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Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Raikkonen not returning to F1 - Ecclestone

Mar.1 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone does not think F1's world champion of 2007 is ever coming back to his sport.

After committing to a second full-time season in the world rally championship this year, Kimi Raikkonen said he has "no interest" in returning ...

Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011

Raikkonen insists 'no interest' in F1 return

Feb.25 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen sounds less enthusiastic than ever about the idea of returning to formula one.

The 2007 world champion, who switched full-time to the world rally championship when Ferrari replaced him with Fernando Alonso for last season,...

Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2011

Hirvonen wins Swedish thriller

2009 WRC runner-up Mikko Hirvonen kicked off the new era of the championship in style with a thrilling win in Sweden. It was a Ford 1-2-3 as Mads Ostberg, driving for Stobart Ford, put in a stunning drive to finish within touching distance of Hirvonen, and ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala

Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2011

Hirvonen leads close top five

Mikko Hirvonen will go into the final day of the opening round of the championship in Sweden in the lead, but the top 5 is covered by a mere 15 seconds. Hirvonen and Mads Ostberg struggled this afternoon as the stages had been used by Swedish entrants since the first running of the stages.

Posted on Friday, February 11, 2011

Ostberg leads day one of WRC Sweden

Stobart Ford driver Mads Ostberg leads after the first day of the 2011 championship in Sweden.
Ostberg had led by over half a minute, but his lead is now less than half of that after suffering from a visibility issue.

Posted on Friday, February 11, 2011

Raikkonen not ruling out F1 return

Feb.11 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has refused to rule out replacing the injured Robert Kubica at Renault.

Having launched his own world rally entry Ice1 for 2011, the 2007 world champion is already in Sweden for the season opener.

Moreover, after negotiat...

Posted on Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Nick Heidfeld set to return with Renault

Ex-BMW driver Nick Heidfeld is set to return to Formula One this year, in place of injured star Robert Kubica. According to various sources, team principal Eric Bouiller informed 4th driver Romain Grosjean of his decision, but the announcement regarding Heidfeld will not be made prior to the third test in Barcelona next week.

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011

WRC 2011 Preview: Do's and Don'ts of following Rallying

The 2011 WRC season begins this weekend in Sweden, and here is a handy guide for all spectators

Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2011

Kimi: What went wrong?

He hasn't driven an F1 car since finishing 12th in the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen still remains relatively prominent in Formula One. He may now be a rally driver, but does he still harbour F1 ambitions and what exactly went wrong to the extent where he went from F1 champ to chump in 2 years?

Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011

WRC 2011: The line up

With the opening round of the season just three weeks away, here is the provisional line-up for the 2011 Swedish Rally