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Felipe Massa says a podium finish is Ferrari's realistic target given McLaren's pace.

Fernando Alonso scored his first pole position of the Formula One season, ending Ferrari's four race domination of top spot by clocking the fastest lap in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Ferrari's sporting director Stefano Domenicali says the Italian squad will focus on the race strategy to help Kimi Raikkonen recover from the dismal qualifying.

As expected, McLaren dominated qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton sharing the front-row for Sunday’s race. Felipe Massa will start third, while his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen ended up 15th after crashing in Qualifying 2.

Ferrari had been on pole for the past six races but Alonso, with the 16th pole of his career under leaden skies, gave McLaren their first since Kimi Raikkonen at Monza in Italy last September.

May 26 (Reuters) - Qualifying result from the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) on Saturday 1. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:15.726 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:15.905 3. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:15.967 4. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:16.285 5. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams-Toyota 1:16.439 6. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull-Renault 1:16.784 7. Nick ...

German F1 driver Adrian Sutil was fastest in a rain-affecetd final practice session on Saturday. Sutil pushed his Spyker Ferrari to a fastest lap of 1:36.612 in difficult conditions finishing just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari (1:36.739).

His British team mate Lewis Hamilton will start alongside on an all-McLaren front row, with Ferrari's Felipe Massa qualifying third.

Spaniard Fernando Alonso captured the pole for Sunday's Grand Prix of Monaco Formula One race and ended Ferrari's six-race pole win streak dating back to the Japanese GP last year. The two- time World Champion piloted the No.1 McLaren Mercedes around the tight 2.075- mile street course in one minute, 15.726 seconds.

Fernando Alonso (McLaren) has claimed pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton with Felipe Massa (Ferrari) finishing third.

May 26 (Reuters) - Qualifying session 2 from the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) on Saturday 1. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:15.431 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:15.479 3. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:15.576 4. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:15.733 5. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:16.034 6. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:16.054 7. Nico Rosberg ...

May 26 (Reuters) - Qualifying session 1 from the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) on Saturday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:15.685 2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:16.059 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:16.251 4. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.720 5. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:16.786 6. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams-Toyota 1:16.870 7. David ...

Jean Todt denies that Kimi Raikkonen is struggling to settle in at his new team.

Bernie Ecclestone reckons Kimi Raikkonen will bounce back from the current difficulties he's experiencing at Ferrari.

McLaren and Ferrari renew their battle for pole in rainy conditions in Monte Carlo.

Differing approaches at Ferrari Ferrari boss Jean Todt has played down suggestions that Michael Schumacher has become Felipe Massa's 'coach' at Grand Prix this year...

A few months ago, you would not have had many takers for the proposition that, by the Monaco Grand Prix, Felipe Massa would be the leading Ferrari driver and Lewis Hamilton would be stealing the show at McLaren Mercedes and leading the World Championship.

DAMAC Properties, Dubai-based largest private sector real estate developer and luxury lifestyle provider in the Middle East, has decided to participate in the Ferrari Challenge Championship 2007.

When Mari Hulman George, chairwoman of the board of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, gives the most famous command in racing for tomorrow's 91st Indianapolis 500, she will say, " Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!"

A 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Testa Rossa sold for 6.9 million euros ($9.3 million) at the May 20 auction by RM Auctions and Sotheby?s.

Collectors are abuzz over a Bugatti Type 57C Atalante coupé soon to come to auction. One of about 40 built, the Atalante has not moved from its garage space since 1962.

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Anthony Davidson believes the Monaco Grand Prix represents Lewis Hamilton's best chance of a maiden victory this year.

As the daylight slipped behind the hotels, restaurants and neon-lit clubs in Miami Beach, Naomi Martin and Tamara Scott sipped at what remained of their strawberry daiquiris, eager for this weekend's swell of Urban Beach Week.

DUBAI — Damac Properties is participating in the Ferrari Challenge Championship 2007. The Damac F430 Challenge Ferrari race car finished third in Misano, Italy, and fourth in Monza, Italy, out of the 29 cars that participated.

