Hollywood stars to race Grand Prix for charity

July 31st, 2009 2010 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix off, 2011 maybeDETROIT — There's no Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix this year, and organizers say the troubled economy means the race is off again in 2010. They say the event could resume in 2011 if conditions improve.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Suranjoy Singh sizzled with a gold on the concluding day of the European Grand Prix boxing as India finished their campaign with four medals in Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic. Suranjoy emerged as the lone Indian gold medallist when he beat Armenia's H Danielyan 4-1 in the fly weight category final Sunday, according to imformation received here.

April 13th, 2009 LONDON - A Grand Prix car of one of Hitler's favourite racers is expected to fetch a whopping 5.5 million pounds, when it goes under the hammer later this year. Touted to be the motorsport equivalent of the "Holy Grail", the 1939 Auto Union D-Type is the only model of the car to have stayed intact to date.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - The FIA World Motorsport Council has asked representatives of McLaren to appear before it in Paris on April 29 to answer charges relating to being in breach of the International Sporting Code. The summons follows Lewis Hamilton's exclusion from the Australian grand prix for giving "misleading" evidence to race stewards.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is finding it difficult to live down what he calls the worst weekend of his racing career. Having been called a cheat during the recently held Australian Grand Prix and now his below average performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix, Hamilton said it was 'the worst weekend of my career'.

April 6th, 2009 Sepang, Malaysia (DPA) Jenson Button in a Brawn GP was declared the winner of Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix after the action was stopped in the 33rd lap when torrential downpours made racing impossible. Button, who already won the season-opener in Melbourne last week, was leading from Toyota's Timo Glock and Nick Heidfeld in a BMW-Sauber when race director Charlie Whiting suspended the race.

April 5th, 2009 SEPANG - Force India's Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella finished 17th and 18th respectively in the chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix. The race was halted after 33 laps due to torrential downpour here Sunday.

April 4th, 2009 LONDON - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has described the controversy over his actions at the Australian Grand Prix as "the worst time of my life". Hamilton issued an apology for his role in the decision which stripped Toyota driver Jarno Trulli of his third place in Melbourne.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - Jenson Button shared steamy minutes with his lingerie model-girlfriend after winning the Australian Grand Prix. The Brit racer rushed to his private room with lover Jessica Michibata after his Formula One victory in Melbourne.

March 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Force India recorded its best performance since debut in 2008, securing a double finish in Australian Grand Prix Formula One race at Albert Park here Sunday. After a thrilling and unpredictable race, Adrian Sutil finished in 10th position with Giancarlo Fisichella at 12th, guiding Force India to achieve its early season objective of a double finish in season's first race.

March 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Force India scorched the Albert Park turf in season's first Formula One race, securing a double finish in Australian Grand Prix to register their best performance since debut in 2008. After a thrilling and unpredictable race Adrian Sutil finished in 10th position with Giancarlo Fisichella at 12th, guiding Force India to achieve its early season objective of a double race finish.

March 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire has been roped in for a new film on rival Grand Prix drivers titled 'The Limit'. The Spiderman star will not only act, he will also be producing the film under Maguire Entertainment.

March 24th, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - Surprised over the poor pre-season performance of the McLaren-Mercedes team, but worried about the excellence of Brawn GP and the evolution of Toyota, Ferrari's Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa travelled to Australia Monday. 'So far it is difficult to have a clear idea, because it is the first race that counts, but I think we have never seen a McLaren so far behind, and with so many difficulties as this year,' Massa said.

March 21st, 2009 MARANELLO - Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has slammed the rule changes introduced by FIA, the motorsport's governing body. FIA had said earlier this week that the world championship would be decided on the number of victories.

February 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Industrialist Vijay Mallya, chairman of Force India Formula Team, has roped in actress Deepika Padukone to be the face of his team. Deepika said, if she could manage time from her busy Bollywood schedule, she would love to be one of the team's 'speed divas' and travel around the world for the Formula One Grand Prix event 2009.