2002

The Sauber-Petronas C21 is, according to the team, a completely new car, uniting the latest regulation changes regarding safety and the most recent experience gathered in the wind tunnel, from calculations, production and material technology.

Sauber has followed the lead of many of its more experienced rivals in opting to refine the car that took its to its best ever Formula One finish in aiming to go one better in 2002.

Conquest Racing , the Indianapolis-based IRL team, and Mi-Jack Products, a manufacturer of specialised cranes based in suburban Chicago, have reached an agreement to form Mi-Jack/Conquest Racing to compete in the full Indy Racing League season in 2002.

Carl Fogarty has welcomed the news that Eskil Suter has been appointed as the engine developer for the Petronas race and road bike projects.

Four-time world champion Michael Schumacher says improvements in his Bridgestone tyres will offer him the best chance to take his third consecutive Formula One title.

Team Motorola and driver Michael Andretti got their 2002 testing season underway Monday at Sebring International Raceway. Over the two-day test, Team Motorola completed 277 trouble free miles on the 1.65-mile road course with a fast time of 51.5 seconds.

British Motorsport Promoters Limited (BMP) is delighted to announce that Dunlop will be the Title Sponsor and Official Tyre Supplier to the 2002 National Junior Superstock Championship as well as the Title Sponsor of the British Superbike Superpole Qualifying Practices.

GSE Racing is to partner Ducati UK in the running of the 2002 Monster S4 Challenge. The organisation behind the HM Plant Ducati World Superbike team will act as the sole race preparation service for the new addition to the British Superbike calendar.

Ian Harrison - Team Director of Triple Eight Race Engineering, who dominated the 2001 BTCC with their Vauxhall Astra Coupes - has now taken control of the team, having bought out the holdings of former Chairman Derek Warwick and Managing Director Roland Dane.

Matej Ferjan has agreed terms for another season with his parent club Belle Vue. The Slovenian returned to the club mid-way through last season and did enough to earn a 2002 contract.

Peterborough Pumas team boss Phil Wing is hoping veteran Ian Barney will carry on for another season - in a new role of rider/coach.

Jaguar Racing have been forced to cancel their Barcelona test this week to concentrate on testing at Lurcy Levis, France in a bid to cure problems with the front of the new R3.

Adri?n Fern?ndez will take his first laps behind the wheel of the team's new Honda/Lola package this week as Fern?ndez Racing resumes its pre-season testing program with a two-day outing at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla., beginning today, January 23rd.

The second day of the HRC RC211V test at Sepang, Malaysia, saw Tohru Ukawa and the five-cylinder Honda four stroke circulating at lap record time. The daily monsoon rain held off until late afternoon allowing Ukawa and HRC test rider Shinichi Itoh a trouble free day of testing.

Latest member of the MG XPPWER squad is stunt ace Terry Grant, who has thrilled crowds across the country with his stunning displays in his tiny Legends car.

Lincoln Electric, the world leader in welding technology and products, has been named the Official Welder of the Indy Racing League and a sponsor of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in a five-year agreement announced Jan. 21 by Speedway and Indy Racing officials.

Troy Corser will be riding for Carl Fogarty's new World Superbike team in 2002. He tells us a bit about how the team is fitting together and what he gets up to in his spare time. Q: Are you happy with your deal with Carl Fogarty?

Christian Fittipaldi completed the second day of testing Newman/Haas Racing's 2002 Toyota-powered Lola chassis on the 1.65-mile road course at Sebring International Raceway yesterday and was happy with the progress of the car since the initial test on Jan. 11.

Dalle' Andersson will return for his second season with Edinburgh Monarchs in 2002 after his capture on a full transfer from Coventry.

David Pook, the 30-year-old son of Championship Auto Racing Teams President and CEO Christopher R.

Japanese young gun Ryo Fukuda completed a great first test with BAR-Honda yesterday and there's no doubt about it, the team were impressed.

At the Busch Series Preview in Charlotte, N.C., driver Hank Parker Jr. today revealed the new car he'll drive this season.

The first official HRC test of 2002 begun today in Malaysia at a rain drenched Sepang Circuit. Riders Tohru Ukawa and Shinichi Itoh took to the track on the RC211V four-stroke bike, but there was no sign of 2001 World Champion Valentino Rossi.

Alex Criville's debut aboard the Team D'Ant?n Yamaha YZR500 yesterday was limited to just five laps of the Almer?a circuit and a photograph session.