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F1 body sends McLaren spy saga verdict to appeal

2007-08-01 09:11

Formula One's governing body cast fresh doubt over McLaren's title hopes on Tuesday by sending to appeal a controversial ruling in a 'spy saga' involving that team and Ferrari

Stepney says not to blame for leaked Ferrari data

2007-08-01 09:08

Former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney continued to protest his innocence on Tuesday regarding the Formula One spying controversy.

Vettel replaces Speed at Toro Rosso

2007-08-01 09:06

Germany's Sebastian Vettel will replace American Scott Speed at Toro Rosso for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix and for the rest of the season, the Italy-based Formula One team said on Tuesday.

Former racing champ Piquet loses driving license

2007-07-31 08:41

Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet began taking a driving education course on Monday in Brazil after having his license revoked for racking up too many traffic violations, local media reported.

Stewart takes second straight NASCAR win at Indy

2007-07-30 08:32

Tony Stewart passed Kevin Harvick with ten laps remaining to win the NASCAR race at Indianapolis on Sunday.

Salo clarifies Ferrari spying comment

2007-07-29 11:17

Former Ferrari driver Mika Salo on Saturday clarified comments made to a Finnish newspaper suggesting that the Italian team had routinely spied on Formula One rivals McLaren in the past.

Ferrari lawyers say McLaren gained from leaked data

2007-07-27 09:12

Lawyers for Ferrari have suggested that McLaren owe their Formula One title advantage to leaked information from the Italian team, according to newspapers in Britain and Italy on Thursday.

Ferrari condemn verdict in F1 spy hearing

2007-07-27 09:09

Ferrari lambasted Formula One's governing body on Thursday after championship leaders McLaren went unpunished for having data belonging to the Italian team

McLaren escape penalty but threat remains

2007-07-27 08:52

Formula One leaders McLaren emerged unpunished on Thursday from a hearing into a spying controversy that threatened to wreck their title hopes.

Japan's Yamamoto handed Spyker F1 drive

2007-07-26 15:50

Japan's Sakon Yamamoto will race for Spyker in the remaining seven races of the Formula One season, the team said on Thursday.

Tour suffers fresh credibility crisis

2007-07-26 10:18

The Tour de France lurched into a fresh crisis on Wednesday when race leader Michael Rasmussen was sacked by his Rabobank team and a second rider in 24 hours was announced to have failed a doping test.

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