Pedro ‘calm’ about McLaren seat
(GMM) Pedro de la Rosa admitted in Hungary that he is not sure if the McLaren seat will still be his when the circus reconvenes in Turkey. But the Spaniard … Read More
Todt hints at Kimi coup (5 year deal)
UPDATE #3 More on this rumor can be found here. 08/03/06 According to Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat Ferrari has taken his option on Kimi Raikkonen to race for the Italian team … Read More
Alonso involved in Schu penalty
(GMM) The latest theory in the Hungaroring paddock is that it was no coincidence that Fernando Alonso was involved in Michael Schumacher's 'red flag' incident. One of the cars Schumacher … Read More
Knaus to renew with Hendrick/Johnson
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Chad Knaus has signed a contract extension that will keep him with Hendrick Motorsports through the 2010 racing season, mirroring the … Read More
Report: Ross Brawn to step down
UPDATE #2 On Friday in a press conference of technical directors, Ross Brawn deflected rumors of him taking a sabbatical from Formula One in 2007, insisting that his decisions for … Read More
Heikki for Renault, Kimi for Ferrari – Flav
(GMM) Flavio Briatore has dropped the biggest hint yet that Renault test driver Heikki Kovalainen could move into the racing cockpit in 2007. Asked about speculation linking Kimi Raikkonen with … Read More
Champ Car teams may cancel today’s test
UPDATE This rumor is 'false' as test is ongoing. Italian F3000 and GP2 veteran Enrico Toccacelo is testing today in the No. 27 car of Andrew Ranger. 08/04/06 Due to … Read More
Forsythe to pay for Tagliani’s damage
UPDATE We contacted Neil Micklewright who tells us this rumor is most positively NOT true. "At the request of Walker, we are helping to supply some hard to find parts, … Read More
Sarah Fisher return?
UPDATE #5 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See related Hot New Item. 08/03/06 This rumor is upgraded back to 'speculation' today. Sarah Fisher told Dave Calabro on Ch … Read More
Coulthard to stay, Mateschitz hints
(GMM) According to strengthening speculation in F1 circles, David Coulthard has now signed – or will shortly sign – a new contract to remain at the Red Bull team in … Read More
Albers to Super Aguri
The Super Aguri team has offered MF1 Racing driver Christijan Albers a seat for next season his manager revealed to F1Racing.net. Media speculations suggest that Super Aguri and Albers were … Read More
Ford may dump Jaguar
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday hired an expert in mergers and acquisitions with European expertise to evaluate strategic opportunities, such as alliances and asset sales, reportedly starting with an evaluation … Read More
Roger agrees
Roger Penske agrees with AutoRacing1.com's latest article – i.e. he is pessimistic that a merger can happen in the near future, and Roger usually knows what is going on, and … Read More
Webber to Renault
UPDATE (GMM) Mark Webber's father has played down speculation that the 29-year-old will drop out of formula one at the end of the year, despite Williams' confirmation that he is … Read More
Bernie’s aim: Milk Tony dry
Word in Indianapolis is that Bernie Ecclestone has increased the annual sanctioning fee the Indy Motor Speedway would have to pay to renew their F1 race contract from $15 million … Read More
Montreal ticket sales up
Word on the street is that Montreal promoter Alan Labrosse's Wal-Mart partnership is proving to be very successful. They have an unbelievable amount of consumer traffic through their stores and … Read More
Wurz to drive for Williams, Webber out
Rumor has it that Alexander Wurz will drive for the Williams team in 2007 and Mark Webber will have to find another drive, as Williams has a contract with Nico … Read More
Scuttlebutt from Michigan
A reader writes, As a subscriber of AutoRacing1.com and a loyal Champ Car race volunteer and series supported I had stepped out of my comfort zone last Sunday and attended … Read More
Another potential new Champ Car team emerges
Veteran crew chief Peter Parrott will run the Panoz DP01 testing program for Champ Car. Parrott worked for Penske for many years as Rick Mears chief mechanic. More recently he … Read More
2007 Champ Car schedule shaping up
UPDATE #5 We have updated the tentative 2007 Champ Car schedule below based on latest information and scuttlebutt. 07/20/06 The Grand Prix of Houston will take place April 20-22 next … Read More
Red Bull re-signs all 4 drivers
Our spies at Red Bull tell us that the Austrian drinks company has signed deals with all four of its current drivers for the 2007 season. There is still some … Read More
Adam Carroll eyes Champ Car
23-year old Adam Carroll has dropped out of Honda's driver development program, ending his current Formula One aspirations. Free of the Honda shackles, Carroll is now hoping to foster links … Read More
V8’s bow out of F1 race support
In what can possibly be a huge blow to attendance for the 2007 Australian Grand Prix F1 race next March 18th in Melbourne, the popular V8 Supercar series is supposedly … Read More
Albers to Super Aguri
'Formule 1 RaceReport' is reporting that MF1 racer Christijan Albers could be eying a future switch to the fledgling Japanese camp of Super Aguri. Albers' manager Lodewijk Varossieau confirmed the … Read More