Barrichello, Kanaan and Wheldon win kart race
Rubens Barrichello and Indy 500 victor Dan Wheldon proved their winning style on Sunday by trumping the traditional 'Granja Viana' kart race in Brazil. The duo, in a team also … Read More
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Latest F1 news in brief
Ralf's five-year F1 dealSpeedy FisichellaOz GP cost $19m in 2005F1 car stolenStill trouble at Spa'Jabby' Crombac diesFerrari test in BahrainTardy V8 'on time' – RenaultAlbers joins 'RoC' lineupPolitical F1 engines … Read More
Ford ready to begin Fusion era
Sunday's Ford 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway marks both the end of Ford Championship Weekend and the beginning of an era for the all-new Ford Fusion. The … Read More
Fry: F1 Should Go Green
BAR Honda CEO Nick Fry says Formula 1 should prepare the ground for a radical switch to energy-efficient and environmentally friendly cars in the next few years. Fry believes that … Read More
Ferrari, Shell continue engine testing in Bahrain
Ferrari continued testing at Bahrain today, focusing on their engine development program ahead of the 2006 season. Italian Luca Badoer was behind the wheel of a modified F2005 while Spaniard … Read More
Rain could postpone NASCAR final
Per weather.com, there is a 50% to 60% chance of rain in Homestead this evening, but NASCAR has no plans to move up the 4:10 p.m. start of today's Ford … Read More
Penske speaks out on Kurt Busch
In an exclusive interview with Sporting News' Lee Spencer, Roger Penske expressed his feelings on the recent Kurt Busch incident in Phoenix and the future of the No. 2 car. … Read More
Kyle Busch trying to mend fences
Kyle Busch attempted to mend fences with the media on Saturday, six days after abruptly walking out of the post-race winner's news conference at Phoenix. Last Sunday when a reporter … Read More
A1 Grand Prix a good ’development’ series
UPDATE #2 Unfortunately the attendance for race day in Sepang wasn't much better. As winner Alexandre Premat takes the checkered flag (right) the grandstands remained largely empty. The best thing … Read More
Fan on verge of winning $1million
As most NASCAR fans wait to see who will be crowned the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Champion on Sunday, November 20, Jeffery Rhoten of Bristol, TN will have his eyes on … Read More
John Reiser dies
John Reiser, father of #17 crew chief Robbie Reiser and Matt Kenseth’s long-time Busch Series car owner, has passed away. John had been battling cancer for the past few months. … Read More
Huisman wins FIA WTCC finale as Priaulx takes title
Duncan Huisman won the final round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Macau on Sunday, but all attention was on second-placed BMW team-mate Andy Priaulx who captured the … Read More
France wins again, takes sprint race
A1 Grand Prix's Sprint race at the Sepang circuit produced a nail-biting climax after 15 laps of wheel-to-wheel racing. Although this was the seventh win of the season for A1 … Read More
Threats made at WTCC finale
During qualifying for the Macau GP – the final races of the WTCC this year – Chinese driver Paul Poon from Hong Kong and Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus – who … Read More
Ferrari kicks off Bahrain test
Today was the first day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, their third week of action since the end of the 2005 Formula One championship season last month, … Read More
Bike rider killed at Macau
The Macau GP weekend has been overshadowed by the death of Bruno Bonhuil following an accident during the Saturday morning warm-up session for the 39th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. Bonhuil, … Read More
Newman Wins Sixth, Truex Gets Second Straight Busch Title
Ryan Newman won the battle, but Martin Truex Jr. won the war as he picked up his second consecutive NASCAR Busch Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He becomes the fifth … Read More
Bodine Wins Third Straight, Musgrave the Title
Todd Bodine tied a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record with his third consecutive victory Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway while Ted Musgrave captured his first-ever championship. The Ford 200 had been … Read More
Waste Management to sponsor Sterling Marlin
HOMESTEAD, Fla.– Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) and MB2 Motorsports today announced the companies have formed a racing platform that will commence with the 2006 NASCAR season. The agreement calls … Read More
Ford to slash 10% of its white collar workers
Ford Motor Co. will cut about 10%, or 4,000, of its white-collar jobs in North America next year, mostly through involuntary layoffs, as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to … Read More
The real reason Roush suspended Busch
It was not because he was drunk, because he was not. It was not because he was abusive to the local police when he was stopped in Phoenix. No the … Read More
Improvements planned for Edmonton
"I think that every year it gets tougher and tougher to come out with new and innovative events that occur on the site. But we're pretty creative, we think, and … Read More
RuSPORT lands one sponsor
UPDATE This rumor is close to going to 'fact,' a rumor broke by AutoRacing1.com in September. According to the CDW quarterly newsletter, they've signed a 2-year deal to sponsor Justin … Read More
Team Australia works for Tagliani
Alex Tagliani came to Edmonton last February as a Champ Car driver to promote the inaugural Grand Prix here. A week later, he didn't know if he'd even be at … Read More
Duval wins qualifying race
Frenchman Loic Duval (pictured right) dominated the qualification race for the Macau Grand Prix on Saturday to finish 1.5 seconds ahead of Pole Robert Kubica, with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi … Read More