The Monaco Grand Prix will give Formula 1's three minnow teams their best chance to break their points duck so far this year. Caterham, HRT and Marussia have all failed to score since joining the grid at the start of the 2010 season, but given the great potential for driver errors and attrition at Monaco, they have a bigger chance of doing so here than at any other track. Although Caterham driver Heikki Kovalainen stopped short of predicting points, he believes that if his team can get its cars to the finish there is hope.

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“Now Accepting Customers for 2012 Summer Shootout and Beyond” CONCORD, NC (May 24th, 2012) – Steven Cantrell, the 2010 INEX Bilstein Madonna Award winner and Legends Pro driver, announced today the formation of Steven Cantrell Racing (SCR), a full-service Legends Car business. Steven Cantrell Racing, located in Concord, North Carolina, will provide various Legends Car...more»

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Williams has revised its safety procedures for handling fuel in the wake of its garage fire at the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes the Italian squad's fate in the championship is now in its own hands after the step forward it took in the Spanish Grand Prix. The updates introduced for the Barcelona race seemed to pay off for the Italian squad, with Fernando Alonso fighting for victory and finishing second to Williams driver Pastor Maldonado

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If Bristol Motor Speedway goes back to its rough-and-tumble roots before NASCAR returns in August, the drivers say theyll be ready for it.

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 Danica Patrick will pull double duty in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races on Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Patrick ranks 10th in Nationwide points where she’s racing for the series championship. She’ll make her third NASCAR Sprint Cup start of the season in the Coca-Cola 600 in which only one female [...]

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Paul di Resta is a contender for a Mercedes seat if Michael Schumacher does not continue in Formula 1 next year, team CEO Nick Fry has confirmed. Speaking to Sky Sports News , Fry insisted that no decision had been taken on Schumacher's future but said the Force India driver is an obvious candidate. "Paul's on our radar," Fry said.

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These are spy shots of the facelifted Audi R8 that we expect to see later this year. You'll need to look very closely at the front to see where the lifting and tucking has been done: new LED headlights inside a slightly reworked grille. Around back are round tailpipes like those on the R8 GT.

This is a refreshed model that will hold us until the 2015 Audi R8 arrives - the one with the carbon and aluminum chassis, more power and no manual transmission on offer. That last fact is tragic enough because we still love sports cars with sticks, but descends into the catastrophic since the six-speed manual available now is outstanding. We're sure the next-gen coupe will be awesome, but we'll enjoy this one while we have it. Check it out in the high-res gallery of spy shots above.

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