Topic: Western Europe

Vettel, Schumacher win fifth Race of Champions

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 Denmark's Tom Kristensen, eight-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, and Finnish ...

German banker trial over F1 rights starts in Munich

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A former German banker, charged with selling Formula One rights in return for a bribe with the involvement of the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone, told a Munich court on Monday his decision had saved tax payers million of ...
McLaren's former world champion drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton insisted Tuesday they are both relishing a return to the Hungaroring for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.Button will mark his 200th Grand Prix at the site of his first GP victory five ...

Spain's Faubel edges photo-finish German GP 125cc

Spain's Hector Faubel (Aprilia) beat France's Johann Zarco (Derbi) in a controversial photo-finish to win the 125cc race at the German Grand Prix here on Sunday.Zarco actually crossed the finish line marginally ahead of Faubel, but after consulting the photo-finish, race directors ...

Upstart Tagliani the man to catch at Indy

Pole-sitter Alex Tagliani will try to complete a month of domination of IndyCar's most successful teams with a victory in Sunday's 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500.The Canadian driver pulled together his own team before the season and has pulled off ...

Patrick, Andretti struggle into Indy 500

Americans Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti endured a tense final qualifying session Sunday before claiming their places in the 100th anniversary edition of the Indianapolis 500.Patrick, the first woman to win a major open-wheel race, was among nine qualifiers who filled the ...

Power on pole for IndyCar opener

Australia's Will Power captured pole position Saturday for IndyCar's season-opening race, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.Power claimed the St. Pete pole for the second straight year, edging two-time reigning IndyCar series champion Dario Franchitti in the Fast Six qualifying competition.Power ...

Virgin Racing sign D'Ambrosio for 2011 season

The Virgin Racing Formula One team have signed up Belgian Jerome D?Ambrosio to drive for them next year partering Germany's Timo Glock. He will replace as the team's second driver, Brazilian Lucas Di Grassi.A team statement said that D'Ambrosio had successfully concluded ...

F1 champion Vettel ready to 'rock Berlin'

New world champion Sebastian Vettel will fulfill another dream on Saturday when he drives his Red Bull Formula One car down Berlin's Fan Mile and in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate.The 23-year-old, who became the youngest Formula One world champion when ...
Four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost has been retired from Grand Prix racing for 17 seasons but says he is still as focused as ever. As proof, Prost--now 55--points out that he weighs even less now than he did at the ...
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