Narain Karthikeyan joins A1 Grand Prix much to everyone's surprise.
The 27-year-old Finn had his first Formula One test for the Italian glamour team at a damp Vallelunga circuit on Tuesday.
The German goalkeeper is famous for his loud complaints and intimidation of opposing strikers.
The Colombian has promised Williams he will do all he can to help them win the constructors' title.
The Renault driver said with a bit of passion and luck, and good performance from the car, he can win the US Grand Prix.
Formula One teams return to the racetrack on Tuesday for the first tests of a new "post war" era, as well as one without Michael Schumacher.
The Ferrari driver believes Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix will not be the same without the excluded BAR team and Jenson Button.
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Narain Karthikeyan finished 17th in the first qualifying round at the San Marino Grand Prix
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Last season, the Ferrari driver left Magny-Cours after winning his fifth world title with six races to spare.
The Indian driver was happy with his timing at the dusty Bahrain track, where the temperature was high too.
The world champion made it clear that he could never forgive or forget what happened in Monza.\n
The Indian driver says he would like to take the place of Williams test driver Alex Wurz's, who has been promoted as one of the team's two race drivers.
The 23-year-old Finn has 48 points compared to the 44 of Ferrari's second-placed Michael Schumacher.
The 21-year-old Alonso has a star quality like no other Spaniard in Formula One since the 1950s.
Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is confident he can stop Michael Schumacher's winning run in his Ferrari rival's home German Grand Prix this weekend.
World champions Michael Schumacher finished sixth.
The 35-year-old German takes on world rally champion Sebastien Loeb and the best that America can offer in a charity race in Paris on Saturday.
American cyclist Lance Armstrong, who won his fourth consecutive Tour de France this year, was voted foreign sportsperson of the year by the Spanish daily newspaper El Pais.
Ferrari's technical director said the Finn is an exceptional driver who doesn't appear to make many errors.
Rediff's Formula One fanatics in a chat after the Melbourne Grand Prix.
McLaren were back, ending their biggest slump of the last two decades to emerge as winners for the first time since March last year, and so too was real racing.
The Brazilian was 0.265 seconds quicker than the championship leader who is seeking his eighth win in nine races.
"He is hungry to race again and fitter than ever thanks to a new training program," said his manager.\n\n
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