An Inside Look at Motorsports
(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
UPDATE (GMM) It is an 'open secret' in the formula one paddock that Kimi Raikkonen has now signed a multiple year contract to drive for Ferrari from 2007, Niki Lauda … Read More
Pole sitter Felipe Massa is likely to move over to allow teammate and championship challenger Michael Schumacher to take maximum points in Istanbul. ''I will drive my race thinking about … Read More
Former 2004 Jordan driver Timo Glock is eyeing a return to the formula one grid in 2007, with his manager Hans Bernd Damps telling 'Premiere' in Turkey that a comeback … Read More
Bob Margolis writes in this Yahoo! Sports article, While Canadian race fans look forward to attending what may be their first NASCAR race in person next year, Champ Car fans … Read More
JCB have made an offer to Sir Frank Williams to buy the Formula 1 team. No figure has been released but it is understood to be a very substantial sum. … Read More
UPDATE #4 A possible Robby Gordon and Robert Yates merger, which Ford Motor Company may be helping bankroll. Gordon, long a Chevrolet man, is also trying to find a second … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) Toyota's Ralf Schumacher has again refused to rule out speculation that he and BMW-Sauber counterpart Nick Heidfeld could swap formula one seats in 2008. ''Until and including 2007 … Read More
(GMM) Pedro de la Rosa will keep his seat at McLaren alongside Kimi Raikkonen for the remaining three races after Monza, according to reports in the Spanish press. Although Gary … Read More
Ford Motor Co. is in talks to sell some luxury-auto brands to an investment group led by former CEO Jacques Nasser, four people familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg News. … Read More
