A1 Grand Prix filling F1 void
[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
Marco Andretti to make IRL debut
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
Office Depot drops USOC in favor of NASCAR
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
Spencer to hook up with Shelmerdine
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
Toyota could leave F1
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
ISC may have to build LRT in NY
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
Is Foyt team on last laps?
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
Biffle, Labontes to drive Grand-Am
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
Did NASCAR buy SPEED Channel?
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
Rosberg looks set for GP2
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
IRL may lose a founding sponsor
UPDATE While reporting Ed Carpenter's and Andre Lotterer's recent test for the team at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, the IRL's official website www.indyracingleague.com stated that the team has still to confirm … Read More
Lewis Hamilton headed to Formula GP2
Bahrain Formula 3 Super Prix winner Lewis Hamilton’s contract with the McLaren Formula 1 team has expired after a decade of working together. Both parties were optimistic of reaching a … Read More
Parente to get World Series seat
Portuguese Alvaro Parente is “looking good" for a World Series by Renault seat with Carlin Motorsport in 2005, according to team boss Trevor Carlin. Parente, a British F3 race winner … Read More
Lotterer rejects the IRL
Look for German Formula Nippon ace André Lotterer to stay in Japan and race for the Nakajima Planning team despite a recent IRL road course test with Panther Racing. It … Read More
Montagny’s Minardi favorite
(GMM) Franck Montagny has emerged as a frontrunner to race the sister Minardi F1 car next year. Paul Stoddart's Anglo-Italian team announced last week that Dutch DTM speedster Christijan Albers … Read More
Nico Rosberg to GP2
According to an article by Josh Barnett on sportnetwork.net, Nico Rosberg, son of 1982 F1 champ Keke Rosberg, has signed for GP2 team BCN. Former F3 and F3000 driver Ernesto … Read More
Van Hooydonk eyes Minardi seat
A few weeks ago Belgian Jeffrey van Hooydonk was offered a test with the Minardi team at Misano (Italy). Since then his management has been in touch with the team. … Read More
Max Papis to become GM driver
UPDATE Besides driving for the Corvette ALMS team for 2005, look for Max Papis to replace Max Angelelli in the Cadillac CTS-V for 2005 (SPEED Word Challenge?). 12/15/04 Max Papis … Read More
Layoffs at McLaren
The Woking News and Mail is reporting that 48 jobs may be terminated at McLaren because of uncertainty over the future of a new concept car called Project 8. The … Read More
Repsol to back Red Bull team
Former Spanish state oil producer Repsol is being linked to a supply contract with Red Bull Racing. The team, under the guise of Jaguar Racing, previously used Castrol lubricants. Repsol … Read More
Ferrari has leg up on rivals again
Rumor has it that Ferrari is ahead of all its rivals in development of their 2.4-liter V8 engine that is mandated for F1 starting in 2006. Ferrari team manager Stefano … Read More
Why NASCAR wants into Champ Car’s gold mine
[Editor's Note: Champ Car had a strong position in Mexico, but why has Champ Car and the IRL teams lost sponsors from Mexico if according to this LA Times article, … Read More
Maybe Argentina can support a Champ Car race
With the rumors of a pending Champ Car race in Argentina comes doubt Argentina can support a Champ Car race given their recent economic turmoil. Think again – When the … Read More
BMW may supply customers engines
BMW have hinted for the first time that they would be prepared to supply customer engines. Mario Theissen, BMW’s motorsport director, said: “Currently we concentrate on our common goal next … Read More