Champ Car eyes tire company
Rumor has it that Champ Car is definitely talking to other tire manufacturers with an eye toward bringing a little competition to Bridgestone, which would mix the field up a … Read More
IRL to fill VP of Sales and Marketing position
The IRL has had an opening for its vice president of sales since Mike Bucek left for the Phoenix Coyotes a couple months ago and the IRL marketing department is … Read More
Swedish ace eyes Champ Car
UPDATE #4 2003 F3000 Champion took part in Friday testing for the Jaguar Racing squad this year and remains under contract to the team until the end of the season. … Read More
SPEED Channel to launch new NASCAR show
Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal reports that Speed Channel is planning to launch an hour long show called "NASCAR Nation" to run Monday through Thursday nights next year. The story … Read More
Chevy to drop IRL program
UPDATE #6 This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' See feature story on Home Page. Although a GM official says they have no plans to enter any other open wheel … Read More
Coulthard eyes 3rd Williams in 2005
David Coulthard has set his sights on the vacant BMW-Williams seat alongside Mark Webber after his nine year run at McLaren came to an end this month. "It isn't a … Read More
Honda touts pickup, is NASCAR far behind?
This Detroit Free Press article talks about Honda's first-ever pickup truck to be sold in the USA. Everyone expects Honda to follow Toyota into NASCAR by 2 or 3 years. … Read More
Superfund eyes Pau street race
Formula Superfund has targeted a race at France’s historic Pau street circuit as it attempts to establish its credentials for its inaugural season. Following the announcement this week that the … Read More
Rumors of Russian GP intensify
[Editor's Note: Here is yet another example of world demand for F1 that Bernie can't satisfy. Will Champ Car position itself to fill this void with a derivative of the … Read More
Romania eyes F1 race
[Editor's Note: Here is yet another example of world demand for F1 that Bernie can't satisfy. Will Champ Car position itself to fill this void with a derivative of the … Read More
Toyota and Honda may switch to Japanese tires
UPDATE #2 With Sauber’s announcement yesterday they will switch to Michelin tires, Bridgestone is down to just three teams – Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi. Rumors are now that it's almost … Read More
Arden to start F1 team
UPDATE #2 We have it on good word that Ford has rejected Horner's bid for the Jaguar F1 team. 09/17/04 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. There have been … Read More
Glock eyes new teams
Jordan test driver Timo Glock is hoping to join one of Formula 1's new teams for testing next year. Two new teams have already come forward to declare their intentions … Read More
Red Bull and Jaguar
(GMM — Nov.2) Energy drink Red Bull is now unlikely to buy Jaguar, the brand's motor sport advisor said last week. Austrian Helmut Marko, who raced in nine grands prix … Read More
Quintarelli and Minardi
(GMM — Nov.2) Ronnie Quintarelli and Tiago Monteiro have emerged as front runners to snatch a Minardi seat in Formula One next season. 24-year-old Quintarelli, an Italian, is champion of … Read More
Ford ‘might have stayed’
(GMM — Nov.2) US carmaker Ford and team Jaguar might have stayed in Formula One if Max Mosley's regulations had been enforced a couple of seasons earlier. That is the … Read More
Zsolt and Minardi to split
(GMM — Nov.2) Zsolt Baumgartner is unlikely to retain the same pay-drive budget in 2005, the Hungarian Formula One driver admitted. But the 23-year-old's manager, Tamas Frank, was quoted on … Read More
Bliss or Gaughan to replace Ward
Bliss and rookie Brendan Gaughan [would he go to a team not running a Dodge?] are being considered for the Haas CNC Racing #0 Chevrolet in 2005. Team owner Gene … Read More
Wallace to be fined
NASCAR officials confirmed Sunday they plan to penalize Nextel Cup driver #2-Rusty Wallace for an incident following last Sunday’s race at Martinsville. Wallace is expected to receive a monetary penalty … Read More
Force 10 next Champ Car supplier
According to this Grandprix.com article, Perhaps the most interesting point about the launch of the Superfund SF01 car is the emergence of Force 10 Technology Ltd, a company set up … Read More
Rossi tipped as possible future F1 driver
UPDATE We are downgrading this rumor to 'false.' Talking to the BBC, before wrapping up the MotoGP season by winning at Valencia, Valentino Rossi said that a switch to F1 … Read More
Renault will not hesitate to leave
With the threat of the GPWC becoming more and more real, Renault Formula One president Patrick Faure has admitted that the French engine supplier will not hesitate leaving Formula One … Read More
No Morgan McClure team in ’05
Jimmy Spencer's temper has cost him his job with car owner Larry McClure, and McClure's problems couldn't come at a worse moment, just as he's trying to land a sponsor … Read More
AOL leaving NASCAR?
UPDATE #4 Richard Childress said he would field three cars for the fourth consecutive season. An announcement on the third car's sponsor and driver could come at the season finale … Read More
Tire shortage at Atlanta
Teams were grumbling yesterday about Goodyear's tire shortage at Atlanta Motor Speedway, something they say they expected, with the end of the season looming and Goodyear switching to a different … Read More