Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after battling with cancer. He was 58 years old. A 7-day period of mourning has been announced for the deceased leader while the country prepares for an election to choose his successor. Pastor Maldonado, winner of the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix for Williams, was a friend of the... Continue Reading →
Danica crashes out in Phoenix
After her superb performance at the Daytona 500, where she started from pole and finished eighth, Danica Patrick's fortunes took a turn for the worse in Phoenix, where she struggled to keep pace with the leaders and ran in the second half of the field until a burst tyre on lap 185 put her into... Continue Reading →
Sutil returns to F1 with Force India
Force India have finally completed their driver line-up for 2013, confirming that Adrian Sutil will race alongside Paul di Resta. Sutil returns to Formula One after a year on the sidelines. Most of the teams confirmed their driver line-ups well before the start of pre-season testing in February, but Force India chose instead to wait... Continue Reading →
New girl in town
Motor racing has historically been considered a man's sport, which is evident from the almost total lack of women at the higher levels of racing. But over time, more and more women are becoming involved in all aspects of racing - from management to engineering to driving. One such aspiring woman is racing driver Samin... Continue Reading →
Danica Patrick makes history at Daytona
Racing is a man's game, right? Not according to Danica Patrick, the woman who has made a career out of showing the men how it's done in American racing. She's begun her 2013 season by setting records in NASCAR's Sprint Cup - with pole position for the Daytona 500 (the first Sprint Cup pole by... Continue Reading →
