Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has thrown his weight behind his former Ferrari boss Jean Todt in his battle to take over as chief of motorsport's world governing body.
Who's the greatest driver of all-time? Michael Schumacher? Maybe Alain Prost? Ayrton Senna perhaps? In an exclusive interview with CNN, three-time Formula One world champion, Jackie Stewart had no hesitation in naming his choice for the greatest driver of all-time.
Formula One legend Jackie Stewart says motorsport should not be run by "part-time amateurs" and has called for sweeping changes at the top of the world governing body.
These lists are not mere compilations of all-time bests in their respective sports but all-time bests at quickening the pulse and evoking a visceral response from those fortunate enough to have witnessed their artistry.
Motorsport governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), plan to sue Ferrari and the seven other Formula One teams threatening to set up a breakaway championship next season, for breach of contract.
Formula One's sole commercial rights holder and overall supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, has dismissed the threat of eight of the sport's ten competing teams to breakaway to form a new championship.
Jenson Button earned himself a place in the Formula One history books with a pole-to-flag victory over Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix -- the Briton's five victory in six races so far this season.
Britain's Jenson Button claimed pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne -- leading a sweep of the front row for Formula One new boys Brawn GP.
Those who are talented and masochistic enough to make motorsports a career begrudgingly accept the vagaries of the profession. It provides the highest highs. But they don't last long. The lowest lows can seem particularly cruel when so much involved with success and failure is beyond the control of the driver at the wheel. And racing doesn't often indulge sentimentality. Few get that ticker tape farewell.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has thrown his weight behind his former Ferrari boss Jean Todt in his battle to take over as chief of motorsport's world governing body.
Who's the greatest driver of all-time? Michael Schumacher? Maybe Alain Prost? Ayrton Senna perhaps? In an exclusive interview with CNN, three-time Formula One world champion, Jackie Stewart had no hesitation in naming his choice for the greatest driver of all-time.
Formula One legend Jackie Stewart says motorsport should not be run by "part-time amateurs" and has called for sweeping changes at the top of the world governing body.
These lists are not mere compilations of all-time bests in their respective sports but all-time bests at quickening the pulse and evoking a visceral response from those fortunate enough to have witnessed their artistry.
Motorsport governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), plan to sue Ferrari and the seven other Formula One teams threatening to set up a breakaway championship next season, for breach of contract.
Formula One's sole commercial rights holder and overall supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, has dismissed the threat of eight of the sport's ten competing teams to breakaway to form a new championship.
Jenson Button earned himself a place in the Formula One history books with a pole-to-flag victory over Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix -- the Briton's five victory in six races so far this season.
Britain's Jenson Button claimed pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne -- leading a sweep of the front row for Formula One new boys Brawn GP.
Those who are talented and masochistic enough to make motorsports a career begrudgingly accept the vagaries of the profession. It provides the highest highs. But they don't last long. The lowest lows can seem particularly cruel when so much involved with success and failure is beyond the control of the driver at the wheel. And racing doesn't often indulge sentimentality. Few get that ticker tape farewell.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is suffering from the expectations placed on his inexperienced shoulders, racing legend Jackie Stewart said ahead of the British Grand Prix.
Formula One boss Max Mosley needs to go and an executive from outside the sport appointed to lead it into the future, racing legend Jackie Stewart says.
The Royal Mail, Britain's postal service, has unveiled a range of stamps commemorating some of Britain's most notable Formula 1 drivers, ranging from Stirling Moss in the 1950s to Nigel Mansell in the 1980s.
The Nextel Cup season reaches the halfway point Saturday at Daytona with Tony Stewart still seeking his first victory. And that gets my vote as the season's biggest surprise.
The first European leg of the season over and done with and it's over to north America, for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and next weekend's United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis.
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone is to sue Jackie Stewart, president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, for libel in the ongoing row about the future of the British Grand Prix.
Ford has confirmed its Jaguar Formula One team will quit the sport at the end of the 2004 season, while the Cosworth engine company is also up for sale.
For all the excitement the computer industry has stirred up here at the approach of the 21st century, it is still dwarfed by that most 20th century of businesses: the auto industry. And let's face...
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