An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE This St. Pete Times article says Champ Car will have 25 cars on the grid this year. Where they got that number is beyond us, perhaps they were confusing … Read More
SMI is expected to announce on March 10 that it “plans to build two 10-story condominium towers that will overlook the second turn" of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Clark County … Read More
So much for the FIA's move to a smaller V8 to reduce F1 speeds – the V8s appear to already be faster. According to Autosport, Honda Racing test driver Anthony … Read More
Lowe's Motor Speedway president and general manager H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler expressed "trepidation" Wednesday over what is sure to be an increase in speeds at his 1.5-mile track after repaving work … Read More
UPDATE #4 NASCAR will host a press conference Monday at 4:00pm/et at the Charlotte Convention Center to announce that Charlotte will be the home to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, … Read More
UPDATE #2 To prepare for his role as an analyst for ABC Sports' and ESPN's coverage of the 2006 IRL IndyCar Series season, Rusty Wallace will drive an IndyCar Series … Read More
(GMMf1NET) A link has been made between Renault chief Flavio Briatore and an investigation into an allegedly corrupt tax lawyer. David Mills, who is married to British cabinet minister Tessa … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Michael Schumacher's manager has suggested that the German driver is unlikely to switch teams if he decides to keep racing in F1 next year. Despite Schumacher recently leaving open … Read More
(GMMf1NET) At least in the near future, Austria is unlikely to re-appear on the formula one calendar. Although the 'A1-Ring' venue skid off the schedule in 2003, Red Bull's Dietrich … Read More
UPDATE Only hours after José Rivera stating that Rafael Martinez would drive car # 49 of Robinson Racing in the Mexico City Busch Series race, José Rivera retracted his own … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Super Aguri has signed Montagny to be their third driver for the opening two races of the season, but they have … Read More
Famed F1 analyst Alan Henry was a guest on Wind Tunnel on SPEED Sunday night and predicted that both Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Montoya could leave McLaren, Raikkonen to Ferrari … Read More
(GMMf1NET) A brand new nose and wing for Ferrari's '248 F1' 2006 car is worth up to three tenths of a second per lap, a specialist magazine says. 'Auto Motor … Read More
Inside sources tell us that although the Audi announcement was that the two new diesel R10 Audi LMP1 cars entered for the 12 Hours of Sebring are Joest entries, in … Read More
The race was largely a parade in front of what appeared to be many empty seats, and track President Gillian Zucker said afterward that changes could be made to the … Read More
UPDATE #3 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See Hot News page for Audi announcement. 01/23/06 (GMMf1NET) Former grand prix winner Heinz-Harald Frentzen's embattled motor racing career looks set … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Less than two weeks before the 2006 season opener in Bahrain, all is not well at Red Bull. The Milton Keynes based team, scheduled to have already completed its … Read More
UPDATE David Richards' speculated return to formula one is heating up, according to reports. 'The Guardian' newspaper in Britain says the former BAR-Honda principal, who may be planning his own … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. IRL spokesperson Fred Nation told AutoRacing1.com, "I have been in contact with the editors of AutoWeek and they deny that the source … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Part-time Honda tester James Rossiter is in the running to land the 'Friday' seat at Super Aguri in 2006, according to paddock gossip. The 22-year-old Briton joins ex Renault … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Formula One could be banned if an oil crisis grips the world, according to Max Mosley. In an astonishing warning, the FIA president defended his moves to make the … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Jean Todt, who turned 60 at the weekend, will reportedly pen a new two-year extension to his expiring Ferrari contract. The German broadsheet 'Die Express' said the Frenchman, whose … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Us Champ Car fans are getting restless. When is Champ Car going to start all their positive PR and announcements? The 2006 season is set … Read More
