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. The Suzuki rider was enraged by the incident, which took him just of the race before the second corner, and is concerned that the finger injury could jeopardise his participation in the next race at Aragon in a fortnight
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. Tomizawa suffered multiple injuries when he fell into the path of Alex de Angelis and Scott Redding during today's Moto2 event, and died in hospital two hours later
The entire motorcycle racing world championship community was left devastated today when rising Moto2 star Shoya Tomizawa was killed in an accident at Misano. The Japanese rider died from multiple injuries sustained when he crashed out of fourth place and slid into the path of the closely-following Alex de Angelis and Scott Redding, who could do nothing to avoid hitting him at high speed.
The iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series visited its first international venue of 2010 Season Three this past week at the classic Circuit Park Zandvoort. The virtual representation of this world-renowned race track was a favorite for many sim racers, but more so to those who also belonged to European clubs. The enthusiasm for the classic Grand Prix track was shown
San Marino Grand Prix winner Dani Pedrosa has admitted he had to be told of Shoya Tomizawa's death several times before news of the Moto2 racer's fatal accident truly sunk in.
Jason Plato stretched his British Touring Car Championship lead by winning the final race of the day at Knockhill.
The Korean Formula 3 Superprix will take place at the new Korean International Circuit being constructed for Formula 1 when it returns this winter after a seven-year absence. The Superprix took place every year from 1999 to 2003 as a second end-of-season F3 showdown twinned with the annual Macau Grand Prix. In its previous incarnation it was held on a street circuit in Changwon, but it will now take place on the full-length configuration of the nation's new F1-standard track, organisers have announced
Anderlecht's Davide Rigon won his third Superleague super final of the year at Adria after beating FC Basel's Max Wissel in a closely fought contest. As top points scorer of the day - including a dominant win in the opening race - Rigon started the five lap 'dash for cash' from pole position just ahead of day-long rival, John Martin (Beijing Guoan). Despite saving new tyres for the super final, both front row men started poorly.
Scott Redding escaped serious injury in the Moto2 crash that claimed that life of Shoya Tomizawa, and has been released from the medical centre with 10 stitches to a laceration in his back.
Sevilla's Marcos Martinez atoned for the mistakes that cost him a podium at Brands Hatch by scoring his maiden victory in the second Superleague race at Adria. After a difficult first race - where he struggled with a misfiring engine - Martinez went wheel-to-wheel with polesitter Celso Miguez at the rolling start, taking the lead at the first corner when the Olympique Lyonnais driver ran wide. Having saved a new set of tyres, Martinez quickly pulled away from his fellow Spanish racer by up to a second a lap, and eased to his first series victory by over five seconds.