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At least 18 people died and 312 were injured in traffic accidents during celebrations in Algeria following their World Cup qualifying victory against Egypt, authorities said Friday. In the most serious single accident following Wednesday's match in Khartoum, which Algeria won 1-0, five people died in the southern district of Ouargla, the civil protection service was quoted as saying in the press. Following the crucial win, Algerians took to their cars, holding flags while sitting on car bonnets or lea  

Ford's Jamie Whincup fired his biggest V8 Supercar championship shot at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway yesterday - and it may have mortally wounded the hopes of nearest rival Will Davison. Whincup gave his chances of back-to-back titles a massive boost with a race win which extended his championship lead to 161 points over Holden Racing Team's Davison, with just three races remaining this season. It was a brave all-or-nothing tyre strategy which won the race for Whincup, as Davison missed the podium to fi

We're racing one car - and he used his tyres five laps less than what I did, so we're both pretty much on a level playing field   -Jamie Whincup

 

Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan believes Michael Schumacher will replace Jenson Button at the newly-named Mercedes team for next season. Speculation has mounted that seven-time champion Schumacher, who could not replace the injured Felipe Massa on a short-term deal at Ferrari last season because of a back injury picked up racing motorcycles, could be drafted into the team run by former Benetton and Ferrari colleague Ross Brawn. Jordan, who ran an F1 team under his own name, told Radio Five  

I'm not suggesting that they didn't have a good car. But they simply weren't anywhere near as competitive after round 7. Toyota & Williams aren't the teams to beat & I'm sure you know that.  

If media reports are to be believed former champion Michael Schumacher may well be making a sensational Formula One comeback. It was reported that Mercedes are in secret talks with the former F1 great for some time. It was learnt that team principal Ross Brawn dished out a proposal to Schumacher in Abu Dhabi three weeks ago.  

Argentine driver Jose Maria Lopez has reportedly signed to race with the USF1 team in 2010. The 26-year-old former GP2 driver, who has recently been racing in his country's touring car championship, must complete a $8 million sponsorship package but has signed documentation at the team's Charlotte base, the Corsa publication said. "The agreement with the American team is done," said Carlos Garcia Remohi, an official with the Argentine club.  

MOTORISTS in Derbyshire have been urged to check their tyres are roadworthy before going out in heavy rain forecast for this weekend. The warning came from Derbyshire police after five people were killed on the county's roads last weekend. Tyres need to have plenty of tread to stop the car slipping on surface water on the roads, Pc Dave Harris, Derbyshire Constabulary's senior forensic collision investigator, said.  

Formula One rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has set the Silverstone circuit a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar. The next meeting of the governing FIA's world motorsport council is on 11 December, when the final schedule will be published. "The world council will meet and we will just pull it off (the calendar)," Ecclestone told Friday's Times newspaper when asked about the British race.

The world council will meet and we will just pull it off (the calendar)   -Bernie Ecclestone

 

Six Grimaldi Team Malta drivers returned to Malta earlier this week with more silverware after another successful weekend of racing in the final round of the Campionato Siciliano di Velocita in Circuito held at Racalmuto. Arriving early on Friday morning the team of six Maltese drivers and their helpers, all under team manager Joe Anastasi, soon settled into their pit garage in preparation for a very useful morning's testing. The group was composed of five single seater racing cars, all racing in the  

Jose Maria Lopez has revealed that he will race for US F1 next season if he can secure the rest of his sponsorship package. The Argentine driver visited US F1's Charlotte headquarters this week to conclude a conditional deal with team founders Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson. In a statement on his personal website, Lopez indicated that he was close to finding the rest of the funding required to become the team's first confirmed driver.