An Inside Look at Motorsports
The Spanish 'Movistar' brand is on its way to formula one pitlane. 'Superbike' magazine is reporting that the 2005 Movistar-backed Gresini MotoGP team will run in different colors next year, … Read More
Newly crowned DTM champion Gary Paffett has admitted contact with BMW. The English hopeful, who will soon test a McLaren and was strongly linked to the Sauber team a year … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that French driver Simon Pagenaud, vice-champion of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2004, was in Mexico last weekend. He had been testing with the Condor and USRacetronics Atlantics … Read More
The founder of the A1 Grand Prix series has set the wheels in motion for a race to be held in New Zealand. Sheik Maktoum Hasher Maktoum al-Maktoum of the … Read More
Starting March 12, 2006, Formula 1 fans will be getting a taste of Red Bull in Italian: in Bahrain the new Squadra Toro Rosso is heading into its first season … Read More
In this provocative Autoracing1.com interview with Grand-Am president Roger Edmondson, Edmondson hints that the Mexico City race promoter is building the Grand-Am race and not doing much promotion of the … Read More
Although Adrian Newey may relish a new challenge, the talented engineer decided to make the switch on the promise of a $10m per year Red Bull pay check. That's the … Read More
Should the Trans-Am Series not continue, see other rumor, we hear that Paul Gentilozzi might submit a modified version of the Jaguar Trans-Am engine to Grand-Am for approval and Rocketsports … Read More
We quizzed Paul Gentilozzi over the weekend about the status of the Trans-Am Series. Many are assuming it is dead. "We are trying to continue it," said Gentilozzi. "we were … Read More
According to 1980 world champion Alan Jones, the novel 'Grand Prix Masters' could become a support category on the formula one tour. The Australian, 59, is one of 14 ex-F1 … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. See Hot News page. 11/07/05 Technical director Adrian Newey is set to leave McLaren, the BBC understands, and join … Read More
We hear that Champ Car is looking to set up small regional offices in every country they race in. Look for one in Mexico City, another in Canada, Australia, South … Read More
Oval track racing is on the way out in the Champ Car series, meaning the circuit could eventually pull out of Milwaukee and Las Vegas, says series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven. … Read More
Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais, who won his second Champ Car title in a row this year (the first to ever do that), fears 2006 could be his last chance to break … Read More
UPDATE #3 You know, I've heard that they want him really bad in that car for next year. And the problem is the whole hang-up on this situation Dave seems … Read More
UPDATE NBC might be interested in selling the final year of its NASCAR Nextel Cup contract (2006) to TV partner Turner (TNT), according to television sources. That could be seen … Read More
UPDATE #2 “PKV and I are still talking and we are not too far apart," said da Matta at Mexico City. “But the Andretti-Green offer is a serious one. For … Read More
UPDATE We hear the changes that will be announced for San Jose involve no track reconfiguration changes, just widening, smoothing out the railroad tracks, building more bridges and grandstands and … Read More
Hot on the heels of our recent article on the Team Australia concept comes word that an effort is underway to create a team Mexico Champ Car team with two … Read More
Word is that Hunter-Reay could get the 3rd Forsythe Racing entry for 2006. The team confirmed to AutoRacing1.com that they still have enough cars to field 3 entries in 2006. … Read More
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com sources tell us that Chip Ganassi, along with NASCAR's Bill France Jr., Brian France, Jim France, and the top Grand-Am brass were at the dinner with people like … Read More
