McLaren is waiting to hear whether Fernando Alonso will be able to make his test debut for the team next week in Jerez, after it asked Renault to release him from his contract early.
Bookmark to:          

Wednesday Test Times at Jerez - 12/6/06
Ferrari dominates once again on their return to testing…

1. F. Massa - Ferrari - 1′19″462 - 54 laps
2. L. Badoer - Ferrari - 1′19″708 (+0″246) - 77 laps
3. L. Hamilton - McLaren - 1′20″245 (+0″783) - 79 laps
Bookmark to:          

Portland’s Len Sutton, one of the greatest race car drivers of his generation and the second-place finisher in the 1962 Indianapolis 500, died in his sleep Monday morning at his Portland home. He was 81, and his wife Anita, the love of his life for 59 years, was close by.
Bookmark to:          

Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen is betting on Kimi Raikkonen, not Fernando Alonso, to win the 2007 F1 Drivers’ Championship.
Bookmark to:          

Formula One team bosses have scheduled talks for this Friday to discuss whether Super Aguri and Scuderia Toro Rosso’s plans for 2007 cars are a breach of the sport’s regulations, this week’s Autosport reveals.
Bookmark to:          

Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone would welcome the introduction of a ‘red tyre rule’ in Formula One if it makes the sport more exciting, technical manager Hisao Suganuma has said.
Bookmark to:          

The Renault F1 Team’s Executive Director of Engineering Pat Symonds talks about the team’s winning strategies from 2006.
Bookmark to:          

Newman/Haas Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais led a trio of Champ Car stars that earned recognition on the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-American Team, when results were released Tuesday morning.
Bookmark to:          

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum’s popular “Grounds Tour” will return in 2007 with a 60-date schedule, and the Museum is taking tour ticket orders now.
Bookmark to:          

Jenson Button will sit out this week’s second test of the winter at Jerez to recuperate from a rib injury he sustained in a recent karting accident.
Bookmark to: