Mercedes explains new 2011 F1 regulations
It's not just the cars that undergo constant development in Formula One. The rules and regulations governing the sport evolve from year to year and 2011 sees major changes introduced … Read More
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2011 Qatar MotoGP Free Practice 1
At 19h55 local time, the first session of the 2011 season started at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. This seemed a continuation from the test that took place earlier … Read More
Car Swap: So who did better, Dixon or McMurray
“When I drove for Chip Ganassi from 2002 to 2005, honestly I don't think I even saw an Indy car," said Jamie McMurray, the 2010 Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 … Read More
St. Pete street circuit almost ready
Workers were putting the finishing touches on the downtown street course Thursday for next week's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The event, which runs March 25 to 27, includes … Read More
RJ Lopez Takes First Trans-Am Series Pole at Sebring
RJ Lopez, of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, drew first blood in the 2011 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series this morning by taking his first career Trans-Am pole position in qualifying … Read More
Mars, Incorporated Sweetens Deal With Joe Gibbs Racing
Mars, Incorporated announced today that it is continuing its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) through a new multi-year deal. The deal will extend the winning partnership that has brought … Read More
Dumas and Audi top opening Sebring practice
Dumas Audi Monday and Tuesday were considered 'test' sessions. Romain Dumas laid down the gauntlet for Audi Sport in the opening practice for the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of … Read More
World joining AutoRacing1.com
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, it is interesting to see that all the major publications around the world (NY Times, Wall Street Journal, News Corp, Sky News, etc.) are now … Read More
Porsche Panamera Turbo Named ALMS Safety Car
Porsche Panamera The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n used the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida to unveil the Porsche Panamera … Read More
Rain washes out Rossi
Alexander Rossi Following a productive test at Aragon Motorland, Spain last week, Alexander Rossi was once again behind the wheel this week for the 2nd collected FR3.5 test with Fortec … Read More
IndyCar on new channel in Australia
SPEED, Australia's only dedicated 24-hour motorsports channel, welcomes the world-renowned IndyCar series to its rapidly-expanding programming stable after announcing a two-year broadcast agreement today. The American-based open-wheel racing series is … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Thursday
Bernie Ecclestone always in some hot water Ecclestone to be questioned in bribery probe FIA seeks to solve Chinese F1 visa issue Ecclestone to push for less teams in new … Read More
MIS tunnel project to improve infield access
MIS tunnel construction Accessing the infield at Michigan International Speedway with a pre-race pit pass or infield wristband just got easier with the second phase of a construction project to … Read More
Aerial photograph shows Austin Formula 1 construction
Richard Suttle Jr., an Austin attorney who has been representing the organizers of a planned Formula One circuit being built southeast of Austin, recently took this photo of construction at … Read More
Historic F1 Cars Return to the 2011 Canadian GP
Mario Andretti in the Lotus 79 in Montreal in 1978 Mark Cipolloni/AR1.com Due to the tremendous success of the vintage Formula 1 cars with the fans at last year's Canadian … Read More
Dixon and McMurray swap rides in Alabama
Scott Dixon and Jamie McMurray The unpublicized over/under was 80 seconds for Jamie McMurray to complete a lap of the 2.38-mile, 17-turn Barber Motorsports Park in the No. 9 Target … Read More
Tony Ave Leads Opening Trans-Am Practice at Sebring
Defending SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series champion Tony Ave, of Maiden, N.C., picked up where he left off last season in today’s opening practice session of the 2011 season at … Read More
Sam Schmidt Motorsports makes a strong statement
If Sam Schmidt Motorsports wanted to make a statement entering the season-opening Firestone Indy Lights race next week, it accomplished that goal. Josef Newgarden, who will drive the No. 11 … Read More
New age of ALMS broadcast distribution begins Friday
The 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida will be a momentous weekend for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n on several … Read More
Interview with Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher embarks on the second year of his Formula 1 comeback with Mercedes GP this season, with the 42-year-old aiming to improve on his 9th place finish … Read More
Wilson to compete in Firestone Indy Lights with Andretti Autosport
Andretti Autosport announced today it has signed Stefan Wilson to the team's 2011 Firestone Indy Lights lineup. Wilson, a 21-year-old driver from Sheffield, England, previously competed in two Firestone Indy … Read More
BMW Team RLL ready for 2011 season
Saturday, March 19th marks the start of the new campaign for BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL). BMW Team RLL will field two newly constructed BMW M3 GT cars in … Read More
BMW announces three two-car teams for 2012 DTM series
Touring car racing fans are eagerly anticipating the return of BMW to the DTM series. The Bavarian automaker last competed in DTM (or its progenitors, anyway) a whopping 18 years … Read More
Consumers Moving to Fuel-efficient 4-Cylinder Engines
Consumer demand for fuel efficiency and advancements in engine technology have moved four-cylinder models to the top of consumers’ shopping lists. In 2007, four-cylinder models represented 23 percent of Chevrolet … Read More