An Inside Look at Motorsports
Ferrari’s former technical director Ross Brawn says he hopes to renew his professional relationship with the Maranello squad after his current sabbatical. Brawn’s departure from Ferrari – coinciding with the … Read More
(GMM) Gerhard Berger and his fellow Toro Rosso chiefs are hard at work to finalize the Faenza based team's driver lineup for 2007 in the coming days, we can reveal. … Read More
UPDATE #2 Despite a meeting between chief executives of Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co., analysts said today that ties between the two were likely to be limited to … Read More
Motorsports and automotive enthusiasts will be able to continue their celebration of the New Year during the first weekend of January with three new television programs that will premiere on … Read More
Rowan County is likely the area's first winner in Toyota Racing Development's leap into NASCAR. The company has an option to buy 89 acres near Salisbury to build a racing … Read More
(GMM) DTM driver Bruno Spengler says his "dream" is to one day line up on the F1 grid. The Canadian, who won four races in 2006 and finished the season … Read More
UPDATE #3 Rudd will pilot a Yates Ford Fusion in 2007, with sponsorship from Masterfoods USA. The primary Masterfoods brand on Rudd’s car will be Snickers, which will sponsor the … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is inching toward 'fact.' Despite Bridgestone's saying that the 'red' option tire idea was still in the proposal stages, it appears that this may not be … Read More
UPDATE This NY Times article talks in more detail about Toyota becoming #1. 12/22/06 Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday it expects to produce a record 9.42 million vehicles in … Read More
With NASCAR's hopes of finding a home on Staten Island dashed, there’s word the Port Authority is now considering buying the land instead. A spokesman for the Port Authority confirms … Read More
UPDATE #2 Word on the street is that the Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 Series has been cancelled for 2007. As we said a long time ago, there simply are … Read More
Ford Motor Co. will slip to become the No. 3 automaker in the United States next year as Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. powers ahead in the industry's largest market, … Read More
UPDATE #3 With Meurmans making it clear that Robert Doornbos will stay in F1 (Doornbos is said to have $5m and $10m – available from Muermans) it now becomes quite … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement by Spyker. We also reported below that Glock signed to be 2nd test driver with BMW. 12/15/06 (GMM) Adrian Sutil … Read More
(GMM) Timo Glock has now signed to become a 'fourth' driver for the BMW-Sauber team in 2007, we can reveal. The GP2 driver, who tested for the Hinwil based squad … Read More
(GMM) Japanese F1 team Honda could be planning to race in a green livery next year, the London based magazine Marketing Week says. An article read: "(The team's) makeover may … Read More
According to SPEEDTV.com, it appears Adrian Fernandez is back in the Indy Racing League with P.J. Chesson. "There's a lot of paperwork flying around and it looks like a legitimate … Read More
UPDATE Here is the Forward from the book The Honda Myth: The Genius and His Wake. The names of the big Japanese consumer-products companies–Sony, Toshiba, Toyota and the like–are well … Read More
The team manager for the Forsythe Atlantic team, John Brunner, predicts that the Champ Car Atlantic cars will be faster in 2007 with the new Cooper Tires. "This tire is … Read More
After being pushed out of Montreal by NASCAR's deep pockets, Champ Car is faced with several challenges for its Mont-Tremblant event. Certainly Mont-Tremblant will be more scenic, and a driver … Read More
