The first official F1 test of the year continued at a cold Jerez on Thursday.  We saw the 2012 debuts of three world champions—Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Romain Grosjean of Lotus, Bruno Senna of Williams, Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso and Caterham test driver Giedo van der Garde also had their first on-track taste of their new machines. Force India test driver Jules Bianchi took the unwanted award for the first proper "off" of the season, putting his car into the tyre barrier at the Curva Sito Pons inside the first hour of the test.  The team got straight to fixing the damage and should be ready again for tomorrow's action. The quickest time was once again set by a 2011 Mercedes, Nico Rosberg lapp...

Nissan will join the current Holden vs. Ford on-track battle in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship when the 2013 season gets underway.Having previously competed in Australia in the Australian Touring Car Championship, Nissan have had a 20-year hiatus from the pinnacle of touring-car action down-under.Today's announcement, as well as confirming Nissan's much-rumoured participation in the series, also signals the first major success of the V8 Supercar Car of the Future program (COTF).The aims of the COTF program were to manage running costs in the series, and to ultimately attract other manufacturers other than the stalwarts of Holden and Ford.Kelly Racing will run the Nissan V8 program, under the factory-backed banner of Nissan Motorspo...

Nissan will join the current Holden vs. Ford on-track battle in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship when the 2013 season gets underway.Having previously competed in Australia in the Australian Touring Car Championship, Nissan have had a 20-year hiatus from the pinnacle of touring-car action down-under.Today's announcement, as well as confirming Nissan's much-rumoured participation in the series, also signals the first major success of the V8 Supercar Car of the Future program (COTF).The aims of the COTF program were to manage running costs in the series, and to ultimately attract other manufacturers other than the stalwarts of Holden and Ford.Kelly Racing will run the Nissan V8 program, under the factory-backed banner of Nissan Motorspo...

As we get closer to the start of the season, the predictions are popping up about who will win the title this year. While Jimmie Johnson is a shoo-in when it comes to this talk, there are also some drivers out there that are looking to hunt down their first title. Some have stepped into rides that give them a better chance at the Sprint Cup title, and others have been lurking around the Chase, hunting down the trophy for a few years.Who are 10 drivers in line for their first title? Let’s take a look.Begin Slideshow...

As we get closer to the start of the season, the predictions are popping up about who will win the title this year. While Jimmie Johnson is a shoo-in when it comes to this talk, there are also some drivers out there that are looking to hunt down their first title. Some have stepped into rides that give them a better chance at the Sprint Cup title, and others have been lurking around the Chase, hunting down the trophy for a few years.Who are 10 drivers in line for their first title? Let’s take a look.Begin Slideshow...

Every NASCAR race features at least a few irrelevant drivers. During qualification, they are called "go-or-go-homers" because they must qualify for the race based solely on speed. After the race, they become known as "start-and-parkers" and sometimes "also-rans."The terms are not necessarily pejorative in nature, especially when referring to a driver who races for an underfunded team that just doesn't have the financial resources to compete with powerhouses such as Roush Fenway Racing or Hendrick Motorsports.However, a few of those drivers on teams that certainly have enough funding to compete every week are approaching the precipice of relative irrelevance.It is not to say that any one of these drivers is incapable of reversing that trend....

Every NASCAR race features at least a few irrelevant drivers. During qualification, they are called "go-or-go-homers" because they must qualify for the race based solely on speed. After the race, they become known as "start-and-parkers" and sometimes "also-rans."The terms are not necessarily pejorative in nature, especially when referring to a driver who races for an underfunded team that just doesn't have the financial resources to compete with powerhouses such as Roush Fenway Racing or Hendrick Motorsports.However, a few of those drivers on teams that certainly have enough funding to compete every week are approaching the precipice of relative irrelevance.It is not to say that any one of these drivers is incapable of reversing that trend....

There are many changes taking place in NASCAR in 2012. Some of the changes have to do with drivers changing teams, crew chiefs changing teams or a team receiving a new sponsor. The change that will affect NASCAR the most is NASCAR’s plan to go on a “No Carb Diet” in 2012. NASCAR has decided to make a change from the carburetor to the new electronic fuel injection (EFI) system. This change did not sit well with many fans. The “old school” NASCAR fans had the idea that if it is not broke, do not fix it. There was nothing wrong with running the carburetor on the car, but NASCAR decided it needed to make the switch for many logical reasons. The main reason NASCAR decided to make the switch is because of pressure fr...

The second day of the first official F1 test in Jerez took place on Wednesday.  Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi handed over the car to Sergio Perez, Force India allowed Jules Bianchi a run out and Nico Rosberg took no part. With those exceptions, we saw the same cars and drivers as we did on day one. As was expected, quicker times were set today as more teams got round to performing some faster runs.  Michael Schumacher set a time of 1:18.561, but this was in the 2011 Mercedes fitted with 2012 tyres. The fastest of the new cars was the Red Bull (surprise surprise) of Mark Webber with a lap of 1:19.184—half a second quicker than Kimi Raikkonen's effort which set the benchmark on day one.  Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo was four ...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, is a practicing neurosurgeon and journalist. Those sophisticated roles might be plenty for two humans, but Gupta manages to pack both into his busy agenda. His most recent CNN documentary 'Big Hits, Broken Dreams' spotlighted the case of Jaquan Waller, a 16-year-old football player from Greenville, N.C., a concussion fatality. That program will replay Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m ET. For late night viewers it will also replay at 2 a.m ET Feb. 19 on CNN. For those who wonder about how multi-talented Gupta performs his many tasks, reading his comments on his dual occupations might reveal meaning. This reporter thanks CNN for this special interview opportunity with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Dr...