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Sarah Fisher has announced today that she will quit her role as driver to fully concentrate on her role as team owner. Ed Carpenter will replace her behind the wheel of the Dallara-Honda next season of IndyCar racing. Full story...

Andy Shovlin has been promoted to the role of chief driver engineer at Mercedes GP for 2011, according to reports. Full story...

Heikki Kovalainen was on Sunday knocked unconscious in a crash at the Race of Champions event in Germany. Full story...

Jarno Trulli's place on the 2011 grid is secure, but the same is reportedly not true for Italian countryman Vitantonio Liuzzi. Full story...

Lotus Racing's Formula 1 driver Heikki Kovalainen and his girlfriend Catherine Hyde were shaken in a spectacular crash that happened during the Race of Champions event in Dusseldorf, Germany. Full story...

Team Renault F1 driver Robert Kubica took fourth place in the French Rallye du Var this past weekend behind the wheel of a Renault Clio S16. Full story...

It will be "impossible" for Russia to host formula one and the Winter Olympics in 2014. Full story...

The 2011 rules are still not set in stone, leaving Luca di Montezemolo calling for "total clarity" ahead of next season. Full story...

You had to be a die-hard tree hugger in 2007 to want to shell out 6,000 $ extra to drive one of the very first Toyota Camry Hybrids instead of a normal Camry. Indeed, at first glance they were nearly identical. At the time, when someone was spotted driving a Prius, everyone instantly knew that this guy (or gal) was out to save the world. But the Camry driver went unnoticed, even if he had the very best intentions. Full story...

Scientists, journalists and a slew of other alleged experts have all weighed in on the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and now the only verdict that truly matters--the public's--will be rendered. Full story...

Mazda will sell its six-passenger 2012 Mazda5 van for a base price of $19,990, including shipping, when it goes on sale in January. Full story...

Scientists, journalists and a slew of other alleged experts have all weighed in on the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and now the only verdict that truly matters--the public's--will be rendered. Full story...

Hunting, camping, fishing--the Ram 1500 Outdoorsman is outfitted for duty away from the urban jungle. Editor Bob Gritzinger gets the truck dirty and tells his story. Then stick around for a Thanksgiving flashback. Full story...

Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Group will build Alfa Romeo and Jeep models for global distribution as part of a new joint-venture company that will take control over Fiat's Mirafiori plant in Turin, Fiat said Friday. Full story...

Mazda will sell its six-passenger 2012 Mazda5 van for a base price of $19,990, including shipping, when it goes on sale in January. Full story...

DPR driver Michael Herck finished the GP2 tests on top of the chart on the last day of this session, in Abu Dhabi. Formula 1 prospect Karun Chandhok finished 15th and 18th in the morning and afternoon sessions respectively. Full story...

Filipe Albuquerque beat his superstar rivals on Sunday to win the 2010 Race of Champions in Düsseldorf, Germany. Full story...

Formula 1 veteran Rubens Barrichello failed to add yet another victory to his Granja Viana 500 kart event this week-end, near Sao Paulo, Brazil. Full story...

Sébastien Loeb denied this week-end he will ever race in Formula 1 in the future, saying the Toro Rosso failed deal in 2009 was a "one-off chance". Full story...

Bruno Spengler (Mercedes Classe C) lost the championship battle in Shanghai, while Gary Paffett took victory, and Paul Di Resta clinched the 2010 title. Full story...