LEWIS Hamilton has earned the respect of the man trying to stop him winning the Formula One world title.

LEWIS Hamilton has earned the respect of the man trying to stop him winning the Formula One world title.

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McLaren boss Ron Dennis says Lewis Hamilton does not need to be ruthless to become Formula One world champion.

A federal grand jury in Denver has indicted an Aurora man for alleged felony counts of bank fraud, fraud by wire, radio or TV, and money laundering.

In Albuquerque, visitors must decide between red and green chilies, but last week, a different kind of spice heated up the town. At the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), more than 1,500 high school students from 51 countries displayed projects with tongue-tingling titles.

The video game for Xbox coincides with this weekend's running of the 91st Indianapolis 500.

Lewis Hamilton has earned the respect of the man trying to stop him winning the Formula One world title.

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The Italian town of Cremona, once home of master violin maker Stradivari, still produces highly prized violins.

As a teenager, Mark Basso loved everything about his parents' country club in Elmhurst -- except the golf.

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A businessman is suing a bus company for more than £300,000 over a crash which smashed up his rare supercar.

The player's agent met up with the Giallorossi's Directors on Thursday afternoon to start talks about a possible extension of the defender's contract.

A MILLIONAIRE claims a speeding bus driver pranged his rare Ferrari - causing £300,000 damage. Property tycoon Frank Mountain says the singledecker bus came round a corner "like a bat out of hell".

Vandenbrink will be producing five 599 GTOs that will be built off of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Three have already been sold, so if you have obscene amounts of cash on hand and nothing to buy, get a move on.

A businessman is suing a bus company for more than £300,000 over a crash which smashed up his rare supercar.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday blamed the apparent collapse of a truce in Lebanon on extremists trying to "sow discord" as she renewed the Bush administration's strong support of the Lebanese government.

The engineers of sports-car specialist HAMANN have designed a comprehensive aerodynamics package for the Ferrari F430, taking up elements from motorsports and simultaneously presenting pure understatement.

A millionaire business man is suing a bus company claiming that the was being “driven too fast when it rounded a bend on the wrong side of the road and smashed into the £600,000 supercar.” Owner, Frank Mountain claims that the damages to his Ferrari Enzo cost him more than £300,000 in repairs.

MONACO (Reuters) -- McLaren's Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashed in Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday in the first mishap of an otherwise sensational rookie season.

A millionaire businessman is suing a bus company, claiming a bungling driver caused more than £300,000 of damage to his rare Ferrari Enzo. Property tycoon Frank Mountain has issued a High Court writ after his 220mph supercar was hit by the bus

Monaco Thursday quotes: Ferrari

Ferrari duo Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen remain optimistic about their chances for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, despite seeing McLaren top the times on the first day of practice.

The Ferrari drivers were confident despite trailing McLaren in Thursday practice.

Monaco GP: Practice notes - Ferrari

"I am reasonably happy with how things went in free practice today. We have found a good balance on the car right from the morning session and we have completed all the programme we had planned for the day.

Monaco GP - Ferrari - Practice : Ferrari declared themselves relatively satisfied with the first day of work at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Monaco GP - Spyker Ferrari - Practice Spyker Ferrari concluded a somewhat frustrating free practice session today in Monaco as set-up and tyre evaluation was cut short by engine-related problems for both cars in the first session and a crash from Adrian Sutil in the second...

Monaco GP - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Practice Tonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed ended the first day of practice for the Monaco Grand Prix with the 16th and 18th fastest times respectively...

Several years of effort to reduce costs and tighten competition between the rich and the poor teams are beginning to have an effect.

To take a seat in the F430 Challenge you need some skills, because you have to pass the roll cage which is all around the car. After the crawling you will fall in love with the pure race technique.

Barcelona incident put behind him : After colliding with Felipe Massa in Spain, Fernando Alonso insisted that he is not worried about a repeat of the first-corner incident here in Monte Carlo.

