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MotoGP chief Carmelo Ezpeleta has played down the chances of Honda quitting the series, insisting common ground can yet be found. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112455 }

Jari-Matti Latvala remains under pressure from Volkswagen team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen as the Rally Sweden lead battle continued on Friday afternoon. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112454 }

Formula 1 drivers are bracing themselves for more sideways action than originally anticipated in 2014, after the first pre-season test highlighted some surprise challenges with the new cars. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112453 }

Frank Wrathall has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to careless driving. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112452 }

Force India will enter into a partnership with GP2 squad Hilmer as part of an expansion of its driver development programme (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112451 }

Vitantonio Liuzzi will compete in Japan's Super Formula and Super GT championships in 2014. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112450 }

Valentino Rossi says three days of MotoGP pre-season testing at Sepang were enough to convince him he has made significant strides over the winter. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112449 }

Adrian Sutil is expecting a 'huge' step forward from Sauber before the start of the Formula 1 season, on a back of a low key testing debut in Jerez last week. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112448 }

Honda has revealed the first images of the Civic with which it will take on Citroen, Lada and Chevrolet in this year's World Touring Car Championship. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112447 }

Formula 1's new lower noses are a definite boost to driver safety, reckons Mercedes chief Paddy Lowe. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112446 }

Honda says it is on course to have its new Formula 1 facility in Milton Keynes fully up and running by June (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112445 }

Jari-Matti Latvala heads Andreas Mikkelsen by 1.6 seconds in a very close Rally Sweden lead battle after their Volkswagen team-mate Sebastien Ogier's Friday morning mistake. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112444 }

American Camren Kaminsky, the latest protege of ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell, has joined Double R Racing to contest the British Formula 3 International Series. (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112443 }

Sebastien Ogier has lost the Rally Sweden lead after going off on SS7, putting his Volkswagen team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Jari-Matti Latvala into a tight battle for victory (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112442 }

Lotus will become the final team to run its 2014 Formula 1 car when the new E22 hits the track at Jerez in Spain on Friday (source http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112441 }

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Memo Gidley has undergone further surgery to assist in his recovery from injuries sustained in a huge crash early in last weekend's Daytona 24 Hours

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McLaren missed the first test day of the 2014 Formula 1 season as electrical problems with the new MP4-29 kept it in the Jerez garages on Tuesday

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GRENOBLE, France (AP) -- Michael Schumacher's friends and family took turns by his hospital bed Friday, as fans rallied outside the hospital to support the critically injured Formula One great on his 45th birthday.
Schumacher has been in a medically induced coma since Sunday, when he fell while skiing and struck his head on a rock. His manager, Sabine Kehm, said Friday that his condition remains stable but critical.
The German driver and his family typically celebrate Christmas, New Year and his birthday at their ski house in the French resort of Meribel, where the accident happened.
Instead, they have been keeping watch over the retired champion at his bedside in a Grenoble hospital.
''They take turns to watch him: Michael's wife, children, his brother,'' said former Formula One driver, Philippe Streiff, who is one of several members of the F1 community to visit the hospital. ''They are very traumatized. It's very upsetting to see that for the family.''
About 100 fans also converged on the hospital Friday, arriving by bus from Italy or by car from northern France and other places, saying they felt compelled to honor a man who had given them so many reasons to celebrate in the past.
''With all the joy he has given us, it was important for us to return the favor and be here for Michael,'' said Giulio Carissimi, who drove four hours from Italy to reach Grenoble.
One group of fans quietly assembled in view of the hospital's windows, unfurling a large banner for Ferrari, the racing team that Schumacher had anchored.
A fan as far away as India carved a likeness of Schumacher in sand on a beach in Puri and wrote ''Get Well Soon'' below it.
The family, which has been periodically posting messages on Schumacher's website, wrote Friday night that they were ''overwhelmed'' by the show of support.
''The incredible sympathies shown today by the Ferrari Fans outside the hospital has utterly overwhelmed us and moved us all to tears,'' it said.
The seven-time F1 champion has undergone two brain operations since the accident. Doctors are keeping him sedated and his body at an artificially low temperature to help with the healing. The physicians have refused to give a prognosis for Schumacher, saying they are focused on his immediate care.
Schumacher, known affectionately as Schumi by fans, is the most successful F1 driver in history, racking up a record 91 race wins. He retired in 2012.
Ferrari on Friday sent special birthday greetings to Schumacher, recalling the 72 victories he won from 1996-2006.
''Today is Michel Schumacher's birthday. In these hours he's on the most important race of his life and we want to dedicate a special honor to him,'' the statement said. ''Forza (Come on) Michael!''

(SI.com) -- According to the U.K.'s Mirror and Germany's Bild newspaper, Formula One legend Michael Schumacher suffered his catastrophic head injury while trying to keep an eye on some family friends' kids while skiing in the French Alps. The seven-time champion's accident occurred in an area between groomed slopes at the Meribel resort.
The Bild report states: "Suddenly the daughter (of a friend) of a friend crashed. Schumi helps the girl, leaving the groomed area and moves about 20 metres in the deep snow between the slopes Biche and Mauduit.
"Both sides of the groomed slopes are marked with flags. Has Schumacher not seen the instructions? Unclear.
"What is certain is that between 10.50am and 11am -- around a quarter of an hour earlier than previously thought -- misfortune struck. Schumi, also wearing upper body protectors in addition to his helmet, hits a rock covered by the snow."
Schumacher, who was an expert skiier, is still in a critical, hour-to-hour condition. Doctors have placed him in a medically-induced coma to help his brain heal after two surgeries to reduce swelling caused by striking his head on the rock with enough force to crack his helmet.