An Inside Look at Motorsports
Renault bound Ricardo Zonta's Toyota test role looks set to go to Frenchman Franck Montagny, the current third driver at Super Aguri – who started seven races for the team … Read More
Heikki Kovalainen will be confirmed as Renault's second race driver for 2007 within the next two weeks, according to sources close to the Finn. Kovalainen, 24, who is currently Renault's … Read More
It is significant that since Villeneuve left F1 most of the Canadian journalists have stopped coming to F1 races and Canadian publications have stopped taking F1 stories. Grandprix.com [Editor's Note: … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. The San Antonio Grand Prix is officially off for 2007, but 2008 is still a possibility for Champ Car or the IRL. … Read More
UPDATE #2 Christian Klien says that he would consider the two worse teams in F1 before going to Champ Car or DTM because once he leaves F1 he may never … Read More
UPDATE #4 (GMM) Jacques Villeneuve is edging closer to a deal with a NASCAR team, according to an Italian sports newspaper. 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' is reporting this week that … Read More
UPDATE #2 (GMM) The world's press and reigning world champion team Renault have rejected reports that Flavio Briatore is set to retire at the end of 2006. German tabloid 'Bild' … Read More
UPDATE Today's Autosport magazine reports that Enrico Toccacelo is planning to run the full Champ Car season next year and AutoRacing1.com sources tell us he also has the money to … Read More
UPDATE #3 We hear that the Assen race may be moved from the September 16th date because nearby that weekend is the F1 race at Spa, Belgium. That would hurt … Read More
UPDATE #2 Some background history on Spyker, and why buying the Midland team has more merit than initially thought. 08/28/06 (GMM) Dutch car maker Spyker has confirmed paddock speculation that … Read More
(GMM) Speculation surrounding the timing and appearance of Ferrari's driver lineup for 2007 has taken a new twist, with reports that – at Monza – the Italian team plans to … Read More
(GMM) The Nurburgring, located close to the Eifel mountains in southeastern Germany, is likely to host the country's only F1 race in 2007. The governing FIA released a provisional calendar … Read More
(GMM) Renault look set to struggle and lose their lead in the constructors' championship next week at Monza. As pre-race testing kicked off at the Italian circuit on Tuesday, the … Read More
Antoine Bessette had some talks with a few Champ Car Atlantic teams over the weekend and he might take part in the season finale at Road America in Elkhart Lake. … Read More
(GMM) Team racer Nico Rosberg has responded to speculation that countryman and current GP2 driver Timo Glock could join him at the Williams-Toyota squad in 2007 as a test driver. … Read More
Super Aguri third driver Franck Montagny is set to replace Ricardo Zonta as tester at Toyota next season, autosport.com is rumoring. Zonta is rumored to be moving to be a … Read More
(GMM) 'Eurosport France' reported on Sunday afternoon from Istanbul that Toyota test driver Ricardo Zonta is on the verge of switching to the same role at Renault for 2007. It … Read More
UPDATE #2 We are downgrading this rumor to 'speculation.' Pedro de la Rosa has basically excluded speculation that he could be in the running for departing Fernando Alonso's vacant Renault … Read More
(GMM) Despite Ferrari's official protestations to the contrary, it is still possible that Michael Schumacher will delay his decision about 2007 beyond the Monza race in two weeks. The German … Read More
Speedtv.com reports that Kevin Kalkhoven made in impromptu appearance at Infineon Raceway on Sunday morning to talk with Tony George about the possibility of staging doubleheaders in 2007. "Mario (Andretti) … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. AutoRacing1.com spoke to Team Australia co-owner Craig Gore who confirmed that Team Australia is moving into Nextel Cup in 2007 with Aussie … Read More
Italian driver Max Papis said he is working out the final details to race the last three Busch Series events of 2006. Papis said he already has secured sponsorship from … Read More
UPDATE Sebastian Vettel has a 'realistic chance' of landing the full time job as BMW-Sauber's primary test driver in 2007, Mario Theissen says. But the German squad's team principal also … Read More
