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December 2006 News Archive

F1 Theissen: customer cars will ruin F1
MISC Smith confident of wins in 2007
MISC Moreau acknowledges fitness deficit
F1 Berger behind Hakkinen test
F1 Honda urge staff to be more experimental
MISC Grapevine: Biasion enters Dakar with a Panda
DTM Scheider happy to play team game
F1 BMW reveal electronics setback in testing
F1 Yamamoto remains test driver at Aguri
DTM Tomczyk pleased to silence critics
F1 Drivers find braking harder with new tyre
MISC Dakar: Timbuktu stages cancelled
F1 Grapevine: Toro Rosso tried to get Montoya
F1 Ferrari count on Schumacher's help
MISC Clarke hoping for Minardi seat
F1 Theissen: customer car row set for court
NAS Rudd to return with Yates
NAS Analysis: NASCAR shifting gears
MISC Teams receive their new cars
F1 Bourdais hopeful of Toro Rosso future
F1 Sutil: long-term deal a big help
F1 Q & A with Adrian Sutil
F1 BMW confirm Glock as second test driver
F1 Sutil lands Spyker race seat
F1 Montezemolo: Raikkonen must win '07 title
F1 Barrichello: Honda have to do more work
F1 Late January Ferrari debut for Raikkonen
F1 Jordan praises Dennis on signing Hamilton
MISC The Observer
MISC Autosport: Traffic Jam on the Road to Damascus
MISC Autosport: The Stop Sign
MISC Motorsport News: Between the Lines
MISC F1 Racing: Villeneuve. Nordschleife. M5. Sorted.
MISC Racer: Rallying on a Roll
MISC Never Say Never: Interview with Sebastien Bourdais
MISC Clay Regazzoni: a Tribute
F1 Berger: Bourdais in line for 2008 seat
F1 Mosley warns GPDA over safety debate
F1 Regazzoni funeral scheduled for Thursday
MISC Stoddart hopes to avoid politics
F1 Spyker gain support in customer car row
MISC Q & A with Paul Stoddart
F1 Q & A with Heikki Kovalainen
BTCC Vauxhall to race Vectra next year
MISC Stoddart wants Dutch duo
F1 Grapevine: Massa wins star-studded kart race
MISC Stoddart confirms Champ Car move
MISC Audi sign Luhr and Rockenfeller
F1 Barcelona confirm safety revisions
F1 Alonso still under contract with Renault
NAS Montreal preparations going well
F1 Andretti conflicted about son's future
F1 Ramirez: Hamilton will surprise in 2007
MISC Ekstrom wins the Race of Champions
MISC Interesting face offs in RoC draw
MISC Busch won't compete in RoC
F1 Andretti makes promising F1 debut
F1 Alonso and McLaren off to a good start
F1 Williams, Ferrari pay tribute to Regazzoni
F1 Nigel Roebuck on Clay Regazzoni
F1 Regazzoni killed in a road crash
MISC Speed forced to pull out of RoC
F1 Hamilton fastest on final day of testing
F1 Van der Garde joins Aguri as third driver
MISC Young hopefuls complete Forsythe test
WRC Pons to sit out next season
MISC Conquest see potential in Simpson
F1 Toro Rosso driver choice still open
F1 Alonso to test for McLaren today
F1 Analysis: F1 would welcome young Andretti
F1 De la Rosa fastest at Jerez
F1 Alonso's engineer joins Williams
F1 Interview with Sebastien Bourdais
WEC Peugeot on course with 908
F1 BMW-Sauber unveil new supercomputer
F1 Schumacher closely involved, says Badoer
WRC Loeb happy after two-day test
F1 Teams demand equality from Bridgestone
MISC Kerr not worrying about first win
F1 Kovalainen sets the pace at Jerez
MISC Dodgy Business
F1 Andretti hopes to enter F1 in two years
MISC Autosport: Watching Paint Dry
MISC Autosport: The Supremely Gifted Artist
MISC Motorsport News: Between the Lines
MISC Racer: The Quiet Life
MISC F1 Racing: What does the Future Hold for Our Bernie
MISC The 2006 WRC Season Review
MISC Tunnel Vision: wind tunnels and CFD in Formula One
F1 Prodrive to take frugal approach to F1
MISC Champ Car to use standing starts
MISC Marino Franchitti pairs with Herta
F1 Q & A with Franck Montagny
F1 Button is up there with Alonso, say Honda
F1 Bourdais rules out F1 switch in 2007
F1 Red Bull set for infrastructure revamp
MISC No competition for Canada drive
F1 Ferrari ask Raikkonen to party discreetly
F1 Todt reveals he planned to quit Ferrari
F1 Briatore 'not considering' Alonso release
