Injured Wilson to miss Sweden
Matthew Wilson has been ruled out of Rally Sweden after breaking his left ankle in a fall while training on Saturday

Rallies told to finalise own TV deals
World Rally Championship Commission president Jarmo Mahonen has told individual event organisers they will have to finalise their own television deals, AUTOSPORT has learned, a situation labelled totally impractical by one senior team chief.

FIA/Eurosport WRC talks break down
Negotiations between the FIA and Eurosport for the promotion of the World Rally Championship have broken down and international television coverage of next week's Rally Sweden appears unlikely

Mini announcement due next week
A resolution to the ongoing situation between the BMW Group and Prodrive is expected early next week, when the Banbury firm is reportedly going to be told that its contract to build Mini John Cooper Works WRCs is terminated

Solberg aims for home boost
Ford driver Petter Solberg will be hoping to make his home advantage count on next week's Rally Sweden - which crosses the border into Norway and goes right past his front door

Hirvonen talks up Sweden chances
Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen says the French firm's DS3 WRC is strong enough to end his former team Ford's stronghold on next week's Rally Sweden

Loeb praises Hirvonen's set-up input
Eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has praised Mikko Hirvonen's input into Citroen's pre-Rally Sweden testing, with the Frenchman feeling a new confidence aboard his DS3 WRC

BMW set to end Prodrive's Mini deal
The BMW Group is expected to terminate its contract with Prodrive tomorrow, ending the Banbury firm's involvement in the Mini World Rally Team - and casting doubt over the future of the programme.

Goransson gets WRC car for Sweden
Former Swedish and European Touring Car Champion Richard Goransson will make his World Rally Car debut on next week's Rally Sweden.

Prodrive rubbishes Mini split rumours
Prodrive chief Richard Taylor has laughed off suggestions that the alliance between the Banbury firm and Mini will be terminated.

WRC Academy to continue for 2012
The FIA has confirmed the World Rally Championship Academy Cup will go ahead as planned this season - with M-Sport offering a full 2013 WRC season as a prize to the winner

Timing and tracking return for Sweden
The World Rally Championship will take another step back towards normal service on next month's Rally Sweden, when the vital timing and tracking services return for round two.

Q and A: Mini boss on Monte podium
Q and A with Mini WRC team principal Dave Wilcock

Brynildsen joins Ostberg for Sweden
Leading Norwegian driver Eyvind Brynildsen will make his debut in a World Rally Car on Rally Sweden, when he joins Mads Ostberg's Adapta Motorsport team.

Latvala puts Monte crash behind him
Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala says he has put his Monte Carlo Rally shunt behind already, with his focus now firmly fixed on next month's Rally Sweden.

Ford team boss praises Solberg
Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has praised his driver Petter Solberg's efforts in delivering a Monte Carlo Rally podium on the Norwegian's debut in a Fiesta RS WRC

Monaco base discussed for 'Monte'
The organisers of the Monte Carlo Rally are under pressure to implement significant changes to the route for next year's event, including a wholesale move back to Monaco

Solberg gets suspended ban
Petter Solberg has been given a suspended one-rally ban after being caught speeding on a road section during the Monte Carlo Rally last night

Loeb claims Monte Carlo victory
Sebastien Loeb started 2012 in the perfect fashion by clinching a dominant victory in the World Rally Championship's Monte Carlo opener

Loeb on cusp of Monte Carlo win
Sebastien Loeb looks assured of a sixth Monte Carlo Rally victory and a perfect start to the 2012 World Rally Championship after retaining his lead through the Saturday night stages

Loeb leads, podium fight closes up
Sebastien Loeb continues to lead the Monte Carlo Rally, while Petter Solberg has begun catching Dani Sordo for second

Loeb pulls away as Hirvonen flies
Sebastien Loeb continues to lead the Monte Carlo Rally after the penultimate full day, while a second straight stage win for his new Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen brought the Finn closer to Petter Solberg's third place

