An Inside Look at Motorsports
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
The powerful 505 HP Corvette C6 Z06 is finally hitting the showroom floors now and already there are rumors a 600 HP version could be just a year away. Starting … Read More
There has been talk for some days that the Grand Prix Manufacturers Association is to be headed by former Honda F1 president Shoichi Tanaka, who retired earlier this year as … Read More
One young British hopeful will be handed a McLaren formula one test. Oliver Jarvis, Joe Tandy, Duncan Tappy, Sam Bird, Joey Foster and James Jakes are nominated for the 2005 … Read More
F1's governing body contacted 'Super Aguri' on Wednesday to inform the prospective team that its application to debut next year had now been received. The formal documents were 'being reviewed', … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's Sherwin-Williams announcement by Champ Car. 11/02/05 Rumor has it that Champ Car will soon announce a sponsor at the upcoming SEMA … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today based on the recent IRL announcement of a threefold increase in the IPS purse for 2006 (won't help, series formula is all … Read More
Antonio Pizzonia does not expect to be retained by Williams next season and is looking elsewhere for a Formula 1 drive. According to reports on SpeedTV.com, Pizzonia has set his … Read More
