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UPDATE 1-Rallying-Latvala wins in Sweden despite late scare

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:52:34 GMT

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala overcame a late puncture to win the Rally of Sweden on Sunday and make amends for crashing out of the Monte Carlo season-opener on the first day.

Rallying-Driver and constructor standings

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:43:37 GMT

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Driver and constructor standings after the Rally of Sweden on Sunday.

Rallying-Rally of Sweden result

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:29:49 GMT

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Official result of the Rally of Sweden on Sunday. 1. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Ford 3:18:28.300 2. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen +00:16.600 3. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 00:38.800 4. Petter Solberg (Norway) Ford 01:14.300 5. Evgeny Novikov (Russia) Ford 02:41.400 6. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 02:55.100 7. Henning Solberg (Norway) Ford 03:49.500 8. Patrik Sandel

Rallying-Latvala wins in Sweden despite late puncture

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:08:55 GMT

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala overcame a late puncture to win the Rally of Sweden on Sunday and make amends for crashing out of the Monte Carlo season-opener on the first day.

Rallying-Latvala stretches lead in Swedish snow

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:22:47 GMT

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala will go into the final day of the Rally of Sweden with a 23-second lead over fellow Finn and former team mate Mikko Hirvonen after extending his advantage on Saturday.

Rallying-Rally of Sweden second leg classification

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:57:52 GMT

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Rally of Sweden second leg classification on Saturday. 1. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Ford 2:30:08.000 2. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen +00:23.000 3. Petter Solberg (Norway) Ford 00:51.400 4. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 01:02.500 5. Evgeny Novikov (Russia) Ford 02:13.100 6. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 02:57.500 7. Henning Solberg (Norway) Ford 03:02.400 8. Patrik Sa

Rallying-Latvala leads after Loeb hits Swedish snow bank

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:13:01 GMT

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala held the overnight lead in the Rally of Sweden on Friday while world champion Sebastien Loeb was down in seventh place after getting his Citroen stuck in a snow bank.

Rallying-Rally of Sweden first leg classification

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:47 GMT

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Rally of Sweden first leg classification on Friday. 1. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Ford 1:23:50.800 2. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen +00:16.800 3. Petter Solberg (Norway) Ford 00:18.600 4. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 00:32.300 5. Evgeny Novikov (Russia) Ford 01:12.100 6. Henning Solberg (Norway) Ford 01:48.500 7. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 02:08.900 8. Patrik Sand

Motor racing-Alonso ends final day of Jerez test on top

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:04:00 GMT

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Fernando Alonso ended the final day of Formula One's first pre-season test at Jerez on Friday with a flourish despite lingering concern about the performance of his new car.

Motor racing-HRT say new car will not test until March

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:20:36 GMT

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spanish Formula One team HRT, who this month signed Indian Narain Karthikeyan as one of their drivers, will not be able to try out their new car until next month's final pre-season test after it failed two crash tests.

Motor racing-Coton brings Hamilton closer to 'happy bubble'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:55:44 GMT

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton identified Mika Hakkinen's former manager Didier Coton on Thursday as a key man in possibly creating a 'happy bubble' around him at race weekends this season.

Motor racing-Vettel ticking all the boxes for Red Bull

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:27:50 GMT

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel drove his new Red Bull for the first time on Thursday with the team saying they were on course to tick all the right boxes in pre-season testing at Jerez.

Motor racing-Ferrari have lots to do, says Massa

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:21:45 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ferrari have their work cut out in Formula One's pre-season testing to turn their ugliest car in years into a winner that the tifosi can come to love, Brazilian Felipe Massa said on Wednesday.

Motor racing-Schumacher plays down title chances

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:40 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher was hoping the late arrival of his new Mercedes would pay off after doing nearly two race distances in last year's car on the second afternoon of Formula One testing on Wednesday.

Motor racing-Sutil appeals against sentence for nightclub brawl

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:09:35 GMT

BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil has lodged an appeal against last week's 18-month suspended sentence for a nightclub brawl, his agent said on Wednesday.

Motor racing-Every corner is blind for devoted French fan

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:07 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Every corner is blind for Charaf-Eddine Ait Taleb.

INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Bruno writes new chapter in Senna story

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:43:30 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bruno Senna's grandparents have never attended any of his races and, as he prepares for a new start in Formula One with Williams, he does not expect them to do so now.

Motor racing-Button gives new McLaren an early thumbs-up

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:46:21 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Jenson Button's body language after the first day of Formula One testing on Tuesday spoke happily of a new McLaren that was everything last year's car was not.

Motor racing-Raikkonen fastest on first day of F1 testing

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:53:18 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen rolled back the years with the fastest lap for Lotus on the first day of Formula One testing on Tuesday.

Motor racing-Newey pledges loyalty to Red Bull

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:41 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Adrian Newey emphasised his loyalty to Red Bull on Tuesday, saying that walking out on the Formula One champions would feel like abandoning his children.

Motor racing-Vergne wary of looking too far into the future

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:48:17 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The tide has turned for French drivers in Formula One and Toro Rosso rookie Jean-Eric Vergne hopes one day to be riding the crest of a wave.

Motor racing-Williams declare fresh F1 start after grim 2011

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:10:36 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Former world champions Williams presented their new car on Tuesday and declared a fresh start after enduring their worst season in Formula One.

Motor racing-F1 teams seek guidance on Bahrain situation

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:16:55 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Formula One teams are concerned about the situation in Bahrain but will leave the decision on whether to race there in April to the sport's governing body and commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, bosses said on Monday.

Motor racing-Toro Rosso nurture talent for Red Bull

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:49:08 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso unveiled the car on Monday that could rocket Australian Daniel Ricciardo or French team mate Jean-Eric Vergne to the Formula One big time.

Motor racing-F1 team owners Genii interested in buying Lotus

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:09:46 GMT

JEREZ, Spain, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Lotus Formula One team owners Genii Capital would be interested in buying the loss-making Lotus Group from Malaysian parent Proton, chairman Gerard Lopez said on Monday.