Fittipaldi to drive Stock Cars
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. After two unsuccessful seasons in NASCAR, former Champ Car and Formula 1 driver Christian Fittipaldi has decided to return to Brazil to … Read More
Da Matta could go to PKV Racing or N/H
UPDATE #4 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. AutoRacing1.com has learned that PKV Racing has signed Cristiano da Matta for 2005 and beyond. We will update our 2005 Champ … Read More
Audi may skip 2005
"After winning the Manufacturer and Driver Championships in 2003 and the Manufacturer Championship in the 2004 SPEED World Challenge GT Series with our Audi RS 6 race cars, 2005 is … Read More
Is Marco Andretti F1 material?
A reader asks, It seems as though Marco Andretti to this point is the real deal. With Mario's ties to Ferrari and Frank Williams along with Michael's ties to Honda, … Read More
Concern for IRL’s future
UPDATE There must be real problems under the facade of the IRL because now even Bruce Martin, one of the IRL's staunchest supporters, is writing negative things about the IRL … Read More
IRL loses big sponsor to Champ Car
If you looked carefully at the photos we published recently of Paul Newman's car for the Rolex 24 you would have noticed that Centrix Financial was a sponsor. We have … Read More
Champ Car to return to Germany
UPDATE #5 We are downgrading this rumor to 'false' today. We confirmed with Champ Car that there is no truth to this rumor. Mark C. 01/26/05 A reader writes, Dear … Read More
AOL and Champ Car
We heard several rumors that at the Thursday Champ Car Promoters meeting in Indianapolis that AOL made a presentation to all the promoters there to tell them about a new … Read More
NASCAR popularity waning in California
UPDATE Among the rumors at the Nextel Media Tour here in Charlotte, N.C., is that one of California Speedway's two NASCAR dates could be in trouble. Mind you, it's strictly … Read More
USA government issues Mexico warning
In a move that could affect Champ Car's two Mexico races, the State Department on Wednesday issued a travel warning for Americans visiting Mexico, saying violent criminal activity, including murder … Read More
Jarrett to retire in three years
Dale Jarrett at yesterday's NASCAR Media Tour – "A lot of good things have happened at Robert Yates Racing in the last year after Mike Ford came in and reorganized … Read More
Todt Jr to run ’Ferrari Jr’?
UPDATE At the same time there are stories suggesting that the ART team, which consists of Frederic Vasseur of ASM and Nicolas Todt (son of Jean Todt and manager of … Read More
Briscoe’s F1 career over
Toyota test driver Ryan Briscoe has signed to drive in the IRL for at least two years with Ganassi Racing, and despite what he claims he was told by Ganassi … Read More
NASCAR team to open engine shop in UK
This Grandprix.com article says, NASCAR's Evernham Group is to establish an Evernham Advanced Engine Technology company in Northampton, England. It will be headed by American Mark McArdle, a man with … Read More
Cleveland Mayor wants to rip up Champ Car track
The “Action Plan" of Cleveland Mayor Mary Campbell calls for bringing a casino to her Ohio city and the possible shuttering of Burke Lakefront Airport, site of the annual Champ … Read More
Sirius and XM in merger talks
UPDATE FORBES.com reports that Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin today “scoffed" at the N.Y. Post’s report that the company has been talking to XM Satellite Radio about a merger. … Read More
Midland also eyes Davidson
Jordan, who have been taken over by Canadian billionaire Alex Shnaider's Midland group, have no drivers for the new season that starts on 6 March. "Davidson is one of my … Read More
Car of the future….three years away
The car of the future — NASCAR’s so-called “car of the future" is at least three years away, according to competition official Robin Pemberton. “I could see us starting to … Read More
Russian President may attend Midland launch
Vladimir Putin may attend the launch of the Midland F1 team in Moscow next month. Alex Shnaider’s company finally bought out Jordan on Monday – and the Russian-born entrepreneur seems … Read More
Champ Car could lose Dominguez now
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' AutoRacing1.com sources say that Mario will stay in Champ Car in 2005 with HVM, because of loyalty to HVM and to Enrique Hernandez … Read More
ALMS might bend rules for new Maserati
The controversial Maserati MC12 should be cleared to race in this year’s American Le Mans Series in the next few days. A deal brokered by IMSA, the sanctioning body of … Read More
Champ Car or F1 could race at new Rio track
The consortium that is behind the plan to tear down half of Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguá circuit has confirmed it will build a new, three-mile track designed by Hermann Tilke’s … Read More
Emmo to drive again
Two-time F1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi’s return to racing after an absence of eight seasons remains on course. The 58-year-old, who hasn’t driven competitively since 1996, looks likely to race … Read More
ROC may move from France to England
The Race of Champions could run at the all-new Wembley Stadium next year. The organizers of the event, held at the Stade de France in Paris last December, are known … Read More
Toyota ‘spied on’?
Toyota may have been spied on during a factory 'open day' at the weekend. That's the claim of German-born F1 team driver Ralf Schumacher. To raise money for the German … Read More