Heinz-Harald Frentzen came out on top of the pre-race warm-up in Monaco, adding another unexpected twist to Jarno Trulli's practice pace and Juan Montoya's pole position.
David Coulthard gave himself and McLaren-Mercedes a welcome shot in the arm by leading the Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish and breaking the run of success established by Michael Schumacher.
Eddie Cheever Jr and Clyde Perlee have agreed to end their four-and-a-half year partnership in Red Bull Cheever Racing, with the former F1 driver acquiring Perlee's interest giving him sole ownership of the team.
After five consecutive years as teammates on the Barry Green-lead Team KOOL Green (TKG) Champ Car team, drivers Paul Tracy and Dario Franchitti are splitting up.
Tomasz Gollob won the Polish Grand Prix in Bydgoszcz this evening with a spectacular display of brave speedway. Gollob's victory shoots him up to joint third in the standings but Tony Rickardsson's second place extended his overall lead to a dozen points from Ryan Sullivan.
A special-edition package of Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring four-time Indianapolis 500 winner AJ Foyt was unveiled yesterday [24 May] at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Italian Giovanni Bussei is to replace injured Karl Harris in the next two rounds of the MCN British Superbike Championship. He will ride the Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 at Snetterton on June 2nd and Brands Hatch on June 16th.
Neil Hodgson (HM Plant Ducati) fastest in the first qualifying session at Silverstone, Colin Edwards (Castrol Honda) second; Ben Bostrom (Ducati L & M) third; Chris Walker (Kawasaki) fourth; Ruben Xaus (Ducati Infostrada) fifth.
Marlboro Team Penske and driver Helio Castroneves won the Coors Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge on May 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the record seventh victory for Penske Racing in the annual Indianapolis 500 contest that showcases the work of race pit crews.
Mildenhall are expecting their biggest crowd of the season when they clash with near neighbours and championship rivals Peterborough at West Row on Sunday.
Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 28 Havoline Taurus, will set the record for consecutive starts on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series this weekend at 656 when he takes the green flag for Sunday's Coca-Cola Racing Family 600.
The No. 99 CITGO Ford Taurus will be sporting a new paint scheme in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "The Peel out, Reel in and Win" car will launch CITGO's summer promotion that will run from Memorial Day weekend through the July Fourth holiday weekend.
Jos Verstappen has apparently won his court case against the Arrows team which stemmed from the Dutchman's abrupt dismissal from Tom Walkinshaw's line-up for 2002.
That Takuma Sato was uninjured in his Austrian Grand Prix accident with Nick Heidfeld was something of a miracle; that he is able to continue his Formula One career in Monaco this weekend is testament to the advances in driver safety made by the FIA, the teams and medical experts.
DSTP Motorsports driver Joey Hand will be sidelined for the next few events in this season's CART Toyota Atlantic Championship due to injuries sustained in a recent testing accident at the Milwaukee Mile.
After its recent success at the Monza round of the Superbike World Championship, the HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing team has turned its focus on achieving even more at this weekend's UK event.