An Inside Look at Motorsports
(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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
Departed Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne might be on the way to MF1, according to reports in the Dutch press. 'Formule 1 RaceReport' claimed on Monday that the Briton was … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today as AutoRacing1.com has confirmed that two people from the IRL visited the Panoz factory to see the new Champ Car, one of … Read More
U.S. automakers are expected to register a dramatic decline in July vehicle sales from a year ago, when heavy discounts stoked near-record sales. At the same time, high gas prices … Read More
The weatherman is calling for HOT weather, 94 degrees with high humidity on race day. Look for this to kill walk-up sales. Saturday has a chance of thunderstorms, which has … Read More
With the announcement of the schedule change for the 2007 Brickyard (which moves it a week earlier), Michigan International speedway is deep in discussions with the IRL and ABC – … Read More
(GMM) As ever when the F1 calendar enters its final third, the 2007 driver 'silly season' found itself in a high gear at Hockenheim. While speculation about Michael Schumacher and … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Road-racing specialist Max Papis, who has North American victories in Indy cars and sports cars on his resume, will attempt to make … Read More
Spotted NBC producer Chris Landy here in San Jose and word is that NBC is interested in taking a bigger role in Champ Car in 2007, especially since they will … Read More