Fernando Alonso dominated first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of his rookie team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

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Ross Brawn, Ferrari’s former technical director who is now on a fishing sabbatical that is thus far taken him to such faraway spots as Mexico and Russia, says he would be ‘amazed’ if the F2007’s longer wheelbase acts as any kind of disadvantage round the streets of Monaco.

Hyundai must have got its money's worth out of the Coupé a long time ago. Although we're on the third generation now (that's roughly what the SIII in the name means), this is still basically the same car that first came on the market ten years ago, and the concept is starting to feel a little stale.

Lewis Hamilton has already made Formula One history. Now he's looking for his first victory -- and Monaco seems like the perfect place to get it.

Former champion to look at strategy options After showing his face as a Ferrari 'advisor' in Spain two weeks ago, Michael Schumacher will also attend the Monaco Grand Prix...

LONDON, May 23 -- The much anticipated auction of important Ferrari sports and racing cars hosted by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's, made history of its own this weekend recording $46 million in sales.

Known more as a hard-hitting defender, he has been critical to the Cup run with his four goals and assist on Tuesday's game-winner For every Ferrari, there are hundreds more Ford F-150s on the road. Just as for every thoroughbred, there are many more dependable plow horses dotting the landscape.

For every Ferrari, there are hundreds more Ford F-150s on the road. Just as for every thoroughbred, there are many more dependable plow horses dotting the landscape.

A defiant Kimi Raikkonen is refusing to let Ferrari's reliability issue threaten his Formula One world title bid. Raikkonen is currently eight points off the pace after suffering an electrical fault just nine laps into the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona 10 days ago.

LONDON: Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can get the best out of his Ferrari in Monaco this weekend after being eclipsed by team-mate Felipe Massa in the last two races.

Lewis Hamilton's arrival in Monaco as leader of the drivers' championship after just four races in Formula One has added lustre even to this shimmering jewel of a sporting event.

The much anticipated auction of important Ferrari sports and racing cars hosted by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's, made history of its own this weekend recording AU$56/NZ$63 million in sales.

Bruno Senna will star as a guest driver with the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB at the Ferrari Racing Days spectacular at the historic UK Silverstone race track on 8-9-10 June.

Lewis Hamilton is becoming cute at playing the game in Formula One, finding ways of saying what his team want him to say while also discreetly advancing his cause.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) -Lewis Hamilton has already made Formula One history. Now he's looking for his first victory - and Monaco seems like the perfect place to get it.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Lewis Hamilton has already made Formula One history. Now he's looking for his...

VENICE. People who say that biennials have become covert art fairs may be surprised to know that the Venice Biennale used to sell art openly—from 1942 to 1968. The Italian dealer Ettore Gian Ferrari had the official job of placing works for any willing artist, earning 15% for the Biennale and 2% for himself.

The much anticipated auction of important Ferrari sports and racing cars hosted by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's, made history of its own this weekend recording $46 million in sales.

AS PART of activities to mark 60 years of the famous formula one, racing giant -Ferrari, Shell Ghana has unveiled the 2003 award-winning car at a ceremony in Accra.

Four drivers can win the Formula One title but the next month could be make or break for some of them, according to double world champion Fernando Alonso.

Nothing, the car has been very reliable. This is an amazing car. It is unbelievably quick, and has a mind blowing top speed. It's handling is as precise as a Ferrari yet it's ride is as smooth as a Rolls-Royce. This car makes no sacrifices on the ride to provide such razor sharp handling.

Felipe Massa is at home here in Monaco with an apartment not so far away from the paddock, so he did have far to travel for his first appointment of the weekend, talking to the media in the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro media unit.

There are many cliches about the Monaco Grand Prix and one of the most commonly cited is that this race is a lottery. Sometimes, people who play real lotteries have a strategy and the same is true of the teams as they prepare for the most famous race on the Formula 1 calendar.

If some of the media hype is to believed, McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton has already got his hands on the winners' trophy for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix but the man himself is rather more level-headed about his chances.

Coulthard, Hamilton, Kubica and Raikkonen take questions : David Coulthard, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen take questions ahead of practice in Monaco.

With Coulthard, Hamilton, Kubica and Raikkonen : Ahead of first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen talks about the weekend ahead.

