An Inside Look at Motorsports
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, If the rumors of Patrick Carpentier already being tired of the IRL and Cheever Racing are true, it speaks volumes of just how that company … Read More
De Ferran's new job (with BAR Honda) is a 180-degree reversal from the Indy Racing League television commentary work he has been doing since retiring from the cockpit following the … Read More
The first gas-electric hybrid vehicle that Toyota Motor Corp. plans to make in North America will be the top-selling Camry sedan at the company's flagship plant in Kentucky, according to … Read More
A shake-up at the top of Fox's Speed Channel is the latest TV shock for NASCAR, and Fox's decision to let Jim Liberatore go as head of the cable channel … Read More
UPDATE Darlington Sellout: Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning had two reasons to celebrate Saturday. It was his birthday and he was assured that NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway would have its first … Read More
UPDATE #6 American developers planning to build a domed indoor race circuit in Plainfield, CN have received zoning approval for the project from the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission. In … Read More
Is Mercedes-Benz fully committed to Formula One? New CEO of parent company DaimlerChrysler, Eckhard Cordes, admitted that recent quality problems – including millions of road car recalls – would cost … Read More
Plans are well advanced for a second Australian-owned F1 team. 36-year-old engineer Mark Preston, who has worked for Arrows and McLaren, is compiling an all-new grid attack. The Oxford-based Aussie … Read More
Is Sauber another team on the brink of financial ruin? Team boss Peter Sauber says he can't afford to pay for changes necessary to their C24 to improve its performance. … Read More
Grant Lynch, who runs Talladega Speedway and is heading NASCAR's Northwest search for land and political support for a new speedway, is putting a full-court press on in the Seattle-Portland … Read More
NASCAR’s next TV contract, which will begin with the 2007 season, should be completed by year-end, according to a NASCAR source close to the situation. The source said signs are … Read More
The future of MG Rover could be decided in Russia following reports that administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers have received approaches from metals mogul Oleg Deripaska and Nikolai Smolenski, owner of sports carmaker … Read More
The #14 ppc Racing Cup team is being dismantled, and it's not surprising that crew chief Dave Charpentier has returned to Dale Earnhardt Inc. The #14 team was in existence … Read More
Detroit executives have proposed to NASCAR that the sanctioning body switch to crate engines at Daytona and Talladega as a cost-cutting measure for the Busch series. Crate engines would be … Read More
Under pressure from race teams, NASCAR might delay the debut of the "car of the future" until the end of 2007 and the "common" engine until 2008. Many engine builders … Read More
Up to three grand prix teams may have been caught breaking the self-imposed 30-day test agreement. Red Bull, McLaren and Jordan have been blasting up and down a runway at … Read More
UPDATE #2 Another reader adds, Dear AutoRacing1.com, If Champ Car does indeed have serious thoughts about running a race in L.A. then they should move forward with those plans regardless … Read More
UPDATE Roger Penske usually likes to make a splash when he announces a new racing endeavor. But recently The Captain seemed to go to great depths to downplay his entry … Read More
UPDATE Rumor has it that Red Bull's two-year engine deal with Ferrari, complete with an option to buy further components, such as the gearbox, cost them $20 million per year … Read More
Word in the F1 paddock is that Honda is now squeezing 930 hp out of its latest V10 and in Imola their new seamless gearshift was worth 0.4 seconds per … Read More
Although there has been no official statement from McLaren it is likely that Alex Wurz will again drive in Barcelona, should Montoya not be able to return from his broken … Read More
The first shots in what could be a war of words was fired by BMW WilliamsF1's Mark Webber at, somewhat surprisingly, teammate Nick Heidfeld. Webber claims that Nick is not … Read More
Kenny Wallace's #00 team could be in big trouble with NASCAR after inspectors at Talladega Superspeedway confiscated a trick rear-end housing from the team, owned by Michael Waltrip. A fine … Read More
Michelin, through its B.F. Goodrich subsidiary, has expressed official interest in becoming a tire provider for the major NASCAR series, but the ruling body’s chief operating officer, George Pyne, said, … Read More
