An Inside Look at Motorsports
Word on the street is that Rocketsports has had talks with Ryan Hunter-Reay about teaming with Alex Tagliani in 2005. The 2nd car at Rocketsports struggled this year (all drivers) … Read More
Back in April of 2003 our Mark Cipolloni penned one of his many forward looking articles and wrote "War of the Worlds." While everyone was focused on NASCAR as a … Read More
(GMM) Sauber's new tire supplier Michelin will ban team driver Felipe Massa from testing for Ferrari in 2005, it was revealed in the UK's expert press. Ferrari-powered Sauber, a partner … Read More
According to this Crash.net article Although they have been staunch supporters of the American Le Mans Series since Grand Am brought in their new Daytona Prototype rules, the team with … Read More
Gerhard Berger has been linked with a senior team role at the newly re-structured BAR-Honda squad. Reports in the Japanese press have hinted that Honda F1 boss Takeo Kiuchi is … Read More
UPDATE A restructuring of Dale Earnhardt Inc. is underway, the immediate result of which will include a new crew chief next season for Nextel Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. … Read More
(GMM) Next year's Ferrari F1 car may have a higher nose section than in 2004, we can reveal. The world champion team, conducting aerodynamic work for the revised 2005 regulations … Read More
This Grandprix.com article speculates on which manufacturer might badge the Cosworth F1 engine. It is not a secret that teams in Formula 1 without manufacturer backing are at a massive … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. According to a Rahal Letterman spokesperson, Bobby Rahal was not at the Baja race. 11/25/04 Paul Newman was seen talking to Bobby … Read More
According to cyclenews.com, Piaggio – the company on the verge of becoming Aprilia's new owner – has decided to terminate the factory's RS Cube MotoGP project, putting Shane Bryne and … Read More
According to this SPEEDTV article, ABC's Todd Harris did the sideline reporting Saturday night from the USC/Notre Dame football game but I hear he'll be replacing Paul Page as the … Read More
Dave Blaney is expected to be named as the fulltime driver for Richard Childress' third racing team during the events surrounding the awards banquet. Speculation is that Jack Daniel's will … Read More
According to Hungarian sources, ex-Minardi F1 driver Zsolt Baumgartner has a concrete offer from an IRL team for 2005. The name of this team is being kept under wraps. It … Read More
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has learned that Tomas Enge will not be testing next week with Forsythe Racing, but instead another Czech, Jarek Janis will test instead. Janis drove one Champ Car … Read More
Sauber could lose its supply of Ferrari V10 engines in 12 months time, when the current contract between the two companies expires, according to reports in Italy. The news has … Read More
This Autosport.com article says, Renault plans to start the 2005 season with a massive power hike that could put it on level power terms with BMW, Honda and Ferrari. The … Read More
Per Speedway Scene's S-Notes, Penske Racing had plans for a 4th full-time Cup team for Travis Kvapil as the driver and Jack Daniel's as the sponsor. However someone within the … Read More
One may argue one win in 38 starts isn’t exactly a stellar resume, but to former AJ Foyt IndyCar driver Airton Daré, that meant something different: at least, he was … Read More
Rumor here in Mexico is that Adrian Fernandez has had talks with Gigante and Michel Jourdain Jr. for the last 6 months trying to get Jourdain to his team, promising … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, My understanding is that ALL of the outstanding shares not owned by BAT where pledged as collateral in 2001 (??) for the loans BAT … Read More
The Formula 1 manufacturer-led breakaway series will go ahead come what may and will become F1’s rival or its successor, according to sources. The four car manufacturers behind the GPWC … Read More
