Latest F1 news in brief
New Campos bosses tell Senna his seat is safe Grosjean lost seat due to mid-season mistake – Petrov Petrov says Campos, Sauber were 2010 options More negative headlines for Flavio … Read More
Month: February 2010
Quotes of the Week
"Danica, do you think these commercials are going too far, getting too hot?" an attractive female reporter asked Danica Patrick after the Nationwide race Saturday. "That depends," Patrick cooed. "What … Read More
Fan dies at NHRA race
UPDATE A woman attending Sunday's Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway died after being struck by a tire from Antron Brown's NHRA Top Fuel dragster. The unidentified female was transported … Read More
Fan can win the ultimate Sebring hot lap
Less than a week remains for Sebring fans to register to win the ultimate on-track experience during the 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. … Read More
Jimmie Johnson defeats Harvick in Fontana
Jimmie Johnson Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR In front of a sparse California crowd, Californians Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick battled all race long with Johnson prevailing by about 1 … Read More
McMurray Still Can’t Believe Daytona Win
Jamie McMurray still smiling in Fontana Jeff Gross/Getty Images for NASCAR Some dreams are so big, and seem so unattainable, that even the dreamer doesn’t believe they can ever come … Read More
Mayfield’s files motion to move case
There's a lot of politicking going on in Jeremy Mayfield's case against NASCAR and both sides recently filed court documents hoping to sway the judge on an upcoming decision that … Read More
GM’s Whitacre in line to get $9M salary package
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Ed Whitacre Jr. is in line to get a $9 million pay package and the automaker, in a surprise move, rehired former CEO Fritz Henderson … Read More
Mutoh to be Newman Haas’ only driver?
It now looks that the only driver the Newman Haas Lanigan IndyCar team will run in 2010 is Heideki Mutoh. Why? Because he is funded by Honda. American Graham Rahal … Read More
Daytona starts fixing race track
UPDATE North American Testing Corporation, is the construction and design division of International Speedway Corporation, hence the France company has hired the same company (they own) to patch the track … Read More
Once again, Goodyears tire problems
They give American manufacturing quality a bad name pretty much every race. After 4-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson had tire problems at Daytona that saw his tires wear … Read More
NASCAR’s biggest star – “I sucked”
NASCAR's biggest star, Danica Patrick. The NASCAR fans and media worship her "Thanks guys," NASCAR's biggest star Danica Patrick radioed after completing 152 laps on the 2-mile oval. "Sorry I … Read More
Brawn happy despite rain
Despite rain 5 days out of 8 during testing at Jerez, Ross Brawn says the Mercedes team has made "good progress." "The past two weeks in Jerez have seen an … Read More
NASCAR to keep wing at Superspeedways
UPDATE One of the things that was discussed Sunday morning at Daytona International Speedway is that some of the owners and some NASCAR officials have gone and whispered in Sprint … Read More
Atlantic team eyeing IndyCar?
UPDATE #5 One source told us that Simona is still going to be at Barber this week and will test! The recent events have not shaken the team or its … Read More
The Delta Wing – Can you say tail-out driving?
Continuing where we left off in Part 1, today we examine why the Delta Wing car is sure going to be fun to watch because the car is going to … Read More
Ferrari is ‘best car’ of Alonso’s career
Fernando Alonso says the Ferrari is best car he ever drove Ferrari (GMM) After Jenson Button finished the Jerez test with the best time, Fernando Alonso warned that Ferrari is … Read More
Kyle Busch defeats Biffle and Logano on last lap
Kyle Busch beat Greg Biffle by that much Jeff Gross/Getty Images for NASCAR With a last-lap pass of Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch stole a win in the Stater Bros. 300 … Read More
Logano wins pole as NASCAR’s biggest star languishes in 36th
Danica Patrick Joey Logano is on the pole for the Nationwide race at Fontana while NASCAR's biggest star, Danica Patrick, will start 36th. Patrick's lap of 172.990 mph actually was … Read More
Button tops final day of testing at Jerez
Jenson Button Jenson Button set the fastest lap of the Jerez testing on today's eighth and final day of pre-season running at the southern Spain venue. The defending F1 world … Read More
Big crowd gathers for final Jerez test day
(GMM) Until a few spots of rain worried a few faces on the pitwall, the F1 circus was enjoying a second consecutive day of fully dry conditions on the last … Read More
NASCAR again goes ga-ga over Danica – Expands TV coverage
Saturday NASCAR TV starts on SPEED at 12PM ET to cover Danica Patrick's every move in Fontana. Maybe their TV cameras will follow her to her rest room breaks too. … Read More
Patrick struggles at Fontana
Danica Patrick at Fontana Friday CIA Stock Photo NASCAR TV ratings savior Danica Patrick's lessons continued Friday as she struggled to feel comfortable in her car during two practice sessions. … Read More