http://www.newstin.com/us/motorsport Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57593217 Rain ruined the final day of F1 testing at the Paul Ricard circuit, underlined by the fact 13 seconds separated the 11 drivers on track. The 10 teams spent the first two days of the three-day programme in France optimising set-up in preparation for next weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. To conclude... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:04:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57593217 2008-05-16T17:04:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57640471 John Andretti has been around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway long enough to know that the weather can fool you. After scrambling the previous day, along with everyone else, to get track time in gloomy, cold and windy conditions, Friday's sunshine and warmer temperatures weren't going to con... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:17:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57640471 2008-05-16T23:17:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57653866 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Veteran driver Ryan Briscoe, a front-row qualifier last week, crashed hard in the second turn but was uninjured during practice Friday for the Indianapolis 500. One of the fastest on the final full day of practice before the May 25 race, Briscoe spun into the wall with the... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:50:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57653866 2008-05-16T21:50:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57585511 Dani Pedrosa says his Repsol Honda team will not relax despite topping both practice sessions ahead of the French Grand Prix. The Spaniard, leading the championship after the first four races of the season, finished less than two tenths of a second ahead of Jorge Lorenzo in the morning, and just... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:01:12 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57585511 2008-05-16T16:01:12Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57593755 Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has been riding practice rounds on a motorcycle ahead of a superbike race. Schumacher, who retired in 2006, has recently been testing but is yet to compete in a motorcycle race. He turned a few rounds Friday on his Honda bike ahead of this... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:02:50 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57593755 2008-05-16T17:02:50Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57586600 Embattled FIA president Max Mosley will attend next week's Monaco GP but he will not be representing world motor sport's governing body. That role will be undertaken by deputy president Marco Piccinini, an Italian who also holds a Monegasque passport and who is also a member of the FIA senate. It... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:00:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57586600 2008-05-16T16:00:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57631159 Max Mosley has warned that the FIA could be drastically weakened, and even lose control of Formula One, if he is forced out of office at a General Assembly meeting on June 3. With the FIA's member clubs due to vote next month on whether they still have confidence in him following the allegations... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:01:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57631159 2008-05-16T20:01:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57656277 Kyle Busch continued his dominance of NASCAR's top-tier series with a flawless qualifying effort Friday night to capture the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Busch, the Sprint Cup series points leader with three wins and seven top-10 finishes in 11 races, was the last car to make a... Sat, 17 May 2008 02:00:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57656277 2008-05-17T02:00:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57591484 All-Star Kind of Love: Harlequin and Office Depot Announce 'Say Yes to a Winning Proposal' National Contest Winner Couple from Orange County, California, will have their marriage proposal featured on Carl Edwards' No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion at the May 17 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race CONCORD,... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57591484 2008-05-16T16:30:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57626257 Loeb extends lead. Friday, 16th May 2008 Rally d'Italia Sardegna - Day 1 report: Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo 1-2 for Citroen. leads the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, the sixth round in the 2008 World Rally Championship, at the end of day one. Loeb began the event by setting the fourth best time in... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:03:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57626257 2008-05-16T20:03:31Z