An Inside Look at Motorsports
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has devoted previous on-site construction projects to enhancing the fans' experience. But after hosting a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race in March, the speedway's focus is … Read More
Bank of America will “soon expand its NASCAR portfolio with a wide-ranging sponsorship deal at most or all of" Int’l Speedway Corp.’s (ISC) 12 owned or operated tracks, according to … Read More
UPDATE (GMMf1NET) Niki Lauda has added his two cents to speculation that Michael Schumacher could see out his career with another team. The 56-year-old former triple world champion, who switched … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Faenza based Scuderia Toro Rosso's all-new 2006 car should be completed later this month. Interestingly, it is expected that the car will not be based on either the 2005 … Read More
Word on the street is that Bobby Hamilton Jr. will likely file a lawsuit against PPI Racing after he was dismissed early by the team and replaced by Travis Kvapil … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Former F1 team owner Tom Walkinshaw is poised to return to racing. Although the 56-year-old Scot has been recently involved with a V8 team in Australia, he has kept … Read More
UPDATE With our sources telling us that Servia and Legge will be the regular drivers for PKV Racing in 2006, and the fact that Dalziel told AutoRacing1.com that he had … Read More
UPDATE The following statement from Ford Racing is in regard to the closing of Ultra Motorsports, which the team announced on Friday, Jan. 6. Statement attributable to Greg Specht, Performance … Read More
After a near decade of Ferrari dominance, Formula One could be heading towards an era of McLaren domination says Paul Stoddart. "Ron Dennis and his people are not messing around," … Read More
Unofficially Team Dakar USA is out of the Dakar Rally. While the team battled overnight to make repairs to the Hummer's clutch and radiator apparently they did not make the … Read More
(GMMf1NET) At a typical grand prix in the late eighties, British names like Mansell, Brundle and Palmer went wheel-to-wheel. In the future, it could happen again. As well as 1992 … Read More
Patrick Dempsey is no stranger to driving a car at high speeds, dodging in and out of traffic. The Grey's Anatomy star gets that every morning driving to and from … Read More
UPDATE Narain Karthikeyan is leaning towards accepting an offer to be Williams' second test driver this season. The Indian, whose main carmaker-sponsor Tata may be in conflict with 'Super Aguri' … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, How is it possible for the Rolex Series to have so many sponsored teams and drivers who are all paid a decent salary given so … Read More
Our sources tell us that Marc Goosens will test Robert Yates Racing (RYR) No. 90 Citifinancial Ford Busch Series car at Sebring on January 11th and 12th. Goosens, from Belgium, … Read More
UPDATE We are bumping this rumor up to 'strong' today as we hear the Cosworth and Panoz engineers have overcome the obstacles and onboard starters will likely get the go-ahead … Read More
Boris Said is still waiting for his 2006 Nextel Cup plans to be finalized. After running a part-time schedule in 2005 [in the #36 Centrix Chevy for MB2 Motorsports], Said … Read More
Larry Foyt, Dave Tomasello and Zekko Racing have ended their business relationship after two months. Foyt cited differences in business philosophy as the underlying reason for the termination of the … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Williams' Mark Webber has hinted that he could commit to the Grove based team beyond 2006. For 2005, the Australian driver nearly switched from Jaguar to Renault, but ultimately … Read More
(GMMf1NET) In the Spanish test paddocks last month, the odd rumor flew around that Nick Fry's spot at the helm of Honda may be less than safe. The speculation has … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to near- 'fact' today as a last minute deal is in the works for the France family to get their claws on Patrick. Danica turned … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Another son of a world champion is set to take the final few steps on the road to formula one. Germany's 'Bild' newspaper will report on Friday that Mathias … Read More
