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• F1: Ferrari Blames Mosley For Toyota Exit

  BNET - 2009-11-05

  FERRARI HAS LAUNCHED an astonishing attack on the FIA following the announcement of Toyota's exit from Formula 1, blaming former President Max Mosley for sparking the mass departure of car manufacturers from the sport. BMW, Toyota and Honda have all withdrawn from motorsport's ultimate category over the last 12 months,...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., BMW AG, Ferrari, Renault, Bridgestone Corp.

• Lewis takes pole in Japan

  - 2008-10-11

  LEWIS HAMILTON ensured he has the best chance possible of extending his World Championship lead after securing pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix in qualifying this morning. The McLaren driver shot to the top of the timesheet late on with a time of one minute 18.404 seconds on...

  Tags: BMW AG, Ferrari, Hamilton, Lewis, Renault, Strategy, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Small is chic in gay Paris; Environmentally-friendly models take the lead at show STEVE HUGHES looks at what's on offer at the Paris Motor Show, which opens this weekend Paris Motor Show guide

  - 2008-10-03

  Byline: STEVE HUGHES THE rapidly changing face of automobiles is graphically illustrated by the plethora of small cars being displayed at the Paris Motor Show. If they're not so small, then they are hybrid, dual-fuel or one of the many models that now wear some sort of eco...

  Tags: Audi AG, BMW AG, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Hyundai, Manufacturing, Paris

• Hamilton so cool as title race hots up

  - 2008-09-12

  Byline: By IAN PARKES Sports Correspondent LEWIS HAMILTON feels his ice-cool composure will stand him in good stead for the heat of battle in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton is refusing to let the events of Sunday's controversial race in Belgium have any effect on his preparations...

  Tags: BMW AG, Ferrari, Hamilton, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Motor Racing: LEWIS FACES MASS ATTACK

  - 2008-08-24

  LEWIS HAMILTON was blown away by Ferrari's Felipe Massa after just one bend in qualifying for today's European Grand Prix. And Britain's 23-year-old championship leader admitted he has a battle on his hands to beat the Brazilian ace, who is desperate to bounce back from the misery...

  Tags: attack, BMW AG, Ferrari, Hamilton, Leadership, Renault

• Massa beats Hamilton to pole in Euro GP

  - 2008-08-23

  VALENCIA, Spain AFP — Felipe Massa of Ferrari took pole position here Saturday for Sunday's European Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton following a hotly-contested qualifying session. Brazilian Massa timed 1 min 38.989sec to see off Hamilton by 0.2sec and the BMW Sauber of Pole Robert Kubica after...

  Tags: BMW AG, CAREER, Ferrari, Hamilton

• LEW BLEW IT

  - 2008-07-06

  LEWIS HAMILTON goes on a championship rescue mission in today's Santander British Grand Prix after yet another cock-up. After scrapping for the best time in the first part of qualifying, he headed the second part and had set the stage for some desperately needed glory in the...

  Tags: BMW AG, CAREER, Ferrari, Hamilton, Honda Motor Co., MARKETING, Renault, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Kovalainen on pole for British GP

  - 2008-07-05

  SILVERSTONE, England AFP — Finland's Heikki Kovalainen will start the British Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday in pole position after the McLaren-Mercedes driver posted the best official qualifying time here on Saturday. The Finn, who has never started from pole before, produced an inspired final lap of 1:21.049,...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, BMW AG, Ferrari, Renault

• McLaren driver Kovalainen takes maiden pole at British GP

  - 2008-07-05

  SILVERSTONE, England AFP — A delighted Heikki Kovalainen grabbed his maiden Formula One pole position on Saturday with a near-flawless qualifying display at the British Grand Prix. The Finnish McLaren driver produced an inspired final lap of 1:21.049, over half a second faster than Red Bull's Mark Webber who...

  Tags: BMW AG, CAREER, Ferrari, Renault

• Rampf plays down talk of BMW Sauber title charge

  - 2008-06-09

  MONTREAL, Canada AFP — BMW Sauber technical director Willy Rampf says it is too early to talk of a world championship challenge despite the Swiss-German team earning their maiden grand prix victory in Canada at the weekend. Robert Kubica led his German teammate Nick Heidfeld to BMW 1-2 in...

  Tags: BMW AG, Canada, Ferrari, Hamilton, team