Ron Dennis and McLaren to reject FIA proposal
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
Schuey to quit soon
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
DC and BAR
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
Williams, Honda and Cosworth
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
Combining IPS and Toyota Atlantic
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
Hill to test GP2 car
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
Firman resets F1 or Champ Car focus
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
Heidfeld in F1 ‘talks’
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
Driver to quit IRL
UPDATE #6 Al Unser III has been confirmed today as driver in the No. 10 Brooks Associates Toyota Atlantic car as a teammate with Andreas Wirth for the rest of … Read More
Bremer out, Verstappen in?
UPDATE #4 According to Ronnie Bremer, he will be in the HVM car this weekend in Portland as the team has given him more time to find the extra sponsorship. … Read More
Wurz, Mercedes to Midland-Jordan
UPDATE It is very likely that Midland-Jordan will announce they will be using Mercedes engines in their F1 cars next season. Rumors were going round for a while but Jordan-Midland … Read More
Champ Car TV partner to help promote the IRL
Sources tell us that Champ Car's primary competitor, the IRL, will be the primary benefactor of CBS' 60 Minutes, which will be taping a segment on Danica Patrick scheduled to … Read More
Portland race on thin ice
This Portland Oregonian article talks about the fact their Champ Car race is on thin ice. If the fans don't show up in large quantities this year, enough to cover … Read More
Kimi and Ferrari
Rumor has it that Kimi Raikkonen's management sat down for a chat with Jean Todt in Montreal. McLaren's Finnish driver, winner of three grands prix so far this year, is … Read More
Ferrari may race new engine
Ferrari may unveil a new-specification V10 engine at Indy. Technical director Ross Brawn admitted that the Maranello based team is 'still to decide.' If the innovation is deemed not ready … Read More
Grand-Am thought they were going to Long Beach
We have it on good word from a Grand-Am insider that the series thought they were going to be racing in Long Beach next year (Saturday) with the IRL (Sunday). … Read More
NASCAR eyes Russian driver
NASCAR is beginning to formulate its international expansion plans by bringing in drivers one-by-one from foreign countries. We have seen drivers from Mexico, Brazil, Japan and soon Russia getting rides … Read More
No more Nextel Cup for NASCAR
Rumor has it that the Nextel Cup Series will change to the Sprint Cup Series in 2007 as the Sprint-NEXTEL merger gets finalized and the company's new name is in … Read More
Andrew Ranger eyes F1
Jordan F1 team owner Alex Shnaider says that he would like to have a Russian and a Canadian driving for the Midland F1 team in the future. The Toronto-based Russian … Read More
Labonte to sub for Leffler
Terry Labonte is expected to substitute for Jason Leffler in the #11 Fed-Ex Chevy in the June 26 race at Sonoma if Leffler fails to climb into the top 35 … Read More
BMW to end ‘tense’ F1 deal?
When BMW's Mario Theissen returns to Munich from North America mid next week, Williams co-owner Patrick Head's insulting words will ring in his ears. The German carmaker will, in June, … Read More
‘JV, Sauber, won’t split’
Speculation of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve's imminent Sauber split is untrue. That's the claim of his manager Craig Pollock, who dismissed the Montreal spat with Peter Sauber and said … Read More
Tracy eyes NASCAR
UPDATE #10 A reader writes, I just finished watching Wind Tunnel tonight with special guest co-host Paul Tracy and with the exception of a few good questions that made their … Read More
NASCAR eyes Montreal, to replace Champ Car?
UPDATE #7 According to a report on autonet.ca Montreal is the front runner for a stop on the NASCAR circuit. There have been discussions and it is unknown at this … Read More