An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE GP2 team Fisichella Motor Sport International (FMSI) signed an agreement with Brazilian Antonio Pizzonia, former Jaguar and Williams F1 driver, to bring home the 2007 title. "We want to … Read More
UPDATE #4 It was announced to the team yesterday that they will be a two car Atlantic team (we assume for American John Edwards and Canadian Robert Wickens) for 2007 … Read More
(GMM) F1's reigning champion squad Renault is planning to launch its 2007-spec 'R27' in the Netherlands, according to reports in the country on Tuesday. The French team has typically unveiled … Read More
UPDATE #2 (GMM) Portuguese driver Tiago Monteiro is on the verge of signing a contract to stay at Spyker next year. The news agency 'Agence France-Presse' published an interview with … Read More
(GMM) With the retirement of Michael Schumacher, his replacement at Ferrari has inherited the envious mantle as Formula One's highest earner. Kimi Raikkonen, to make his test debut for the … Read More
According to AutoRacing1.com sources, BMW's Mario Theissen was impressed of how well actor Frankie Muniz ran in the Formula BMW World Finals in Valencia last week that he invited him … Read More
China has relaxed restrictions on foreign media leading up to and during the 2008 Beijing Games “in a sign the games may at least temporarily soften Beijing’s treatment of its … Read More
Tony George and Kevin Kalkhoven continue to keep low profiles regarding open-wheel racing unification. That’s because there’s nothing to discuss, according to Indy Racing League president Brian Barnhart. “I know … Read More
Lola Cars International is set to become the first British race car constructor to enter the Grand-Am Daytona Prototype market according to this AutoWeek article. Lola appears close to taking … Read More
Felipe Massa says the new harder Bridgestone F1 tires make it harder to drive the cars now. Rather than being on rails, the drivers will actually have to use their … Read More
General Motors has cancelled plans for its next-generation minivans, Detroit reports say. However, a GM spokesperson said no decision has been made, although he acknowledged that the program is under … Read More
NASCAR keeps trying to race its way into the hearts of New Yorkers, putting on one magnificent show after another. Unfortunately, the busy citizens of the city that never sleeps … Read More
UPDATE During a session at the Motorsports Marketing Forum in NY City this past week, where several issues facing NASCAR and other sanctioning bodies were discussed, the matter of the … Read More
A reader writes, I am in Las Vegas and was listening to a local sports radio show. The 2 guys were talking about all the cool events that were scheduled … Read More
McLaren boss Ron Dennis says his team would put Pedro de la Rosa in a race seat if Lewis Hamilton proves to be a dud. "De la Rosa is part … Read More
Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian apparently sold his entire remaining stake in General Motors Corp. on Thursday, ending a drama that could have reshaped the global auto industry but concluded with the … Read More
Watch for NASCAR to limit the number of past-champion's provisionals any driver can take to make Nextel Cup races next season to six, series director John Darby said. Such exemptions … Read More
If NASCAR's figures are correct, over two million people in this mass of humanity are NASCAR fans. That's 25 percent of the 8.2 million people who call New York City … Read More
Star Mazda champion Adrian Carrio, Italy’s Giacomo Ricci, the 2006 F3000 Italian Euro champion, Formula BMW USA 2006 champion and Red Bull driver Robert Wickens, American John Edwards, another member … Read More
Alexandre Premat was so impressed with the Champ Car he drove this week, and with the Mi-Jack team, that he wants to put together a deal to race with them … Read More
According to sources, both at RCR and locally, the Watertown, NY native Tim McCreadie has reached a deal with Richard Childress Racing to drive in the Winston West Series in … Read More
