Tonycocks - BMW cars

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton was this morning's fastest driver out on track at the Hockenheimring. The Briton was just ahead of team mate Heikki Kovalainen and Felipe Massa. Alonso ended fourth.

Lewis Hamilton has said he will do everything he can to make his team McLaren the greatest team in Formula 1 history. The young Briton has the ambition to take McLaren beyond what Ferrari has achieved in F1 history.

Fernando Alonso has said he expects Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen to fight for the championship until the end of the season. The Spaniard has said his former team mate Lewis Hamilton will probably not be able to follow until the end of the season.

In September, the Paris auto show will host BMW for the world premiere of the new 7 Series.

After a stronger qualifying at Silverstone and a second place finish in the race, BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld is confident the qualifying form problems that have plagued him recently are a thing of the past.

BMWs are justly famed for their abilities in both categories, and the 2008 X3 sullies that fame not at all.

BMW's X5 hybrid was spotted testing in the California desert. The X5 Hybrid is expected to be produced as a 2009 model.

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner was happy to announce the team's 2009 Formula 1 driver line-up on Thursday afternoon. The Briton admitted it wasn't a difficult decision to choose Sebastian Vettel as Mark Webber's team mate for the upcoming season.