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(Access to news reports from the last 30 days is free) http://www.autosport.com en-us (c) 2009 autosport.com 60 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:35:24 GMT http://images.autosport.com/autosportdotcom.gif http://www.autosport.com Tony Kanaan is optimistic that the lingering rib injuries from his Indianapolis 500 crash will not hamper him at this weekend's Watkins Glen IndyCar Series race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76680 76680 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:33:33 GMT Brendon Hartley says he put his Red Bull Formula 1 third driver role on hold for the rest of the season to give himself space to concentrate properly on his racing efforts http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76679 76679 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:18:47 GMT For the second week in a row and for the third time this season, rain has given points' leader Tony Stewart pole position, this time for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76678 76678 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:05:00 GMT Valentino Rossi grabbed the fastest time in Friday practice at Laguna Seca as the Yamahas usurped Casey Stoner in the closing stages http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76677 76677 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:38 GMT Guillaume Moreau is set to complete the Formula Renault 3.5 Series season with the SG team, having returned to the championship from this weekend's Silverstone race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76676 76676 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:51:45 GMT Former Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell tested his son Greg's Ultimate Motorsport Formula Renault 3.5 Series Dallara-Renault at Silverstone today http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76675 76675 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:36:57 GMT James Walker dominated Friday's pair of free practice sessions at Silverstone ahead of round five of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76674 76674 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:08 GMT Renger van der Zande reinforced Hitech Racing's position as the team with the fastest car in British Formula 3 at the moment by topping the times during pre-race testing at Snetterton today http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76673 76673 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:33:10 GMT Germany preview quotes: Brawn http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76672 76672 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:50 GMT Ross Brawn is adamant his team will have emerged stronger from a disappointing British Grand Prix at Silverstone. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76671 76671 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:06:47 GMT Jeff Burton wants NASCAR to give him and fellow drivers assurance that Jeremy Mayfield is not under the influence of any drugs whenever he gets back behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup car in an official event http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76670 76670 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:29:11 GMT Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth is hoping to regain the form he had at the beginning of the season, as he feels his Penske team's current performance could end up hampering its title chances http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76669 76669 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:24:52 GMT Yuki Takahashi says he was disappointed to learn that he was being dropped by the Scot Honda team, and denied that a back injury was part of the reason for the loss of his ride http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76667 76667 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:13 GMT Penske has announced that Will Power will return for five more races this year, starting with next weekend's Toronto street race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76666 76666 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:11:35 GMT World Rally Championship commission president Morrie Chandler has admitted he does not expect to see any radical changes to the format of events in the first half of next season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76665 76665 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:53:27 GMT Casey Stoner remains unsure about the cause of the illness that has hampered him for the past two races - and says he cannot be confident that it will not hold him back again at Laguna Seca this weekend http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76664 76664 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:46:23 GMT Vitor Meira will attend this weekend's Watkins Glen race - his first appearance at an IndyCar Series event since breaking two vertebrae in a crash at the Indianapolis 500 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76663 76663 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:36 GMT Valentino Rossi says he will not make any decisions about his long-term future until next year, despite admitting that he was currently leaning towards staying at Yamaha beyond 2010 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76662 76662 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:08 GMT Chris Vermeulen says he is eager to see if Suzuki can maintain its improved form from Assen in this weekend's United States Grand Prix http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76661 76661 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:46:01 GMT Nicky Hayden hopes his recent progress might result in an improved performance on home ground at Laguna Seca - but the former champion was unwilling to predict a big upsurge in form this weekend http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76660 76660 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:45 GMT The Scot Honda team has dropped Yuki Takahashi and will run only Gabor Talmacsi from this weekend's Laguna Seca race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76659 76659 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:38 GMT McLaren has adopted a more considered approach to improving its troublesome MP4-24, after deciding that the scatter-gun tactic of throwing new bits onto the car as quickly as possible was not best. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76658 76658 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:57:14 GMT Germany preview quotes: McLaren http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76657 76657 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:18:07 GMT Germany preview quotes: BMW http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76656 76656 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:09:43 GMT BMW Sauber is to bring an upgraded version of its double-decker diffuser, plus a raft of mechanical updates, to the German Grand Prix in a bid to turn around its disappointing form. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76655 76655 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:04:11 GMT The Valencia street circuit is planning to reduce its seat capacity for this year's European Grand Prix. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76654 76654 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:02:31 GMT Virgin's switch from sponsoring Brawn GP to the new Manor team has been all but confirmed, after the Guardian newspaper published on Friday a leaked email saying the deal was done. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76653 76653 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:33:40 GMT Abarth factory driver Anton Alen has vowed to bounce back from his torrid first half of the season and is aiming for a win on the next Intercontinental Rally Challenge round, next weekend's Rally Russia http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76652 76652 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:26:58 GMT Bulgaria is looking to secure a place on the Formula 1 calendar in 2011 next week, when officials will meet with Bernie Ecclestone in Germany. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76651 76651 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:08:00 GMT Renault's Nelson Piquet believes the team will struggle to repeat the turnaround in form it achieved in 2008 in the second half of this year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76650 76650 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:17 GMT