Ferrari's Fernando Alonso fought his car all around the Istanbul track in qualifying. He was rewarded with a fifth place, splitting the Mclarens. But to get there, he had to work far harder than almost anyone else.
F1: Bernie vows to protect free to air broadcasts. Sort of
There's a rumour going around that Rupert Murdoch wants to buy out Bernie Ecclestone so as to get his hands on Formula One - working on the assumption that it's better to own the product than to try to licence it. Ecclestone says it's not on the...
MotoGP: it's all about the racing
Portugal. MotoGP turns up for its annual event and demonstrates that this is a sport that is not about tribalism or favourites - it's a gladiatorial contest between whoever happens to be on form on any given day. This - other sports including F1...
F1: Montezemolo says Ferrari needs to raise its game. It also needs to review discipline.
Ferrari finished the Chinese Grand Prix in sixth and seventh places. The team thinks they did well go manage that and has returned to Maranello to find out what has gone wrong with the start of the season and to fix it. While they are at it, the...
F1: Shanghai delivers.
Yesterday, (story) we said that , for today's Chinese Grand Prix, Webber would benefit from his lowly starting position and that the top four would include Webber, Vettel, Button and Hamilton. After a race that was often more exciting to watch t...
It might, at first sight, look as if Mark Webber's 18th place on the grid for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix is a disaster. But that's not necessa...
F1: Hamilton sets the scene for leaving McLaren
When Johnny Herbert was badly injured, the only team that would give him a drive was Team Lotus. When the team ran into difficulty and needed all...
F1: Malaysia 2011 brings surprises and SOP
It's no news that Sepang is almost Jenson Button's place to shine - regardless of the weather. And again, he outperformed, out strategised and ou...
MotoGP: The shocking truth about shocks decides Spanish MotoGP
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the main - straight, that is. And the first corner where the bikes are unweighted after an uphill run and - wel...
F1: Lotus naming confusion increases further
There is Team Lotus and Lotus Renault. That's if you listen to what the teams say and what is written on their uniforms, trucks and so on. But th...
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