VW hopes to attract WRC interest
Volkswagen motorsport director Jost Capito is confident the German firm's presence in the World Rally Championship will help attract more global commercial interest in the series.

Gronholm confirms racing return
Two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has confirmed he will return to motorsport and contest a full programme of Global Rallycross events in America this year

WRC tweaks Rally Catalunya stages
The final round of this year's World Rally Championship - the Catalunya Rally – will include a stage through the centre of host town Salou

Neuville to compete in New Zealand
Citroen protege Thierry Neuville has moved a step closer to contesting the full World Rally Championship schedule after Nasser Al-Attiyah handed the Belgian his Qatar Citroen for Rally New Zealand

Latvala completes comeback test
Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala has tested a rally car again for the first time since breaking his collarbone in a skiing accident last month

Rally GB confirms 2012 route
Organisers of Rally GB have confirmed the route for Britain's round of the World Rally Championship.

Capito begins VW Motorsport role
Jost Capito officially began his new job as head of Volkswagen Motorsport on Wednesday, assuming the role previously occupied by Kris Nissen

Citroen keen to avoid team orders
Citroen team principal Yves Matton has admitted he hopes not to have to use team orders again during the 2012 World Rally Championship season

Mikkelsen surprised to match Ogier
Andreas Mikkelsen has admitted his performance against Volkswagen Motorsport team-mate Sebastien Ogier on last week's Rally Argentina exceeded his own expectations

Argentina keen to see Brazil in WRC
Rally Argentina clerk of the course David Eli reckons his event could form a strong partnership with a Brazilian round of the World Rally Championship if the series adds a second South American date for 2013

Hirvonen backs new Argentina route
Mikko Hirvonen has sung the praises of Rally Argentina's endurance route - with the Finn suggesting that some of the new stages this year were the event's best yet

South Africa closing on WRC slot
South Africa is believed to be leading the fight for a place on next year's World Rally Championship calendar

Ford rules out drafting Sordo in again
Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has put to bed speculation that Dani Sordo will drive a factory Fiesta RS WRC again this season

Wilson disappointed with Tanak
M-Sport managing director Malcolm Wilson has called on Ott Tanak to up his performance after the Estonian's disappointing result on last week's Rally Argentina.

Citroen baffled by FIA's Hirvonen call
The Citroen team has admitted it finds the decision to exclude Mikko Hirvonen's car from the Rally of Portugal results for a second time 'strange.'

Loeb claims 70th WRC victory
Sebastien Loeb claimed the 70th victory of his incredible World Rally Championship career, and stretched his points lead in the process, as he cruised home to win Rally Argentina

Loeb closes in on Argentina victory
Sebastien Loeb remains on course for the 70th win of his World Rally Championship career after making it safely through the series' longest stage on Sunday morning in Argentina

Loeb leads into final day in Argentina
Sebastien Loeb will lead Rally Argentina by 7.2 seconds when the final leg commences on Sunday morning after an uneventful run through the superspecial that closed Saturday night's action

Ford admits top five too far for Solberg
Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has admitted Petter Solberg's target of fifth place on Rally Argentina could now be out of range

Loeb edges away after team orders
Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen are now 7.8 seconds apart at the head of the Rally Argentina field after Citroen ordered the pair to hold station

Salazar: WRC harder than Dakar
Former Formula 1 racer Eliseo Salazar has admitted Rally Argentina is proving tougher than he expected, with the 57-year-old describing Friday's opening day as harder than a day on Dakar

Hirvonen's Portugal turbo also illegal
The FIA has confirmed that the turbo on Mikko Hirvonen's Citroen DS3 WRC was illegal during the Rally of Portugal earlier this month

Sordo rules out Citroen fight
Ford driver Dani Sordo has admitted he is still struggling for confidence aboard the Fiesta RS WRC and has ceased his pursuit of the Citroens ahead

