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UPDATE A reader writes, It sounds to me like OWRS should be talking to the Superfund people to form The Superfund Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. They seem … Read More
This Grandprix.com article says (excerpts), The word on the street in Munich is that the management of BMW Motorsport has already told Red Bull Racing that it will not be … Read More
UPDATE We are upgrading this rumor to 'fact' today. Motorsport News reports today that Porsche will enter a works LMP2 car at Petit LeMans this year and also make a … Read More
Word in Mexico is that the A1 Grand Prix series will run somewhere in Mexico next year, February 16th to be precise. The track wasn't revealed yet, but they are … Read More
Rumor has it that Tony George will not only start an IndyCar team just for his stepson Ed Carpenter (no one else will run him), but he will also announce … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Regarding pit windows, wouldn’t tire warmers greatly reduce the strategic need for stretching fuel mileage and staying out longer than one’s competitors? I agree … Read More
Mexican newspaper Reforma is reporting that Michel Jourdain will start the 2005 season in Daytona. Apparently OCESA, PPC Racing, and his sponsor asked NASCAR to allow him to run in … Read More
UPDATE #6 CORRECTION Glock's time as recorded by Cosworth was 51.75 sec on 50-mile old tires in cold weather. Like we said, he created quite a stir. 02/06/05 We heard … Read More
Rumblings in the garage have Toyota testing the Busch Series waters next season before jumping to Cup in 2007, the first year all teams could be running NASCAR's new engines. … Read More
After Cristiano da Matta was released early by the Toyota F1 team he stated that the 2004 Toyota TF104 was a step backward from the previous TF103, that the car, … Read More
The cost for ISC to build a 3/4-mile 80,000 seat race track in Staten Island, NY is estimated to be $600 million, making it the most expensive race track in … Read More
There are stories circulating at the moment that Peter Sauber might sell his team. No-one seems to have noticed the fact that Peter Sauber actually does not own the team, … Read More
According to reports in Autosport, the new BAR007 may is suffering from aerodynamic issues and engine problems, despite setting some decent times in testing last week. “The car is lacking … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1, You mention today the three amigos will be in Sebring, and speculate if a meeting with the Frances might be a reason for all of … Read More
Word out of Mexico is that HVM will be announcing their sponsors in the coming days. They are all Mexican and the condition to sign them was to have Mario … Read More
UPDATE Word is that Hunter-Reay will probably land at either Forsythe, HVM (Herdez), or Rocketsports, but why is he being strung along when he could be out there testing with … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today based on the announcement from Champ Car. See Hot News page. 11/08/04 Although next year's Grand-Am calendar shows a race in Mexico … Read More
Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi were signed as equal number two's at Red Bull alongside number one driver David Coulthard. Klien is rumored to be in the 2nd seat for … Read More
(GMM) Whatever happened to new-for-2006 'team Dubai F1'? Ever since the October announcement, the headlines have barely uttered a word regarding the supposed project of royal family member Sheikh Ahmed … Read More
(GMM) The Grand Prix Drivers' Association will stage a meeting in Melbourne next month, we can reveal. Australia's Mark Webber is a director of the group. Last year at the … Read More
(GMM) A Chinese consortium may have switched its interest from Jordan to Red Bull, we can reveal. With the former team sold to naturalized Canadian Alex Shnaider, Mr. Jak Guo … Read More
We are hearing that Champ Car will have TV deals in South Korea and China and they are working on India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan. In other words they will have … Read More
