An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' (GMM) Pat Symonds has renewed his denial that he is looking to change teams. It was reported earlier this week that Renault's highly-respected … Read More
(GMM) Ross Brawn has failed to directly deny increasing speculation about his future at Ferrari. When asked what he might be doing beyond 2006, when his current contract runs out, … Read More
(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen's hopes of defending his Monaco crown could be dealt a major blow, with paddock speculation hinting at the possible necessity of an engine change. Smoke was seen … Read More
(GMM) Felipe Massa insists that he still has a chance of holding onto his Ferrari seat beyond 2006. With Valentino Rossi set to remain in MotoGP, the Brazilian youngster expressed … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Jeremy Mayfield says he is working hard to help his team turn around their 2006 season and denies garage area gossip he's … Read More
Word on the street in Indy is that there are still 30K to 40K of available seats for Sunday's Indy 500. Still 210,000 spectators is a huge number for race … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See Hot News page for announcement. 05/23/06 Rumor has it that Al Unser Jr., who won the 1982 Can-Am championship in a … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Valentino Rossi will definitely not switch to formula one next year, according to breaking news. The flamboyant MotoGP champion had been linked … Read More
UPDATE #2 (GMM) Super Aguri sub Franck Montagny has confirmed reports that he will race beyond Sunday's Monaco GP. The Frenchman, who recently replaced the team's axed race driver Yuji … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact' today. Ferrari today announced that it has reached a sponsorship agreement with Telecom Italian Group, a leading telecommunications, media and internet company. … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone was 'unfair' to criticize Fernando Alonso for not doing enough as world champion. That is the belief of formula one's title winner of ten years ago, England's … Read More
UPDATE #3 (GMM) Roman Abramovich is reportedly breathing new life into plans for a grand prix in Russia. The Russian billionaire, owner of football club Chelsea, is 'close to clinching' … Read More
UPDATE There is talk in France that Sebastien Bourdais might come back from the United States next year to drive for the Renault F1 team – if the team does … Read More
(GMM) David Coulthard could know his future on the F1 grid within weeks, the veteran Scot has revealed. Red Bull's 35-year-old lead driver, although rumored to also be on Toyota's … Read More
UPDATE #3 Hearing that Gerald Forsythe, who owns 50% of the rights to the Monterrey race, may consider renting the track to NASCAR should the Champ Car night race never … Read More
UPDATE #2 While the cars in the Nextel All-Star Challenge had the smaller fuel cells in them Saturday night, the true test of the change will come in the May … Read More
It's taken a while for word to leak out, but the big Daytona 500 trick this season – which NASCAR discovered but made no announcement about – concerned engines "sucking … Read More
Australia's Channel 10 has lost the deal to televise the V8 Supercar series to Channel 7. This could make things difficult at the Grand Prix as Channel 10 has the … Read More
(GMM) A new race could be added to F1's calendar of the future — the 'Mediterranean grand prix'. While F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has now ruled out a touted spectator-less … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher is reportedly threatening to quit formula one if Bridgestone do not develop tires specifically for him in 2007. British tabloid 'The Sunday People' is questionably claiming that … Read More
UPDATE The Germain Motor Co. is on the fast track in NASCAR, and not all of it deals with drivers Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave ranking first and second in … Read More
Toyota's Marty Gaunt has turned the lights on over at Roger Penske's old shop, hired about 40 people for NASCAR's newest team, and is now looking for a couple of … Read More
Dale Jarrett may not make it through the season with Robert Yates racing after officially signing a deal to drive for Michael Waltrip and Toyota next year. If the former … Read More
