Motorsport

Sport headlines at 01:41

Martin claims maiden pole
Steve Martin claimed his maiden pole position as rain played havoc with World Superbike qualifying at Misano.

Byrne in awe of MotoGP stars
Shane Byrne starts his debut MotoGP season this weekend in South Africa admitting he is still star-struck at being on the same track as motorcycling's top stars.

Subaru aim for first win
World Rally Champion Petter Solberg and his Subaru team bosses are full of optimism going into this week's Rally of New Zealand.

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Reynolds on track at Brands
John Reynolds took over the lead in the THINK! British Superbike Championship with a victory and third place in round two at Brands Hatch.

FIA to issue rear- wing clarification
The FIA are to issue a rules clarification after apparently blocking a radical rear-wing proposal by BAR.

Ralf Schumacher holds Toyota talks
Williams driver Ralf Schumacher has held talks with Toyota but the Cologne-based team insists no deal has been struck as yet.

Trulli supports bid to slow F1 down
Jarno Trulli has indicated that he would support any move by the FIA to slow down the sport this season.

Mosley may put the brakes on F1 cars
FIA chief Max Mosley is considering enforcing changes to slow down F1 cars because of safety fears.

Sato takes control in Barcelona testing
Takuma Sato had his turn at the top of the timesheets in Barcelona on Wednesday, edging out Jarno Trulli.

Williams gives Dixon hope for the future
Sir Frank Williams believes new test driver Scott Dixon could "one day" net an F1 seat.