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(Access to news reports from the last 30 days is free) http://www.autosport.com en-us (c) 2012 AUTOSPORT.com 60 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:32:32 GMT http://cdn.images.autosport.com/autosportdotcom.gif http://www.autosport.com World Rally Championship Commission president Jarmo Mahonen has told individual event organisers they will have to finalise their own television deals, AUTOSPORT has learned, a situation labeled totally impractical by one senior team chief. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97314 97314 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:29:57 GMT Negotiations between the FIA and Eurosport for the promotion of the World Rally Championship have broken down and international television coverage of next week's Rally Sweden appears unlikely http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97313 97313 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:10 GMT A resolution to the ongoing situation between the BMW Group and Prodrive is expected early next week, when the Banbury firm is reportedly going to be told that its contract to build Mini John Cooper Works WRCs is terminated http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97312 97312 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:17:25 GMT Martin Tomczyk has been placed with BMW's new RMG squad for his DTM title defence this year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97311 97311 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:40:02 GMT Formula 1's first pre-season test will kick off with 11 teams at Jerez on Tuesday, with only Marussia not running. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97309 97309 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:35:34 GMT Q and A with Narain Karthikeyan http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97310 97310 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:27:04 GMT Sauber technical director James Key is to leave the Swiss team to take up a role with one of its rivals. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97308 97308 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:44 GMT British broadcaster Sky Sports will show live coverage of all GP2 and GP3 races on its new-for-2012 F1 HD channel http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97307 97307 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:21:30 GMT Pietro Fantin and Jazeman Jaafar have completed Carlin's line-up for this year's British Formula 3 Championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97304 97304 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:04:47 GMT Force India will be one of the big beneficiaries of the decision to ban exhaust-blown diffusers in Formula 1, reckons the team's technical chief Andrew Green http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97303 97303 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:54:06 GMT Dyson Racing has joined forces with Status Grand Prix for its first assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours this year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97302 97302 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:44:04 GMT Force India's deputy team principal Bob Fernley says the squad has completed its rebuilding phase and is now ready to try and chase Formula 1's top outfits http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97300 97300 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43:05 GMT P1 Motorsport will retain its Formula Renault 3.5 driver line-up of Walter Grubmuller and Daniil Move for a second season in the championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97301 97301 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:42:21 GMT Carlin has announced Alex Brundle as the maiden signing to its 2012 GP3 driver line-up http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97298 97298 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38:03 GMT Force India's young driver policy has given it one of the most promising driver line-ups on the grid, according to deputy team principal Bob Fernley. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97299 97299 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38:02 GMT Ferrari has confessed to taking more risks with this year's car than previous challengers, after unveiling a fairly aggressive F2012 at Maranello on Friday. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97297 97297 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:29:49 GMT Kumho has replaced Michelin as the official tyre supplier for Auto GP http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97295 97295 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:27:46 GMT Josef Kral will complete the Barwa Addax team line-up for the 2012 GP2 season, the Spanish squad announced on Friday. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97294 97294 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:25:56 GMT Ford driver Petter Solberg will be hoping to make his home advantage count on next week's Rally Sweden - which crosses the border into Norway and goes right past his front door http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97296 97296 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:23:17 GMT Takuma Sato will lead Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's return to full-time racing in the IndyCar Series this year, the team has announced http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97293 97293 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:12 GMT Ferrari chief designer Nikolas Tombazis has defended the look of the new Ferrari amid widespread comments that its stepped nose makes the F2012 'ugly'. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97292 97292 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:57:15 GMT Paul di Resta believes it is key for Force India to carry its late-season momentum from 2011 into the start of the upcoming season. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97291 97291 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:41:35 GMT Starworks Motorsport will enter the World Endurance Championship this year with an LMP2 class HPD ARX-03b http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97289 97289 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:43 GMT Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen says the French firm's DS3 WRC is strong enough to end his former team Ford's stronghold on next week's Rally Sweden http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97290 97290 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:00 GMT Dmitry Suranovich will move into GP3 in 2012 after Manor confirmed him as its first driver for the forthcoming championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97288 97288 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:55 GMT Narain Karthikeyan has admitted that his strong performance in the Indian Grand Prix was key to him remaining in Formula 1 with HRT this year. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97287 97287 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:33 GMT Force India technical director Andrew Green expects most teams to join Force India, Ferrari and Caterham in opting for the 'platypus' nose design http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97285 97285 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:54 GMT The DeltaWing sportscar project has confirmed Marino Franchitti as its first driver for its attack on this year's Le Mans 24 Hours http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97286 97286 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:25 GMT Fernando Alonso is sure Ferrari will be strong during the 2012 season as the Maranello squad unveiled its 2012 car on Friday. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97284 97284 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:41:31 GMT Force India has unveiled its new car for the 2012 season, dubbed the VJM05, at Silverstone http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97281 97281 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:38:26 GMT