An Inside Look at Motorsports
McLaren is expected to announce shortly that Pedro de la Rosa will now race for the team in Turkey and at Monza following his impressive second place in Hungary. The … Read More
UPDATE This rumor was reiterated by Robin Miller on the SPEED Report Sunday night, that Buddy Rice is out of a ride in the Rahal Letterman team after this year … Read More
UPDATE We asked Wheldon about NASCAR last weekend at the Michigan IRL race. We asked him if he'd want to drive a NASCAR car, just for fun, to see what … Read More
Jeremy Mayfield is close to signing a deal to drive next season for Bill Davis Racing, multiple sources told NASCAR.com on Saturday. Mayfield, who has a year and two option … Read More
Toyota's presence in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series expanded again Friday with the creation of Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports. That team will build two Camrys and compete in next year's Allstate 400 at … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher's manager has accused Fernando Alonso of deliberately tempting the Ferrari driver to overtake under red flags in Hungary. Video evidence released on Sunday showed Alonso's Renault, already … Read More
(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
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
(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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
(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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
