While the Red Bull team was romping to a 1-2 victory at the Nürburgring the sister Scuderia Toro Rosso outfit was stuttering at the back of the field with Sebastien Buemi finishing in 16th while team mate Sebastien Bourdais went out after 18 laps

While Kimi Raikkonen retired after 34 laps Felipe Massa started the second half of his 2009 F1 campaign in fine style with his first podium and the team's second of the season after he finished this afternoon's German Grand Prix in third place

In two completely different sets of circumstances but in the same evening, Lancia hosted the inauguration of the Nobel Peace Hall at the San Demetrio tent city near L'Aquila and RomaFictionFest 2009 at the Lancia Beach Club Riva in Rome

"Flash-mob" videos have been submitted from each of the 19 countries participating in the Fiat 500's second birthday including a clip from the wintry landscape of Delta Park, Johannesburg, showing South Africa adding its unique cultural voice

Giandomenico Basso eventually prevailed to claim third place in Russia yesterday after a rally-long battle with his team mate Anton Alén and the Proton of Guy Wilks, his podium slot the best result for the Abarth factory team in the IRC this season

Alfa Romeo, the Australian-built super maxi owned and skippered by Kiwi yachtsman, Neville Crichton, has smashed the race record in the TransPac race by more than a day, arriving in Hawaii in the fastest time in the 103 year history of the event

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 victory of the Maserati 8CTF driven by Wilbur Shaw, Maserati has presented the new Boyle39 polo shirt in limited edition of just 200 pieces – the number of laps completed by the winner

Piaggio introduces the MP3 Hybrid the world's first hybrid scooter which is not just a "scooter with two powerplants" but a highly advanced vehicle supplements a low environmental impact petrol engine with a zero emissions electric motor

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione & 8C Spider

In a qualifying session affected by light and intermittent rain, both Scuderia Ferrari drivers made it through to the third and final part of the session, ending up eighth and ninth on the grid with Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen respectively

The 0600 position report shows Alfa Romeo within 367 nautical miles of Hawaii and the 20-knot easterly winds and two to three meter seas stretch between her and her Diamond Head destination, leaving her on course to break the Transpac record

Chrysler has announced that production will continue of the Dodge Viper SRT0; originally slated to cease production in December 2009, the Chrysler Group Conner Avenue Assembly Plant will continue to build the V10 powered sports car

The Rally Russia has shown a step forward in pace for the Abarth team but both Giandomenico Basso, now holding third place, and his young team-mate Anton Alén have had their share of problems as the event goes into its final day

Just days after going on sale in Australia and New Zealand the Alfa MiTo is now available in the showrooms of another country that is far distant from the production lines in Turin, Italy where it is built, this time it is available to customers in South Africa

One of the most instantly recognisable historic racing cars to tackle the Goodwood "hill" during the Festival of Speed last weekend was the legendary Ferrari 250 GT SWB based racer known to motorsports enthusiasts simply as the "Breadvan"

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Ferrari 250 GT SWB "Breadvan" & 250 GTO

International singer/songwriter, James Morrison, fulfilled his promise to perform live at a special concert this week, designed to promote the new Fiat Qubo; the concert in London’s stylish Home House club was the finale to a major web campaign

TV and radio presenter Chris Evans turned up at Goodwood last Sunday with his collection of seven Ferraris that surprised onlookers when they took to the "hill" as he had resprayed six of the cars in matching white and retrimmed the interiors

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - The Magnificent Seven [Chris Evans Ferrari Collection]

Abarth suffered a big setback to its challenge to win the Rally Russia during last night's opening four stages with Giandomenico Basso and Anton Alén both winding up nearly a minute and a half down at the end of the frantic first day's action

The Namir, a concept sports car developed by Italdesign Giugiaro and British hybrid powertrain developed and manufacturer Frazer-Nash, which made its debut in Geneva this spring was shown in the FoS-Tech pavilion at Goodwood last weekend

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat 500C (UK - 1/3)

One of the most eye-catching sports cars to take to the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend was the dramatic and eye-catching Mantide, a one-off coachbuilt project from the studios of the newly rejuvenated Stile Bertone

Following a productive test in Italy last week Abarth factory drivers' Giandomenico Basso and Anton Alén will kick off their bid for a first IRC win of the year when the Rally Russia when the event gets underway with the first four stages this evening

The Museo Storico Alfa Romeo turned up at Goodwood Festival with its usual array of historical masterpieces topped off with an appearance by a fabulous Alfa 6C 3000 CM that Juan-Manuel Fangio raced to second place in the 1953 Mille Miglia