MIS to add enhanced seating for 2007
Race fans will see the first of many improvements at Michigan International Speedway in 2007, starting with the enhancement of two grandstands in Turn One, track President Roger Curtis announced … Read More
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Johnny Herbert loses F1 job
(GMM) The Silverstone based team's sporting director, Johnny Herbert, will not have his contract renewed by new owners Spyker. The former grand prix driver was employed by Midland last year … Read More
Paddock news from Shanghai: 2
(GMM) Honda has turned out in Shanghai with its now-traditional livery change for the Chinese grand prix. Because Lucky Strike cigarettes are not widely promoted in the country, the team … Read More
Renault team concludes deal with PVAXX
Renault F1 Team is delighted to announce that it has concluded a multi-year partnership with PVAXX®. Signed last week in London by team Managing Director Flavio Briatore and PVAXX founder … Read More
GM says it gets short end of stick
Shortly after a three-hour-plus meeting Wednesday in which he and General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner weighed the possibility of forming an unprecedented automaking alliance, Renault-Nissan Chief Executive Officer Carlos … Read More
Paddock news from Shanghai
(GMM) India's Narain Karthikeyan will stay at Williams as a test driver in 2007, the team announced on Thursday. — World champion Fernando Alonso told reporters in China that he … Read More
Lexmark Indy 300 Circuit Under Construction
Work is underway on the Lexmark Indy 300 street circuit for the October 19 to 22 event, with this year's construction schedule including a revamped spectator area in Surfers Paradise, … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Midland sale now official F1 needs 'fresh' supremo – Briatore Renault agonize over engine choice Alonso admits 'love' for Renault faded Michelin vow final push for 2006 title Alonso piles … Read More
USA TV reminders for Friday
Courtesy of TVRacer.com Formula 1 Practice China 2:00am-3:00am (L) SPEEDFormula 1 Practice China 12:00pm-1:00pm (R) SPEEDInside Grand Prix China 1:00pm-1:30pm SPEEDREAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel -Danica Patrick1:00pm-2:00pm (R) HBONASCAR Live! … Read More
Champ Car Announces 2007 schedule
UPDATE We have prepared our 2007 Champ Car detailed schedule page based on the information in this press release plus what we know about the two European races that will … Read More
Allan McNish quickest at Road Atlanta
Braselton, Ga. – Audi hasn't lost an American Le Mans Series race at Road Atlanta since its debut in 2000. Through the first day of the ninth annual Petit Le … Read More
Montoya stock car debut set
Juan Pablo Montoya will compete in his first stock-car event when he attempts to qualify for the Oct. 6 Food World 250 ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway, Chip Ganassi Racing … Read More
GM Racing Development Driver Evaluation Program
Detroit (MI) – GM Racing is in the process of hosting a three-stage Development Driver Evaluation Program. The purpose is to place a group of select young drivers in a … Read More
Honda 3.5-Liter V-8 runs smoothly Ethanol
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The IRL IndyCar® Series completed a successful two-day testing session Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway as the new 3.5-liter Honda V-8 ran flawlessly on 100 percent … Read More
A1GP confirms 2006/2007 schedule
Location Circuit Date1 Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 October 20062 Czech Republic Auto Motodrom Brno 8 October 20063 China Beijing 12 November 20064 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 26 November 20065 … Read More
Saturday RaceDay Gets Green Flag
ESPN Radio will pull a new, two-hour NASCAR show into its Saturday morning programming garage on September 30 when Saturday RaceDay starts its engine at 7 a.m. ET. The debut … Read More
7-Eleven tells Chavez to keep his oil
Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is dropping Venezuela-backed CITGO as its gasoline supplier at more than 2,100 locations and switching to its own brand of fuel. The retailer said Wednesday … Read More
Hornish, Meira crash at Daytona
Sam Hornish brought out the only extended full-course yellow in the morning session at Daytona today when the No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske car spun entering the chicane on the … Read More
Liz Halliday Grid Girls auction
She’s won more times than any other female in the history of the American Le Mans Series. She’s finished higher at the historic Mobil 1Twelve Hours of Sebring than any … Read More
More on Phoenix race approval
PHOENIX – Brace for a high-speed car race through the streets of downtown Phoenix starting in November 2007. On a 7-2 vote Tuesday, the City Council gave Arizona Grand Prix … Read More
Hockenheim to return in 2008, 2010
(GMM) For the first time since 1986, Hockenheim is set to miss out on hosting a grand prix next year, but the German venue will return to the formula one … Read More
IRL goes under lights for season opener
Homestead-Miami Speedway president Curtis Gray announced today that the track will kick off the IndyCar® Series season for the sixth consecutive year on March 24, 2007. And for the first … Read More
Nationwide news blitz follows Legge crash
On Sunday, viewers sat transfixed as they saw the video of Champ Car World Series rookie Katherine Legge’s (#20 Bell Micro Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) violent-looking crash at the Champ Car Grand Prix … Read More
GM Statement on alliance discussions
General Motors, Renault and Nissan today said that a meeting was held between Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Renault, SAS and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Rick … Read More
2007 Atlantic champion to again earn $2M
INDIANAPOLIS – There was no price that could be put on the smile that adorned the face of French racer Simon Pagenaud (#15 Team Australia/Location U/Cons. Gen. Vienne) after he … Read More