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Basso extends Madeira advantage In association with Friday, July 31st 2009, 13:15 GMT A good day at the office for Giandomenico Basso has seen the Abarth man stretch his advantage over the Peugeot hordes at the halfway point of day two on the 50th Rally Madeira, round seven of this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The Italian has performed flawlessly on the island’s mountainous roads to claim four successive fastest stage times and build a 16.8-second advantage over Portuguese ace Bruno Magalhaes

Meeke will not hurry WRC return By David Evans and Matt Beer Friday, July 31st 2009, 13:24 GMT Kris Meeke says he expects to stay in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2010 rather than trying to break into the World Rally Championship - even if he wins the IRC title. His Peugeot UK drive in this year’s IRC has revitalised Meeke’s stalled career, and he leads the standings going into this weekend’s Rally Madeira. But although his 2009 results have generated renewed interest in the former Junior WRC frontrunner, Meeke sees no point in rushing for a WRC opportunity, especially with major rule changes on the horizon.

Ekstrom punished for Audi orders By Glenn Freeman Friday, July 31st 2009, 14:18 GMT Mattias Ekstrom has been docked a place in the results from the DTM race at Zandvoort after Audi were found to have breached the series’ ban on team orders. Ekstrom finished the race at the Dutch track in second place after making up a deficit of more than five seconds to the 2008-spec Audis of Oliver Jarvis and Alexandre Premat in just a handful of laps towards the end of the race, but he has been handed a five-second penalty, which drops him to third behind Jarvis.

Dolby calls on Spurs supporters By Charles Bradley Friday, July 31st 2009, 14:26 GMT Superleague Formula frontrunner Craig Dolby has called on Tottenham Hotspur fans to boost his chances of a repeat of his Zolder race win at Donington Park this weekend as the football club-based single-seater series returns to the UK. Dolby and Spurs lie second in the championship coming into Donington, 31 points behind British rivals Liverpool and its Spanish driver Adrian Valles. The teams meet in the Premier League on the opening day of the season next month

Ferrari asks for testing permission By Pablo Elizalde Friday, July 31st 2009, 14:53 GMT Ferrari has asked rival teams for permission to have Michael Schumacher test this year’s car during the testing ban ahead of the European Grand Prix. The German driver will replace Felipe Massa at the Maranello-based squad in Valencia, but Schumacher had not driven a Formula 1 car since last year