An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE Ronnie Bremer and Bjorn Wirdheim will be officially announced as the two drivers for HVM in about an hour. 04/04/05 Look for the HVM team to announce their 2005 … Read More
Crew chief Tony Eury Jr., the key car chief in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s title runs the past two years, is reported to be one of hottest items in the garage, … Read More
Chevrolet engineers are expected to have their first version of NASCAR's proposed "engine of the future" ready for dyno testing by Christmas, according to Detroit sources. And Ford's Robert Yates … Read More
Prior to Sunday, Andretti was only scheduled to compete in one more Pro Series race this season — the one at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in June in conjunction with the … Read More
Hearing that Rodolfo Lavin may have lost his Corona sponsorship. We hear they wanted to cut their sponsorship by 60% for Lavin to stay with Forsythe, but Forsythe said no, … Read More
For a second time, the so-called 'group of nine' might snub an upcoming FIA meeting. McLaren chairman Ron Dennis said the April 15 summit would either be attended by 'all … Read More
Denmark's Nicolas Kiesa is winning the race to become Sauber's 'Friday' driver, Peter Sauber admitted. The Swiss said Kiesa, the former Minardi racer, moved into the lead following Timo Glock's … Read More
Alex Wurz will test the current MP4-20 McLaren twice prior to Imola, indicating that he – not Pedro de la Rosa – would replace a still-injured Juan Pablo Montoya. The … Read More
F1 could be set to get a twelfth grand prix team. With Midland and Red Bull now up and running, an all-new entrant – Team Dubai F1 – is still … Read More
Just as Rusty Wallace's farewell tour is getting under way, his son Steven Wallace is taking one of the first steps up the NASCAR ladder. Wallace said Friday his 17-year-old … Read More
UPDATE See Hot News page for official statement on the test and how much he really broke the lap record by. 03/31/05 Reports from Sebring are that Bruno Junqueira drove … Read More
McLaren expect their injured driver Juan Pablo Montoya to return for the next race, the San Marino Grand Prix. The Colombian was ruled out of this weekend's Bahrain race after … Read More
UPDATE #3 Perhaps we will be proven wrong, and in this case that is a good thing. "We are talking to some drivers with Formula One experience," Mandeville said in … Read More
Champ Car World Series champion Sebastien Bourdais wants his Newman/Haas Racing team to enter a car for him in this year's Indianapolis 500. Bourdais, who dominated the 2004 Champ Car … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor moves from 'fact' to 'false' after Tony George found out Foyt was trying to use a hole in the rulebook to relieve Tony of some of … Read More
Here is the expected 2005 Champ Car team/driver lineup for 2005 one week prior to the first race:Dale Coyne RacingOriol Servia (Not announced but expected)TBA (Possibly Roberto Gonzalez)Forsythe Championship Racing … Read More
Sir Jackie Stewart may not be BRDC president for much longer. It's reported in Autosport that the Scot, a former triple world champion, was asked to resign in a special … Read More
Unofficial times from this week's IRL testing on the Sebring short road course had the fastest lap as 55.1 sec. by one of the Andretti Green cars and the times … Read More
UPDATE #9 Glock confirms again on his personal website that he has signed to drive for Rocketsports – "It is going to be an exciting and fun year," said Glock, … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. In this interview on Champ Car's website, President Dick Eidswick talks about the AOL deal. "From the business side, we have new … Read More
UPDATE #2 AutoRacing1 was in touch with Eric Jensen Wednesday to get an update on his team and driver search. "It took too long getting the car and team operations … Read More
Juan Pablo Montoya, to nurse a broken shoulder while the rest of F1 races in Bahrain, fell off a motorbike. The rumor mill is denying the official line — that … Read More
UPDATE #5 Champ Car's website now has an article announcing Mario Dominguez will drive for Forsythe Racing, per our report yesterday. We hear sponsorship will be announced at some point. … Read More
Penske Racing, winner of a record 13 Indianapolis 500-Mile Races, filed three entries March 30 for the 89th running of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Two-time winner Helio Castroneves and … Read More
