2009

The extortionate ticket prices for fans attending Formula 1 races have come under fire from the top flight's leading drivers and team principals, after a meagre crowd of just 36,000 spectators for the Turkish Grand Prix last weekend left the event with 'no atmosphere'.

Enough, already. Kyle Busch didn't paint a moustache on the Mona Lisa. He didn't burn the flag. He didn't scratch himself, a la Roseanne Barr, during the national anthem.

Record-breaking Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has warned Max Mosley against forcing through his controversial and unpopular budget cap in the top flight in 2010, urging that the FIA President 'cannot expect drastic changes to be accepted by such important manufacturers' - and stress

Ahead of the opening practice sessions for the Le Mans 24 Hours, Peugeot has filed a protest with the ACO questioning the legality of the Audi R15.

The son of FIA President Max Mosley died after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs including cocaine, ketamine, MDMA (ecstasy) and heroin or morphine, an inquest has ruled - after it emerged that the 39-year-old had been 'using hard drugs for many years and would often go missing for days at a time

AMA Motocross Championship leader Mike Alessi has undergone knee surgery, just days after a perfect 1-1 sweep of round three at Freestone County Raceway in Wortham, Texas.

Yamaha rider standings after 7 rounds, 14 races Ben Spies, Yamaha WSB - 2nd Tom Sykes, Yamaha WSB - 7th David Checa, Yamaha GMT 94 - N/C

Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has waded into the sport's sex debate in suggesting that one day a female driver will 'come along and kick everyone's a*se' in the top flight - as his McLaren-Mercedes team defended its star turn from the criticism he has received so far this year.

Owner/driver Michael Waltrip's 'tweet' coincided with his team's announcement Tuesday that Patrick Carpentier would replace the veteran in the #55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota for the Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway on 21 June.

Rob Collard has been named as the winner of HiQ's Champagne Moment for the British Touring Car Championship meeting at Oulton Park.

Reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi enjoyed his weather-delayed visit to the Isle of Man TT on Monday.

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has denied reports that suggested he could become embroiled in the ongoing battle between the Formula One Teams Association and the FIA.

Current WRC points leader Sebastien Loeb has admitted that preserving tyres could play a key part in deciding who comes out on top in the Acropolis Rally this weekend.

The spectre of a 'breakaway' series run by dissenting rebel teams has intensified with the understanding that the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) is in discussions with MotoGP commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports SL should the ongoing stand-off with Max Mosley over the controversial ?40 mi

John McGuinness celebrated Honda's 50th anniversary of racing by storming to a 15th career Superbike TT win on the Isle of Man.

McLaren-Mercedes has been pursuing a wild good chase for too long with its underperforming MP4-24, Lewis Hamilton has contended - and whilst he has vowed to keep on pushing for the remainder of the 2009 campaign, the reigning Formula 1 World Champion has suggested that his team would be best-serv

Former grand prix race winner Simon Crafar has been seriously injured in an accident whilst riding an Enduro bike in Romania.

A visibly deflated Rubens Barrichello was left pondering why things always seem to go wrong on his side of the Brawn GP garage after posting the ex-Honda F1 outfit's first retirement of the 2009 campaign in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul at the weekend, on a day when Ross Brawn contended the

A pit-road penalty that was all but unavoidable helped spoil a promising run by three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in the Pocono 500, having a long-term effect on his result.

The list of potential new entrants onto the 2010 Formula 1 starting grid in the top flight's budget-capped era is 'a joke' and mere 'provocation' by FIA President Max Mosley, Flavio Briatore has blasted - as the FIA-FOTA dispute shows no signs of reaching a resolution and the spectre of a 'breaka

James Courtney has confirmed that repairs to his damaged Jim Beam Racing FG Falcon will be completed later this week, and that he will race the car in the fifth round of the V8 Supercar Championship.

Leading Moto2 bike all but matches Alvaro Bautista's 250GP race lap record at Jerez.

Fernando Alonso - 10th:

1. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 58 laps 1hr 26m 24.848s 2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +00m 06.7s 3. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault +00m 07.4s