Monterrey attendance again down
For the third year in a row the promoters for the Monterrey, Mexico Champ Car race have reduced the number of grandstands for 2006. Based on the seating chart recently … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
(GMM) Eddie Jordan thinks F1's departing tire supplier Michelin will 'no doubt' return to the sport one day in the future. In his latest column for F1 Racing magazine, Irishman … Read More
Felipe Massa is unlikely to retain his Ferrari seat in 2007. With Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Valentino Rossi more strongly linked with the red team, Massa – the number … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, how many races do you see in 2007 if the Champ Car/IRL merger happens? Don King, Dallas, TX. Dear Don, Both series currently have 14 … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today as Eurointernational has inked a deal with Toccacelo. 04/13/06 Enrico Toccacelo (last season's A1GP Italy team driver) may take over from Thai … Read More
UPDATE The team is co-owned by John Cummiskey and Mark Shambarger, who have prepared the Indy Racing League cars of Newman Haas Racing, a Champ Car World Series team, the … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Christijan Albers' future at 'MF1' appears secure, with team principal Colin Kolles reporting that he is 'happy with our current drivers'. The chief, however, made special mention of Albers, … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Williams' technical director has declined to deny categorically that Toyota refugee Mike Gascoyne might be on the way to the Grove team. Gascoyne will be on 'gardening leave' until … Read More
UPDATE In view of recent media speculation regarding the future of the team, MF1 Racing wishes to issue the following statement Over the past week, there have been a number … Read More
To everyone's surprise in the off-season, Australian Ryan Briscoe turned down an offer to drive for the Team Australia Champ Car team – Walker Racing but with Australian Craig Gore … Read More
Greg Biffle's girlfriend faces a reprimand from NASCAR about her pit-road confrontation with Kurt Busch's fiancé after the two drivers wrecked at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch hit the back of … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Michael Schumacher's manager has admitted to having talks with Renault boss Flavio Briatore. Faced with the F1 paddock's latest rumor, Willi Weber confessed to the German 'Bild' newspaper that … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I'm a bit confused with the Andrew Ranger situation at Mi-Jack/Conquest Racing. We keep hearing that he needs to bring more sponsorship money. Yet, it … Read More
UPDATE #6 Besides the 11 current teams on the grid, nine of the other eleven entrants are as follows: 1: Prodrive with Dave Richards2: Craig Pollock3: Jean Alesi4: Eddie Irvine5: … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Dietrich Mateschitz has described as 'hysterical' claims that Toro Rosso's use of a V10 engine in 2006 is unfair to its rivals. The Red Bull magnate, fifty per cent … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Red Bull magnate Dietrich Mateschitz has tempered his search for a works F1 carmaker partner by insisting that having one will be 'less important' after 2008. Already signed on … Read More
UPDATE #5 This BBC article has a bit more on the rumored Singapore F1 race, now thought to probably be a street race. 04/11/06 The possibility of a grand prix … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Tickets to October's Japanese grand prix at Suzuka may already have sold out, according to reports. With Fuji set to take over the race's running from 2007, pitpass.com said … Read More
UPDATE [Editor's Note: We are upgrading this rumor to 'strong' but we suspect this is the usual Bernie Ecclestone threat of an alternate race to get a better deal with … Read More
UPDATE Valentino Rossi's hugely speculated switch to F1 has been backed by a motorcycle chief. 'KTM' team boss Heinz Kinigadner told 'Die Presse' that he reckons the authoritarian MotoGP champion … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. General Motors Corp. today announced it would sell its 7.9 percent equity stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd. The commercial partnership between GM … Read More
In this exclusive interview with AutoRacing1.com, Bobby Rahal hints that his future in IndyCar racing is in jeopardy. He insinuates that other team owners are thinking along the same lines … Read More
In this exclusive interview with AutoRacing1.com, Bobby Rahal hints that Champ Car Atlantic driver Graham Rahal will likely drive an Indy Pro car in the Indy Pro race to be … Read More
According to a survey conducted in Australia, a disappointing number of people watched the Australian Grand Prix on television. The Roy Morgan Sports Monitor found that 4.9 million Australians aged … Read More