Bourdais won’t rule out move to NASCAR
UPDATE Bourdais confirmed on Wind Tunnel Sunday night that he will race in Champ Car in 2006. 09/02/05 Bourdais won't rule out move to NASCAR: Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais, on his … Read More
Marlboro’s Ferrari plan?
With news that Ferrari and Marlboro had extended their cigarette sponsorship deal, an interesting rumor did the rounds in Sunday's Monza paddock. With tobacco branding now banned not only all … Read More
Kimi ‘better than Schu’?
Kimi Raikkonen is more naturally talented than Michael Schumacher. That's the claim of David Coulthard, who said his former teammate at McLaren is 'amazing' at the grand prix wheel. ''Every … Read More
$90m may change Frank’s mind
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' BAR has all but ruled out paying Williams a ludicrous $90m so it can keep Jenson Button in 2006. The Brackley based team's … Read More
Rossi, Kimi and Ferrari
UPDATE While Ron Dennis bets on Kimi Raikkonen, billionaire Bernie Ecclestone would put money on the Finnish driver sliding into a pair of red overalls in 2007. ''I think (Michael) … Read More
New Dodge nose close to approval
Dodge teams have struggled with downforce-to-drag balance on the new Charger all year, but a new nose for 2006 could correct the problem. The design for the new nose has … Read More
Raikkonen signs with Ferrari
UPDATE #4 Kimi Raikkonen didn't bother trying too hard to deny his growing link with the 2007 Ferrari team. Currently at pacesetting McLaren, the 25-year-old Finn only rejected talk that … Read More
More teams to sign Concorde
Three more teams may be on the verge of signing Bernie Ecclestone's new Concorde agreement. That's the claim of FIA president Max Mosley, who at Monza insisted that formula one … Read More
Telefonica and Renault
Telefonica will replace Mild Seven (Japan Tobacco) as Renault's title sponsor next year, according to Spanish reports. It is claimed that the Spanish company has decided to pull the 'Movistar' … Read More
BMW and Alex Wurz
Alex Wurz has emerged as a possible candidate to drive for BMW's new works team in 2006. The 31-year-old Austrian, who since 2001 has led McLaren's testing charge, admitted to … Read More
Valiante to return
UPDATE Still hearing this could happen, including a run in this year's South Korea race, though we still do not know what team, if any, can run an extra car … Read More
Rosberg to Minardi
The word on the street in F1 circles is that one of the drivers negotiating for an F1 drive for next year is GP2 driver (and Williams test driver) Nico … Read More
Rossi and Renault
Renault principal Flavio Briatore has apparently offered Valentino Rossi a F1 test contract for 2007. ''He must do the preparation properly,'' Briatore said, urging the 26-year-old MotoGP champion not to … Read More
Liuzzi to sit out Spa, too?
Christian Klien is likely to be given yet another grand prix – at Spa – in Red Bull's race seat before rival Vitantonio Liuzzi sees out the year. 22-year-old Klien, … Read More
Scott Speed to announce F1 plans at Monza
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today – see Hot News page for announcement. Either Christian Klien or Tonio Liuzzi are out of a job, will they look … Read More
Bliss back in No. 0 in ’06
Q: Looking long-term, have you and team owner Gene Haas begun discussing what your future plans are with Haas CNC Racing?Bliss: I talked with Joe Custer, our general manager [Tuesday] … Read More
Chinese GP finds loophole in tobacco regs
China's Honghe tobacco company has signed a deal to sponsor the Chinese Grand Prix, despite the Chinese government ratifying the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which prohibits … Read More
Rossi signs with Ferrari
UPDATE Valentino Rossi will be Ferrari's test or race driver in 2007, another Italian newspaper has reported with confidence. 'Corriere della Sera' also quoted Ferrari boss Jean Todt, who didn't … Read More
Fernandez to NASCAR?
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' See Hot News Story on Fernandez. 08/29/05 Televisa, the biggest broadcasting company in Mexico, is trying to get a Mexican driver to … Read More
Missing big names won’t hurt NASCAR
When NASCAR dreamed up its innovative Nextel Cup playoff format last season, it seemed unlikely that both Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. would be outside the 10 drivers eligible … Read More
Fisichella and Webber to swap seats?
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Giancarlo Fisichella and his manager Enrico Zanarini have denied recent reports that there are plans to swap rides with Mark Webber … Read More
Dixon to stay with Ganassi
At Infineon Raceway this past weekend, Scott Dixon said he will return to the Target Chip Ganassi team "as far as I know," despite many crashes this year that saw … Read More
Roush: “I won’t interfere”
Jack Roush, the consummate professional that he is, says he does not want to steal drivers from other teams ahead of their contract termination like some team owners do. "I … Read More
Jourdain eyes new Busch program
UPDATE #2 See Jourdain story on Hot News page for his part-time schedule the rest of this year in Busch. 08/24/05 During today's media event at Homestead, Edsel Ford got … Read More
ISC and Speedway Motorsports to buy Action
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See announcement on Hot News page. 08/24/05 In an unusual pairing, the France family's International Speedway Corp. and Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports … Read More