Filipe Massa is recovering well from his accident in Hungary but he will not race again this season. Ferrari have announced that his seat will be taken by seven times world champion Michael Schumacher.
F1: turmoil as entire sport seems to be on a path to nowhere
One might argue that a sport that is all about going around in (albeit malformed) circles at ever higher speeds will, eventually, disappear up its own tail-pipe. But Formula 1 seems to be making a serious effort to destroy itself on so many leve...
F1: BMW's "Strategy Number ONE" - pack up and go home
In the three years since BMW bought the Sauber team, it has promised much - and delivered less. But it's not been a total failure. But there seems to be a pattern developing as BMW this morning announce they are racing away from F1.
F1: Renault going well 'til the wheel fell off
Renault had appeared to be in a state of grace on Saturday: their man Alonso was on pole for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, and two Renault powered Red Bulls were second and third fastest. Nelson Piquet, rumoured to be in his last weekend with t...
F1: McLaren win as teams KERS the tech.
The Kinetic Energy Recovery System or KERS has so far been used mainly to as a defensive, anti-overtaking tool. But at the Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring, cars-equipped with KERS came first and second.
Even in slow motion, it looks like nothing: a flash of black as something bounces from the track and strikes a glancing blow on the side of a dri...
Motosport: motorsport is dangerous.
Henry Surtees, the son of former 500cc motorcycle and Formula One world champion John Surtees, has died after an accident in a race in England.
MotoGP: a vintage year
Later, when pundits talk about the best racing they ever saw, 2009 is going to be the...
F1: Webber gets first win
After seven years of trying, Mark Webber has at last picked up his first Grand Prix win - despite a drive-through penalty, he still sat on a hand...
F1: Mercedes dominate in Germany
At the Nurburgring there is a stand with a massive Mercedes three-pointed star on top. It's standing very proud now.
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