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Veteran Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello insists he has travelled to Melbourne with a realistic chance of victory. Full story...

Renault Formula 1 eam's technical director Pat Symonds has contradicted his boss Flavio Briatore over the rear diffuser saga. Full story...

The SEAT team have accomplished their mission: completing the American part of the season with four victories. Full story...

With mere days until the 2009 season opener, Formula 1 team Force India has become another team to make clear its current position regarding the new technology KERS. Full story...

To understand the success of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, you need to understand the company and the terminology the company uses. Hybrid for example is defined as the combination of two or more different things, aimed at achieving a particular objective. In this case it is two distinct methods of propulsion for an automobile aimed at reducing fuel consumption without reducing practicality. Another important definition is integration, which in this case is "data from one device or software to be read or manipulated by another, resulting in ease of use". The last major definition is Synergy which in its simplest terms means the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Full story...

The AMA Supercross series visited St Louis (MO) on Saturday as its two dominant riders, the steady Chad Reed (Suzuki) and main rival and quickest rider in the series James Stewart (Yamaha) lined up to do battle. Reed led the season championship from Stewart by only 6 points, after finishing first or second in every race so far this season. Full story...

The German government is not aiming to take a stake in troubled carmaker Opel, but may give the General Motors' unit aid to help it survive, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday. Full story...

Bondholders holding some $27 billion of General Motors debt today sent a letter to the White House task force overseeing the bailout of the auto industry to register concern with the lack of progress in GM's debt-restructuring talks. Full story...

German carmaker Daimler said on Sunday it was increasing its share capital by 10 percent to allow Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments PJSC to become a major investor in the company. Aabar was acquiring all the new shares in a total investment of 1. Full story...

German carmaker Daimler said on Sunday it was increasing its share capital by 10 percent to allow Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments PJSC to become a major investor in the company. Aabar was acquiring all the new shares in a total investment of 1. Full story...

The CEO of French partsmaker Valeo SA, Thierry Morin, will leave his position, French newspaper Le Figaro reported on its Web site on Sunday without naming its sources. Full story...

The CEO of French partsmaker Valeo SA, Thierry Morin, will leave his position, French newspaper Le Figaro reported on its Web site on Sunday. The publication did not name its sources. It said the decision was made at a Friday board meeting. Full story...

China will concentrate more power in the hands of fewer auto and steel companies, the government said in unveiling its most concrete plans yet for reform of the two industries. Full story...

China will concentrate more power in the hands of fewer auto and steel companies, the government said in unveiling its most concrete plans yet for reform of the two industries. Full story...

Advisers representing General Motors bondholders on Friday issued an appeal to the automaker and U.S. officials to break an impasse in a crucial round of debt-restructuring talks. GM's $13.4 billion in emergency loans from the U.S. Full story...

The latest iteration of the Jaguar XK family has been re-styled, re-powered and re-vamped to make it the brand's most exciting sports car yet. The 2010 Jaguar XK Coupe and Convertible will boast new engines, a more dramatic character, a new cockpit and a lightweight aluminum structure that forms the basis of a completely unforgettable driving experience. Full story...

By winning the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at the Bristol Motor Speed Saturday afternoon, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet No 33) not only put an end to a 27 race winless streak in the Nationwide series but also won a NNS race for the first time driving one of his own cars. Full story...

The first shots in what was previously a cold war have now been fired, with Max Mosley and the formula one teams on opposite sides of the front line. Full story...

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has vowed to correct the perception by some that he is arrogant. Full story...

Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday agreed with Max Mosley that the FIA's 30 million (British pounds) budget cap is not a closed book. Full story...