Turkey takes extreme security measures
Turkey has taken intensive security measures for the Formula 1 Grand Prix race to be held in Turkey over the weekend, officials said. The Istanbul Security Directorate will commission 2,000 … Read More
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Champ Car re-measures Zolder
Champ Car has measured the Zolder circuit as officially at 2.492-miles long, down from the 2.622-mile lap listed on their website and in previous media releases. BTW, the Euroboss F1 … Read More
Alonso says Hamilton apologized
Fernando Alonso has finally broken the media silence coming from McLaren, ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. In candid comments to the press the World Champion said he … Read More
LMP2 car again fastest at Mosport
Eager to wrap up a pair of American Le Mans Series championships on Sunday, Romain Dumas and Penske Motorsports fired the opening salvo with an impressive performance in testing for … Read More
Volkswagen is the Official Pace Car of SCCA
Volkswagen and Sports Car Club of America announced today an official partnership naming Volkswagen the Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing. As part of its official sponsorship, … Read More
Infineon: Castroneves leads opening practice
Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves paced the opening day of preparations for the Motorola Indy 300 Presented by Jackson Rancheria at the Infineon Raceway. Castroneves, who has won the pole … Read More
Andretti Green team commits to LMS race
After the ACO’s invitation for American Le Mans Series and Japan Le Mans Challenge teams to compete in the Le Mans Series season-ending Mil Milhas Brazil, two Stateside-based squads have … Read More
McLaren not at war – drivers
(GMM) McLaren's main players had a clear message for the formula one media on Friday — all is now well behind closed doors. The press has been intrigued by the … Read More
PCM and Plain Jane Couture Announce Partnership
Pacific Coast Motorsports (PCM) is pleased to announce their partnership with Plain Jane Couture, the primary sponsor on the #29 driven by Alex Figge and the #28 driven by Ryan … Read More
Zolder race promoter happy with Champ Car
We spoke to Zolder race promoter Meindert van Buuren (pictured right) at the end of the day's activities at Zolder Friday and quizzed him on how he felt the first … Read More
Filippi beats iSport team for GP2 pole
Luca Filippi has reignited his stuttering championship run by dominating this afternoon's qualifying session in Istanbul, powering to the top spot late in the session to end two tenths ahead … Read More
Turkey: Hamilton tops practice 2
While McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton continued to get the best of his veteran teammate Fernando Alonso by topping the 2nd practice session in Turkey Friday, Willis returns to F1 in … Read More
Two cars missing from Friday qualifying
The Jan Heylen car and the Dan Clarke car will not be taking part in Friday provisional Champ Car qualifying in Zolder due to extensive repairs that could not completed … Read More
Drain cover causes red flag in Turkey
(GMM) Friday's second practice session in Turkey faced a long delay when a drain cover worked loose. Twenty two minutes into the 90-minute session, the red flags began waving and … Read More
Turkey: Raikkonen leads Ferrari 1-2 in opening practice
Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps 1. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:27.988 22 2. Massa Ferrari 1:28.391 + 0.403 20 3. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.222 + 1.234 20 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.261 + … Read More
Power leads opening practice in Zolder
Australian Will Power led the opening practice session for the Champ Cars at Zolder, Belgium. His lap of 1m15.100s was 1/10th of a second faster than Sebastien Bourdais at 1m15.235s. … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 08/24/07 Ecclestone slams McLaren Turkey no-show McLaren likely to escape spy rap – Bernie Rivals comment on McLaren driver absence Feuding drivers talking again … Read More
Rocketsports and RuSPORT to continue apart – sort of
For the 2007 Champ Car season, two winning teams, Rocketsports and RuSPORT, combined their efforts to campaign Alex Tagliani in the #8 Rocketsports Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone and Justin Wilson in the #9 … Read More
4-car crash on opening lap in Zolder
The carnage started early in Zolder, Belgium Friday morning. A 4-car accident on the warm-up lap of Friday practice at Zolder, Belgium severely damaged the car of local favorite Jan … Read More
Weekend USA TV Reminders
UPDATE #2 The full Saturday and Sunday TV listings are now shown below. 08/24/07 Those of you who do not get ESPN Classic to see the race live can watch … Read More
Kalkhoven in plane scare
Champ Car co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven had a plane scare yesterday when his Gulfstream V lost one of its two engines over the Dakotas on their way to Zolder, Belgium from … Read More
McLaren drivers not best friends – Haug
UPDATE Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were notable absentees from the paddock at the Istanbul Park circuit yesterday, remaining behind closed doors in their hotel rooms with the McLaren management … Read More
Turkish GP Preview
Could the 2007 Formula One world championship have any more drama? We've got 21 points separating the top four drivers, the two leading teams at loggerheads and the recent schism … Read More
SPEED to offer FREE two-screen ALMS coverage
SPEED will offer the ultimate two-screen experience this weekend in support of the American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Mosport. With the network delivering live coverage of the event … Read More
Meet Champ Car driver Katherine Legge
As the Champ Car World series heads to Europe for the event's next round, driver Katherine Legge, a British national, says she is excited to return to her home continent. … Read More