http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Open Wheel 60 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:44:46 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1319078.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1319078.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15 EST Officials from the Indy Racing League announced on Thursday that Izod, a clothing division of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, will serve as the IndyCar Series' title sponsor, beginning in 2010. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1315097.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1315097.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:11 EST In an effort to cut costs, Toyota Motor Corporation announced Wednesday it was going to pull out of Formula One racing at the conclusion of this season. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1312921.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1312921.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:12 EST The Williams Formula One team named their driver lineup for the 2010 season on Monday, with Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg replacing Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1310957.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1310957.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:16 EST Sebastian Vettel concluded the 2009 Formula One season with a convincing victory in the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while his teammate Mark Webber finished second to give Red Bull Racing a 1-2 finish at the newly-built Yas Marina Circuit. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1309624.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1309624.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:26 EDT Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after topping Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in the closing seconds of Saturday's qualifying at the newly-built Yas Marina Circuit. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1303400.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1303400.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:13 EDT While the Abu Dhabi GP should be entertaining, the F1 driver championship and constructors' title have already been wrapped up. Jenson Button won his first world championship with a fifth-place finish two weeks ago in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Brawn GP also clinched the constructors' title in Brazil. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1303022.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1303022.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03 EDT <div id="auto-racing-preview"> <div class="details"> http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1288753.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1288753.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:23 EDT Brawn GP capped off a sensational maiden season in Formula One with Jenson Button securing his first world championship with a fifth-place finish in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. Brawn also captured the constructors' title. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1287619.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1287619.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:13 EDT Brazilian Rubens Barrichello overcame torrential rain conditions at his hometrack to take the pole position for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, while his Brawn GP teammate Jenson Button and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had a qualifying session they would rather forget. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1283193.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1283193.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:51 EDT Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix in dominating fashion earlier this month. The German moved to within 16 points of Button, who finished eighth. Vettel is optimistic his momentum will continue this weekend in Brazil and later this month in Abu Dhabi. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1281417.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1281417.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:03 EDT <div id="auto-racing-preview"> <div class="details"> http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1281511.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1281511.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:13 EDT The 2009 IndyCar Series season had its share of news stories, ranging from Dario Franchitti's masterful return to open-wheel racing to Helio Castroneves' acquittal in his federal tax evasion trial. Speculation of Danica Patrick's future also has made for an interesting year on the circuit. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1278720.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1278720.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:53 EDT Toyota's Timo Glock will not compete in this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix due to injuries he sustained during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1276454.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1276454.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:00 EDT One year after his return to the IndyCar Series following a brief stint in NASCAR, Dario Franchitti captured the 2009 series title by winning Saturday's season-ending Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1275112.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1275112.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:30 EDT Dario Franchitti captured the pole for the Firestone Indy 300, while his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon qualified second and Ryan Briscoe from Team Penske claimed third, as the three drivers duke it out for IndyCar Series championship in Saturday's season- ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1274847.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1274847.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:45 EDT <div id="auto-racing-preview"> <div class="details"> http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1269421.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1269421.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:44 EDT <div id="auto-racing-preview"> <div class="details"> http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1270118.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1270118.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:07 EDT That's the point separation among the top-three drivers -- Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti and Ryan Briscoe -- heading into the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1268208.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1268208.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:09 EDT After winning Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix in dominating fashion, Sebastian Vettel is confident he can beat Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello for this year's Formula One world championship. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1268398.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/motor-sports/open-wheel/story/1268398.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:19 EDT Advances in race-car and track design have helped reduce deaths and injuries - making motorsports much safer in recent years.