An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE #8 See full story on Hot News page. They did not buy the entire team, but BMW will manage the team and therefore, have full control. 06/11/05 The BMW … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now 'fact.' See story on Hot News page. 06/22/05 BMW today has called a press conference with Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel (Member of the Board of … Read More
Sterling Marlin yesterday said he will "consider" an offer to remain at Chip Ganassi Racing next year as a consultant — a move that would end his Nextel Cup racing … Read More
UPDATE Bernie Ecclestone could be sued for the return of the $13.5m (£7.4m) it cost the Indianapolis organizers to stage the farcical US grand prix. Ecclestone, the sport's commercial rights … Read More
This Grandprix.com article says, We hear that the FIA has ordered Michelin to supply it with full details of all of its tyre failures in recent times and that the … Read More
Our F1 moles in Indy tell us that BMW will supply engines to Sauber next year but are right now looking very seriously at buying Minardi. Minardi would 1) cost … Read More
One day after a fiasco at Indianapolis Motor Speedway led many to say Formula One racing would never return to the city, Speedway President Joie Chitwood said the U.S. Grand … Read More
UPDATE This PDF file is a copy of correspondence between the FIA and Michelin back on June 1st and 2nd whereby the FIA warns Michelin that their tires appear to … Read More
Goodyear officials are reviewing the tire situation at Pocono and likely will decide this week whether to introduce a new tire for the second Pocono race July 24. Problems were … Read More
Valvoline has been associated with MBV and Nelson Bowers since 2001, but it is expected to sell its shares back to the team at the end of the season. Centrix … Read More
While the attendance numbers of over 64,000 over the three days in Portland weren't staggering, they did represent a slight improvement over 2004. And according to Champ Car majority owner … Read More
Rumor has it that the teams didn't think the FIA would really start yesterday's USGP with just six cars on the grid. In fact the drivers stayed in their cars … Read More
If America wasn't keen on F1 before Sunday's US grand prix, the sport is now on a life-support machine after the farcical Indianapolis race. Indy CEO Tony George, though, swiftly … Read More
"My general feeling is what Bill France Jr of NASCAR would have done in the same situation. He has been in this type of crisis three or four times in … Read More
At a press conference later today Chip Ganassi will start reshaping the future of the team by formally announcing long-rumored changes that will yield Marlin's #40 Dodge to driver David … Read More
Katherine Legge, who won the first time out in her Toyota Atlantic race debut at Long Beach earlier this year, is backed by series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven. However, his commitment … Read More
Jacques Villeneuve has suggested that Sauber will contest Sunday's F1 grand prix at Indianapolis. The Canadian said it's more a 'car-tire-setup' problem for some Michelin teams, rather than an inherent … Read More
A rapid change to the safety car regulations may be agreed at Indy. McLaren's Ron Dennis fronted the initiative that, following a pace car period, three laps should be run … Read More
UPDATE #2 Bernie Ecclestone has said he is absolutely sure that Michelin's tire dramas will not lead to a mass withdrawal from tomorrow's United States Grand Prix. Ecclestone is due … Read More
Geoff Smith, president of Roush Racing, said Friday that the Roush lineup for 2006 is all but complete, with sponsors and drivers for four of its five Nextel Cup cars … Read More
NASCAR’s Youth Movement has swept aside veteran Sterling Marlin. Months of speculation about the future of the 47-year-old racer from Columbia will end at a press conference tomorrow at Michigan … Read More
Although Michelin is not 100% certain what is causing the spat of tire failures its drivers experienced on Friday (aren't tire wars lovely?) but the thought is that the diamond … Read More
Moves are afoot to start chopping down F1's unprecedentedly long grand prix race calendar. Although Bernie Ecclestone is thought keen on adding one more to make twenty, the Concorde Agreement … Read More
Mark Webber has fired a dart at speculation he is not cutting the mustard at a top F1 outfit. Some say the Australian, who debuted for Minardi in 2002, is … Read More
