Karting success rather than a tribute to his hero spurred four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel to plump for #5 in future seasons.     read more »

Q. How was your Christmas? Felipe Massa: Christmas was great, it was nice to be with the family and I spent it at home in Brazil. I then went to Miami for New Year... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has revealed the reason behind choosing the number five as his permanent driver number for his Formula 1 career. Whilst he won't carry it throughout 2014,... read more »

Vitantonio Liuzzi was a comfortable winner of Felipe Massa's charity karting event in Brazil on Sunday read more »

Vitantonio Liuzzi won Felipe Massa's annual karting event, the Challenge of the Stars, on Sunday. read more »

The full line-up has been published for Felipe Massa's annual karting event, the Challenge of the Stars. read more »

Whilst the majority seem against the idea, Sergio Perez has come out in support of the plan to award double points at the season finale next year. The idea, which sees the Abu... read more »

Mercedes F1 test and reserve driver Sam Bird was part of the winning 'halow flyers' team in the recent Johnny Herbert Karting Challenge 2013 that raised over 10,000... read more »

Born in Russia on 26 April 1994, Daniil Kvyat got his first experience of karting aged eight and after being spotted at his local track started racing competitively in 2005. read more »

Jaime Alguersuari is poised to return to the world championship although, sadly for the Spaniard, it is in karting and not F1.     read more »

Up to 300,000 motorsport enthusiasts gathered in the city centre of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday to meet their racing heroes. The day included a variety of motor... read more »

An estimated £58,000 was raised for the Henry Surtees Foundation during the 'Henry Surtees Brooklands Team Challenge' kart event at Mercedes-Benz... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted he, like any other driver, holds a desire to drive for Ferrari one day and would jump at the chance if it ever arose. The Briton currently drives... read more »

McLaren's Sporting Director Sam Michael gives an overview of the Young Driver Development Programme. Explores its reputation for nurturing junior racing drivers from... read more »

Nico Rosberg is enjoying his reunion with karting team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but admits the Briton is a different prospect to partnering Michael Schumacher. read more »

Nico Rosberg says working alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this year has reminded him of their time together in karting and he is confident their strong relationship will... read more »

Michael Schumacher withdrew from this weekend's WSK Euro Series season-opener at the La Conca Circuit in Italy, having initially planned to take part in the KZ1 category. read more »

Michael Schumacher will be back in action at a karting event in Italy this weekend, with the seven-time Formula 1 World Champion entering a round of the WSK Euro Series. read more »

The Lotus F1 Team has revealed the seven members of its new junior programme, which features drivers from the world of karting to Formula Renault 3.5. The initiative will... read more »

Fernando Alonso wins both ice karting races at the end of Ferrari's Wrooom event, despite a collision with team-mate Felipe Massa in the opening race read more »

Hoping it was a portent of the F1 season to come, Fernando Alonso got his year off to a perfect start by winning the karting event at Madonna di Campiglio tonight, despite an... read more »

Wrooom, the annual media event held by Ferrari and Ducati, is underway in the Italian dolomite mountains. Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa arrived at the Madonna di Campiglio... read more »

Jules Bianchi went one step better than last time by converting a heat win into overall success at Felipe Massa's annual charity karting event in Brazil. read more »

Jules Bianchi came out on top in Felipe Massa's kart event at the Beto Carrero circuit this weekend, claiming the Desafio das Estrelas trophy. The Frenchman finished... read more »

Jules Bianchi has won Felipe Massa's International Challenge of the Stars [Desafio das Estrelas], an annual charity karting event that takes place in Brazil read more »