The tension is building with just hours to go before the Champions League final in Athens between AC Milan and Liverpool.

A defiant Kimi Raikkonen is refusing to let Ferrari's reliability issue threaten his Formula One world title bid. Raikkonen is currently eight points off the pace after suffering an electrical fault just nine laps into the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona 10 days ago.

Raikkonen is not worried about his title chances despite his costly DNF in Spain.

Ferrari have admitted that new safety car rules introduced this season will make strategy choice at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix a nightmare.

Kimi Raikkonen says he is not concerned about Ferrari's reliability despite his retirement from the Spanish Grand Prix.

MONACO (Reuters) - Already Formula One's youngest championship leader, Lewis Hamilton is in a strong position to become the first rookie to win the most glamorous grand prix of them all in Monaco on Sunday.

Ferrari driver enjoys the Monaco challenge Kimi Raikkonen on Wednesday warned that the return of street circuits to the Formula One calendar could make the sport boring...

Aiming high with Piaggio Aero : Ferrari driver and back to back Grand Prix winner Felipe Massa revealed this week that he recently obtained his pilot's license.

If nothing else, the Hamann Black Miracle - the German tuner's latest take on the Ferrari F430 - is certainly distinctive.

Ferrari boss Jean Todt insists Kimi Raikkonen "is at ease" with the Maranello team despite his stuttering start to the season. Victory on his Ferrari debut in Australia was followed by third-place finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain before retirement at the Spanish Grand Prix 10 days ago.

Formula One: Ferrari boss Jean Todt insists Kimi Raikkonen "is at ease" with the Maranello team despite his stuttering start to the season, Victory on his Ferrari debut in Australia was followed by third-place finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain before retirement at the Spanish Grand Prix 10 days ago

Ferrari boss Jean Todt insists Kimi Raikkonen "is at ease" with the Maranello team despite his stuttering start to the season. Victory on his Ferrari debut in Australia was followed by third-place finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain before retirement at the Spanish Grand Prix 10 days ago.

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"I'm beginning to doubt if Alonso's move to McLaren will produce the kind of results he desires" - DP

Triple world champion Niki Lauda says Lewis Hamilton has impressed him more than any other rookie driver he has seen.

When we set off for the suburbs of Toronto to meet life coach Robin Sharma, I was expecting something quite different. Sort of a hard sell, you know? A "my-way-or-the-highway" kind of guy. Sharma is nothing of the sort. Actually, he was oddly earnest, and began our meeting by asking me all sorts of questions about myself?statements really?he'd done his homework.

Soon it will be time to sit out on the deck or patio with friends, a tub of beer on ice or a pitcher of iced tea, and tasty finger foods in easy reach. Casual summertime entertaining requires a repertoire of easy-to-make dips or canapés to munch on while the sun sets and the cicadas tune up.

Formula One legend Eddie Jordan is warning against expecting too much from McLaren sensation Lewis Hamilton. This is despite the 22-year-old from Stevenage becoming the youngest man to ever lead the World Drivers' Championship after making the best start ever to a debut season.

Lewis Hamilton can mark his debut season in Formula One by claiming the World Drivers' Championship, according to legend Niki Lauda. The 22-year-old McLaren rookie goes into this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix two points clear of nearest challenger, team-mate Fernando Alonso.

After making a flying start to his new career at Ferrari by winning on his debut in Australia, the Finn has lost ground in recent races.

Lewis Hamilton will continue to live his dream on Sunday when the British racing sensation competes in his first Monaco Formula One Grand Prix as world championship leader.

Monaco GP - Ferrari - Preview : With two straight wins, Felipe Massa has hauled himself up towards the front in the title race.

Ferrari boss Jean Todt insists Kimi Raikkonen "is at ease" with the Maranello team despite his stuttering start to the season. Victory on his Ferrari debut in Australia was followed by third-place finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain before retirement at the Spanish Grand Prix 10 days ago.

Formula One legend Niki Lauda believes Britain's Lewis Hamilton can win the world championship in his first season. The 22-year-old heads the current world drivers' standings ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo.

