An Inside Look at Motorsports
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
(GMM — Nov.24) F1 might lose 'a couple' of European events to make way for Russian and Indian grands prix, Bernie Ecclestone suggested. Despite Imola's declaration of a 'verbal' new … Read More
UPDATE #3 Hearing that Fogarty has either signed or will be signing soon with the Flying Lizard team in ALMS. We also hear that he may be paired with Johannes … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's RuSPORT announcement that Justin Wilson will join AJ Allmendinger at RuSPORT. We have updated our 2005 Champ Car Silly Season page. … Read More
With each passing day it appears there is no place for F1 star and former McLaren driver David Coulthard. It's not that he is slow, it's just that all the … Read More
UPDATE #2 Our Ganassi Racing moles tell us the team will probably test four drivers to fill the third team entry. 11/12/04 AutoRacing1.com has learned through its Ganassi Racing moles … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, I strongly disagree with your assessment that the Cosworth engines are underpowered. A lot of the time differences between the F1 teams has to do with … Read More
Former NASCAR and IRL champ and Indy 500 participant Tony Stewart craves the chance to test a Formula 1 car to find out if he is quick enough to make … Read More
Word on the street is that RuSport has acquired Todd Malloy from Forsythe Racing. Malloy was PT's engineer. Rumor also has it that Patrick Carpentier's engineer may move over to … Read More
