Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Champ Car has managed to do it again, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They appear to have the patent on that process these days. Just when it appeared … Read More
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UPDATE A week of wild speculation about the use of drugs in Formula 1 was brought to a swift end on Thursday when motor racing's governing body confirmed to autosport.com … Read More
UPDATE ''I'll run the Martinsville (Va.) spring race … and more than likely it will be my last race,'' Waltrip said last week. ''It's just so difficult to run two … Read More
The construction of a new circuit in Northern Egypt should open up the prospect of a Middle Eastern Formula 3 Championship. Plans for the 1.4-mile Ghazala Bay track have been … Read More
The Toyota-owned Fuji track, which has been substantially redeveloped over the past 12 months, has been handed two slots on this year’s Formula Nippon calendar. Sepang in Malaysia, which hosted … Read More
IRL driver Dario Franchitti is closing in on a deal to contest next month’s Daytona 24 Hours with his brother, Marino. The Scottish pair are in the final stages of … Read More
Ferrari is threatening to boycott the British and French Grands Prix unless it gets a greater share of the $30m (£15.8m) offered to the teams for attending the races – … Read More
UPDATE There continue to be whispers that there may be a change of management coming up at Red Bull racing although at the moment there is no clear picture of … Read More
Frank Williams' Oxfordshire-based F1 team will unveil a new sponsor on Thursday. The press is invited to a news conference in London, where – it is expected – the wraps … Read More
Nextel Cup driver Jerry Nadeau told MRN Radio/Sirius that he might never get back in a race car. The former No.01 U.S. Army Chevrolet driver was severely injured in a … Read More
The ITV article says, Christian Klien says he has been offered a Red Bull contract for 2005. Klien told broadcaster ORF that he had received a formal offer from the … Read More
[Editor's Note: With the new Superfund Series and this A1 GP series becoming true global series, how will Champ Car differentiate itself such that it can fill the void in … Read More
Michael Andretti says the move up to Star Mazda makes 2005 a critical season for the racing ambitions of his 17-year-old son Marco, who has progressed nicely from go-karts through … Read More
UPDATE Office Depot this morning announced a multiyear NASCAR sponsorship, becoming the racing body's first official office products partner. Under the deal, Office Depot receives category exclusivity, race signage, advertising … Read More
Jimmy Spencer still has not been picked up by another Cup team – nor by a Busch or Trucks program – for a full-time ride in 2005. With few opportunities, … Read More
As they head into their fourth season of F1 with one of the biggest budgets, the Panasonic Toyota Racing team must finish on the podium at least once in 2005. … Read More
Staten Island, NY Borough President James Molinaro says he is still undecided about whether he supports the 80,000-seat NASCAR racetrack proposed for Bloomfield, but he said he was "not impressed" … Read More
UPDATE Larry Foyt is trying to put together a team to race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. Foyt also hopes to race in Nextel Cup as Ken … Read More
UPDATE #2 Past Nextel Cup champions Bobby and Terry Labonte will be teaming with IRL IndyCar Series' star Bryan Herta of Andretti-Green Racing and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen … Read More
While there was talk of NASCAR buying SPEED Channel a few years ago and making it the NASCAR Channel, for whatever reason that never came to fruition. Hence, although SPEED … Read More
The son of former Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg is rumored to be racing in Formula GP2 next season with BCN Competicion, but he is not yet signed. "BCN … Read More