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Formula One: Honda to return as engine supplier in 2015

Japanese automaker Honda said Thursday it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership. Honda president Takanobu Ito said "McLaren-Honda" will aim to become "number one" in the elite racing world. "Honda is a company that has grown by participating in and winning races," he told a Tokyo press conference. McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh said at the joint press event their "legendary Formula One partnership" would restart.

Auto Racing: Sato sets IndyCar points pace as 500 looms

Japan's Takuma Sato, a last-lap crash victim while battling for the lead in last year's Indianapolis 500, comes back this year with a historic victory and the IndyCar season points lead. Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race when he captured the title last month at Long Beach and the former Formula One racer finished second earlier this month at Brazil to seize the season points lead.

Alonso puts heat on Vettel with Spanish win

By Alan Baldwin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ferrari's Fernando Alonso rewrote the Formula One form book and cranked up the heat in the title battle by winning his home Spanish Grand Prix for the second time on Sunday. On an afternoon littered with pitstops and full of frustration at high levels of tyre degradation, the double world champion powered to his second victory of the season and 32nd of his career.

John Lennon’s Ferrari 330GT to be auctioned off this summer

On July 12, Bonhams will auction off John Lennon's very first car, a Ferrari 330GT Coupé, during the Festival of Speed in Goodwood, England. The sports car is expected to fetch between £180,000 and £220,000 (US$275,000-338,000).

John Lennon’s Ferrari 330GT to be auctioned off this summer

On July 12, Bonhams will auction off John Lennon's very first car, a Ferrari 330GT Coupé, during the Festival of Speed in Goodwood, England. The sports car is expected to fetch between £180,000 and £220,000 (US$275,000-338,000).

Formula One: Rosberg takes pole in Spanish GP

Nico Rosberg grabbed pole position as his Mercedes team completed a hat-trick of qualifying successes by sweeping the front row Saturday for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The 27-year-old German clocked a dazzling best lap time of one minute and 20.718 seconds to outpace his nearest rival and Mercedes team-mate Briton Lewis Hamilton by two-tenths of a second. It is the third pole of his career.

Kyle Busch dominates Darlington for 56th Nationwide win

Kyle Busch dominates Darlington for 56th Nationwide win By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Kyle Busch kept it simple Friday night at Darlington Raceway.

Alonso wins Spanish Grand Prix

Montmelo, Spain, May 12 (EFE).- Spanish Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso secured a superbly-run victory in the Grand Prix here, his second triumph of the season after winning the Chinese Grand Prix, a win that allows him to climb 13 points closer to the leader in the rankings, Germany's Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull, who finished fourth. Vettel leads with 89 points after five races and Alonso is now just 17 points behind him and in third place.

Formula One: Spanish Grand Prix results

Results of the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday: 1. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) 1hr 39min 16.596sec 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Lotus) at 9.338 3. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 26.049 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull) 38.273 5. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull) 47.963 6. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) 1:08.020 7. Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India) 1:08.988 8. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) 1:19.506 9. Sergio Perez (MEX/McLaren) 1:21.738 10. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Toro Rosso) 1 lap 11. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Sauber) 1 lap
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