Adrian Sutil is upbeat about his chances of a strong result at the Italian Grand Prix following a good showing at Spa last week.

Italy preview quotes: Force India

Formula 1 must wake up to the poor job it has done in marketing itself in the last few years and make a concerted push as soon as it can to expand its popularity worldwide.

Modifications have been made to the kerbs at the first and second chicanes at Monza ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix to minimise the chances of cars becoming airborne.

Italy preview quotes: Williams

Lotus is close to finalising a switch to Renault engines for next season - but the deal still hinges on whether it can find an agreement with Cosworth to end its contract with the famous engine-maker two years early.

Formula 1 fans have been given a first chance to see what the new Korean Grand Prix track will be like for the drivers, with on-board footage of Karun Chandhok's demonstration run last weekend having been released.

Mark Webber believes that Red Bull Racing can still come away from the Italian Grand Prix with a decent result - even though team principal Christian Horner reckons Monza will be its weakest track of the year.

Bridgestone has announced the final allocations for the 2010 season, revealing the tyres that it will take to the last four races of the year.

The Sauber team announced on Tuesday morning that Kamui Kobayashi will remain with the Swiss squad in the 2011 season.

Darren Turner and Tomas Enge dominated the main event at the Nurburgring round of the FIA GT1 World Championship

Tomas Enge and Darren Turner dominated the qualifying race at the Nurburgring round of the FIA GT1 World Championship aboard their Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9

Aston Martin driver Darren Turner claimed pole position for this afternoon's qualifying race at the Nurburgring FIA GT1 World Championship event

Romain Grosjean has left the Matech Competition team and will be replaced at the Nurburgring World GT1 round by Nicolas Prost

Mechanical failure caused the Spa 24 Hours-leading BMW to crash in the final hour earlier today, handing victory to Porsche

The BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche team has taken a dramatic last-gasp victory in this year's Spa 24 Hours after the leading BMW crashed in the final hour

The Spa 24 Hours GT3 challenge of ex-Formula 1 drivers Eddie Cheever and Mark Blundell has been severely dented this afternoon with power steering problems

BMW holds a lead of over a lap with four hours of this weekend's Spa 24 Hours still to go

BMW continues to lead this year's Spa 24 Hours as the race enters its final third, after accidents accounted for several of its rivals

BMW continues to lead this year's Spa 24 Hours, but its challenge has been weakened by problems with one of its two M3s

The MotoGP fraternity has been paying tribute to Shoya Tomizawa, who lost his life following an accident in the Moto2 race at Misano today.

Alex de Angelis said he was "totally devastated" after being involved in the accident that killed Shoya Tomizawa during the San Marino GP.

MotoGP safety delegate Franco Uncini says work is already underway on additional protection for riders that could help in accidents such as the one that claimed the life of Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa at Misano today

The MotoGP medical team and race directors have defended the decision not to halt the Misano Moto2 race following the accident in which Shoya Tomizawa was fatally injured

Marco Melandri has confirmed that he will leave MotoGP after this season, having signed to race for the factory Yamaha team in World Superbikes

Cal Crutchlow will move from World Superbikes to MotoGP next year to fill Ben Spies' seat in the Tech 3 Yamaha team

Q and A: Hayden on events at Misano

Loris Capirossi will require surgery to the little finger on his right hand following his tangle with Nicky Hayden at the start of the San Marino Grand Prix

Valentino Rossi believes Shoya Tomizawa's fatal crash in the Misano Moto2 race was purely a freak accident, and that no changes to regulations or the track could have prevented the crash

Q and A: Rossi on Tomizawa's accident

The V8 Supercar Series is about to begin the tender process for its Car of the Future (CoF) project.

Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom made the most of a fast car and good strategy to take victory in race two of the Sucrogen Townsville 400.

Jamie Whincup took pole position for race two of the Sucrogen Townsville 400, leading an all-Team Vodafone front row.

Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup followed on from where he left of in qualifying, taking victory in race one of the Sucrogen Townsville 400.

Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup took pole position for race one of the Sucrogen Townsville 400 after his team-mate Craig Lowndes's made an error late on his shootout lap.

The V8 Supercar support event at the Australian Grand Prix has been confirmed for the next five years in a deal which sees a greater presence for the series.

Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup returned to victory lane after holding on to win the second race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, despite a fast-closing Mark Winterbottom late in the race.

Irwin Racing's Alex Davison took the first pole position of his V8 Supercar career by millimetres fot the second race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, taking the top spot on the grid by two ten-thousandths of a second.

Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom won his first race of 2010 in the opening race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, keeping 2008 and 2009 series champion Jamie Whincup at bay throughout the race.

Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom has taken pole position for the first race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley.

Pirelli has elected to turn its back on the World Rally Championship next year in a move that will see it concentrate its efforts on Formula 1, AUTOSPORT has learned.

Kris Meeke has signed to drive for Mini in the World Rally Championship next year, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals.

Former World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller is to contest the Rally of France in a Citroen Xsara WRC

Q and A: Michelin on WRC plans

Michelin's competitions director Nick Shorrock has revealed to AUTOSPORT that the French firm is bidding to return to the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2005

Q and A with Kris Nissen

Volkswagen motorsport director Kris Nissen says any decision by the German manufacturer to contest the World Rally Championship, will be made soon to avoid allowing other manufacturers to steal the march under the new rules

Indonesia's hopes of hosting a round of the World Rally Championship have taken a further knock, with the cancellation of its Asia-Pacific Rally Championship round

Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has reiterated his desire to keep Kimi Raikkonen in the Junior Team next season

Citroen driver Dani Sordo says he has not yet confirmed his future plans with the French manufacturer - with a switch to the Ford team still believed to be a possibility for the Spaniard

Helio Castroneves snatched victory at Kentucky Speedway with a canny fuel strategy, staying out as the rest of the leaders had to make last minute pitstops

The 2011 IndyCar Series looks set to conclude at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with circuit boss Bruton Smith confirming that he is working to entice the championship back to the track next year

Roger Yasukawa will make his now-annual return to the IndyCar Series for the next round at Motegi, driving for Conquest Racing for the second year in a row

Ed Carpenter claimed his first ever IndyCar pole position in a qualifying session full of surprises at Kentucky Speedway

Dario Franchitti was quickest in a rain-interrupted IndyCar practice session at Kentucky Speedway

Tomas Scheckter will stay with Conquest Racing for this weekend's IndyCar round at Kentucky, following his debut with the team at Chicagoland last week

Paul Tracy is optimistic that he can get Dreyer and Reinbold into the top six when he returns to the team for this weekend's IndyCar Series race at Kentucky.

Graham Rahal is to rejoin Sarah Fisher Racing for a one-off race at this weekend's Kentucky Speedway IndyCar Series round

Paul Tracy will return to the Dreyer and Reinbold Racing team for the next two rounds of the IndyCar Series at Kentucky and Motegi, standing in for the injured Mike Conway

Dario Franchitti tore a huge chunk from Will Power's IndyCar points lead by winning at Chicagoland as a late fuel problem ruined Power's evening

The world of Motorcycle Grand Prix Racing is in mourning following the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa at the San Marino Grand Prix. Tomizawa was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to serious injuries. The incident happened on lap 12 of the Moto2 race when Tomizawa, who was lying fourth at the time, crashed [...]

Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo is back in the hunt for this year's World Series by Renault 3.5 series after winning the first race of the weekend at Hokenheim. The win closes the gap to series leader Mikhail Aleshin, to just two points. currently fifth. Ricciardo was joined on the podium by ISR’s Esteban Guerrieri and Comtec’s Jon Lancaster. The Red Bull F1 reserve driver, Ricciardo showed his intentions during qualifying, claiming his sixth pole position of the season. Esteban Guerrieri and Mikhail Aleshin also put on an impressive turn of speed, starting in second and third place respectively.

Classic Car Specialists Brooklands Classic Cars and iconic Australian Sports and Racing Car manufacturer Elfin have joined forces to bring C31's popular live motorsport tonight show In Pit Lane back to Melbourne's TV screens. The new series of In Pit Lane will commence 9.30pm Tuesday night September 7th, live from the studios of RMITV in the heart of Grand Prix City, Melbourne. Special guest will be popular V8 Supercar star Jason Bright driver of the Trading Post Commodore for Brad Jones Racing. Paul Sabine of Brooklands Classic Cars said that the sponsorship of In Pit Lane was a great choice for the company. “In Pit Lane has developed to be an icon in Australian motor sport and Brooklands Classic Cars are delighted to assist in fostering IPL’s ongoing success." he said. Mr Sabine said that Brooklands had been catering to car enthusiasts and owners of interesting and sporting cars for many years and clients could rely on that experience when searching for that special car. "The sort of hard core enthusiast and classic car lover that buys our cars and uses our services are the very same people who regularly tune into In Pit Lane." he said. In Pit Lane host Brett Ramsey said he was delighted to be able to continue with the show which is now in it's 15th straight year of production. The show finished it's last season in May and looked set to disappear forever due to a lack of sponsorship. Now thanks to Brooklands Classic Cars and Elfin, the show returns for a new 13 week series to cover a busy three months of local and international motorsport.

