Ahead of this week's Monte Carlo Rally, here is a brief look ahead to the WRC season

Alex Zanardi has tipped Lewis Hamilton to bounce back in 2012 from his troubled past season. Briton Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, had a disastrous season, struggling with his personal life amid a series of on and off-track incidents and poor form. But Italian Zanardi, who lost his legs in a Champ Car crash two years after being fired by Williams at the end of 1999, tipped the 26-year-old to fire on all cylinders in 2012. "What is happening to him this year simply means […]

Jun.29 (GMM) Despite Lewis Hamilton no longer thinking the 2011 title fight is effectively over, not everyone in the F1 paddock agrees with him.

Renault's departing team manager Steve Nielsen told Brazilian O Estado de S.Paulo correspondent Livio Ori...

Jun.1 (GMM) Reports this week suggest Monaco is likely to make changes to the run-off at the end of the tunnel ahead of the 2012 race.

Nico Rosberg and Sergio Perez both had high speed crashes after losing control under braking for the corner, raisin...

May 29 (GMM) A Renault mechanic has returned to work on Sunday despite suffering an injury in the cramped Monte Carlo pitlane.

He was struck with the sharp front wing endplate of a passing car and on Saturday was nursing a deep gash on his knee, but ...

May 28 (GMM) Robert Kubica is in Monaco this weekend but he will not be making an appearance in the F1 paddock.

Blick newspaper has pointed out that the injured Pole's Monte Carlo apartment is within half a kilometre of the famous street circuit.

Bu...

May 25 (GMM) Alain Prost will be the ex-driver representative on the stewards' panel in Monaco this weekend.

It is the four time world champion and former team owner's second appearance in the role, after kicking off the FIA's driver representative e...

May 25 (GMM) Unlike the other races so far in 2011, Monaco will not be an overtaking-fest, according to Ross Brawn.

The combination of the new 'DRS' rear wing system and Pirelli's high-degrading tyres has caused an abundance of passing this year, eve...

May 3 (GMM) Amid reports he and some of his senior technical colleagues could lose their job, Sam Michael is pushing to improve the situation at Williams.

After a disastrous start to the famous British team's 2011 season, Auto Motor und Sport reports...

Apr.18 (GMM) After all the criticism, Pirelli is finally receiving some high praise for its new role in formula one.

Drivers, teams and commentators were earlier critical of the sport's new official supplier for producing tyres that degrade too quick...

Mar.9 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has revealed a less than rosy relationship with his 2010 championship rival Fernando Alonso.

"We did have some problems," the German said in an interview published by La Stampa in Italy.

"But the event was judged by outs...

Bryan Bouffier clinched by far the biggest win of his career by cruising to victory in the Monte Carlo Rally. Prior to this year's Monte, Bouffier had never even scored an Intercontinental Rally Challenge point, having been quick but luckless on his previous appearances. But the reigning French champion took control of the Monte with an inspired tyre choice and perfect drive on the rally's only two snow-hit stages - which turned the leaderboard inside out. "It's fantastic, really fantastic, I'm so happy," he said. […]