2008

Marty Roth has confirmed that his eponymous Roth Racing outfit has hired IndyCar Series veteran, and former Vision Racing team manager, Larry Curry as its new chief engineer.

Heikki Kovalainen has branded his Spanish Grand Prix shunt as the worst accident of his racing career, even though he emerged from underneath the turn nine tyre barrier with little more than bruising and a concussion.

Riders Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser are both have a proven record at Monza, in races and Superpole, with Haga looking to repeat his double win of one year ago after finishing just two of the last four races.

With race wins divided equally between Bridgestone and Michelin during the first four rounds of the 2008 MotoGP World championship, Tohru Ubukata, manager of Motorcycle Race Tyre Development at Bridgestone, believes the tyre war is 'about as even as it could possibly be'.

Pictures by Denis Latham This is the moment that left Cal Crutchlow sweating over whether he will be able to race in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend at Brands Hatch, after a fall in the second race at Oulton Park.

The first meeting of May will begin with a radically different situation in the points standings, compared to the pre- Portugal listings: David Philippaerts is now leading the MX1 class with Italian countryman Toni Cairoli back on top of the MX2 classifications courtesy of his Portuguese double.

Portugal's Miguel Campos, the first driver to be selected to represent the BFGoodrich Drivers Team this year, was given an opportunity to test the Kronos Racing-run Peugeot 207 Super 2000 near Faro, Portugal, on Monday.

Jaime Camara has been told that there is no reason why he cannot get back into the #34 Conquest Racing Dallara-Honda for the second full day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 following his accident on Monday.

Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed that it intended to debut its 2008 car in Turkey this weekend, but has had to defer the STR3's first race appearance until round six, in Monaco, later this month.

While James Ellison revelled in the glory of a maiden Bennetts British Superbike Championship podium finish, the Oulton Park weekend proved to be one of mixed emotions for Hydrex Bike Animal Honda team-mate Guy Martin.

Honda has claimed to be 'disappointed' by Aguri Suzuki's decision to pull the plug on his ailing Super Aguri F1 team, but admitted that it was inevitable given the operation's current circumstances.

The car driven by Danica Patrick in the 2005 Indianapolis 500, when she became the first woman to lead laps in the historic race en route to a fourth-place finish, has found a home in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

Jaime Camara became the first driver to take a trip to the medical centre in the build-up to this month's Indianapolis 500, after crashing on the second day of rookie orientation at the Brickyard on Monday.

Cal Crutchlow faces a race to prove his fitness ahead of the rescheduled Bennetts British Superbike Championship races at Brands Hatch this weekend after dislocating his ankle in a fall during the second race at Oulton Park.

Despite various rescue plans being put forward over the past few months, the Super Aguri F1 team has finally accepted the inevitable and revealed that it is to withdraw from the 2008 Formula One world championship.

HM Plant Honda rider Leon Haslam has been excluded from the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Oulton Park following his incident with Tom Sykes while dicing for victory.

The race was stopped five laps from the finish when Cal Crutchlow, Steve Mercer and Dean Ellison all fell on the same lap - Crutchlow requiring medical treatment for an injured ankle.

by Russell Atkins Though he may have switched across to sportscars in 2008 following a year's sabbatical from driving, former Formula 1 star Olivier Panis' habitual bad luck seems to have tracked him all the way from the top flight.

Vermeulen's chain was slipping right from start of the 22 lap race, and then came off altogether, forcing his retirement on lap 6.

After qualifying on the front row for the first time this year, Stoner had hoped to be fighting for his second 2008 victory - following two tough rounds - but a change in the weather prompted a tyre gamble, which backfired, leaving the Australian helpless to prevent Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Ros

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Mika Maki has secured his second F3 Euroseries win in as many meetings after winning the second race of the weekend at Mugello.

1. Jamie Green Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse 59mins 39.961secs 33 laps 2. Paul di Resta AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Klasse +3.166secs 3. Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM +5.313secs