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SUNDAY, 19 MAY 2013

FIA rules F1 tyre tweaks can only be for safety

Pirelli's planned mid-season Formula 1 tyre tweaks are set to be much smaller than originally anticipated after the FIA ruled that changes will only be allowed on safety grounds, AUTOSPORT reveals

Indy 500 Carpenter claims surprise Indy pole

WTCC Nykjaer pole as 12 drivers penalised

MotoGP Marquez takes second MotoGP pole

BREAKING NEWS

McMurray dominates Showdown	00:37
Carpenter claims surprise Indy pole	18/05
Whincup doubles up in race two	18/05
Power heads Chevrolet domination	18/05
Whincup wins first V8 race in America	18/05

MOTORSPORT NEWS	view all »

		DTM: Tomczyk loses Brands DTM pole Martin Tomczyk has been stripped of his Brands Hatch pole after his BMW was found to be underweight

AUTOGP	BTCC	DTM	ERC
F3	FR3.5	GP2	GP3
GT	INDY	LIGHTS	LEMANS
NASCAR	RALLYX	SSTARS	V8
WRC	WTCC	OTHER	ALL

NASCAR	McMurray dominates Showdown
INDY	Carpenter claims surprise Indy pole
V8	Whincup doubles up in race two
INDY	Power heads Chevrolet domination
V8	Whincup wins first V8 race in America
WTCC	Nykjaer pole as 12 drivers penalised
LEMANS	TDS wins Imola ELMS round
WTCC	Huge fines, penalties for WTCC field
INDY	Legge gets last-minute Schmidt seat
DTM	Tomczyk loses Brands DTM pole
GT	Stippler gives Audi Nurburgring pole
ERC	Bouffier clinches Tour of Corsica win
F3	Marciello beats Lynn in race two
SSTARS	Biagi snatches last-gasp Brno pole
WTCC	Leaders bemused by WTCC qualifying
INDY	Power leads pole morning practice
DTM	Tomczyk takes his first BMW pole

LATEST RESULTS

Date	Series	Race	Winner
18/05	V8 Super	Americas/2	J.Whincup
18/05	V8 Super	Americas/1	J.Whincup
18/05	F3 D	Nurburgring/1	E.Bernstorff
18/05	ELMS	Imola	P.Thiriet
18/05	ELMS	Imola	M.Beche
18/05	FIA F3 E	Brands/2	R.Marciello
18/05	BRDC F4	Brands/1	J.Dalton
18/05	FIA F3 E	Brands/1	A.Lynn
18/05	RCZ Cup	Imola/1	S.Palette
18/05	Trucks	Charlotte	K.Busch
13/05	NASCAR M	Chihuahua/1	D.Suárez
13/05	Racecar	Dijon/4	J.Burdon
12/05	ARCA Tru	Flat Rock	D.Jackson
12/05	STC2000	San Juan	M.Rossi
12/05	Eurocup	Imola/2	M.Pedalà
12/05	FR 2.0 B	Snetterton/3	C.Middlehurst

F1 NEWS	view all »

		Double points finish key for Force India Force India's hopes of keeping McLaren behind it hinge on achieving double points finishes, according to deputy team principal Bob Fernley

FIA: tyre tweaks can only be for safety
Lotus confident over qualifying gains
Pirelli insists changes don't breach rules
Mercedes: holding up rivals not enough
Rosberg, Grosjean for FOTA forum
F1's race to secure engines hots up
Ferrari hits out at Red Bull over tyres
Double points finish key for Force India
Boullier slams Pirelli tyre tweaks
McLaren says Honda deal not exclusive
Honda switch won't hurt 2014 - McLaren
Button thrilled by Honda-McLaren deal
New engines key to Honda return
Honda confirms F1 return with McLaren
Sato has no interest in F1 return bid
Ricciardo hopes Toro Rosso slump over
Mercedes benefiting from Kubica help
Analysis: tyre change tech challenges

MOTOGP NEWS	view all »

		Rossi admits single- lap pace a problem Valentino Rossi conceded that he does not know how to match his main rivals for qualifying pace after ending up eighth on the grid at Le Mans

Crutchlow diagnosed with fracture
Rossi admits qualifying pace a problem
Moto2: Nakagami grabs maiden Moto2 pole
Lorenzo says missing pole no concern
Dovizioso surprised to be on front row
Marquez takes second MotoGP pole
Moto3: Vinales takes commanding pole
Marquez stuns in third practice
Rossi celebrates set-up breakthrough
Pedrosa stays on top in second practice
Pedrosa leads first practice in France
Espargaro downplays MotoGP talk
Marquez 'starts from zero' at Le Mans
Lorenzo: Yamaha on top of its problems
Barbera: assault coverage misleading
Crutchlow questions Espargaro talks

Why Merc is better off than Renault

Renault has powered Red Bull to three titles. Mercedes' works team has won one race in the same period. But as Dieter Rencken explains, Merc's position in F1 politics is much stronger

Honda will learn from F1 failure

Honda's last F1 foray yielded just one win and some major embarrassments. But Edd Straw is certain the Japanese giant will learn from those failures ready for its return with McLaren

Formula 1 at the real Nurburgring

To coincide with Michael Schumacher's Nordschleife F1 run, Gary Watkins caught up with a few drivers to find out what it was really like to race around the legendary 14-mile circuit

Formula 1 stars
in the DTM

As the DTM field fights it out at Brands Hatch this weekend, Jamie O'Leary takes a look at ex-F1 drivers who have tried their hand in the German tin-top series, and asks what they remember

Adrian Sutil: back
to the light

Adrian Sutil fell out of F1 after being convicted of GBH. Now back with Force India, he tells Peter Windsor how a year on the sidelines has changed his entire outlook on life

McLaren-Honda's greatest racer

As McLaren and Honda renew their partnership, Gary Watkins looks back at the all-conquering MP4/4. Can its origins really be found in the disastrous Brabham BT55?

Spanish GP: the best shots

In a new feature after every grand prix, one of LAT photographers will pick their best shots of the weekend and explain how they got them. For Spain it's the turn of Glenn Dunbar

Who's to blame for the 'state' F1 is in?

Pirelli's 2013 compounds have been noisily criticised in some quarters, but as Jonathan Noble argues, Formula 1 has to take collective responsibility for the hole it has dug itself into

Rosberg proves his worth

Tyre wear isn't the only storyline at Mercedes this season. Many expected Hamilton to easily overshadow Rosberg, but the German is more than holding his own. Edd Straw analyses the form

Mapping out the WRC's future - again

There's been plenty to worry rally fans of late - radical ideas, conspicuously quiet promoters - but the next two weeks could set the sport on the path to recovery, says David Evans

Bamber's Week

Jim Bamber

Dreams to reality: Gran Turismo

Simon Strang

Marcus Simmons's Stars of Tomorrow

Marcus Simmons

Stats: Ferrari's comeback kings

Michele Merlino

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