Biffle and Pilots Uninjured in Minor Incident
Roush Fenway’s Greg Biffle and his two pilots were involved in a minor incident this morning while landing at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. A mechanical failure during the … Read More
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Toyota unveils global vision
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today unveiled its "Toyota Global Vision" corporate outline for the future, which will serve not only to give direction to Toyota employees around the world, but … Read More
Newgarden returns to race in North America
Today, Josef Newgarden signed to race for the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Championship with series powerhouse team Sam Schmidt Motorsports. A year ago at this time, Josef Newgarden was a … Read More
Rossi on pace in Formula Renault debut
Alexander commenced two days of intensive testing with his 2011 World Series Renault team, Fortec Motorsport, at Motorland, Spain this week. Alexander had to get to grips with not only … Read More
Hearse owner trying to exploit Earnhardt death
A North Carolina person is asking $1.5 million for a hearse they claim transported the body of seven-time Sprint Cup champion Dale Earnhardt in 2001. The ad on eBay states … Read More
Key sponsors support Andretti and Hunter-Reay
Two of the IZOD IndyCar Series' brightest American driving stars will hit the track in 2011 with the benefit of significant support from three high-profile Indianapolis-based companies in Bryant Heating … Read More
Vettel finishes Day2 on top
. Pos Driver Car Time Laps 1.Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:21.865 112 2.Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso1:22.396 120 3.Vitaly Petrov Lotus Renault1:22.670 116 4.Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:22.888 57 5.Felipe MassaFerrari1:23.324 101 6.Paul Di … Read More
Vettel tops morning of Day 2 in Barcelona
Sebastian Vettel wasted no time at all in underlining Red Bull's raw pace at the Barcelona test on Wednesday, by setting the fastest lap at the circuit so far on … Read More
HRT announce Liuzzi and Friday debut for F111
(GMM) HRT announced on Wednesday that Vitantonio Liuzzi will complete the Spanish team's 2011 race driver lineup. After being ousted by Force India, he will be Narain Karthikeyan's teammate, and … Read More
Austin track to feature barbecue pit, possibly hotel
Track site plan features pit for barbecue; hotel is a possibility The U.S. Grand Prix planned for Austin might include an on-site hotel, but the race site will definitely be … Read More
Big updates for Ferrari coming
As everyone scrambles to catch the superior Adrian Newey designed Red Bull cars, the Ferrari F1 team is set to run a raft of new features as Barcelona testing continues … Read More
Oh no! IndyCar, Goodyear discuss race tires
UPDATE Firestone IndyCar tires The result of an open forum meeting among the INDYCAR owners on Monday resulted in a near-unanimous vote to stick with Firestone – regardless of the … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Wednesday
McLaren's Bubble Nose New rule solves tire test dilemma – Hembery Glock not worried about surgery setback Swollen nose not a quick trick – Button More of the same as … Read More
2011 PRI Trade Show Booth Count Already Exceeds 2010
Looking for more positive signs for racing industry sales this year? Take a look at this ‘behind-the-scenes’ news from PRI: •More booths were plotted in the initial floor plan layout … Read More
Kevin Conway claims Robby Gordon punched him
UPDATE Kevin Conway “It is unfortunate that Conway has chosen to use this insignificant event as a means of attracting publicity to himself, and it is particularly unfortunate that he … Read More
Howard to drive for Rahal and Lanigan at Indy
Jay Howard Two teams that have had a great deal of success at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will team up this May in hopes of giving a young driver his … Read More
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Gears Up for the 2011 with Andretti
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) and Andretti Autosport team up again to bring energy and passion to the IZOD IndyCar Series. Venom Energy will continue as the primary sponsor … Read More
TranSystems renews with Dreyer & Reinbold
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is excited to announce that they have renewed their partnership with TranSystems. The Kansas City-based engineering firm will be represented on the No. 22 DRR machine … Read More
FIA announces latest F1 rule updates
The FIA has revealed a sequence of modifications to the sporting regulations on Tuesday, following a World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting in Paris. The changes include tweaks to the … Read More
Marrakech round to be replaced
The race event in Marrakech, that was meant to be the second round of the Auto GP 2011 Championship together with the World Touring Car Championship, has been cancelled and … Read More
Andretti team unveils Hunter-Reay’s DHL car
Hunter-Reay gets a new sponsor in DHL for 2011 and beyond DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, and Andretti Autosport today unveiled the new DHL branded IndyCar to be driven … Read More
Webber ends up Day 1 on top in Barcelona
Mark Webber turned the fastest driver on day one of testing at Barcelona after Sergio Perez’s best time was deleted. Perez was originally credited with the fastest lap. But his … Read More
FIA might change some tracks
The FIA has announced that it will be looking in to the layout of circuits as it seeks to increase overtaking in Formula One. Following a World Motor Sports Council … Read More
Pirelli gets green light for Friday testing
Pirelli has been given the green light to give teams 'experimental' rubber to test at Formula 1 race weekends this year. The Italian tire-maker wants to keep up development of … Read More
Bahrain given until May for GP rescheduling
(GMM) Bahrain has been given until 1 May to decide if its grand prix can be rescheduled in 2011. The season opener, which would have taken place at the Sakhir … Read More