Ricci Robbed by Ruling
Houston, TX – Conquest Racing’s Giacomo Ricci finished eighth in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Houston Champ Car Atlantic powered by Mazda race after race officials mistakenly penalized the Italian two … Read More
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BMW Sauber announces official supplier
DuPont de Nemours is extending its partnership with the BMW Sauber F1 Team and will be supporting the team as an Official Supplier with immediate effect. DuPont became a Promotional … Read More
FIA moves to stop flexible floors
The FIA has increased the load-testing on the Formula 1 car floors, increasing the current 500 Newton test to 2000 Newtons. Teams are suspected of having floors that flex under … Read More
A1GP spinning its wheels, losing $200m+ a year
Philip Richards is the darling of the London hedge-fund circuit in large part because of the stratospheric financial returns realized from high-risk investments in nickel, copper and other natural-resource companies … Read More
GBR Looking To Break Records at A1GP Season Finale
London – A1 Team Great Britain is looking to make history at Brands Hatch this weekend, aiming to be the first team in the history A1GP to win a race … Read More
F1 men found guilty of espionage
(GMM) F1's long running Toyota espionage saga has ended with the two former Ferrari employees handed jail sentences. Mauro Iacconi and Angelo Santini have been found guilty in a Modena … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Three new Hot News items added as noted below. Mosley backs customer cars for 2008 No green light for night racing yet – FIA Dennis reaffirms vow to step … Read More
Another open wheeler to NASCAR
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports officials say Josh Wise, the 2006 United States Auto Club National Sprint Car Series champion, will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in Saturday's O'Reilly Auto … Read More
Muller gets full-time ride
Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing has signed World Touring Car ace Dirk Müller to race their #31 Ferrari F430 GT for the remainder of the 2007 American Le Mans Series. Muller … Read More
No broken bones for Pedrosa
Spanish MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa should be able to ride in the Chinese Grand Prix on May 6 after doctors said he had not fractured any bones in his crash … Read More
Said and No Fear Racing set for Talladega
Boris Said, who qualified sixth and placed 14th overall at the 2007 Daytona 500, will return to Nextel Cup Series action this weekend at the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. … Read More
Toyota Tops GM in 1Q Global Auto Sales
Toyota Motor Corp. became the world's top auto seller in the first three months of the year, passing rival General Motors Corp. for the first time, the Japanese automaker said … Read More
Gordon leads, but falls out of CORR race
Yesterday Robby Gordon flew out to Antelope Valley Fairgrounds to compete in the CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing) race. He was in the Baldwin Motorsports Monster Pro2 Truck. He was dominating … Read More
Bryant to sponsor Michael Andretti in 500
Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems today announced that it will sponsor Andretti Green Racing (AGR) driver Michael Andretti in the May 27 Indianapolis 500. Bryant Heating & Cooling will also … Read More
Mosley doesn’t rule out night Grand Prix
FIA President Max Mosley has said he would seriously consider a Formula 1 race under floodlights if there is a serious application from an organizing country. Hosting a Formula 1 … Read More
World of Outlaws loses title sponsors
UPDATE 360 OTC returns as the primary sponsor of Johnny Benson's #23 Toyota for the second Truck Series race in a row this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Benson will join … Read More
Ford wins Crew Chief of the Race Award
Prior to the start of the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, crew chief Mike Ford, Joe Gibbs Racing, was extremely confident after great practice sessions proved that … Read More
Champ Car F1x2 – Houston
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Over recent years, the Minardi two-seater team has played host to some high-profile passengers, but none could claim to be higher flying than Colonel Kevin Ford, who … Read More
21 cars to start Kansas City race
Car Driver Car Name 2 Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske 4 Vitor Meira Delphi Panther 5 Sarah Fisher Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 6 Sam Hornish Jr. … Read More
Overheard in Houston – 3
UPDATE The attendance for this weekend's Grand Prix of Houston was announced as 168,259 over three days. Seems a bit high to us but there were a lot of people … Read More
Cleveland GP airport in the news again
Advocates for improving access to Cleveland's lake shore have long suggested Burke Lakefront Airport could be closed and overflow traffic could move to other, smaller airports in the region. But … Read More
Financial Times Top Brands
The Financial Times has today published the second annual Brandz Top 100 Most Powerful Brands ranking, compiled by the market research firm Millward Brown Optimor. This identifies the most powerful … Read More
Waltrip probe could be nearing end
NASCAR's investigation into the unidentified substance found in Michael Waltrip's car during pre-qualifying inspection for the Daytona 500 could be coming to an end. Officials from Michael Waltrip Racing met … Read More
Doornbos persists for another podium
Robert Doornbos was not going to be denied a podium finish. But to get it, the rookie had to improve 10 spots from his 13th-place starting position in Sunday's Champ … Read More
Malaysia GP contract not yet signed
UPDATE (GMM) Organizers of the Malaysian grand prix have not yet signed a five-year contract extension with formula one officials, it has emerged. We reported at the weekend that the … Read More