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UPDATE McLaren's Ron Dennis has urged Kimi Raikkonen to stay put if the Finn wants to become a F1 world champion. The Woking based chief told team sponsor TAG Heuer's … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' because the new car won't make a Budapest debut. Tiago Monteiro took part in the recent testing session organized by Jordan Toyota on … Read More
New Zealand Indy car driver Scott Dixon still has his heart set on driving in Formula One. He secured some test drives with the Williams team after winning the Indy … Read More
A lot of bank notes could fly out of Formula One's window if the political storm speeds ahead. 'A host of top-tier sponsors' have contacted GT, rally and A1 grand … Read More
UPDATE #5 AutoRacing1.com has learned that although it will be ready sooner, the 2006 Champ Car schedule will be revealed during the Denver GP race weekend in a little over … Read More
UPDATE #4 Look for this sponsorship renewal announcement to be made at the next Champ Car race in San Jose, California. Mark C. 07/18/05 We are close to upgrading this … Read More
UPDATE Even though Bobby Labonte has a contract with Joe Gibbs Racing through the 2008 Nextel Cup season, CBS Sportsline reports Labonte might not be back in the #18 car … Read More
We are hearing that in San Jose Champ Car will make a major announcement about the Formula Atlantic Series that will see the series Champion be guaranteed a $1 or … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' as Wilson has a seat with RuSPORT for next year and possibly beyond. 07/17/05 AutoRacing1.com chatted with Dr. Jonathan Palmer this morning in … Read More
Phil Hill and Mario Andretti still maintain interest in Formula One for personal reasons as well as professional. Hill's 30-year-old son, Derek, has been trying to make his way up … Read More
UPDATE This Edmonton Sun article has more on Legge's comments about her readiness for Champ Car. 07/17/05 After winning her second Toyota Atlantic race in just eight starts we hear … Read More
Joe Gibbs Racing is contemplating an expansion to a four-car effort next season, according to team sources. However, J. D. Gibbs, who runs the team for his NFL coaching father, … Read More
UPDATE We are raising this rumor to 'strong' today. As exclusively reported last Wednesday, Turkish GP2 driver Can Artam is tipped to soon drive onto the grand prix scene. The … Read More
Wrapping up an intense double race weekend at Infineon Raceway, James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, captured Round Seven of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear this afternoon in … Read More
UPDATE Honda's Robert Clarke said that Tony Kanaan will get his F1 test on September 29th at Jerez. 06/17/05 British American Racing Honda has confirmed that it will be testing … Read More
UPDATE Servia's prediction of drivers making mistakes in the Edmonton race due to fatigue proved prophetic. More than one driver reported their steering wheel felt very heavy by the end, … Read More
Today’s race-day attendance of 78,080 boosted the three-day attendance for the inaugural West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton to 200,052. This makes today’s event the highest-attended Champ Car race … Read More
The Edmonton GP has released their official attendance for the weekend and the numbers are spectacular.55,722 – Friday66,250 – Saturday78,080 – Sunday (Highest ever in Canada, previous high Toronto 73,000)200,052 … Read More
UPDATE This local Nashville newspaper article talks all about Danica Patrick. Did Dario Franchitti win the Nashville race? In all fairness, the paper did have another article about the race … Read More
Nelson Piquet Jr will follow up his experience of driving the 1987 Williams-Honda FW11B by taking the wheel of another of his father’s old Formula One machines, the Lotus 101-Judd … Read More
Michelin boss Pierre Dupasquier has revealed in a Michelin press release that they will be keeping a very close eye on their rear tires at the German Grand Prix next … Read More
Readers of AutoRacing1.com know that we have pressed for Champ Car to start promoting their drivers better and to make the ones who deserve to be, heroes. All successful sports … Read More
There are thought to be three reasons why many IRL drivers are looking to bail on the IRL. One is the danger (too many injured drivers), two is the engine … Read More
