Motorsport was plunged into more grief and introspection on Sunday by a second death in a week amid intensified concern for safety standards in all forms of racing around the world.
Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli has died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on Sunday.
Formula One will have 20 races next year and not the record 21 listed on a calendar published last week, according to International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt.
Mahindra Racing enter the Italian Grand Prix with Indian rider Sarath Kumar partnering Riccardo Moretti.
The podium finishers of the inaugural India Grand Prix, on Sunday, remembered IndyCar racer Dan Wheldon and Moto GP rider Marco Simoncelli who died recently in car crashes, with second-placed Jenson Button dedicating the race to the two drivers.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has said he accepts the risk of dying in a Formula One car as he follows his passion for racing to the limit.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Formula One drivers Jenson Button and Mark Webber will pay a special tribute to late British racer and friend Dan Wheldon at this weekend's inaugural Indian Grand Prix after a grim month for motorsport.
Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on Sunday, completing a harrowing week for motorsport after British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon lost his life last weekend.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has no safety concerns over Sunday's Indian Grand Prix, the first major motorsport event since the tragic deaths of British driver Dan Wheldon and Italy's Marco Simoncelli in separate races.
Australia's Casey Stoner stormed to his second successive victory for Ducati at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix while MotoGP World champion-elect Jorge Lorenzo finished fourth. Andrea Dovizioso of Italy and Valentino Rossi finished second and third respectively.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will switch to Ducati from Yamaha for next season, delighting millions of his bike-mad compatriots who have yearned to see the sporting great finally race for the Italian team.
MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino Grand Prix for Yamaha on Sunday but Marc Marquez extended his overall lead to 34 points after finishing second.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Nineteen-year-old Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa has died after a crash during Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix, the second death in the sport in two events.
Former MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi had successful shoulder surgery on Sunday and should be fully fit for next season.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi said he was moving to Italian team Ducati because his work with Yamaha was finished and they no longer needed him.
Italy's Valentino Rossi sealed his second successive MotoGP world championship on Sunday after finishing third at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Injured MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is hoping to return to racing this month, far earlier than expected, after getting back on two wheels on Wednesday for the first time since he broke his leg. His Yamaha team said in a statement that the 31-year-old completed 26 laps of Italy's Misano circuit on a Yamaha superbike but reported pain in his leg and shoulder.
The ceremony will now be hosted by Hugh Grant, the Golden Globe-winning actor, though the organisers had earlier announced that the host will be Sharon Stone.
Diego Maradona was forced to stub out his fat cigar but no one could take the smile off his face -- or stop him talking -- after Argentina's 3-1 last 16 World Cup defeat of Mexico on Sunday.
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo of Spain enjoyed his fourth win of the year with victory in the Dutch TT race at Assen on his Yamaha on Saturday.
Valentino Rossi talked with Ferrari about racing in the team's second car at next weekend's Formula One Italian Grand Prix but decided against it, the MotoGP world champion said. Ferrari instead opted for Force India's Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella, who will race for the world champions for the remainder of the season.
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo won the French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday to extend his world championship lead over Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi to nine points.
Formula One cars were stranded in China and the weekend's Japanese MotoGP race was called off on Monday as a cloud of volcanic ash clipped the wings of motorsport worldwide. While McLaren's Chinese Grand Prix winner Jenson Button flew off on holiday to Thailand, and team mate Lewis Hamilton headed for South Africa, mechanics and media either waited or embarked on tortuous journeys home with Britain and much of northern Europe still a no-fly zone.
Valentino Rossi began the defence of his MotoGP world title with victory in the floodlit Qatar Grand Prix in Doha on Sunday after Australian Casey Stoner crashed out early on. The Italian took the lead on the sixth of 22 laps when Stoner, who had started on pole position and was chasing his fourth successive Qatar win, fell while holding a two second advantage.
Valentino Rossi's rivals face a battle to keep up with the MotoGP world champion on the track and an impossible task to match him off it going into Sunday's season-opening race in Qatar. A look at the main contenders in the upcoming season.
Honda's Dani Pedrosa won the U.S. MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday, the Spaniard's first victory in over a year, by holding off a late challenge from world champion and current leader Valentino Rossi.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi showed impressive pace in a Formula One car at the end of two days of testing with Ferrari in Barcelona on Thursday.
Factbox on Italy's Valentino Rossi, who won the MotoGP world championship for Yamaha at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Australian Casey Stoner ran away with the delayed MotoGP season-opener from pole position on Monday to complete a hat-trick of wins at Qatar's Losail International Circuit. Racing in warm dry conditions after Sunday's start was postponed due to heavy rainfall at the desert track, the 23-year-old Ducati rider beat world champion Valentino Rossi into second place. Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo was third.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi powered from fourth on the starting grid to take his first victory of the season in Spain on Sunday and open an 11-point lead at the top of the overall standings. Spain's Dani Pedrosa was second and Australian Casey Stoner third.
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo led a Yamaha one-two by powering to victory over MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday
Yamaha's Valentino Rossi consolidated his MotoGP championship lead on Sunday by cruising to his seventh consecutive Italian Grand Prix win. Italian Rossi, winner of the preceding races in France and China, recovered from a sluggish start from pole to take the lead within four laps.
Ferrari will give Valentino Rossi a Formula One test to celebrate his MotoGP title, the Italian team said on Saturday. Yamaha rider Rossi, who this year clinched his sixth title in motorcycling's top category, last tested a Ferrari Formula One car in 2006 when he was being seriously considered for a possible race seat with the team.
Valentino Rossi won the French Grand Prix on Sunday to celebrate a record-equalling 90th victory and take the lead in the MotoGP world championship. The Italian, who started from the second row on a rainy day, finished comfortably ahead of Spanish team mate Jorge Lorenzo. American Colin Edwards completed a Yamaha sweep of the podium places with third.
Valentino Rossi won the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday to move a step closer to the world title after Australian world champion Casey Stoner crashed out of the race early on. The Italian's Yamaha mate Jorge Lorenzo was second, just over three seconds behind the winner, and Toni Elias of Spain finished third on his Ducati.
Australian MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner romped to his second win in a week at the Dutch Grand Prix while Spain's Dani Pedrosa seized the overall lead from Valentino Rossi. Ducati's Stoner was again in a race of his own at the Assen circuit as he powered from pole position to his third victory of the season. Pedrosa was second on a Honda, 11.310 seconds behind, to leapfrog Rossi in the overall standings after the Italian fell on the opening lap.
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