F1 Recovering Button to miss testing again
F1 Bourdais to test for Toro Rosso
F1 Fisichella confident he can win the title
F1 Tyres give Renault insight on damper ban
F1 McLaren, Microsoft confirm ECU supply
F1 Renault: it's now or never for Fisichella
F1 Q & A with Renault's Dassas
SUP Rick Kelly confirmed as champion
F1 Webber can't wait to try out new Red Bull
F1 Ralf: new tyres a challenge for long runs
SUP Stewards' hearing to decide title fate
MISC New Zealand win chaotic feature race
SUP Rick Kelly takes maiden title
SUP Title ends in controversy in final race
SUP Todd Kelly wins again in race two
MISC New Zealand win Sentul sprint race
F1 Aguri have to wait on third driver debate
MISC Feature race moved forward
MISC New Zealand's Reid on Sentul pole
F1 Schumacher honoured at FIA Awards gala
MISC McIntosh settling back in
SUP Todd Kelly wins race one
MISC Mexico fastest in final practice
SUP All-HRT front row at Phillip Island
F1 Stirling Moss honoured by the FIA
F1 Aguri, Toro Rosso face arbitration threat
F1 Barrichello leads Honda 1-2 at Jerez
F1 FIA agrees to overhaul of F1 rules
BTCC BTCC coy on Silverstone axe
F1 Renault ahead of schedule with new car
MISC Lapierre unsure of his A1GP future
MISC France heads practice 1 at Sentul
F1 GPDA demands changes to test tracks
F1 Massa upbeat after Raikkonen meeting
F1 Hamilton fastest at Jerez
F1 Alonso interest in McLaren 'stunned' Dennis
F1 Dennis: McLaren 'virtually debt free'
MISC Team GBR want rules clarification
F1 Todt: Ferrari vow to protect Raikkonen
BTCC Silverstone loses BTCC date
F1 McLaren are well prepared, says Dennis
F1 Whitmarsh: Mika won't mentor Hamilton
F1 McLaren ask Renault to release Alonso
F1 Ferrari duo dominate Jerez test
MISC The Observer
F1 Q & A with Spyker's James Key
F1 Spyker expecting no quick turnaround
F1 Spyker downplay lack of testing
MISC Autosport: The Schumacher Era
MISC Autosport: There's something about Monaco
MISC Motorsport News: Between the Lines
MISC F1 Racing: Hail! Hail! McLaren
MISC Racer: Brave New World
MISC The 2006 WTCC Season Review
MISC The Priaulx Paradox
F1 Teams to meet over customer car row
WRC Solberg learning from season
F2 FMS sign Pizzonia for 2007
MISC Ireland boss has faith in drivers
F2 ART confirm di Grassi, Ammermuller
F1 Q & A with Renault's Pat Symonds
F1 Renault: damper row slowed us down
F1 Hamilton 'overwhelmed' by rookie award
F1 Q & A with Bridgestone's Hisao Suganuma
F1 Bridgestone still considering red tyre rule
F1 Super Aguri target Grand Prix win by 2008
MISC Carroll hopes test leads to race seat
F1 Button will also skip Jerez test
F3 Turvey expecting to surprise in F3
MISC Q & A with Oliver Turvey
F1 Schneider wanted F1 break for Paffett
MISC Lyons to make A1GP debut in Sentul
F1 Grapevine: Button on BBC award shortlist
F1 Button keeping a lid on expectations
F1 Dennis: Hamilton to prove critics wrong
MISC British Comp. Driver: Jenson Button
MISC Int. Racing Driver: Fernando Alonso
MISC Racing Car of the Year: Renault R26
MISC Rally Car of the Year: Ford Focus
MISC Rookie of the Year: Lewis Hamilton
MISC Gregor Grant: Andy Priaulx
MISC John Bolster Award: Michelin
MISC National Racing Driver: Mike Conway
WRC Gronholm elated with Finnish record
MISC Schumacher, Alonso up for a fight
F1 Massa: new tyres make overtaking harder
F1 Massa not afraid of Raikkonen
F2 iSport continue to shine at Valencia
F3 Mansell's sons sign with Fortec
F1 Jerez's GPDA inspection due next week
WRC Gronholm further extends lead
F2 Glock fastest at Valencia
FV8 Zolder results reinstated
WRC Gronholm out front in Wales
F1 New Toro Rosso expected in late January
INDY Patrick expects to move forward
F1 Dennis: de la Rosa has McLaren future
WRC Damage forces Hirvonen out
F1 Theissen: I'd ditch a driver again
F1 Grapevine: Katayama scales Mt. Manaslu
WRC Ford dominate morning stages
F1 Interview with Mika Hakkinen
F1 Hakkinen wants more F1 tests
WTCC Farfus moves to Schnitzer BMW team
WRC Subaru switch to BFGoodrich for '07
F1 Aguri want third driver rule for Fridays