Archive for August, 2009
After two consecutive races crashing out while in a top position, Jorge Lorenzo has been getting a bit of a reputation: hot headed. impulsive. Accident prone. Fast, but not able to stay the course. So imagine the surprise at a race where it’s Jorge who keeps his head while his much more experienced chief rivals [...]
Feature race
Alvaro Parente scored a maiden win for Ocean Racing, overcoming a sluggish start to retain the lead into the La Source hairpin ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, and then to control the race from then until the chequered flag. Hulkenberg also had a sluggish start and was unable to take advantage of Parente’s problems, and [...]
Penske and Ganassi drivers are dominating the championship this year – and they dominated the action on track at Chicagoland Speedway as well right from the start, as IRL returned to oval racing and came under the spotlight in a literal sense in the chilly and windy conditions at the Windy City.
Showing that the aerodynamic [...]
Did you hear the one about the Grand Prix with a Force India on pole followed by a Toyota and a BMW? The one where the Force India was every bit a match for the might of Ferrari? No, this isn’t the set-up to a joke: it’s the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.
A startling qualifying had [...]
Dario Franchitti led the field to the green flag at the classic Infineon road course (also known as Sears Point). Two of his close rivals were right behind him (Penske duo Ryan Briscoe in second and Helio Castroneves in third) but the major threat to his championship campaign – and his own team mate – [...]
Feature race
Vitaly Petrov won the Valencia GP2 feature race, with series leader Nico Hulkenberg coming in second.
Hulkenberg got off to a good start but went into turn 2 too fast, out-braked himself and barely made the turn without hitting the tyre wall, enabling Petrov and Sergio Perez to get past. Fortunately Hulkenberg minimised the damage [...]
The night race on the half mile short oval at Bristol has something of a reputation to it: a real concrete crucible of motorsport, a modern day gladiatorial coliseum where the high banking and claustrophobic conditions promise serious racing action. And even in these hard times financially, Bristol Motor Speedway was once again a sell-out [...]
After two consecutive weeks of rain delays, NASCAR was looking forward to the clear weather promised by the forecasts. The race duly started on schedule … and ran seven laps before a ninja stealth shower made a direct line for Michigan International Speedway, and dropped its load. It wasn’t a lengthy shower, but it was [...]
With Casey Stoner taking a medical sabbatical from MotoGP for three races, MotoGP lost a bit of its zip coming into Brno, and the race itself also lacked a little sparkle even though it saw a classic duel between team mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo at the front for most of the race.
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Formula 1- Hill: Schumacher could find return tough
- No buyer for Donington Park lease
- Ecclestone predicts 'jaw-dropping' 2010
- Boullier tipped for Renault role
- Brawn: Button left to prove himself
- Campos insists F1 plans on course
- Comeback kids: F1's famous returnees
- Lauda predicts Schumacher success
- Common launch plan aborted
- Summer blow fuelled Schumacher return
- NASCAR
- Karthikeyan eyes NASCAR move
- Nationwide to race at Road America
- Duno plans ARCA Daytona debut
- Patrick enjoys ARCA experience
- Patrick eyes summer NASCAR races
- Patrick to skip Daytona Nationwide
- Addington joins Busch at Penske
- Piquet set for further Truck tests
- Duno to join Patrick at ARCA test
- Kyle Busch becomes a team owner
- Indy Racing League
- Herta team plans Indy 500 entry
- De Ferran: IndyCar plan still alive
- Indy cuts qualifying to two days
- IRL launches 'Road to Indy' ladder
- HVM impressed by de Silvestro
- De Silvestro tests for HVM
- Andretti: Hunter-Reay is top of list
- Patrick says IndyCar still main focus
- Former Fernandez boss joins Andretti
- Andretti announces new Patrick deal
- MotoGP
- Aoyama beats Simoncelli in Sepang test
- Lorenzo considered quitting in 2008
- De Angelis gets Scot Moto2 ride
- Lorenzo: 2010 title win not essential
- MotoGP's 1000cc move gets green light
- 125cc champions to test FTR bike
- FIM: 1000cc best future for MotoGP
- Aspar to hold Aprilia Moto2 talks
- Aprilia will not compete in Moto2
- De Puniet undergoes ankle surgery
- GP2
- A1GP
- A1GP cancels China and Malaysia
- A1GP cancels Surfers opener
- A1GP expects 19 cars for Surfers
- A1GP completes crucial funding deal
- A1GP confident over season five
- Doubts cast over A1GP future
- Jani injured in mountain bike accident
- A1GP season to open at Surfers
- A1GP swaps Zandvoort for Assen
- Jani gallant after losing A1GP title
