http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie Copyright © RTÉ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:43 +0000 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:43 +0000 Sport News http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan believes Michael Schumacher will replace Jenson Button at the newly-named Mercedes team for next season. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:42 +0000 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1120/schumacher.html McLaren have announced the signing of reigning world champion Jenson Button on a ‘multi-year deal’ that will see the Briton paired with Lewis Hamilton from the start of the 2010 season. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:19:53 +0000 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1118/buttonj.html Kimi Raikkonen will take a sabbatical from Formula One next year after talks over a return to McLaren broke down, his manager has revealed in a newspaper interview. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:50:27 +0000 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1118/raikkonenk.html Mercedes-Benz will head up their own Formula One team next season after taking a 75.1% share in Brawn GP, the British-based constructors have confirmed. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:29:56 +0000 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1116/brawn_mercedes.html Ross Brawn has indicated Jenson Button's salary demands will not be met and is instead prepared to offer the new world champion more freedom to seek out personal sponsorship deals to boost his income. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:02 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1111/buttonj.html Honda rider Dani Pedrosa won the Valencia motorcycling GP here on Sunday, the final race of the season. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:41:55 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1108/pedrosad.html The troubled A1GP series has called off its second and third rounds of the season in China and Malaysia after cancelling the opening race in Australia for financial reasons. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:38:47 +0000 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/2009/1105/a1gp.html French carmaker Renault said on Thursday it would decide by the end of the year whether to stay in Formula 1 following Toyota's exit from the sport. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:58 +0000 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1105/renault.html Michael Schumacher's abortive decision to return to Formula One last season as a replacement for the injured Felipe Massa was ‘emotional not rational’, the seven-times world champion said on Tuesday. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:36:54 +0000 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1103/schumacherm.html Brazilian Rubens Barrichello will begin a new chapter in his record-breaking Formula One career next year as a Williams driver alongside German rookie Nico Hulkenberg. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:15 +0000 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1102/williams.html Bridgestone Motorsport have announced they are pulling out of Formula One at the end of next season. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:45:44 +0000 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1102/bridgestone.html Sebastian Vettel made Formula One history by becoming the winner of the sport's first day-night race. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:32:21 +0000 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1101/vettels.html Lewis Hamilton lit up the new Yas Marina circuit as the sun set on the final qualifying session of the 2009 Formula One season. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:13:09 +0000 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1031/abudhabi.html Heikki Kovalainen topped the times in the second free practice session for the season-ending and inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:16:19 +0000 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1030/abudhabi.html Kimi Raikkonen says he is determined to keep up his rallying activities wherever the Finn ends up after leaving Ferrari at the end of the Formula One season. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:21:26 +0000 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1029/raikkonenk.html Kamui Kobayashi will again deputise for the injured Timo Glock in the final race of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:03:24 +0000 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1027/toyota.html The future of the British Grand Prix remained up in the air tonight as the deadline for Donington Park to prove it had the funding needed to stage the event passed. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:04:01 +0000 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1026/britishgp.html Frenchman Sebastien Loeb claimed a record sixth successive World Rally Championship by winning the title-deciding British round in Cardiff on Sunday. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:18:27 +0000 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1025/loebs.html Italy's Valentino Rossi sealed his second successive MotoGP world championship on Sunday after finishing third at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:23:57 +0000 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1025/motogp.html Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has a 30-second lead over closest rival Mikko Hirvonen as he enters the final day of the World Rally Championship season in Wales. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:18 +0000 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1024/walesrallygb.html Valentino Rossi edged closer to winning his seventh premier class championship on Saturday by breaking his own pole record in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:18 +0000 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1024/rossiv.html Citroen's Sebastien Loeb, chasing a record sixth successive rally world championship, seized a slim lead in the title-deciding British event today. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:27 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1023/wrc.html Frenchman Jean Todt was elected president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) today. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:27 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1023/jkenny.html Donington Park's hopes of staging next year's British Grand Prix appear to have finally collapsed. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:27 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1023/donnington.html World Rally Championship leader Mikko Hirvonen insists he does not feel under pressure as he attempts to end Sebastien Loeb's run of dominance as the season reaches its finale with the Rally of Great Britain this weekend. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:57:25 +0100 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/1022/hirvonenm.html