2008
Pedrosa becomes number two.
It is also 'his way of warning that in 2008, he is only one step away and there is only one acceptable result: the one which will allow him to bear No. 1'.
Petter wins Karlstad SSS.
Subaru team leader Petter Solberg has taken the first stage win on the Uddeholm Swedish Rally following the short 1.90 kilometre Karlstad super special stage on Thursday night.
Force India: We will shake up F1.
The Force India F1 team will 'change the dynamics of Formula 1' that is the bold claim of chairman and managing director Dr. Vijay Mallya, following the launch of the outfits 2008 challenger on Thursday.
Rossi makes giant leap.
By Peter McLaren If Valentino Rossi's Sepang race simulation is anything to go by then the Italian looks to have made a giant leap forward in the three-and-a-half months since last October's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Spying nightmare not over yet for McLaren.
The espionage scandal that rocked Formula 1 last year and saw McLaren-Mercedes disqualified from the constructors' world championship and fined a sporting record $100 million USD is far from over yet.
Alonso drops further Ferrari hint.
Whilst looking ahead to the forthcoming Formula 1 campaign with Renault, Fernando Alonso has suggested a future in scarlet could yet be on the horizon, by saying he 'hopes' Ferrari can defeat McLaren to retain its championship crown in 2008.
Sepang III test times - Thursday.
Fiat Yamaha, Repsol Honda and Honda Gresini, plus the Yamaha and Kawasaki test teams, were present in Malaysia this week - although, as planned, Hayden and Repsol Honda finished their Sepang test programme on Wednesday.
DJR secures future with new partnership deal.
The future for Australia's longest-established V8 Supercar team, Dick Johnson Racing, has been secured. Melbourne-based businessman Charlie Schwerkolt has bought into the iconic-Queensland team, establishing a new business structure with founder & former racer Dick Johnson.
BSS: Embassy secures Triumph link.
Having clinched the British Superstock Championship last season thanks to Glen Richards in its first season of bike racing, Embassy Moto has confirmed that it will compete in both the 2008 British Supersport and 600 Superstock Series' as the only official factory supported Triumph works team.
Raikkonen maintains Middle Eastern monopoly.
Kimi Raikkonen once more topped the timing screens on the third day of testing at the Sakhir International Circuit, whilst Toyota concluded the first stint of their Middle Eastern adventure on a far brighter note than had been the case on day two.
'Tired' Rossi stays top at Sepang.
Valentino Rossi may have failed to better his day one time during testing at Sepang on Wednesday, but the Fiat Yamaha star still kept the number one position by almost half a second.
Waters continues cancer quest.
Having endured a difficult season on-track during 2007, British racer Alex Waters looks set to take his charity message overseas for the 2008 campaign.
Stability the key for DJR, Jim Beam.
Jim Beam Racing launched its assault on the 2008 V8 Supercar season with some dynamic and stylish changes unveiled by drivers Steve Johnson and Will Davison at Dick Johnson Racing headquarters.
FA: Herberts back for another go.
Paladin Motorsports has confirmed that Canadian Adrien Herberts will return to the fold to contest the full 2008 Champ Car Atlantic season.
Honda's engine dilemma continues...
By Peter McLaren Nicky Hayden still doesn't know which type of engine he'll be using at the 2008 MotoGP season opener, in Qatar on March 9, but suspects it could be last year's spring-valve design.
Mexico entry list confirmed.
The organisers of the Corona Rally Mexico have published the entry list for their event, the third round in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship.
Q&A: Nick Fry - EXCLUSIVE.
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Aston Martin for JWA.
James Watt Automotive has confirmed that it will expand to run two cars in the 2008 Le Mans Series after purchasing a new Aston Martin Vantage for the coming season.
Dumbrell, Autobarn confirmed at HSV.
As expected, V8 Supercar regular sponsor Autobarn has joined forces with the HSV Dealer Team for 2008, with Paul Dumbrell signed to drive the #16 car vacated by new champion Garth Tander.
Aggressive new look for TeamVodafone.
TeamVodafone has joined its V8 Supercar Championship Series rivals by taking the wraps off its 2008 livery, presenting a pair of aggressive-looking Ford Falcons in now familiar colours.
Renault adds to test team.
Renault has strengthened its back-up driving squad with the addition of former Spyker and Super Aguri race driver Sakon Yamamoto.
Bumper TV deal revealed.
The HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship has confirmed a new three-year agreement has been reached with ITV which will include an unprecedented amount of live coverage of the 50th anniversary season.
Take three for Supercheap Auto Racing.
Supercheap Auto will again be the naming rights sponsor of a V8 Supercar team in 2008, this time with Paul Morris Motorsports - the only Queensland-based Holden operation in the series.
Kostera, McFadyen ink late Oz deals.
Stuart Kostera and Neil McFadyen will both be on the grid for this weekend's opening round of the Kumho Tyres Australian F3 Championship, having landed themselves eleventh hour deals to return to the series.