An Inside Look at Motorsports
August is a good month in Formula One if you enjoy the often whimsically wild and speculative annual 'silly season.' Every year, drivers' contracts run out and their reported direction … Read More
BAR Honda Young Driver Adam Carroll is facing a sponsorship crisis that may see the Northern Irishman forced out of the GP2 race series. Super Nova team boss David Sears … Read More
UPDATE #4 These reports gathered strength over the weekend when Peter Sauber confirmed that Massa will be leaving the team at the end of the season. "I would have liked … Read More
Sunday's crowd was estimated at 35,000 in Michigan. . . . Enge, who fractured bones in his back in an accident two weeks ago in Nashville, Tenn., is expected to … Read More
If you listen to the F1 rumor mill, then a lot of cash could walk out of Frank Williams' office door ahead of the 2006 season. 'FedEx' and 'Petrobras', according … Read More
The ABC/ESPN group, which lost broadcast rights to its competitors after the inaugural NASCAR television contracts were announced in 1999, wants to get back into the racing game. From 1979 … Read More
The negotiations over NASCAR's future television contracts continue out in Beverly Hills, Calif., where Richard Glover reports the process is "right on schedule." NASCAR's energetic vice president of broadcasting and … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that the Mayor of San Jose is very pleased with the success of the first year San Jose race and confident of pushing through changes to the … Read More
"I think street racing is the future of Champ Car," said driver Jimmy Vasser. Vasser is a Las Vegas resident but owns three Napa Valley car dealerships he runs with … Read More
This Monterey Herald article suggests a street race in downtown Monterey, California after seeing the success here in San Jose this weekend, and after Champ Car dropped the nearby race … Read More
UPDATE #4 Racing fans have spoken: Open wheel racing is just spinning its wheels. There seems little doubt that the Indy Racing League has worn out its welcome in the … Read More
Jordan rookie Narain Karthikeyan has been linked with a winter spell in the inaugural 'A1' series. India's team manager Akbar Ebrahim said the 28-year-old would be the 'number one choice' … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone has not given up on hauling his F1 circus to Russia. The F1 supremo, 74, tried – and nearly succeeded – in a bid for a grand prix … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Derrick Walker told AutoRacing1.com that the team will field a 2-car Team Australia Formula BMW team. They also announced the formation … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today and the announcement is pretty much as we rumored. See Home Page for the full story. In a nutshell the comparison of … Read More
UPDATE We are downgrading this rumor to 'false' as we suspected. 07/30/05 According to this Brazilian website, Chevy will announce participation in the Champ Car series starting in 2006 after … Read More
A number of IRL drivers are worried how they are going to get paid once all the engine manufacturer money dries up. Many of them have contacted Champ Car teams … Read More
Rumor has it that a one hour special on SPEED Channel called Champ Car Garage will air in September. Becky Gordon, sister of NASCAR driver Robby Gordon and girlfriend of … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' – see Hot News page for announcement. 07/29/05 AutoRacing1.com sources tell us that Team Australia will make a major sponsor announcement today in … Read More
Word here in San Jose is that a telecommunications giant has a keen eye on Champ Car with a potential big role. We suspect the deal, if any, is still … Read More
[Editor's Note: We hear Joe D'Agostino has a keen eye on the soon to be announced new Formula Atlantic series, especially the rumored $2 million prize to the champion.] American … Read More
Penske isn't ready to name Wallace's replacement, but he's clearly thinking a few years ahead now. Last weekend, Penske arrived at Wisconsin State Fair Park a day ahead of the … Read More
Honda intend to give F1's V10 formula a rousing farewell in China by aiming to break the 1000hp barrier with a one-off engine. ''It's possible,'' the Japanese marque's Otmar Szafnauer … Read More