Ogier's co-driver 'fit for Sweden'
Sebastien Ogier's co-driver Julien Ingrassia will be fit for Rally Sweden despite injuring his arm in a high-speed crash on the Monte Carlo Rally

Todt: WRC promoter solution close
The World Rally Championship promoter saga is very likely to be resolved before the next round in Sweden, according to FIA president Jean Todt

FIA rules out WRC/IRC merger
FIA president Jean Todt says the possibility of Eurosport becoming the World Rally Championship promoter will not lead to a merger between the series and the Eurosport-owned Intercontinental Rally Challenge

Todt wants superally abolished
The future for the World Rally Championship's controversial superally regulation has been called into question by FIA president Jean Todt

Monte admits long event a mistake
Next year's Monte Carlo Rally is expected to return to a shorter format after a disappointing level of entries for this week's World Rally Championship opener

BMW zeigt das DTM-Safety-Car

BMW stellte beim Ball des Sports in Wiesbaden das neue Safety-Car für den Einsatz in der DTM vor - Tombola-Gewinnerin erhält neuen BMW 328i

Marko: Neuer Red Bull "nicht so hässlich wie der Ferrari"

Red-Bull-Konsulent Helmut Marko gesteht, dass auch der Red Bull RB8 einen +quot;Höcker+quot; aufweisen wird: +quot;Bei uns fällt er kleiner und eleganter aus+quot;

Thompson: "Wir werden überraschen"

Lada-Fahrer James Thompson geht mit breiter Brust in die neue Saison und kündigt +quot;vor allem ab 2013+quot; einige Großtaten mit dem Lada-Rennstall an

Nico Rosberg: Eintrag ins Goldene Buch seiner Stadt

Nico Rosberg trägt sich ins Goldene Buch seiner Geburtstadt Wiesbaden ein und chauffiert prominente Gäste beim Ball des Sports

Force India: Fahrerduo im Check

Mit Paul di Resta und Nico Hülkenberg verfügt Force India über eine starke Fahrerpaarung, die sich für die Saison 2012 umfassend vorbereitet hat

Honda in der WTCC: Lottis japanischer Traum wird wahr

WM-Promoter Marcello Lotti spricht nach dem angekündigten Honda-Einstieg von einem echten Coup - Engagement in Japan zahlt sich aus

Trainingsverletzung: Wilson nicht bei der Rallye Schweden

Ein gebrochener Knöchel nach einem Trainingssturz macht die Teilnahme von Matthew Wilson bei der Rallye Schweden unmöglich: +quot;Bin enttäuscht+quot;

Arabische Investoren leasen Silverstone für hundert Jahre

Eine Investorengruppe aus Katar kauft sich offenbar in Silverstone ein: Für 240 Millionen Euro geht der Kurs für einhundert Jahre an die neuen Besitzer

Brundle: Button hat im Team die Oberhand gewonnen

Martin Brundle ist der Meinung, dass Jenson Button Lewis Hamilton bei McLaren den Rang abgelaufen hat: +quot;Das sollte Lewis zu denken geben+quot;

Anderson rätselt: Was plant McLaren beim Diffusor?

Gary Anderson analysiert die ersten vier Autos des Jahrgangs 2012 - Bei McLaren fehlt ein entscheidendes Detail, Force India ein Geheimtipp?

Sutil und die IndyCars: Was läuft da?

Adrian Sutil hat gemäß 'Bild' mehrere Optionen für die Fortsetzung seiner Karriere - eine davon betrifft einen Wechsel zu den IndyCars

Jarvis in Le Mans: Ende der DTM-Karriere?

Audi hat Oliver Jarvis als Einsatzfahrer für die 24 Stunden von Le Mans benannt: Die Karriere des Briten könnte auf der Langstrecke weitergehen

Al-Attiyah: Spannung vor der Citroen-Premiere

Nasser Al-Attiyah geht bei der Rallye Schweden erstmals mit einem Citroen DS3 WRC an den Start - Der Katari setzt sich zunächst bescheidene Ziele