An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE Penske officials announced a contract extension that will keep Alltel as Ryan Newman’s sponsor through the 2008 season. Walt Czarnecki, Penske Racing LLC president, also said the team has … Read More
Kimi Raikkonen says McLaren have an engine problem and Mercedes have a lot of work to do before the start of the Formula One season if they are to be … Read More
UPDATE #3 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' based on yesterday's announcement. 01/23/06 The Super Aguri F1 team has confirmed that they have lodged the $48 million bond required to … Read More
(GMMf1NET) If you listen to the muses of the F1 grapevine, then Mercedes-Benz could be preparing to buy the remaining slice of McLaren. Team boss Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh … Read More
Toyota executives certainly didn't wait long before making some big waves in NASCAR. Just two days after officially announcing its 2007 debut in Nextel Cup racing, Toyota said that Red … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact' as AutoRacing1.com has confirmed that Karthikeyan has indeed signed with Williams and there will be an announcement Friday. 01/25/06 (GMMf1NET) India's Narain … Read More
According to Toyota Racing Development officials, the newest manufacturer will field six Camrys when it debuts in 2007. Bill Davis Racing, Waltrip-Jasper Racing and Team Red Bull will each enter … Read More
The new Team Red Bull Toyota NASCAR team is tipped to be buying the old Penske Racing South facility on Knob Hill Road in Mooresville, North Carolina. Penske recently moved … Read More
UPDATE Red Bull Racing have signed McLaren's head of aerodynamic development Peter Prodromou, This rumor is now 'fact.' 01/26/06 (GMMf1NET) Until recently, McLaren boasted the highly respected technical talents of … Read More
(GMMf1NET) In the world of formula one, the absence of a denial is as good as an admission. In that spirit, then, Honda 'Friday' driver Anthony Davidson is still in … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See story on Hot News page. 01/20/06 Let's not forget that Rusty Wallace was quoted as saying in the last 6 … Read More
The Ecopeace party has threatened to obtain a high court interdict to stop the A1 Grand Prix from going ahead if the city's management and race organizers do not reply … Read More
A1 Team Japan could miss this weekend's A1 Grand Prix race in South Africa due to a budget shortfall. Martin Stone, whose Carlin Motorsport team runs the Japanese squad, admitted … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See story on our Home page. 01/24/06 Further snooping around we find that the NASCAR team sponsorship has been something they've … Read More
After the spectacular presentation in Paris in December and a brief appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the beginning of January, the Audi R10 is again proving to … Read More
Ford team owner Jack Roush said Monday that he expected Toyota to open the floodgates for other foreign automakers, especially Honda, to get on the Nextel Cup bandwagon. NASCAR CEO … Read More
When Toyota begins competition next year in the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series, there will be at least four Toyota Cup cars in 2007, Illingworth said Monday following a … Read More
According to the magazine Property Week, St Modwen Properties PLC has won the deal to develop Silverstone in partnership with the British Racing Drivers' Club. The Birmingham-based property company, which … Read More
UPDATE #3 The Matsuura part of this rumor is downgraded to 'false' as he was announced yesterday as returning to the IRL with Aguri. He has been removed from our … Read More
UPDATE #4 After saying in November that he was too young to race in America and that he will stay in F1 and not consider Champ Car, now Antonio Pizzonia … Read More
Rumor has it that Brazilian Hoover Orsi, a former Toyota Atlantic winner, is telling people in Brazil that he hopes to test with the PKV Champ Car team in early … Read More
Word going around Indy is that Brett Van Blankers, an 18-year-old from New Westminster, British Columbia, was announced to drive with Brian Stewart Racing in the Infiniti Pro Series this … Read More
UPDATE #7 This rumor is now 'fact' as a Toyota representative just made the announcement of their entry into Busch and Cup in 2007. Full story later….. 01/23/06 [Editor's Note: … Read More
