2011

Sebastian Vettel claims seventh pole in eighth races with fastest time in European GP qualifying.

"We're pleased to renew our collaboration with IRTA for five years from 2012 as we'll be entering a new era of the MotoGP World Championship"

"I hit the slight bend on the back straight at 222km/h and the front folded. I slid a long way and took a lot off my little finger" - Nico Terol.

HVM Racing driver Simona de Silvestro has been ruled out of competing in this weekend's Iowa Corn Indy 250 after suffering post-concussion symptoms from last weekend's crash.

MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner highsides in Friday morning practice at Assen.

On the eve of his team's second 'home' race of the F1 2011 campaign in Valencia, Hispania Racing (HRT) majority owner Jos? Ram?n Carabante has reportedly been convicted of fraud but spared jail

"In principle the 2011 FIM World Championships events in Japan will be taking place as scheduled"

Mark Webber has criticised the timing of the latest F1 rule changes, but insists that they won't hamper Red Bull's charge to another brace of titles.

Pre-event favourite Jan Kopecky will miss the GEKO Ypres Rally after his co-driver was injured in a shakedown crash.

Lotus Renault GP technical director James Allison suggests that contrary to popular opinion, the FIA's impending ban on off-throttle blown diffusers in F1 could actually hurt the Enstone-based outfit less than its rivals

Indy 500 winners Dan Wheldon and Bryan Herta Autosport have been confirmed as the official testers of the new IndyCar 2012 chassis prototype, it has been confirmed.

FIA President Jean Todt has yielded to the pressure applied by Bernie Ecclestone and F1's manufacturers in agreeing to delay the introduction of the sport's new engine formula until 2014 - and to go with V6 power rather than just four cylinders

Dario Franchitti was certainly fired up after his victory in the Milwaukee 225 on Sunday, and the target of his anger and frustration was Penske's Helio Castroneves.

Nicolas Lapierre admits that even without the team's night-time troubles in the 79th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours earlier this month, it would have been difficult for Oreca to finish any higher than fifth at La Sarthe

Alex Lowes to replace injured Jonathan Rea at Ten Kate Honda for Brno World Superbike round.

"I have so many memories of watching the racing on TV here as a kid, it's a privilege to race here now" - Ben Spies.

FTR to build BQR's 2012 MotoGP bike - FTR also planning a Moto3 entry.

Loris Baz is under pressure to secure a sponsor before the next British Superbike round at Snetterton after running out of funds for his Motorpoint Yamaha ride.

NASCAR is reeling from the news that Red Bull is set to pull the plug on its Sprint Cup team, but some pundits are starting to wonder if this may be the chance Danica's been waiting for.

The three crew chiefs of the Joe Gibbs Racing teams of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano have been handed large fines for trying to enter the Michigan race with unapproved oil pans.

Red Bull may be considering using the money it is set to save by pulling the plug on its NASCAR Sprint Cup team to increase its sponsorship of F1 in the United States.

Red bull Racing may trail in the KERS stakes, but it is doing all it can to perfect its radically different system.

Strong rumours that Red Bull is to quit NASCAR at the end of the current season have sent shockwaves through the sport - and the wider world of motorsport sponsorship.

John Hopkins fails to finish a British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, but only after claiming a sixth podium of the year in race one.