Hirvonen understands team orders call
Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen said he understood the team's decision not to allow him to challenge Sebastien Loeb for victory on Rally Argentina - despite the pair being split by just 2.1 seconds

Citroen implements team orders finish
Citroen team principal Yves Matton has confirmed he has told drivers Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen to hold station until the finish of the event tomorrow afternoon

Rally leaders face tyre shortage
The drivers fighting for victory on Rally Argentina will have to switch to unsuitable hard compound tyres for Saturday afternoon after exhausting the limited supply of soft Michelins this morning

Hirvonen keeps Loeb's lead in check
Sebastien Loeb continues to lead Rally Argentina after the first day two loop, but his Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen is not letting him get away

Kyle Busch holt die Allstar-Pole

Kyle Busch absolviert das einzigartige Qualifying zum Allstar-Race am schnellsten und holt sich die Pole-Position für das 90-Runden-Rennen um eine Million US-Dollar

Andretti dominiert den "Fast-Friday"

Marco Andretti macht sich am +quot;Fast-Friday+quot; zum Favoriten auf die Indy-Pole - alle Andretti-Chevys schnell, Penske dran, Honda und Ganassi haben viel Arbeit

Allstar-Training mit Kyle Busch und Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt Jr. und Kyle Busch waren in den Trainingseinheiten zum Allstar-Race von Charlotte schnell unterwegs: Am Sonntagmorgen geht es wieder um eine Million

Brands Hatch: Juncadella und Marciello in Startreihe eins

Die Prema-Piloten Daniel Juncadella und Raffaele Marciello ließen im Qualifying zur Formel-3-Euroserie in Brands Hatch die Konkurrenz hinter sich

McLaren: Folgt der 16. Monaco-Sieg?

Das McLaren-Duo ist hungrig auf einen Sieg im Fürstentum und hofft auf mehr Glück als zuletzt - Whitmarsh: +quot;In Monaco zu gewinnen, zählt mehr als woanders+quot;

Red Bull möchte in Monaco Fehler vermeiden

Sowohl Sebastian Vettel als auch Mark Webber haben bereits im Fürstentum gewonnen und möchten wichtige 2012 Punkte für die Meisterschaft holen

Ford will Erfolgsgeschichte in Griechenland fortführen

Jari-Matti Latvala feiert nach seinem Ski-Unfall sein Comeback in der Rallye-Weltmeisterschaft - Petter Solberg will seinen Akropolis-Sieg von 2004 wiederholen

Lotus: Performance in Monaco ungewiss

Kimi Räikkönen hat Hoffnung, dass der E20 auch in Monaco schnell sein wird, während Romain Grosjean mit großem Respekt an die Cote d'Azur kommt

Brands Hatch: Tomczyk vor vier Mercedes-Piloten

Martin Tomczyk sicherte sich die Freitagsbestzeit auf dem kürzesten Kurs der DTM-Saison 2012 - Mattias Ekström als bester Audi-Pilot auf Platz acht

Kuppeln: Whiting sieht viele Probleme

Um die Cockpit-Abdeckungen ist es ruhig geworden - Charlie Whiting sieht eine Einführung mittlerweile kritisch, Alex Wurz stellt Sicherheit an oberste Stelle

Sauber: Was ist für die Schweizer in Monaco drin?

Kamui Kobayashi rechnet sich in den Straßenschluchten von Monaco gute Chancen auf WM-Punkte aus - Sergio Perez fiebert seinem ersten Rennen dort entgegen

Whitmarsh: McLaren möchte Fehlerrate verringern

Das britische Traditionsteam hat sich in der aktuellen Saison schon einige Schnitzer erlaubt und gelob Besserung: +quot;Sind selbstkritischer, als es den Anschein macht+quot;

Trackwalk: Salzburgring

Die höchste Geschwindigkeit, der passende Gang, die heftigste Bremszone, die langsamste Kurve: Der Salzburgring bei Salzburg unter der Lupe