Raikkonen to compete in world rally Finland

Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen is to compete in the World Rally Championship in his native Finland at the end of the July.Ferrari's Raikkonen has appeared in three non-championship rallies this season and will be behind the wheel of a Fiat Abarth Grande Punto.His co-driver, Kaj Lindstrom, said: "The roads used for this rally are...

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Donnington recieves 2010 boost

Donington's bid to stage next year's British Grand Prix has been boosted after final planning permission for its redevelopment programme was approved.After giving the £100m redevelopment the green light in January, North West Leicestershire District Council then demanded certain signed assurances.And circuit owner Simon Gillett and landowner Tom Wheatcroft have both now signed, meaning work can re-commence.However, there is still...

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Mosley hints that peace deal may not be as solid as first thought

Motorsport boss Max Mosley has claimed Formula 1's peace deal could be jeopardised by continuing antagonism between him and the sport's teams.He accused the F1 Teams' Association (Fota) of misleading the media after an agreement to end the sport's civil war."If you wish the agreement we made to have any chance of survival, you must rectify...

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Formula one in hunt for Mosley's successor

Formula 1 teams want to find a neutral figure to govern the sport when Max Mosley's reign as the president of governing body the FIA ends in October.Mosley agreed not to stand for re-election as part of a peace deal to end the threat of a breakaway championship."We would like someone independent from any of us," said John Howett, the vice-president...

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Fota and FIA strike a deal at long last

An agreement has been reached between Formula 1's governing body and the teams to prevent a breakaway series.The two parties had been engulfed in a bitter row over planned budgetary and technical changes for the 2010 season.But it appears a resolution has now been found and, as part of the deal, Max Mosley has agreed not to stand for re-election...

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iPod touch blog post test - Gulf livery Aston Martin

Testing post from my iPod touch, just checking my new mobile blogging tool is up to the job... Including test photo of stunning Aston martin.. Fingers crossed it all works. Aston martin: new gulf livery...

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Ecclestone Promises Positive Action in F1 Breakaway Row

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has declared his determination not to let the championship "disintegrate".Eight of the sport's major teams are threatening to form a breakaway series because of an ongoing row with world motorsport's governing body the FIA.But Ecclestone believes the differences between the sides can be resolved."My marriage...

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Formula One: British Grand Prix Race Report

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel scored a crushing victory in the British Grand Prix as championship leader Jenson Button's Brawn struggled to sixth.Vettel took advantage of his team-mate Mark Webber being caught behind Brawn's Rubens Barrichello to build a decisive lead in the first stint of the race.Webber passed Barrichello at the first pit...

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