Big fields at this weekend's American Le Mans Series round at the famous Mosport circuit in Canada have forced series organisers to make changes to pit stop procedures. The large grid of 30 cars will mean a realigned pitlane operation for the race. During yellow-flag caution periods the pit entrance will be closed immediately, as is standard practice. Once the Safety Car has the overall leader and field in tow, IMSA officials will open the pits with LMP and LMPC cars only allowed to pit on the first lap. On the next lap, all GT and GTC cars may pit. For subsequent laps, any car may come in to pit lane.

Forget Australia's fractured political scene, the factions of the Labor Party have nothing on the continued battle for the control of Production Car Racing in Australia. The latest shot in the war is a brand new series for 2010 the Australian Endurance Championship for Production cars. Four of Australia's major race circuits have put an agreement in place to conduct the series which will be run under the auspices of the  Australia Auto Sport Alliance (AASA). The four tracks are: Eastern Creek Raceway in NSW, Phillip Island International Race circuit and Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria and Queensland Raceway. The new series which will conduct 4 x 6 hour races, will also produce the title of Australian 24 Hour Endurance Production Car Champion, based on the results of all four events.

With four events of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season remaining, the battle for the title is tightly poised as the series heads to Czech Republic next week for the 40th running of the all-asphalt Barum Czech Rally Zlin. Juho Hanninen tops the drivers' standings after eight rounds but his lead over Skoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecky has been trimmed to just seven points. And Kopecky, a recognised asphalt specialist and the winner in Zlin last season, knows victory on his home event would erode Hanninen's advantage still further after he outscored the Finn on the last IRC round in Madeira. Kopecky is relishing the opportunity of competing in front of the Czech spectators, who traditionally flock to the event in huge number. However, he is the first to admit the rally is one of the most difficult on the IRC calendar due to the proliferation of high-speed blasts through forests and woodland, sections of broken Tarmac and the bumpy nature of some of the roads. Considered daunting by some drivers, the rally demands huge commitment and extremely accurate pacenotes. A mainstay of the IRC since its inception in 2007, the event gets underway with a superspecial stage through the streets of host city Zlin on Friday 27 August. Run at night, the course is effectively three laps of the city's central area and crosses over a railway line. Crews are released from the start in regular intervals, which means there will be approximately seven cars on the concrete wall-lined course at any one time.

The dispute between Formula One team Force India and wind tunnel operator Aerolab is getting even more ugly after a result in the High Court in London. The Queen’s Bench Division in the High Court of Justice has issued an order compelling Force India to pay 1,074,730 euros, plus damages and interest at the rate of 8%, to Aerolab. The order is the first firm result in the dispute between the two companies over unpaid fees for services rendered by Aerolab to Force India. But the main controversy over the dispute could come at the Italian GP at Monza. It is expected that Aerolab’s Director, Mr Jean Claude Migeot, could be charged pursuant to a criminal complaint filed in Bologna by Force India. In a media release issued this morning Aerolab said that "It appears that Force India’s strategy will be to try and force Aerolab into a settlement that the company has no intention of accepting.

Victorian driver Dale Wood will complete the Jack Daniel’s Racing line-up for the upcoming V8 Supercar endurance events at Phillip Island and Bathurst. Wood has been a part of Kelly Racing right from the initial launch of the team in March last year, competing in the first five events of the 2009 season in the [...]

Two of the world's top GT and Touring Car series look set to join under common rules for 2012. And the US based Grand-Am series may join them. Regulations for the popular Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and the Japanese based Super GT series are set to merge opening up the possibility of an exchange of cars and drivers for the future. The new regulations were announced earlier this year and feature:

• - Common carbon monocoque with roll cage
• - A standard wheelbase of 2850 mm
• - Common front and rear overhang
• - Common front spoiler and rear diffuser
• - V8 engine of yet to be announced size
• - Limited number of engines during season
• - Introduction of "design line" where on one side all cars are common

The main aim of the new regulations is a 51% cost reduction in costs, but it's the last item on the list that is concerning the purists most.