DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford will open up distribution and sales of the new 2007 Shelby GT500 to all of its U.S. dealers as it winds down its SVT program.
Previously, sales of SVT models were limited to about 600 certified Ford dealers. A report that Ford will let all its dealers sell SVT vehicles, including the […]

FISICHELLA IN CONTROL - MICHELIN WINS AGAIN
Giancarlo Fisichella maintained Renault’s winning start to the season with ameasured drive to victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix. After qualifying his Michelin-shod RS26 on pole position, the Italian led from the start and maintained his advantage throughout the 56 laps.
His championship-leading team-mate Fernando Alonso made a bright start […]

Lewis Hamilton took part in his second official GP2 test this week with the ART team. The two day test was held at the Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France and Lewis covered 54 laps of the track, setting the third quickest time of the week with a 1m12.736.
Jose Maria Lopez and Nelson […]

2006 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
Bahrain Bahrain - 12/03/2006
US USA - 02/07/2006
Malaysia Malaysia - 19/03/2006
France France - 16/07/2006
Australia Australia - 02/04/2006
Germany Germany - 30/07/2006
San Marino San Marino - 23/04/2006
Hungary Hungary - 06/08/2006
Europe Europe - 07/05/2006
Turkey Turkey - 27/08/2006
Spain Spain - 14/05/2006
Italy Italy - 10/09/2006
Monaco Monaco - 28/05/2006
China China - 01/10/2006
Britain Great Britain - 11/06/2006
Japan Japan […]

It might look a heckuva lot like a Range Rover, but don’t confuse it with the big dog. The Range Rover Sport sits instead on the smaller Disco-cum-LR3 platform. When it hits showrooms this summer, the RRS will come with bi-xenon headlights, satellite navigation, a rear-seat DVD entertainment system (with screens built into the backs […]

The first sound you caught was the rush of wind, then the whine of gears and the scrubbing sound of the brakes. The Audi R10 was already launching out of the corner before you heard the surprisingly deep and muted rumble of its big engine.
It took a bit of work to get used […]

Virtually all automakers attempt to mold their image by aligning themselves with other organizations and sporting events, but we can’t think of a recent move as extreme as that of Ford Motor Co. dropping its interest in the genteel sport of golf to sponsor professional bull-riding.
According to the Detroit Press, as part of its Way […]

Nico Rosberg was once again forced to sit on the sidelines in Malaysia as Williams tried to save engine mileage during practice.
In Bahrain Rosberg ran only 16 laps throughout the three practice sessions up to Saturday lunchtime, only 10 of which were proper flying laps. He did at least know Bahrain from F3 and GP2, […]

Rubens Barrichello switched to the third Honda chassis after the final practice session in Malaysia.
The team decided that the Brazilian should also swap cars after a last minute engine change became necessary, earning him a 10-place penalty. Rubens had not been feeling comfortable with his race car all weekend. The T-car was used to good […]

Giancarlo Fisichella has pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button alongside him and the Williams of Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber behind them on the grid.
But what does this really mean, when the McLarens of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen, and Fernando Alonso’s Renault were all significantly slower during this afternoon’s […]