http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one Recent articles about Formula One en-us Felipe Massa says Ferrari is still not where it wants to be... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/f1_we_need_to_improve_qualifying_says_massa/13645891 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/f1_we_need_to_improve_qualifying_says_massa/13645891 F1: We Need To Improve Qualifying, Says Massa http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/f1_we_need_to_improve_qualifying_says_massa/13645891 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jenson Button's ties to Honda run deep... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/f1_reunion_with_button_a_big_pr_boost_for_honda/13629386 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/f1_reunion_with_button_a_big_pr_boost_for_honda/13629386 F1: Reunion With Button A Big PR Boost For Honda http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/f1_reunion_with_button_a_big_pr_boost_for_honda/13629386 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Bernie Ecclestone/Gerhard Gribkowsky case rolls on... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/f1_ecclestone_facing_charges_in_germany/13621205 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/f1_ecclestone_facing_charges_in_germany/13621205 F1: Ecclestone Facing Charges In Germany http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/f1_ecclestone_facing_charges_in_germany/13621205 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png (Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos.) By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer A.J. Foyt's garage is still one of the biggest draws in Gasoline Alley. Inside the garage, things have changed. The feisty Texan, who is still recovering from back surgery, has ceded much of the control of his team to his youngest son Larry - and it's paid off in big ways. With Larry Foyt on the radio at Long Beach, Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race. It was the team's first trip to Victory Lane since 2002. And with the four-time winner back in Houston and Larry Foyt again making the calls at Brazil, Sato nearly won again. Now, the Foyts are back at Indianapolis hoping to pull off another surprise in a topsy-turvy IndyCar season. Mon, 13 May 2013 17:52:08 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/foyts_team_makes_early_indycar_resurgence/13609271 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/foyts_team_makes_early_indycar_resurgence/13609271 Foyt's team makes early IndyCar resurgence http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/foyts_team_makes_early_indycar_resurgence/13609271 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Fernando Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix by nearly 10 seconds in a dominant performance in front of his home fans on Sunday to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel and get back in the Formula One title race. Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen finished second for the third straight race, with Alonso's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa third as most drivers chose a four-stop strategy due to ongoing problem with Pirelli's fast-degrading tires. That issue remains a big concern as tires still shred far too easily despite pre-race modifications. Starting from fifth place, Alonso won his second race this season, showing that Ferrari can challenge Red Bull for pure speed. Alonso was easily quicker than Vettel, with the three-time defending champion finishing 38.2 seconds behind in fourth ahead of teammate Mark Webber. "In the four years with Ferrari this is the best (car) we've had," Alonso said. "I realized the race was in our pockets if we don't do mistakes." He cli Sun, 12 May 2013 11:40:51 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/alonso_thrills_home_fans_with_triumph/13600625 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/alonso_thrills_home_fans_with_triumph/13600625 Alonso thrills home fans with triumph http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/alonso_thrills_home_fans_with_triumph/13600625 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/7/d7df1aba828dc45b7937228341170af9869bf2cf/mini/F1_Grand_Prix_651d.jpg Mercedes will start the Spanish Grand Prix from the front row after Nico Rosberg had the fastest qualifying time ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday. While Hamilton had the fastest times in the first two qualifying sessions, Rosberg edged him to win the pole position in 1 minute, 20.718 seconds. Three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel will start from third spot for Red Bull ahead of Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus. Ferrari has yet to secure a pole position this season, and it proved to be another frustrating afternoon. After good practice times, Fernando Alonso will start fifth and Felipe Massa sixth. Jenson Button failed to make the cut for the third session and the Briton starts in 14th place. Sat, 11 May 2013 09:55:27 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/rosberg_takes_pole_for_spanish_gp/13595888 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/rosberg_takes_pole_for_spanish_gp/13595888 Rosberg takes pole for Spanish GP http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/rosberg_takes_pole_for_spanish_gp/13595888 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/b/3bfd97035e9e182370599f5e62aff04987139428/mini/F1_2010_d63d.jpg Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday, edging Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen by .006 seconds. Times started to drop after the medium tires came out late in the session, and Massa took advantage to clock a fastest lap of 1 minute, 21.901 seconds in mostly sunny conditions. Red Bull driver Mark Webber was third quickest, just in front of Romain Grosjean for Lotus. Three-time Formula One defending champion Sebastian Vettel was fifth for Red Bull, one place ahead