An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE We heard this morning that Clooney is not able to make the event. 11/05/05 AutoRacing1.com has learned that movie star George Clooney will be at the track Sunday for … Read More
Champ Car co-owner Gerald Forsythe told AutoRacing1.com today in Mexico City, "We have some exciting new events to announce this fall, including a possible new race in the USA I … Read More
Hot on the heels of Adrian Fernandez team partner Aguri Suzuki announcing he is off to F1 to run the Honda B team next year comes word that NASCAR wants … Read More
With Chevy already gone from the IRL and Toyota presumably out if Ganassi also did a deal with Honda, comes rumors that Honda will have to ramp up and supply … Read More
UPDATE #4 Expect to see #97-Kurt Busch and #42-Jamie McMurray be released from their respective contracts with Jack Roush and Chip Ganassi in short order. That’s the word from Roush, … Read More
Roush Racing’s Matt Kenseth, who recently lost his spotter and car chief (Jeff Vandermoss left to take a crew chief gig at Ganassi #40 team) NOT his crew chief (Robbie … Read More
Despite the Grand Prix Masters press release showing Emerson Fittipaldi as one of the 14 confirmed drivers in next weekend's opening race in South Africa, as of Tuesday in Las … Read More
We spotted Cristiano da Matta's agent Fernando Paiva meeting with CTE-HVM boss Keith Wiggins in Mexico City and speculation is that da Matta won't be back with PKV Racing next … Read More
UPDATE The schedule has been released and it's only 4 on CBS, not 5, and 8 races on SPEED, not 7. The last four races are on SPEED, not a … Read More
We ran into American Phil Giebler here in Mexico City. He tells AutoRacing1.com that he is definitely trying to land a full-time Atlantic ride for 2006 and perhaps even a … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that Forsythe has six Lolas for three drivers in 2006. We hear that if the team decides to stick with two drivers next year they will be … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that at least four companies are bidding to supply the new Champ Car transmission contract – Hewland, Ricardo, X-Trac and Mecachrome. The fact that Mecachrome is bidding … Read More
AutoRacing1.com sources say that there is a lot of interest worldwide in the Champ Car reality show Race Car Driver. Look for an announcement in coming weeks for a big … Read More
Ford today will announce that it has renewed its NASCAR weekend title sponsorship at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) through 2014. Ford will retain title sponsorship for the Craftsman Truck, Busch and … Read More
UPDATE: Del Monte has not been cleared to drive and this rumor is upgraded to 'fact.' 11/04/05 Fabrizio del Monte might not race for the CTE-HVM team this weekend in … Read More
With the news yesterday that Opel is withdrawing from German DTM after this year, former F1 driver Heinz Herald Frentzen is again out of a ride. He eyed Champ Car … Read More
UPDATE Mark Preston has confirmed that he is the Chief Technical Officer of the new Super Aguri F1 team, based at the team's headquarters at Leafield. Preston and his team … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. The Supreme Court (in Australia) today dismissed an application by driver Marcus Marshall to compel Wright Patton Shakespeare to provide a … Read More
V8 powered teams are reportedly worried that 'Squadra Toro Rosso' – the renamed Minardi team – could show up at Bahrain next March with a distinct horse power advantage. The … Read More
Williams will almost certainly switch from Cosworth to Toyota V8 power at the end of 2006, rock-hard F1 speculation says. After splitting with BMW after an unfriendly six year works … Read More
UPDATE #6 This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' We hear that Champ Car has closed the deal today with Molson and Exhibition Place that will see Kevin Kalkhoven and … Read More
