Williams give BMW 4-week ultimatum
The word at Magny-Cours is that Frank Williams have given BMW exactly four weeks to decide if it wants to stay with the team beyond this year after having bought … Read More
Mercedes won’t buy McLaren
Mercedes officials have insisted that they will not follow BMW and take complete charge of a Formula One team. BMW, who has supplied engines to the Williams team since 2000, … Read More
Meetings at Magny Cours
The Indy recriminations continued to be felt at Magny Cours, with another meeting – involving the drivers – held on Saturday. They converged on the Renault motor home, and McLaren … Read More
Massa and Ferrari
UPDATE Felipe Massa is the leading candidate to join Michael Schumacher at Ferrari next year, should – as speculation insists – Rubens Barrichello move on. Managed by Jean Todt's son … Read More
NY and Seattle could be last new NASCAR races
NASCAR's Bill France made a rare public appearance during Busch Series qualifying, taking the opportunity to question Formula One officials and pronounce his own series almost set. France said after … Read More
Marlin plans still up in air
Sterling Marlin, who will start 37th in tonight's Nextel Cup Pepsi 400, said no decision has been made about his racing plans next year. "There's still some discussions going on … Read More
Toyota keeping NASCAR in the dark
UPDATE Chevrolet and Ford are seeking approval for new models to race in the 2006 Nextel Cup Series, while Toyota has satisfied all requirements to submit a car to compete … Read More
Valvoline and Evernham sponsorship announcement today
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact.' See story on Hot News page. 07/01/05 Valvoline, which announced Wednesday it would end its partnership with MB2 Motorsports, is expected to move … Read More
Earnhardt to Childress?
UPDATE #4 If Junior [Dale Earnhardt Jr.] is gonna drive the No. 3 car someday, could it happen under the DEI roof? If so, Childress would have to give up … Read More
Schuey to be ousted?
The Grand Prix Drivers Association is to meet this afternoon in Magny-Cours and the word in the paddock on Friday morning was that there is likely to be trouble between … Read More
Cheever fires Team Manager
UPDATE Max Jones went to work for Jack Roush. He is running Ricky Craven's NASCAR truck program. 07/01/05 Rumor has it that Max Jones, Team Manager for Red Bull Cheever … Read More
USGP as a non-championship round
F1 drivers have shot down a wayward rumor that the sport, to reconcile angry fans, might return to Indianapolis for a non-championship race at the end of the year. ''I've … Read More
‘Theissen for top job’
With Gerhard Berger unwilling to pack his life back into a suitcase, who'll take the top job at BMW-Sauber next season? The aforesaid Austrian, who won ten times in the … Read More
FIA could kick Michelin out
UPDATE Michelin has played down claims that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) wants it out of Formula 1. "I don't suspect the FIA of any idea like that," said Michelin … Read More
Will BOA buyout of MBNA affect NASCAR?
Bank of America Corp. will buy MBNA Corp. in a stock and cash deal valued at $35 billion, combining the third- and fifth-largest credit-card companies in the country into what … Read More
Petronas to do deal with BMW
Malaysia's state-owned oil company, Petroliam Nasional Bhd, is considering transferring its sponsorship from Sauber to BMW, which has taken over the Swiss Formula One team. "We are in discussions with … Read More
Bernie doing magic again
The Formula One Management company has filed its financial returns for 2003, revealing a number of interesting developments. The most notable of these is that while profits have increased by … Read More
BAR in the clear?
BAR look set to avoid any potential suspension from the Formula One World Championship. FIA president Max Mosley said it would 'not be fair' to impose the ban suspended on … Read More
EJ15B to skip Brit GP, too
Narain Karthikeyan says Jordan's 'b' spec car will probably also not race at the British grand prix. The Indian, like teammate Tiago Monteiro, tested the EJ15B – with a big … Read More
Future of Cleveland race still cloudy
Despite the improved turnout, which included an unspecified increase in corporate suite sales, Cleveland's future status on the Champ Car schedule is still not secure. Champ Car has co-promoted the … Read More
Red Bull eyes Robby Gordon, NASCAR
The makers of energy drink Red Bull are taking a hard look at NASCAR. The Red Bull philosophy differs from other international companies involved in motorsport in that it does … Read More
Bank of America to sponsor race
Bank of America at a press conference today will announce that it “will become title sponsor of the fall NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race" at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in a … Read More
IRL thinks they can keep Honda
UPDATE A reader writes, What they didn't say: "We've been shopping engine rules packages to auto manufacturers for the last 6 months without any takers. Finally and reluctantly, we are … Read More
IRL trying to steal Legge
UPDATE According to the same article, Legge's contract with Polestar was for six months and, as of last weekend's races in Cleveland, she became a free agent and the IRL … Read More
Honda won’t stay to beat themselves
Robert Clarke, vice president and general manager of HPD, said Tuesday that Honda's involvement in the IRL beyond 2006 likely will hinge on how many auto manufacturers participate. Honda doesn't … Read More