Is Toyota showing their early hand in Long Beach?
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com spoke to Long Beach GP President Jim Michaelian this morning and he said that indeed Toyota has started their full promotional campaign of the race as they have … Read More
Sepang to open ’06 calendar
Malaysia is likely to kick off next year's grand prix calendar. Sepang's general manager, Ahmad Mustafa, said he met with Bernie Ecclestone at the weekend to make the formal request. … Read More
Klien to be replaced
Although impressive at the Red Bull wheel so far, Christian Klien may lose his racing seat after April's Bahrain GP. The energy drink company's F1 'advisor' Helmut Marko admitted to … Read More
NASCAR’s next move will be to take wins away
Although he didn't come right out and say it, Mike Helton made this statement at the prerace drivers meeting, and every team owner was required to attend. NASCAR has fined … Read More
Ranger to be announced Monday
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has learned that today's press conference in Montreal will indeed be to confirm Andrew Ranger as the 2nd driver for Mi-Jack Conquest. This rumor is now 'fact.' 03/18/05 … Read More
Schumacher could retire
Willi Weber, Michael Schumacher's manager, doesn't deny the possibility of the 7-time world champion retiring when his contract ends at the end of 2006. "I haven't yet discussed the renewal … Read More
Internal unrest at Andretti Green
Had Dan Wheldon known his teammate was trying to pass him, Dario Franchitti might have had a better shot at beating Hornish. Wheldon, on the verge of being lapped by … Read More
Long Beach expecting attendance increase
After a year of setbacks, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach appears back on course. The April 8-10 race is expected to draw 175,000 spectators, a healthy spike from … Read More
NASCAR’s Engine of the Future
NASCAR's proposed "engine of the future" for 2007 would be sized down to 325 c.i., about 100 horsepower smaller than the current 358 c.i. design, which has been stock-car racing's … Read More
NASCAR driver suspensions
Jimmy Spencer, co-host of SPEED Channel's NASCAR This Morning, reported on Atlanta's Nextel Cup driver meeting. It was a really important drivers meeting, and (NASCAR president) Mike Helton talked about … Read More
Latest on Toyota’s move to Nextel Cup
One reason for the engine talks is Toyota's planned step up to Nextel Cup racing and worries the Japanese giant – now the world's second biggest car maker – may … Read More
Williams calls for team meeting
UPDATE The Formula 1 team principals got together twice on Sunday morning in Sepang and at the end drafted and agreed a letter which is to be sent to Fiat … Read More
Villenueve won’t last out the year
UPDATE #5 Jacques Villeneuve gave Sauber more ammunition to replace him when he lost control of his car under braking for turn one on lap 29 and spun into the … Read More
Daytona’s HOF bid may be in trouble
Political trouble has the city's drive to bring the NASCAR hall of fame to Daytona Beach sputtering like a car with engine trouble. City Manager Jim Chisholm told city commissioners … Read More
F1 dispute to be resolved
McLaren boss Ron Dennis expects the future of Formula One to become clearer next month. The current Concorde Agreement, which governs the sport, expires in 2007 and little progress has … Read More
Toyota Atlantic team moving to Champ Car
UPDATE #4 This rumor is now 'fact' as first reported by AutoRacing1.com several days ago. See story on our Home page. 03/15/05 We are hearing that the first of two … Read More
‘Loophole’ still open?
Did an FIA 'clarification' really close the loophole in F1's two-race engine rule? Renault's top engine honcho, Denis Chevrier, doesn't think so. He told a media mob in Malaysia that … Read More
Two Americans to test F1 car
Neel Jani and America's Scott Speed will test for the F1 team next week, Red Bull said in Malaysia. The 'GP2' duo's run is a 'one off,' a statement added. … Read More
Would BAR release Davidson?
Test and reserve driver Anthony Davidson may be racing for BAR in Malaysia, but would the team release him if Sauber came knocking? Tech director Geoff Willis, insisting that Peter … Read More
Chinese to buy Fiat
There is speculation in the German media that Fiat Auto may have found a savior in the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, the Chinese car company which is in the process … Read More
Fox Sports Loses David Hill, More NASCAR on DirecTV?
Rupert Murdoch on Thursday tapped his longtime go-to guy, David Hill, to become president of the newly created DirecTV Entertainment group, with a goal of jazzing up the satellite television … Read More
No Haberfeld in 2005
Despite speculation by some that he will go elsewhere after losing his chance to land a seat at Walker Racing, we are hearing that Mario Haberfeld probably won't end up … Read More
Tagliani all set for 2005
UPDATE #6 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today with the announcement that Tagliani will drive for Walker Racing in 2005. See Hot News page We have also updated our … Read More
More changes in store for NASCAR
Last week at Las Vegas, Larry McReynolds moderated a roundtable discussion with car manufacturers, Goodyear, NASCAR's tire manufacturer, and NASCAR's vice president of competition, Robin Pemberton, and talked about the … Read More