 Grand Prix season so far

2011-11-09T19:30:42Z

Story of the 2011 Formula One season so far ahead of the penultimate race of the season the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday:

Australian Grand Prix - March 27

World champion Sebastian Vettel sounded a warning to his rivals with a dominating victor...

Formula One chief Ecclestone takes stand in bribery case

2011-11-09T14:30:36Z

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone took the stand in Munich on Wednesday as the star witness in the trial of a German former banker accused of receiving bribes from the motorsport chief.

The testimony from Ecclestone, Formula One's commercial rights holder who has run the sport for nearly ...

Tombstone added on Chevrolet anniversary

2011-11-07T10:31:17Z

On Thursday's 100th anniversary of the Chevrolet automobile, Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced the placement of a headstone on the Indianapolis gravesite of Arthur Chevrolet.

Louis Chevrolet, who founded the auto brand that bears his family name, is buried in Holly Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis alongside his younger brothers Gaston, the 1920 Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has confirmed his break-up with Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger after frenzied speculation in the tabloid press.

A downbeat Hamilton said the end of the ...

Formula One: Elite sport? No, we're just like you

2011-11-07T09:33:19Z

Williams chairman Adam Parr denied Formula One was an elite sport as team bosses defended its debut in India, where hundreds of millions of people live below the poverty line.

Eton and Cambridge-educated Parr said the sport's drivers, technicians and staff came from "normal backgrounds", adding pay was more...

F1 teams eye Indian sponsorship pie

2011-11-01T00:30:11Z

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The indifference shown by the majority of India's deep-pocketed corporates toward Formula One has baffled team bosses who expect them to warm to the sport following the succe...

India can be one of the great F1 venues

2011-10-31T02:00:36Z

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Formula One and India have the makings of a long and happy relationship after an inaugural grand prix that exceeded expectations.

Some of the facilities were far from finished, traf...

Poverty a reality but India deserve F1: Mallya

2011-10-28T09:00:27Z

NOIDA, India (Reuters) - Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya on Friday fiercely defended India's right to host a NOIDA, India (Reuters) - The odds on a dog running on to the track and interrupting the inaugural Indian Grand Prix were priced at 100-1 Friday despite two incidents during first practice at the Buddh circuit.

British bookmaker Wil...

Indian Grand Prix dogged by animals? You bet

2011-10-28T07:30:07Z

NOIDA, India (Reuters) - The odds on a dog running on to the track and interrupting the inaugural Indian Grand Prix were priced at 100-1 Friday despite two incidents during first practice at the Buddh circuit.

British bookmaker Wil...

New Jersey to host F1 Grand Prix in 2013

2011-10-25T17:30:39Z

Formula One will boast two US races from 2013 when the Grand Prix of America will debut in New Jersey, governor Chris Christie announced on Tuesday.

"I'm pleased that New Jersey will play host to Formula One beginning 2013, bringi...

India's inaugural F1 race: speeding past the poor

2011-10-25T01:00:10Z

SALARPUR, India (Reuters) - India will hold its first Grand Prix this weekend - a glitzy coming-out party for an emerging economic juggernaut that is lost on villagers like Meera, standing by a fetid pond near the brand new Formula One race track with a child covered in w...

New Stamps

2010-12-28T09:30:34Z

This handout image provided by the US Postal Service shows a postage stamp honoring The Indianapolis 500, a design which is included in the 2011 US postage stamps collection. (AP Photo/USPS)

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Sports Silk Road

2010-12-25T10:31:27Z

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2009, file photo, released by Capitala World Tennis Championships, tennis players Rafael Nadal, left, and Roger Federer warm up at the Yas Marina Circuit for the Capitala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ci...

NASCAR Daytona Test Auto Racing

2010-12-16T13:31:15Z

NASCAR drivers Bobby Labonte, left, and Jamie McMurray talk about their test laps on the newly-paved track during a news conference at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,

Story of the Year

2010-12-16T13:02:24Z

FILE - This Nov. 21, 2010, file photo shows NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson raising his fist after winning his fifth consecutive Sprint Cup Series Championship in Homestead, Fla. Johnson became the first driver in the Chase's seven-year history to overcome a points deficit in the finale. (AP Photo/Terry Rena, File)

F1 Renault Apologizes

2010-12-07T09:02:19Z

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, file photo Renault team principal Flavio Briatore is seen at the Italian F1 Grand Prix, in Monza. Formula One team Renault agreed Tuesday Dec. 7, 2010 to pay what it calls "substantial" damages to former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and his father...

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