of two-time F1 winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari. McLaren's struggles show no signs of ending, however, with Jenson Button and teammate Sergio Perez outside of the top 10 places for the second straight day. The top six drivers were separated by only .353 seconds, suggesting qualifying later Saturday will be close. The race is Sunday. Massa has started every race in the top five this season, but Ferrari is looking for its drivers to find extra speed in qualifying followin Sat, 11 May 2013 08:57:10 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/massa_tops_field_in_final_practice/13595585 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/massa_tops_field_in_final_practice/13595585 Massa tops field in final practice http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/massa_tops_field_in_final_practice/13595585 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/6/b62f5158ac31de5b87a89f839bbfad62f1d3ba50/mini/F1_2010_a3eb.jpg Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time ahead of archrival Fernando Alonso in the second practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday. Alonso had the best time in the rain-affected first session, where Vettel drove more cautiously, but the Spaniard finished .017 seconds behind the German as sunshine bathed the Circuit de Catalunya for most of the afternoon's run. Vettel clocked 1 minute, 22.808 seconds -- considerably faster than the 1:25.252 Alonso managed for Ferrari in the morning run. Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was third quickest and the Australian was .083 behind, with Finland's Kimi Raikkonen fourth fastest in his Lotus. Saturday's qualifying promises to be highly competitive, with the top six in the second practice separated by .332 seconds. Ferrari's Felipe Massa was sixth, followed by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Every driver apart from Max Chilton and Paul di Resta managed at least 30 laps, with Nico Rosberg getting 45 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:43:26 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/vettel_leads_at_spanish_gp_practice/13590173 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/vettel_leads_at_spanish_gp_practice/13590173 Vettel leads at Spanish GP practice http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/vettel_leads_at_spanish_gp_practice/13590173 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/2/32926d12a873ec094fe0b3dd64e87bc43a09bbfc/mini/F1_Grand_Prix_ee1e.jpg AJ Allmendinger will drive in IndyCar's Belle Isle Grand Prix Dual in Detroit. Team Penske confirmed the move Friday. He will drive the No. 2 Quicken Loans Dallara/Chevrolet on the 2.3-mile street circuit. It is IndyCar's first doubleheader weekend, with races on both June 1 and June 2. Allmendinger has spent the past six seasons in NASCAR after spending his early career in Champ Car. Team owner Roger Penske has given the driver a second chance after firing him last summer for failing a NASCAR drug test. Allmendinger has raced in four Cup Series events for Phoenix Racing in addition to two IndyCar Series starts. He will race in the Indianapolis 500 later this month. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:43:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/allmendinger_to_drive_at_detroit_for_penske/13590167 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/allmendinger_to_drive_at_detroit_for_penske/13590167 Allmendinger to drive at Detroit for Penske http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/allmendinger_to_drive_at_detroit_for_penske/13590167 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Fernando Alonso is hoping to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel at the Spanish Grand Prix. He says ''until we are 75 or 80 points behind, we should be optimistic'' about challenging for the Formula One title. The two-time champion trails Vettel by 30 points after just four races going into this weekend's event. But the Spaniard feels for the first time in years that Ferrari has a car good enough to dictate the race to Red Bull, rather than waiting for opportunities. Alonso is fourth overall after a win in China and a second in Australia. He says ''it's a weekend we approach with a positive mentality and not a defensive mentality (like) the first three years with Ferrari.'' ''Yes, maybe, yes, it's the first time we've arrived (here) with a competitive car. In the first four races we felt competitive, we felt that we were ready to fight for the top places if the race was without problems,'' Alonso said on Thursday. '' Wed, 08 May 2013 12:39:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/alonso_optimistic_he_can_close_gap/13589462 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/alonso_optimistic_he_can_close_gap/13589462 Alonso optimistic he can close gap http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/alonso_optimistic_he_can_close_gap/13589462 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7c83658d2e00482b67f610358c2e35f78a72ae05/mini/F1_Testing_in_8177.jpg Takuma Sato was twice reviewed by IndyCar Race Control in the closing laps of Sunday's Sao Paulo Indy 300 for his rather defensive tactics to protect the lead from both Josef Newgarden and James Hinchcliffe. No action was taken against the A.J. Foyt Racing driver on both counts, who was eventually passed by Hinchcliffe on the final corner and came up second. One would argue that Hinchcliffe's stellar cross-over in Turn 11 to snatch the victory saved the series from a big heap of criticism regarding the rules of blocking (although some drivers, including Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, still put in their two cents on the topic). But race director Beaux Barfield has told The Indianapolis Star that Sato was following the curve of Sao Paulo's mile-long backstretch, where he repelled attacks on the inside from both Newgarden and Hinchcliffe leading up to the climatic conclusion of the race. In addition, The Star's Curt Cavin writes that camera angles were unable... Wed, 08 May 2013 11:58:22 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/indycar_race_director_speaks_on_satos_moves_in_sao_paulo/13575245 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/indycar_race_director_speaks_on_satos_moves_in_sao_paulo/13575245 IndyCar race director speaks on Sato's moves in Sao Paulo http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/indycar_race_director_speaks_on_satos_moves_in_sao_paulo/13575245 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/6/36cde5713c34e76296eba461bd91ec088690446c/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f80520016.