Heidfeld could also miss Spa
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team confirmed today that Antonio Pizzonia will race for the team at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa- Francorchamps … Read More
Leinders eyes Champ Car seat for ’06
Frustrated in his efforts to break into Formula 1, Belgium's Bas Leinders, Minardi's test and reserve driver in 2004, has decided expand his horizons and has established the Bas Leinders … Read More
Behind the scenes at the Italian GP
If the Istanbul paddock looked a bit empty and sterile a fortnight ago, Formula 1 came back to life with a vengeance in Monza. The paddock itself is an odd … Read More
IRL delays engine plans, hmmm….
UPDATE Well, the Indy 500 is over and we are still waiting for the IRL to announce their new engines rules that were supposedly ready to go before Indy. What … Read More
Jordan eyes Davidson for 2006
Anthony Davidson, BAR Honda's test and reserve driver, will be driving a sole Jordan at Silverstone on Tuesday 13 September. The test is very much a one-off, and currently no … Read More
American F1 team in the works?
UPDATE We did a bit more investigation on this so-called rumored USA -F1 team and we found a domain registration AmericanSpiritF1.com registered in 2002. Chris James was a co-founder of … Read More
Why are Michelin teams approaching Bridgestone?
UPDATE Tire supplier Michelin is set to shed at least two, and possibly three, F1 teams next year. The dominant rubber maker, presently with 70 per cent of the grand … Read More
DEI and RCR to merge
A merger between RCR and Dale Earnhardt Inc. is rumored to be in the works. Although DEI vice president Richie Gilmore says the partnership will involve nothing more than promotional … Read More
Tim Brown’s team still up in air
Tim Brown, the former NFL star making the transition to NASCAR team owner, said he'll leave it up to Jack Roush as to whom to put behind the wheel of … Read More
New team in the works
Sean W. Holley, in partnership with The Wayans Brothers, has established STAR Motorsports, Inc. STAR is composed of a unique mix of experienced motorsports professionals, experienced sports and entertainment executives, … Read More
Will A1GP undermine Champ Car?
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, The new A1GP appears to be getting a lot of press lately, they have a huge amount of Arab money behind them, they are doing … Read More
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