Hungary: Alonso tops practice 2
Fernando Alonso topped Friday afternoon practice at the Hungaroring with a fast lap of 1:20.919 The Ferraris were only sixth and seventh, with Kimi Raikkonen ahead of Felipe Massa, who … Read More
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Enge to set up car for Duno again
Tomas Enge will be at Michigan International Speedway to help IndyCar Series rookie Milka Duno set up her car in preparation for Sunday's Firestone Indy 400. The last time Enge … Read More
Tentative 2008 Sprint Cup Series
UPDATE The Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2008 will move a week earlier to March 2, the track announced Thursday. The move will eliminate the open … Read More
Hamilton’s mid-year dip continues in Hungary
(GMM) Two weeks on from his disastrous race at the Nurburgring, rookie championship leader Lewis Hamilton's mid-season dip continued in Hungary on Friday. Albeit only a few minutes before the … Read More
F1 spies should be punished – Briatore
(GMM) Even a few spots of Budapest rain for Friday afternoon practice failed to draw the paddock's attention away from the so-called 'spy' scandal, which looks set to overshadow yet … Read More
Weekend USA TV Reminders
UPDATE The full Sunday TV listings are now shown below. 08/02/07 Courtesy of TVRacer.comFridayNASCAR Nextel Cup Replay – Allstate Brickyard 400 High Definition 12:00am-2:30am (R) HDNetFormula 1 Practice Hungary 8:00am-9:30am … Read More
Pantano leads opening GP2 practice in Hungary
Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps 1. Pantano Campos Grand Prix 1:28.992 10 2. Nakajima DAMS 1:29.197 + 0.205 14 3. Maldonado Trident Racing 1:29.293 + 0.301 12 4. Filippi … Read More
France / George family feud caused MIS axe
Management at Michigan International Speedway has determined they will not be made out as the bad guys and have gone public with the reasons why there will be no Indy … Read More
Fast Road America should play into Audi’s hands
The Audi R10 TDI has been front page news in the American Le Mans Series since March 2006. With the revolutionary Diesel Sportscar, Audi is also proving just how efficient … Read More
Seven Youngsters in the Frame For 2007 Team USA Scholarships
Seven talented young American race car drivers were interviewed by an illustrious panel of Team USA Scholarship judges last Saturday evening during the San José Champ Car Grand Prix weekend. … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Spy saga still sizzling in Hungary No more GP visits for Schu – spokeswoman Webber defends Ferrari fury in spy scandal Trouble in Hungary for Red Bull teams Spy saga … Read More
Champ Car drivers to raise money for cancer research
In just a week, elite drivers from the Champ Car World Series, The Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Series Powered by Mazda, and other racing series will experience … Read More
Gurney/Fogarty top Grand-Am practice
Preparing for tomorrow’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Montréal 400k, Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty once again collaborated on a winning setup in practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. On … Read More
Fellows tops practice 2 in Montreal
POS NO. DRIVER MAKE TIME BEHIND LEADER1 33 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 103.198 2 155 Robby Gordon Ford 103.392 -0.1943 59 Marcos Ambrose* Ford 103.412 -0.2144 41 Scott Pruett Dodge 103.424 … Read More
Hungarian GP: Thursday Press Conference
DRIVERS: Robert KUBICA (BMW SAUBER), Kimi RAIKKONEN (FERRARI), Sebastian VETTEL (TORO ROSSO), Sakon YAMAMOTO (SPYKER) Q: Sebastian, when did you know you were actually driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso? Sebastian … Read More
Carpentier tops opening Busch series practice
UPDATE A reader writes, What a surprise! Patrick Carpentier fastest in first practice at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve! No prior experience in a Busch Stock Car, first session against circuit veterans … Read More
Indy Pro driver sidelined with fractured back
Three-time Indy Pro Series race winner Travis Gregg will return to the series to drive the No. 2 Team Moore Racing entry at Kentucky Speedway on Aug. 11. Gregg, a … Read More
Speed kicked out due to performance – bosses
(GMM) Toro Rosso chiefs on Thursday denied that Scott Speed had been kicked out because his tenuous relationship disintegrated with the team at the Nurburgring. Californian Speed, 24, is reported … Read More
Q and A with Spyker’s Colin Kolles
After dismissing Christijan Albers from their driver lineup after the British Grand Prix, test and reserve driver Marcus Winkelhock stepped up to the plate for the Spyker Formula One team … Read More
Heidfeld, Fisi, still waiting on 2008 deals
(GMM) Mario Theissen on Thursday warned that an announcement about Nick Heidfeld's future at BMW will not be made this weekend in Hungary. Recent reports said that a contract for … Read More
BMW pair clear air after Nurburgring clash
(GMM) Teammates Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica on Thursday reportedly cleared the air following their clash at the Nurburgring. The BMW-Sauber duo have always shared a slightly tense relationship, but … Read More
In NASCAR, merger’s another word for downsizing
Everybody has put a positive spin on NASCAR's sudden merger fever because it's been exciting to see things like Mark Martin joining the retooling effort at Dale Earnhardt Inc. But, … Read More
Toyota U.S. sales drop 7%
Toyota Motor Corp.’s U.S. sales fell 7% in July to 224,058 vehicles for its second sales drop in the past four months compared to the same periods last year. Toyota, … Read More
GM sales dive 19%
General Motors Corp. sales dove 19 percent in July to 320,000 cars and trucks, according to sales data announced today. Sales were down across each of GM's eight brands, including … Read More
Big changes loom for Chrysler
The concept car had been shown publicly and critiqued internally. Business plans had been written, and Chrysler Group executives had debated for months whether to build the flagship luxury sedan. … Read More