Fittipladi might start Grand-Am team
According to this SPEEDTV article, Emerson Fittipaldi is considering team ownership in Grand-Am: “My future son-in-law is trying to talk me into it," he quips, in a reference to series … Read More
Champ Car inks CBS and NBC TV deals
UPDATE #10 This rumor is being upgraded to 'fact' today – see Hot News page for details of announcement. 12/12/04 We hear on Monday Champ Car will announce their 'network' … Read More
Laguna Seca won’t return
Unlike Road America that has a reasonable chance of returning to the Champ Car calendar, Laguna Seca looks to be dead in the water, especially with San Jose now on … Read More
Valiante to Grand-Am
Could Champ Car be about to lose yet another Toyota Atlantic Series sensation to a rival series? Word on the street is that Michael Valiante will drive for Finlay Ten … Read More
Changes afoot at Champ Car
UPDATE Out of respect for those laid off, we refused to be the first to break the news, but according to this SPEEDTV article, Marketing head Tom Moser, PR head … Read More
Manufacturers moving ahead with breakaway series
Look for a big push in early 2005 by the GPWC to begin in earnest the creation of their new F1 series. A source close to GPWC told The Independent … Read More
Team Penske in secret Champ Car test
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' as this page of photos show evidence that Penske did indeed have their old Reynske out at Sebring recently trying to gain … Read More
Teams to agree to new test limit
Autosport.com reports that they hear that with teams favoring keeping each test at a length of three days, especially considering the amount of long-distance running needed at tests to evaluate … Read More
Toyota may move team
Toyota is considering moving its Formula One base from Germany to Britain on the strength of the decision to keep a grand prix at Silverstone for the next five years. … Read More
Final 2005 F1 calendar and GP2 Calendar
UPDATE The final F1 calendar can be found on our Hot News page. It is expected that the Formula GP2 calendar previously announced will be changed to reflect the changes … Read More
Penske looking to replace Gaughan
UPDATE #4 Penske-Jasper Racing, which fields the #77 Kodak EasyShare Dodge Charger in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, today announced that 2003 NASCAR Truck Series Champion Travis Kvapil will be … Read More
Walker Racing news
UPDATE It looks like our source took that fact that Walker Racing would have a show car at the event tonight as there would be some sort of merger with … Read More
Edmonton race sponsor
UPDATE #3 This rumor is upgraded to 'strong' today and is about to go to 'fact.' This Edmonton Journal article mentions that the track has been named Finning International Speedway … Read More
Busch Series may adopt Chase format
The Chase for the Championship format was such a hit in the Nextel Cup series that NASCAR might apply it to the Busch series in 2006. Busch series director Joe … Read More
ESPN to get competition
Chris Economaki reports in NSSN that Rupert Murdoch, who heads Fox Entertainment, has said he would like to start a new cable TV network to compete with ESPN. Insiders say … Read More
Toyota Nextel Cup entry to be delayed?
Rumor has it that Toyota might delay its entry into Nextel Cup if NASCAR goes ahead with some rumored major engine changes. Toyota does not want to design an engine … Read More
Prost denies return at LeMans
Responding to a story in French sports newspaper l'Equipe, a spokesman said that Alain Prost was heavily involved in preparations for this season's Andros Trophy ice-racing season – with de … Read More
Johansson and Moreno eye Grand-Am
Stefan Johansson and Roberto Moreno tested a Daytona Prototype for the first time last week at Homestead. Both said they were in negotiation to drive the Crawford-Pontiac owned by amateur … Read More
Playa Del Racing team dead in water
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. The owners of a proposed new IRL team, Playa Del Racing, have failed to muster sufficient finances on deadline to purchase the … Read More
ROC may add overseas venues
The promoter of this year's Race of Champions held last weekend in Paris is considering adding qualifying events in the USA and in Asia. Hopefully this "Race of Champions" continues … Read More
Honda to oppose testing limit
Hopes that a move by nine of the Formula 1 teams to limit testing to just 24 days during the season will be rubber-stamped early next year appear to have … Read More
F1 to ditch Sunday qualifying
Formula 1's controversial new qualifying system planned to be introduced from the start of next season now looks almost certain to be ditched, high level sources have told autosport.com. The … Read More
Kiesa may return to F1
(GMM) Danish driver Nicolas Kiesa could make a return to the Formula One grid next year. It's reported that the 25-year-old has found enough sponsorship to draw a positive initial … Read More
Danica Patrick IRL bound
UPDATE #4 A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I am going to sound like a Chauvinist, but so be it. I think it's great that Danica is going to the IRL … Read More
French GP back to July
The latest version of the Formula 1 calendar is expected to be different from the one published by the FIA back in October. The teams discussed the calendar during yesterday's … Read More