Archive for the ‘Motorsport’ Category

Toyota duo demoted to back of grid

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Toyota’s Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock are sent to the back of the Australian Grand Prix starting grid after stewards ruled their cars breached regulations.

Spectators killed in Czech rally

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Three spectators died after a rally car drove into the crowd during a domestic championship race in the Czech Republic on Saturday. Slovak driver Lukas Lapdavsky was also reportedly injured in the crash near the eastern Czech town of Stramberk and taken to hospital, along with an injured spectator.

Slim interest in Honda

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Mexican Carlos Slim becomes the latest person to express an interest in buying out the Honda Motor Company, in a bid to save the Honda Formula One team.

Toyota ‘have no plans’ to quit F1

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Toyota counter speculation they may join their Japanese rival Honda in withdrawing from Formula One. “We have absolutely no plans to withdraw from Formula One,” the team tells The Guardian.