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1931AD2F86D56B5E5A7756BCFA89C89D775.jpg As many men would agree, getting kicked in the groin isn't a fun thing and back on Friday night, two NASCAR Nationwide drivers got into a post race confrontation which lead to one kicking the other in the groin. After battling for fifteenth place during the Richmond Toyota Care 500, drivers Nelson Piquet and Brian Scott tempers flared in the pits. Keep an eye on Piquet (in the white race suit) as he argues with Scott and then plants his foot squarely in Brian's groin: (Courtesy of Tire Ball) Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:54:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/nelson_piquet_kicks_brian_scott_in_the_groin_after_nationwide_richmond_race_video/13503998 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/nelson_piquet_kicks_brian_scott_in_the_groin_after_nationwide_richmond_race_video/13503998 Nelson Piquet kicks Brian Scott in the groin after Nationwide Richmond race (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/nelson_piquet_kicks_brian_scott_in_the_groin_after_nationwide_richmond_race_video/13503998 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Nelson Piquet Jr. got into a heated argument with Brian Scott after the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday at Richmond International Raceway. The argument turned into shoving and the shoving turned into a cheap kick to Brian’s groin which was delivered by Nelson’s foot.  The incident stemmed from the two drivers battling it out on the track for 14th place late in the race and their cars ended up tapping each other more than once. According to Sporting News, ‘Piquet said their feud stems from a truck race at Martinsville and  Scott said it was a long time brewing.’ Brian spoke on the incident following the race: “I went to talk to him I was a little heated, and then he kicks me right below the belt, which I think is a below-the-belt type shot. … That just shows his character.” Piquet also spoke to the media and apologized for the kick which he said was unintentional. “When you get a temper at the end of the race, everybody is tired and frustrated and you do things you don’t mean, t... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:37:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/nelson_piquet_jr_delivers_kick_to_brian_scotts_groin_following_nationwide_series_race/13497716 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/nelson_piquet_jr_delivers_kick_to_brian_scotts_groin_following_nationwide_series_race/13497716 Nelson Piquet Jr. Delivers Kick To Brian Scott’s Groin Following Nationwide Series race http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/nelson_piquet_jr_delivers_kick_to_brian_scotts_groin_following_nationwide_series_race/13497716 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt had successful back surgery Tuesday. His team said the 78-year-old IndyCar owner was expected to stay in a Houston hospital overnight. Surgeons were trying to relieve the sciatic nerve pain Foyt complained about. He is expected to make a full recovery. A.J. Foyt Racing won its first race in 11 years Sunday when Takuma Sato won at Long Beach in his third race with the team. Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race, and the first Foyt driver to win on a street or road course since Foyt himself in 1978. Foyt watched the race on television at home in Texas. He plans to be at next month's Indianapolis 500, where will also have rookie Conor Daly driving. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:25:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/aj_foyt_undergoes_successful_back_surgery/13466716 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/aj_foyt_undergoes_successful_back_surgery/13466716 A.J. Foyt undergoes successful back surgery http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/aj_foyt_undergoes_successful_back_surgery/13466716 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso recovered from a spin Saturday to post the fastest lap in the third and final Formula One practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Looking for his second consecutive victory after ending a 12-race drought in China last weekend, Alonso completed a lap in 1:33.247 to finish 0.101 head of three-time defending F1 champion Sebastian Vettel. Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was third fastest, with Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen finishing fourth. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was fifth but his session came to an end when he damaged his left back tire. A different driver has topped the three sessions, suggesting a wide open race Sunday that has been overshadowed by anti-government protesters who are demanding a greater say in the divided Gulf nation. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:21:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/alonso_fastest_at_bahrain_practice/13442344 http://network.yardbarker.com/formula_one/article_external/alonso_fastest_at_bahrain_practice/13442344 Alonso fastest at Bahrain practice http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/articles/alonso_fastest_at_bahrain_practice/13442344 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/7/d7df1aba828dc45b7937228341170af9869bf2cf/mini/F1_Grand_Prix_651d.jpg