Manor Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Brazilian Grand Prix, meaning he will start from the back of the grid.The FIA stewards, including former Ferrari F1 driver Mika Salo, decided Ocon impeded Renault's Jolyon Palmer at Turn 4 during Q1. The...

Finnish single-seater powerhouse Koiranen GP is confident that its new SMP Formula 4 champion Niko Kari will step up to the Formula 3 European Championship in 2016.Kari, who turns 16 next month, clinched the title in the inaugural SMP F4 series recently with one round to spare, the Finn landing...

Related StoriesFerrari Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen has been given an official reprimand for an infringement when leaving the pitlane during the second Friday practice session ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Both Raikkonen and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton crossed the white line demarking the two lanes in the pits...

Formula 1 stewards have not taken any action against either Sebastian Vettel or Sergio Perez for the pair's collision during free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.Vettel clipped the rear of Perez's Force India at the first corner late in the second free practice session, suffering front wing damage to...

Related StoriesWhile new Grand Prix Drivers Association President Alex Wurz has warned against jumping to conclusions about the accident that left Jules Bianchi with serious head injuries at the Japanese Grand Prix, former world champion Alain Prost has criticized the conduct of race officials over the incident, in which Bianchi's...

The Marina Bay paddock was filled with familiar racing faces, including world champions Sir Jackie Stewart, Alan Jones, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, plus Mika Salo, Giancarlo Minardi, Craig Lowndes and Neil Crompton. Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO Andrew Westacott paid a visit, as did artist Anna-Louise Felstead and chef...

Former grand prix racer Mika Salo will drive a prototype in the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 2003. The Finn, who is contesting selected GT races with SMP Racing this season, will move over to the Russian entrant's AF Corse-run LMP2 squad for the 24 Hours...

NBC Sports broadcaster Leigh Diffey speaks to two of Kimi Raikkonen's closest confidants in racing about the 2007 World Champion's return to Ferrari and his prospects alongside Scuderia incumbent Fernando Alonso. We all know how hard it is to keep a secret in motorsport, right? "So, this is just between...

Spa 24 Hours winners Jorg Muller and Andrea Piccini have joined the factory-backed Marc VDS BMW squad for the 2013 running of the Belgian enduro this weekend.Muller and Piccini, who won the Spa 24 Hours in 1996 and 2012 respectively, will be joined by German Jens Klingmann in the Belgian...