An Inside Look at Motorsports
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
Formula 1 appears to be gaining in popularity in North America right now. The Canadian Grand Prix recorded its biggest ever race day crowd of 121,000 on Sunday, this despite … Read More
UPDATE #5 It looks as if Michael Valiante has finally caught a break. The talented driver from Burnaby, B.C., will be behind the wheel of a Dale Coyne Motorsports car … Read More
The redevelopment of Austria's defunct F1 circuit, the A1-Ring, may now be back on track. It is reported that Red Bull billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz's planned $800m project, canned after the … Read More
We have it on good word that Ron Dennis and his McLaren team will vehemently object to today's FIA proposal to whack most of the needless technology and hence cost … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, asked to confirm his plans, particularly after younger brother Ralf told a German newspaper he felt the seven-times world … Read More
Add veteran driver David Coulthard's name to the ever impatient 2005 'silly season'. Red Bull's Christian Horner told Autosport that he would not let a rumor linking the 34-year-old with … Read More
BAR co-owner Honda has thrown water on speculation that it may offer a dual 'works' engine contract to Williams next year. The Japanese marque's race vice president Otmar Szafnauer told … Read More
Hand-in-hand with discussion that the IRL might merge with Champ Car is the issue of the support series. Toyota Atlantic this year has over 20 cars and IPS averages around … Read More
Former World Champion Damon Hill will test a GP2 car at Paul Ricard in France later this month according to a report in Motorsport News. "It is a while since … Read More
2003 Jordan driver Ralph Firman is hoping to resurrect his failed Formula One race career. The Briton, 29, has touched down in Malaysia to steer a Honda NSX in the … Read More
Germany's Nick Heidfeld is pretty such he won't be flicked off F1's fickle merry-go-round at the end of the year. The 28-year-old former Sauber and Jordan driver was signed by … Read More
