Kimi ‘better than Schu’?
Kimi Raikkonen is more naturally talented than Michael Schumacher. That's the claim of David Coulthard, who said his former teammate at McLaren is 'amazing' at the grand prix wheel. ''Every … Read More
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Kimi Raikkonen is more naturally talented than Michael Schumacher. That's the claim of David Coulthard, who said his former teammate at McLaren is 'amazing' at the grand prix wheel. ''Every … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' BAR has all but ruled out paying Williams a ludicrous $90m so it can keep Jenson Button in 2006. The Brackley based team's … Read More
UPDATE While Ron Dennis bets on Kimi Raikkonen, billionaire Bernie Ecclestone would put money on the Finnish driver sliding into a pair of red overalls in 2007. ''I think (Michael) … Read More
UPDATE #4 Kimi Raikkonen didn't bother trying too hard to deny his growing link with the 2007 Ferrari team. Currently at pacesetting McLaren, the 25-year-old Finn only rejected talk that … Read More
Three more teams may be on the verge of signing Bernie Ecclestone's new Concorde agreement. That's the claim of FIA president Max Mosley, who at Monza insisted that formula one … Read More
Telefonica will replace Mild Seven (Japan Tobacco) as Renault's title sponsor next year, according to Spanish reports. It is claimed that the Spanish company has decided to pull the 'Movistar' … Read More
Alex Wurz has emerged as a possible candidate to drive for BMW's new works team in 2006. The 31-year-old Austrian, who since 2001 has led McLaren's testing charge, admitted to … Read More
The word on the street in F1 circles is that one of the drivers negotiating for an F1 drive for next year is GP2 driver (and Williams test driver) Nico … Read More
Renault principal Flavio Briatore has apparently offered Valentino Rossi a F1 test contract for 2007. ''He must do the preparation properly,'' Briatore said, urging the 26-year-old MotoGP champion not to … Read More
Christian Klien is likely to be given yet another grand prix – at Spa – in Red Bull's race seat before rival Vitantonio Liuzzi sees out the year. 22-year-old Klien, … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today – see Hot News page for announcement. Either Christian Klien or Tonio Liuzzi are out of a job, will they look … Read More
China's Honghe tobacco company has signed a deal to sponsor the Chinese Grand Prix, despite the Chinese government ratifying the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which prohibits … Read More
UPDATE Valentino Rossi will be Ferrari's test or race driver in 2007, another Italian newspaper has reported with confidence. 'Corriere della Sera' also quoted Ferrari boss Jean Todt, who didn't … Read More
Anthony Davidson has targeted a possible ride at Midland next season. The BAR-Honda test driver is looking for a race drive and is free to leave at the end of … Read More
F1's 950hp engines may roar at Monza this weekend, but – arguably – the real action will rev up in faraway boardrooms. Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper has revealed a $1.5bn … Read More
Jenson Button's ex-fiancé is on the road to getting over her lost love. The 27-year-old English girl and budding pop star, who was dumped by BAR-driving Button three months before … Read More
UPDATE Up to six separate groups are believed to be vying to buy Formula One. One of them, it is reported by The Business newspaper, has approached Rupert Murdoch's satellite … Read More
Scott Speed is set to become the first American driver employed full-time by a Formula 1 team since Michael Andretti’s 1993 stint with McLaren, when Red Bull Racing announces him … Read More
Should Sebastien Bourdais win his second title this year, it is thought that Formula One's teams will no longer be able to ignore his credentials and he will head back … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, How come the rumored F1 race in Cape Town won't be called the South African GP, clearly Cape Town is in South Africa? Jim Dolan, … Read More
UPDATE #6 Speculation linking Valentino Rossi and formula one is a bit like Kimi Raikkonen — fast and furious, but not necessarily bursting with info. There are, though, the commentators. … Read More
Remember the days when Champ Cars made over 900 HP and had traction control? Add those two items to today's Champ Car and might they sit on the pole for … Read More
The Rotterdam newspaper Het Algmene Dagblad this morning reported that a Dutch group is looking to buy a share of the Minardi team from Paul Stoddart. There were, it seems, … Read More
Although a radical change to next year's qualifying format is now unlikely, the existing single-lap-per-driver layout is likely to get a crucial tweak. McLaren boss Ron Dennis says every team … Read More
Michelin boss Pierre Dupasquier is confident that the four right rear failures suffered by Williams during the Turkish Grand Prix, two with Mark Webber’s car and two with Nick Heidfeld, … Read More