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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 BMW, Toyota and Honda have all withdrawn from motorsport's ultimate category over the last 12 months,...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.

• Neil Winton: Worst may be ahead for Europe's carmakers

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Europe's car manufacturers performed pitifully in the second quarter with the exception of Germany's Volkswagen and to a lesser degree Italy's Fiat, but all are banking on the underlying markets rallying and riding to their rescue. Most are likely to be disappointed. Europe's car markets have been propped up in...

  Tags: Fiat, car, BMW AG, Volvo, Renault, VW, Lawson Software Inc., Peugeot

• 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.

• Learn About the World Passenger Cars Market

  - 2008-10-01

  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Cars industry is available in its catalogue. World Passenger Cars Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p092464/World-Passenger-Cars-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Passenger Cars in Thousands of Units.The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the...

  Tags: Annual, Audi AG, BMW AG, Canada, car, Europe, Fiat, Ford Motor Co., Germany, Honda Motor Co., Japan, Mitsubishi Corp., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Peugeot, Renault, SALES, Suzuki, Tata Motors, Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG

• 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

• 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

• Heidfeld fastest in final Spanish GP practice

  - 2008-04-26

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — German Nick Heidfeld maintained BMW's impressive progress this season when he topped the times in Saturday morning's final practice for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The 30-year-old driver from Moenchengladbach clocked a fastest time of one minute and 21.269 seconds on soft compound tyres at the...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, BMW AG, Ferrari, Renault, Toyota Motor Corp.

• I'll beat hate mob

  - 2008-04-20

  LEWIS HAMILTON has vowed to face up to race hate thugs and do his talking on the track at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The 23-year-old Grand Prix sensation said he will not let racist spectators affect his determination to get back on track after a disastrous weekend...

  Tags: BMW AG, CAREER, Ferrari, guard, Hamilton, Renault, SECURITY