Toyota’s Q and A with Dieter Gass
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test of Toyota, talks about the return of Fuji Speedway to the Formula One calendar for the first time in 30 years. He indicates … Read More
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Weekend USA TV Reminders
UPDATE The full Saturday and Sunday TV listings are now shown below. 09/20/07 Courtesy of TVRacer.com FridayNASCAR Live! Dover11:00am-12:30pm (L) SPEEDGo or Go Home Dover1:00pm-1:30pm (L) SPEEDNASCAR Busch Practice Dover1:30pm-3:00pm … Read More
Hulkenberg takes F3 pole
Nico Hülkenberg (ASM Formule 3, 1:06.755 min) set the fastest lap time in free practice of the Formula 3 Euro Series in Barcelona. At the 2.977 kilometers long track, the … Read More
Split has open-wheel drivers flocking to NASCAR
UPDATE A reader writes, While all these drivers from CCWS, IRL and F1 are going over to NASCAR, are the fans following them? I think not by looking at the … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Updates shown in Red below. 09/21/07 Speed set to launch NASCAR career Spy emails 'not big deal' – Montoya Spyker agree to F1 team sale Wurz agrees to silence … Read More
A speed bump in ethanol country
Construction of new ethanol plants in Illinois has stalled, a sign that the ethanol boom that's fueled a Farm Belt renaissance has peaked. Falling ethanol prices, combined with rising costs … Read More
How Hamilton’s title hopes were saved
The following outlines Counsel for McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton, Mark Phillips QC pleas at the recent World Motorsport Council hearing to allow the drivers to keep their points and race … Read More
There’s more ’Indy’ in NASCAR than IRL
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Looks like now and again next season there will be more Indy 500 winners in NASCAR than the IRL. So much for Anton's Vision! If … Read More
Barrett and Miller Impress in Atlantic Test
Buttonwillow, Calif. – Patrick Barrett and Joel Miller enjoyed a new highlight in their burgeoning careers on Tuesday when they each tested a US RaceTronics Atlantic car at Buttonwillow Raceway. … Read More
Revenge is sweet…..and getting sweeter
UPDATE In his latest SPEEDTV.com article Robin Miller (who had his hard card media credential pulled in 2007) hammers Champ Car once again for dumping Ryan Dalziel and Oriol Servia … Read More
Tracy reaffirms commitment to Champ Car
With all the recent news about open wheel racers making the move to NASCAR, Tracy once again set the record straight that he has no plans to leave Champ Car … Read More
Japan: Pedrosa again fastest in practice 2
Still in with the slimmest of mathematical chance of becoming 2007 MotoGP World Champion, Dani Pedrosa was the fastest rider at Motegi on day one of MotoGP practice for the … Read More
Montoya: Ron Dennis favors Hamilton
In an interview with news agency the Associated Press, former McLaren F1 driver Juan Montoya said: "Fernando is a nice guy, but he was the No. 1 at Renault and … Read More
Dani Pedrosa re-signs with HRC
Dani Pedrosa has today renewed his contract with HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) and signed to ride in the factory Repsol Honda MotoGP squad for 2008 and 2009. The two-year deal … Read More
Indonesian champion joins Speedcar Series
Former Indonesian Formula 3 champion Moreno Soeprapto is the latest racer to confirm his participation in the first-ever Speedcar Series. The 25-year-old, known as 'Reno', made his racing debut at … Read More
Japan: Pedrosa tops opening practice
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa was the man on the pace in the first MotoGP free practice outing at the A-Style Grand Prix of Japan, as he put in the best … Read More
More management changes at Ford
Another management shakeup is underway in Dearborn this morning, with Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally promoting two members of his senior leadership team and announcing the retirement of a … Read More
Eury Jr. to leave DEI after Talladega
Tony Eury Jr. will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. for Hendrick Motorsports earlier than expected, team officials confirmed on Thursday. Eury, who has been Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car or crew chief … Read More
Dale Jr. to run up to seven Busch races
Dale Earnhardt Jr. likely will run seven Busch Series races next season. Which races he runs in the #5 car is still to be determined, said his sister Kelley Earnhardt … Read More
Date set for Champ Car’s return
The Champ Car World Series returns to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca May 16-18, part of the Monterey Festival of Speed. Fans are in for a double treat that weekend, as … Read More
PCM signs Mexican Superstar Mario Dominguez
Pacific Coast Motorsports announced today that Mexican racing star, Mario Dominguez will replace Ryan Dalziel in the #28 PCM Champ Car at the two remaining races of the 2007 Champ … Read More
Spyker agrees to sell F1 team for 88M Euros
Spyker Cars NV is to sell its loss-making Formula One team to a group which includes businessman Vijay Mallya for $123 million, the Dutch sports car maker said on Thursday. … Read More
Jerez Day 3: de la Rosa again fastest
Pedro de la Rosa ended the final official Formula One test of the season with the quickest time at Jerez in Spain on Thursday. Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. … Read More
Friday deadline for McLaren appeal – FIA
(GMM) F1's governing body has confirmed that Friday is the deadline for McLaren to appeal its $100m fine and championship expulsion. The FIA said in a statement on Thursday that … Read More
Spyker confirms signing of Rodriguez
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team announces today that GP2 driver Roldan Rodriguez will join its test and development driver line-up over the 2007/08 winter period. [Editor's Note: The … Read More