Controversy makes F1 exciting says Coulthard
(GMM) Controversial decisions by the authorities is part of what makes formula one so interesting, according to grand prix veteran David Coulthard. The Scot, who drives for Red Bull, suggested … Read More
Toyota tries to buy Alonso for big money
Fernando Alonso has turned down a £28million offer to drive for Toyota, the biggest salary in the history of Formula One. On the eve of racing for a hat-trick of … Read More
NASCAR antitrust hearing date set
The day after the 2007 Nextel Cup champion is decided, NASCAR attorneys are scheduled to be in a courthouse trying to convince a judge that Kentucky Speedway's anti-trust lawsuit has … Read More
Goodyear to use RFID tags
When NASCAR cars and trucks hit the racetrack for the 2008 season, they’ll be outfitted with Goodyear tires imbedded with passive UHF RFID tags. The unique ID numbers in the … Read More
Winterbottom tops V8 Supercar quals
Another of last year’s top performers on the 4.47 kilometer street circuit was V8 Supercar young gun Mark Winterbottom and he maintained recent speed from the endurance rounds to record … Read More
123,691 at Surfers so far
The familiar scream of Champ Car and the roar of V8 Supercar action proved the perfect ingredients for a magnificent day two crowd of 65,004 at this year’s Lexmark Indy … Read More
Champ Car denies appeal
Team Australia was denied their request by Race Director Tony Cotman to reconsider the penalty that was handed to them at the last Champ Car event in Assen. Cotman ordered … Read More
Nationwide Series logo unveiled
NASCAR and Nationwide Insurance today unveiled the logo for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The introduction of the new logo is the latest step for the series’ transition to Nationwide as … Read More
Wilson tops Practice 2 in Australia
Justin Wilson turned the fastest lap of 1:31.415 in Practice 2 at Surfers Paradise. Australian Will Power was second at 1:31.861 followed by Sebastien Bourdais at 1:32.101. Pos Driver Lap … Read More
Fernandez sets fast test time
Adrian Fernandez turned in the fastest lap in Thursday’s two-hour test for the Monterey Sports Car Championships, a blistering session that saw the top nine cars setting times under the … Read More
Wilson leads opening practice in Australia
Justin Wilson led the opening practice session for the Champ Cars in Surfers Paradise. Oriol Servia was second followed by Australian Will Power. Pos Driver Lap Time Behind Leader 1 … Read More
Robertson team to run Ford GTR in ’08
Robertson Racing is proud to announce the acquisition of a new Ford GTR (which will be car No. 40) built by Kevin Doran in Lebanon, Ohio. David and Andrea Robertson, … Read More
Champ Car eyes Portland Street Race
Champ Car has wanted to race on the streets of Portland for quite some time but was never able to muster up the political support. That might be changing as … Read More
Kanaan looking to start season as he started
“It makes me proud of myself that you’re able to switch and do different things," says Andretti Green Racing’s Tony Kanaan. Those “different things" he talks about is a transition … Read More
Date, venue announced for Karting Shoot-out
The date and venue for the 11th annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out, the largest and single most important event for karters transitioning to race cars, has been set: Thursday, … Read More
New Ferrari store opens in Barcelona
Ferrari lands in Spain with the opening of a new Ferrari Store, at the El Prat international airport of Barcelona. The Scuderia Ferrari test driver Marc Genè, Giulio Zauner – … Read More
Brazilian GP: Thursday Press Conference
Participating: Fernando Alonso (McLaren Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) Q: Felipe, winner from pole position here last year, how do you come to this … Read More
Champ Car hammers cheaters
A penalty on Team Australia for using its push-to-pass button in Assen may force Toowoomba tornado Will Power to fight with one hand tied behind his back for a Lexmark … Read More
Champ Car sets pre-season open test dates
Champ Car officials announced today that both the Champ Car World Series and the Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will return to Sebring International … Read More
Down Under Diary – Day Three
The Champ Car drivers were up early this morning as they were the main attraction at the Press Conference / Breakfast. All but an ill Alex Figge was in attendance … Read More
Ethanol to sap Midwest water supplies
The ethanol fallacy, which we have spelled out repeatedly here on AutoRacing1.com, just keeps getting worse as this Wall Street Journal article points out. If the Senate's new "renewable fuels" … Read More
Schu happy to watch F1 finale from home
(GMM) A year after racing in formula one for the very last time, Michael Schumacher said on Thursday that he is happy to watch the 2007 championship finale from the … Read More
Champ Car schedule delayed
UPDATE The delay in the 2008 Champ Car schedule release is due to the fact that Champ Car had not finalized all their overseas race deals in time for the … Read More
Coleman signs full Nationwide Series ride for 2008
After a successful rookie season in the NASCAR Busch Series, teenage driving sensation Brad Coleman has decided to leave Joe Gibbs Racing to pilot a full-time ride in the No. … Read More