Ferrari boss Jean Todt insists Kimi Raikkonen "is at ease" with the Maranello team despite his stuttering start to the season.

Of all the races on the Formula One calendar, Monaco can surely claim the most historic and glamorous reputation. Here the drivers explain what makes the Monte Carlo event so special to them and reveal how they think they may fare over the coming weekend…

Hamilton's first win, or will a dark horse spring a surprise? Once upon a time the Monaco Grand Prix had a reputation for throwing up maverick results; remember Jean-Pierre Beltoise’s greatest day there in 1972? Or Olivier Panis’s in 1996?

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NORWICH -- After hearing impassioned pleas Monday by residents in the Harland Road and Washington Street areas, the City Council asked the planning department to amend a proposal for commercial overlay districts before it goes before the department again, possibly in June.

For all the criticism its receives as being out of keeping with modern Formula One safety standards, Monaco continues to provide a little extra sparkle in the sport's crown - and is now spawning another generation of imitators.

More talks of the Barcelona rear wing : Red Bull Renault will use a different rear wing design on the streets of Monaco this weekend, as a new flexible-wing saga threatens to explode.

MANCHESTER, N.H. - A three-run double by Greg Jacobs keyed a six-run third inning as the Reading Phillies slugged the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 10-3, in the Eastern League last night.

Anthony Ferrari pitched seven innings of shutout baseball and the Riversharks scored a season-high 10 runs in defeating the Road Warriors 10-0 Tuesday night at Campbell's Field.

LONDON: Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can get the best out of his Ferrari in Monaco this weekend after being eclipsed by teammate Felipe Massa in the last two races.

Kimi Raikkonen is the first to admit that his Saturday afternoon performances this season have not been his best, but he is determined to set that record straight in the most crucial qualifying session of the year.

When playing video games, it is very satisfying to be completely immersed in the game. The best way to be immersed in the game is to feel like you’re there shooting the enemy, casting spells, flying a plane, or going almost 200mph in a Ferrari F50. Now think about how much easier, and different, it would be to be able to play the games with your feet as well as your hands. Today, you can get your ...

David Coulthard is keen to be the first driver making a move with regard to next season, even if his preference is to remain exactly where he is.

A Ferrari Testarossa Spyder, which won the Le Mans endurance race in 1962, was sold yesterday for £4.7million - a world record for the make - in an auction at the Pista di Fiorano track in Maranello, Italy.

Close to the University of Nevada, Reno, this two-story home off Talus Way appears in pristine condition. Built in 1992, the home has great curb appeal with newer paint outside and a meticulously maintained yard.

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As improbable as it sounds for a teenage soccer player to be at a career crossroads, that is exactly where Danny Szetela finds himself.

Lewis Hamilton is adamant the pressure is not getting to him in the wake of his meteoric rise in Formula One. Hamilton heads into Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix as outright leader in the drivers' championship by two points from McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso and three from Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

Giancarlo Fisichella is hoping the special affinity he enjoys with Monaco will finally spark an upturn in fortunes. The Renault driver has struggled so far this season, claiming just eight points from the opening four grands prix.

This Sunday marks the most exciting day of the motor racing season. It begins early in the morning with the classic Grand Prix of Monaco, continues with the Indianapolis 500 and concludes around midnight when the checkered flag flies at the Lowe's Motor Speedway to signify the end of the Coca-Cola 600.

Washington DC May 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ferrari hosted an exotic garage sale at its factory outside of Maranello, Italy, this week, an event punctuated by a record-shattering bid for a vintage car.

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can get the best out of his Ferrari in Monaco this weekend after being eclipsed by team-mate Felipe Massa in the last two races.

Kimi Raikkonen hopes he has made a breakthrough in his struggles to adapt to his new Ferrari.

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- When Sehat Sutardja was a 12-year-old boy in Jakarta, he dismantled shortwave radios and played with voltage regulators for fun. Tinkering in his family's parts- strewn workroom, Sutardja dreamed of designing and building his own gadgets.

