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Daily Archive: April 20, 2008
Without much surprise, Timo Scheider on Audi wins in front of teammate Martin Tomczyk in HollandApr 20
Danica does it!
Feisty female throws off the shackles to triumph in Japan Indy 300
Taking advantage of the smallest IndyCar Series field of the year, and her acknowledged enjoyment of the Twin Ring Motegi oval, Danica Patrick finally opened her victory account with Andretti Green Racing in round three of the 2008 season.
Apr 20
Atlantic: De Silvestro becomes second woman to win a race
Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach
Less than 24 hours after Atlantic Championship graduate Danica Patrick earned her first career Indy Racing League IndyCar Series victory in Japan, second-year Swiss driver Simona De Silvestro became the second woman in the 34-year history of the Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda to win a race with her victory in the Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach.
Apr 20
Remy Audette qualified third for the round two of F2000 Championship
Qualifying for Round Two at VIR has just with Krohn on the pole
Flagworld qualifying photo album Sunday morning
Round One winner Anders Krohn will start from the pole in the second race of the doubleheader later in the day.
Apr 20
Mosley vows to quit in 2009
Max Mosley told a British newspaper on Sunday that he intends to “stay and fight” despite widespread calls for him to resign as FIA president
The 68-year-old Englishman said he decided to give his first media interview since the News of the World sex scandal broke because of the “enormous publicity” generated by revelations of his allegedly Nazi-themed orgy with five prostitutes.
It took a spectacular pass on Romain Dumas on lap 70 of the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series feature in Long Beach, but Highcroft Racing finally secured its first LMP2 class win for Acura. Apr 20
Walker Racing and Alex Tagliani on front row for Long Beach
It’s great to drive such a quick car
Walker Racing and Alex Tagliani (No.15 CEC Wheels) proved once again they were ready to give it their all this weekend for the 34th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the final Champ Car race, as they say farewell to Champ Car and their loyal supporters, the fans.
Despite a worrying moment when his bonnet came loose early in the session, Timo Scheider took pole position at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on Saturday, ahead of the second round of the DTM. Apr 20
Positive signs amid Super Aguri turmoil
Super Aguri’s financial crisis remains dire, but two positive signs emerged from the Leafield camp on Saturday
Firstly, it has emerged that one of the Japanese team’s transporters has been dispatched to the Circuit de Catalunya, scene of next Sunday’s Spanish grand prix, despite uncertainty about whether Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson will be able to compete.
Apr 20
BMW duo eye up fourth consecutive podium
BMW pairing confident they can maintain championship contending pace in Europe
BMW Sauber aces Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica – the driving architects behind BMW’s formidable rise to power in this year’s F1 World Championship – are confident they can carry their title contending form into the European season which kicks off in Barcelona next week.
Apr 20
Webber accuses Mosley of damaging F1
Mark Webber, the active formula one race driver for Red Bull Racing, has openly charged the Max Mosley sex scandal with bringing the sport into disrepute
“Whether we like it or not, all of us in F1 are role models, and F1 simply cannot have scandals of this type,” the Australian wrote in his column for BBC Sport.
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton believes that the Circuit de Catalunya will always deserve a place on the F1 calendar as it is quite simply just a ‘great’ track. 
Montermini-Maceratesi and Giao-Couceiro brought their two Ferrari 430s home in first and second places respectively. 
Having already repeatedly denied that it was pursuing a potential return to Formula One, Porsche has found new reasons not to join motorsport’s top flight.