Barcelona extends F1 contract to 2016
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone announced in Barcelona on Saturday that he has renewed the contract for the Spanish grand prix here until 2016. After inking a deal with the Spanish port … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Don’t expect to see Kasey Kahne and David Stremme partying together anytime soon. Just getting the drivers to speak to each other would be a coup. The two are feuding … Read More
Management at Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, Friday said it had unanimously rejected a takeover offer from German luxury sports car maker Porsche. VW said in a statement following a … Read More
Rumor has it that Honda would love a second engine manufacturer to enter the IRL. Honda wants a chance to push their engineering staff, so the reasoning goes, and values … Read More
There is a good chance of rain tonight at Darlington. Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely early this evening…then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight. … Read More
UPDATE #2 Max Siegel, President of Global Operations for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., has been added as a featured interview on Wind Tunnel Sunday night. 05/11/07 The Sunday TV reminders have … Read More
Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan was fastest in morning warm-up at Indy ahead of Pole Day qualifying for the Indy 500. His teammate Danica Patrick was 2nd fastest. Kanaan topped 216 … Read More
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen may both be out of place on the grid for Sunday's Spanish grand prix. The duo qualified behind their respective McLaren and Ferrari teammates … Read More
Allianz has announced their new global partner status of Formula One. The partnership provides Allianz with Global Partner exclusivity in the sector of financial service providers in Insurance, Asset Management … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday played down speculation that the possible return of Imola's San Marino GP next year might tip the 2008 calendar over the 20-race mark. Asked by … Read More
Jaques Lazier returned to the track Friday and will attempt to qualify this weekend after his Playa Del Racing team acquired funding to allow for a full-month engine lease. "We're … Read More
(GMM) After the silver cars topped the final pre-qualifying practice time sheet on Saturday morning, McLaren-Mercedes' Norbert Haug joined the rest of the Barcelona paddock in wondering whether Lewis Hamilton … Read More
The FIA has appointed automotive technology and engineering specialists Ricardo to provide technical support and advice on the development of future regulations in the FIA Formula One World Championship. In … Read More
The first day of running for the Spanish Grand Prix saw Fernando Alonso set the pace in his McLaren Mercedes. Bridgestone have the medium and hard compound available for the … Read More
Bernie tries to calm Spanish storm Alonso 'rattled', thinks former champion Alonso indifferent to 'bridge' wing Kimi, Alonso, dismiss Friday hierarchy Spyker delay 'B' car debut News briefs from Barcelona … Read More
Roger Penske said Friday that he has an interest in adding Dale Earnhardt Jr. to his Nextel Cup team, but he realizes it isn’t likely to happen. “Certainly we’d like … Read More
Participating: Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), Mark Webber (Red Bull), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Mario Theissen (BMW Sauber) Q: A question to the two team principals: you're both involved in promoting … Read More
In this week's Autosport, Eurosport 2 have taken a full page color advertisement for the two Champ Car European races at Zolder and Assen. Half the page is a picture … Read More
Indy Pro Series driver Tom Wood announced his retirement from driving May 11 after sustaining a compression fracture of the T9 vertebrae in an accident during private testing at the … Read More
Driver SpeedRyan Briscoe 227 mphEd Carpenter 227CARPENTER: "It keeps coming down, I think. I don't think it's going to go over 228. I'm thinking maybe high 227."Helio Castroneves 228.5Milka Duno … Read More
UPDATE #3 Doug Yates, co-owner of Robert Yates Racing, said talks about a merger or partnership with Dale Earnhardt Inc. are part of just one scenario his team is considering. … Read More
(GMM) F1's calendar next year could boast an unprecedented twenty grands prix. Bernie Ecclestone has busily wrapped up new deals for 2008 with Valencia and Singapore, and rumors in Barcelona … Read More