COMBINED LOCKS An event to raise funds for a national police museum didnt go as hoped, though officers still hope to make a sizable contribution toward the cause.

Check out our guide to who's hot and who's not going into the Monaco GP.

Jean Todt says Ferrari never doubted that Massa would turn his season around.

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Lewis Hamilton is adamant the pressure is not getting to him in the wake of his meteoric rise in Formula One. Hamilton heads into Sunday`s Monaco Grand Prix as outright leader in the drivers` championship by two points from McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso and three from Ferrari`s Felipe Massa.

Lewis Hamilton is adamant the pressure is not getting to him in the wake of his meteoric rise in Formula One.

"We are in for a treat this weekend as Monte Carlo is definitely the jewel in the Formula 1 crown. It has a lot of glamour and glitz and is really unique." - Mark Blundell.

Giancarlo Fisichella is hoping the special affinity he enjoys with Monaco will finally spark an upturn in fortunes. The Renault driver has struggled so far this season, claiming just eight points from the opening four grands prix.

Ferrari's record-breaking garage sale -- the Canadian connection

The Monaco GP has always had a very particular spell for drivers, persons involved in the work and fans of Formula One. Even Kimi Raikkonen is not immune at all: "If I had to follow Formula One as a spectator and had to choose one race, I would have no doubt: I would go to Monte Carlo," said Kimi, before leaving in the direction of the Principality.

Raikkonen says he must rediscover his qualifying form in this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix in order to get his title challenge back on course.

A shooting in Eltingville left a Staten Islander with a hole in his leg yesterday afternoon. Police sources say Joseph Bujka, 25, of New Springville, was sitting in his car in the driveway of 495 Pompey Ave. at about 2 p.m. when a Black Escalade with two occupants rolled up behind him.

A FERRARI, believed to be one of only two of its kind in the country, was stolen from a garage at a house and later crashed into a road sign. The car, worth about £45,000, is a distinctive light blue and was taken from South Godstone between noon and 4pm on Thursday May 10.

It's time to polish the diamonds and wax the Roller -- or whatever posh people do to their cars -- and pop open the champagne as F1 takes to the streets of Monte Carlo.

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- When Sehat Sutardja was a 12-year-old boy in Jakarta, he dismantled shortwave radios and played with voltage regulators for fun. Tinkering in his family's parts- strewn workroom, Sutardja dreamed of designing and building his own gadgets.

Kimi Raikkonen says he is now and nbsp;getting to grips with the 2007-specification Bridgestone tyres, and believes his unfamiliarity with them has hampered his first races for Ferrari

A 1963 Ferrari once owned and driven by the late film star Steve McQueen is expected to fetch between £400,000 and £600,00 at an auction in August. The car is a Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso with a medium-brown metallic paint and beige leather interior.

Those who predicted Ferrari would struggle without Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn clearly misjudged the Italian team’s strength - three wins from four races in ’07 has shown there is far more to them than one or two key men.

Shell Ghana shocked some and brought smiles unto the faces of others especially lovers of motor racing when last Friday it outdoored a Ferrari F2oo3- GA Formula One vehicle in Accra.

He lost 600 avocado trees to the frost that invaded Southern California in January. He's down to two sheep, and the rabbit died. But Tom Selleck still has six dogs, two cats, nine horses, a 63-acre ranch and one burly ranch hand -- himself.

When not working on his ranch, the actor still does the occasional 'Jesse Stone' movie.

A total of $50m raised at Sotheby's : The sale of four modern F1 Ferraris contributed a further $6m to the Italian team's budget at the weekend.

After resigning his post Tony Blair should... Loading ... THE Cutty Sark, that tea-ferrying pearl of Britain's trading empire, is burnt. But the Cutty Sark was really about free trade.

COWES High School students arrived by Ferrari, classic car and even an ice cream van to be at their prom. Around 200 Year 11s and 40 staff attended the prestigious affair at the Cowes Yacht Haven Events Centre.

Over five years, Quick Loan Funding wrote $3.8 billion in mortgages to people with shaky credit.

