Massa ends winter period in perfect form
(GMM) Felipe Massa enjoyed a perfect end to his winter period on Thursday by becoming the only driver in six days of testing in Bahrain to break into the 1m30sec … Read More
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UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'strong' today based on the rumor that this year's Malaysian GP will be a financial bloodbath. 01/30/07 (GMM) Malaysian officials are playing down … Read More
(GMM) McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa has backed reports that suggest Ferrari moved clearly ahead of its formula one rivals this week with the addition of a new … Read More
(GMM) Leading environmental group Friends of the Earth has slammed Honda's attempt to champion environmental issues by launching the 'Earth Car'. Spokeswoman Emily Armistead referred to the "irony" of a … Read More
(GMM) Despite the fact that the final group test of the winter ended in Bahrain on Thursday, Toyota and Red Bull have confirmed that they plan to test again prior … Read More
(GMM) Organizers of the Malaysian grand prix look unlikely to reach their target of 125,000 spectators for the F1 event next month. As preparations step up for the race held … Read More
The Australian V8 Supercar series have announced that it is setting up the first known 'carbon off-set' scheme in motorsport. In conjunction with long-time partner BigPond and Future Climate Australia, … Read More
The U.S. auto sales story line for nearly the past year has been Toyota Motor Corp. kicking the stuffing out of the Detroit Three, but there was a new twist … Read More
Ford Motor Co. reported a 13.5% drop in February U.S. new vehicle sales, compared with the same month in 2006, in line with expectations. The Dearborn-based automaker saw double-digit drops … Read More
DaimlerChrysler AG reported this morning that it saw its February sales in the United States drop 8% compared to the same month last year. The U.S.-based unit Chrysler Group, which … Read More
Japanese team Super Aguri has delayed the launch of its 2007 car until after the formula one circus arrives in Melbourne for the first race. It was reported last week … Read More
Former motorsports promoter Michael Goodwin was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life prison terms without possibility parole after declaring in court that he did not murder former partner Mickey Thompson … Read More
Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew chief, Brad Parrott, will be ESPN’s “In-Race Reporter" for coverage of Sunday’s NASCAR Busch Series event at Mexico City. Montoya, a former Indianapolis 500 … Read More
Oswaldo Negri got the Mexico City round of the 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season off to a quick start as he clicked off a 1:22.554-second lap in practice on … Read More
Firestone Al Speyer, motorsports executive director for Firestone Racing, said compound or construction of the Firestone Firehawk racing radials will be different from 2006 for at least eight of the … Read More
NASCAR Nextel Cup Director John Darby told reporters Thursday that NASCAR plans to take cars from each "car of tomorrow" race back to the Research and Development Center for further … Read More
Graham Rahal's schedule continues to keep him busy and this month not only has he enjoyed a return to the new Panoz DP01 Champ Car with Newman/Haas Racing, he's also … Read More
NASCAR officials concluded the test of the Nextel Cup "car of tomorrow" at Bristol Motor Speedway shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday because of rain at the facility. Cup teams testing … Read More
Following a strong finish to the 2006 Atlantic season, PR1 Motorsports announced today that it will compete in the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by … Read More
This Autoextremeist article says, What about the rumor that has GM dramatically scaling back its NASCAR expenditures at the end of the 2008 season? There's a searing hot fire behind … Read More
On yesterday's IRL media conference Indy Pro driver Robbie Pecorari hinted that his Team KMA team may have a go at the indy 500. "Hopefully we'll be able to put … Read More
Ferrari have been given a shot in the arm after CEO Jean Todt revealed that he has committed his future to the Maranello-based outfit. The Frenchman, who joined Ferrari in … Read More