Cat fighting in the NASCAR pits
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
Schumacher and Renault
(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
What’s up with Ranger?
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
Who are the 22 teams?
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
Toro Rosso may stick with V10 in ’07
(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
VW alliance ‘unlikely’ for Red Bull
(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
Singapore ripe for its own F1 race
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
Suzuka sellout
(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
Valencia’s F1 bid gathers momentum
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
‘Rossi will switch to F1’
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
GM to sell Isuzu
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
Rahal hints at IRL departure
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
Rahal eyes Indy Pro start
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
Aussies losing interest in F1?
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
Yates, Jarrett and Toyota
UPDATE #4 There is still no word on which drivers Toyota might back, but Toyota may be making a run at car owner Joe Gibbs, with hopes of persuading the … Read More
Midland eyes ex-Toyota designer
Rumors out of Europe suggest that MF1 Racing have expressed an interest in the services of recently fired Toyota F1 designer Mike Gascoyne. Of course that will not be until … Read More
Schu to stick around in 2007
(GMMf1NET) Michael Schumacher will stick around in formula one beyond this year, according to a 'high ranking' member of his team. The German's current contract runs out at the end … Read More
Honda still eyeing ALMS?
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'strong' today. We hear that Honda will announce a 2-car entry into the ALMS LMP2 class at the upcoming NY Auto Show. They will … Read More
Seen in Long Beach – VII
UPDATE Also here from Ford was motorsports boss Dan Davis, Senior VP Anne Stevens and Cosworth's commercial Director Bernd Ferguson. Speculation is that talk is about an equitable engine formula … Read More
Seen in Long Beach – VI
AutoRacing1.com sources tell us that ticket sales for this weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach are up at least 10% over last year and a huge crowd is expected … Read More
Timo Glock in career-ending move
Looking over the results of the first GP2 race today, as well as pre-season testing where he was usually beaten by his less experienced teammate, it's clear Timo Glock's move … Read More
Champ Car expects 20% increase, new TV deal
Q and A with Champ Car president Steve Johnson: Q: This year, you’ve got the most race telecasts (seven) on network TV since ’02, with eight more on Speed Channel. … Read More
Seen in Long Beach – III
UPDATE #2 Ronnie Bremer is here with his Qbic7 folks still looking to put some sort of Champ Car deal together. 04/07/06 The Otaru, Japan contingent is here in Long … Read More