''Alonso's comments have basically been the same as mine'' : Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has suggested that both he and Fernando Alonso are suffering with the same problem in 2007.

DETECTIVES are studying CCTV footage amid fears the blaze that devastated the Cutty Sark was started deliberately.

An exquisite piece of world history and the fastest sailing ship ever built, the Cutty Sark survived the ravages of time and the seven seas only to be torched by a mindless arsonist

One of Australia’s leading aviation companies, Aeromil Pacific, has announced it will become the naming rights sponsor for Queensland’s first ever tarmac classic car rally, the SunCoast Classic, which will run from July 5 to 8 on the Sunshine Coast.

Natalie Ferrari knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning for Latrobe (16-3) as it blanked Trinity, 1-0, in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAAA softball playoffs at California (Pa.).

Record prices for Ferrari's at-home auction.

What could be the Ferrari sale of the decade concluded in Maranello, Italy, last night at Ferrari headquarters. RM Auctions' Leggenda e Passion auction resulted in the sale of all but one of the 33 cars on offer.

Failed US bid for telecoms giant has increased international frustration with alleged government meddling.

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IN ROBERT Burns' epic poem Tam O' Shanter, Cutty Sark was the beautiful but vengeful witch in a saucy shift who pursued Tam but managed only to rip the tail off his hapless grey mare, Meg.

Police have begun a search through hours of CCTV footage to discover whether the fire that swept through the Cutty Sark yesterday morning was started deliberately.

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May 22 (Bloomberg) -- When Sehat Sutardja was a 12-year-old boy in Jakarta, he dismantled shortwave radios and played with voltage regulators for fun. Tinkering in his family's parts- strewn workroom, Sutardja dreamed of designing and building his own gadgets.

GM vice chair says it's his "perfect car."

LONDON - The fire that ripped through the historic Cutty Sark, causing millions of pounds of damage, may have been started deliberately, police have said.

Only a year ago, there was a race to put dual-core processors into laptop PCs. Today, it would be difficult to find a new laptop without one. Dual core unquestionably is the way to go. Besides raw performance, there are some great multitasking capabilities that come with the new territory.

Although Arab investors have traditionally had some of their closest ties with the UK, many have invested heavily in the US, Asia and other parts of Europe.

One of London's top tourist attractions has suffered millions of euros of damage.

Dressed in boldly sculpted couture curves that shame a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, built on a shorter wheelbase (by five inches) version of the Quattroporte's acclaimed front-mid-engine, rear-drive chassis, and powered by the familiar 4.2-liter V-8-with power increased from 394 horses to 399-the new Maserati GranTurismo is exotic and glamorous, inspiringly original, and deliciously unconventional.

LONDON: The Cutty Sark, a London landmark and the world's last surviving 19th century tea clipper, has been severely damaged in a blaze.

Michael Schumacher will participate in the annual charity football game in Monaco.

Upsets could be on the cards this weekend in F1's most glamorous race.

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LONDON: Fire has ravaged the world's last remaining tea clipper, the Cutty Sark, which helped build Australia's early economy by speeding prized wool shipments to London.

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The Cutty Sark, a well-preserved 19th century sailing vessel and one of London's main tourist attractions, has been largely gutted by a massive blaze. The manager of the ship's preservation trust says, "we're losing history."

"At this stage the fire is being treated as suspicious," said Superintendent Martin Mitchell of the Metropolitan Police. "We are carrying out a number of lines of inquiry."

The Cutty Sark -- the world's last remaining tea clipper and a major London tourist attraction -- has been seriously damaged by fire -- but restorers hope they can still salvage the historic ship.

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The Cutty Sark, a 19th century sailing ship docked in southeast London as a tourist attraction, was engulfed by intense flames Monday morning. One of London's most popular sites, the massive vessel was "100 percent" ablaze, according to Britain's Sky News, which quoted fire officials.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Cutty Sark, the world's last surviving 19th century tea clipper, was severely damaged in a blaze on Monday.

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Forty firefighters brought the blaze under control. Aerial television pictures showed a mass of charred timbers that was once one of the world’s fastest ships.