What’s Kovalainen smoking?
Kovalainen had better stop smoking that happy weed. He's become delusional Heikki Kovalainen believes Team Lotus has the potential to haul itself up the grid and fight at the very … Read More
Month: December 2010
Sochi priority for 2014 is Olympics, not F1
(GMM) The contract for the inaugural Russian grand prix in 2014 allows for a postponement in the event that preparations for the Winter Olympics in the same city of Sochi … Read More
VW team ready for start of Dakar 2011
Before the “Dakar" startNews from the Volkswagen Team Wolfsburg (30 December 2010). The countdown has started: The Volkswagen team’s preparations for the almost 9,600 kilometer desert classic in Argentina and … Read More
Austin F1 organizers make good on promise to break ground in late 2010
Benito Hinojosa of Austin Geologic drills for a soil sample at the planned F1 racetrack Thursday. Heavy-duty work on the 970-acre tract southeast of Austin began this week, nearly seven … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Friday
Schumacher struggled without top driver simulator – Brawn Alguersuari to welcome 2011 as 'DJ Squire' Verstappen backs Ferrari's third car proposal Maldonado no 'pay-driver' insists Williams' Parr City officials approve … Read More
Ross Brawn says he won’t quit
Ross Brawn Ross Brawn has dismissed speculation that he is ready to stand down as Mercedes GP team principal. There have been plenty of reports claiming that the Brackley-based outfit's … Read More
Vainio moves to GP3
Former karting star Aaro Vainio will move up to GP3 in 2011. The 17-year-old will remain with French team Tech 1 Racing, which took him to fourth in this year's … Read More
Ford recalls 14,737 pickups and crossovers
Ford is recalling almost 15,000 vehicles, including some 2011 F-Series pickups, 2011 Lincoln MKXs and 2011 Ford Edges, to fix an electrical short in a body-control module that could cause … Read More
Danica Patrick to appear at GoDaddy.com Bowl parade, game
Racecar driver Danica Patrick is extending her stay in Mobile for the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Not only will Patrick be the featured speaker at Wednesday's GoDaddy.com Bowl Mayor's Luncheon at the … Read More
Sarah Fisher Gives Up Driving for Chance of Parenthood
Sarah Fisher hangs up gloves to make babies At the office, she would speak of her desire to start a family, sometimes asking plaintively, “When I’m 80 years old, who … Read More
Dakar Rally opens 2011 Robby Gordon schedule
Robby Gordon roams around his shop about three weeks before his 2011 season kicks off with the Dakar Rally, and he has a group of mechanics working on his Hummer … Read More
New producer for ESPN broadcasts?
Supposedly James Shiftan will step into the ESPN race producer role vacated with the removal of Neil Goldberg last season. Shiftan took a leave of absence from NASCAR last year, … Read More
Roush moves Nationwide shop, in dire straights for money
It's been hard enough for big-name drivers to get sponsorships in the Cup Series (see: Gordon, Jeff) and Roush Fenway Racing is learning that it's also pretty tough to get … Read More
New IndyCar sponsor?
Just saw an H&R Block (national tax preparation company with 2010 revenues of $3.9 billion) TV commercial featuring an IndyCar-like vehicle… it was an animated spot with the race car … Read More
Chitwood’s Greatest Thrill? Running Daytona
Chitwood recently moved from the Indy Motor Speedway to running Daytona, taking with him all the secret plans the George family may have had for IndyCar and planting them right … Read More
2011 Ferrari passes monocoque crash tests
(GMM) Ferrari's 2011 chassis has passed a sequence of crucial crash tests, according to Italian media reports. The mandatory monocoque tests reportedly took place under FIA guidelines and in the … Read More
Wind tunnel plans may take two years – Gascoyne
(GMM) It will be some time before Team Lotus has its own wind tunnel up and running, technical boss Mike Gascoyne has admitted. Late in 2010, the Tony Fernandes-led outfit … Read More
Stewart tips di Resta to join ‘best ever’ grid in 2011
(GMM) Sir Jackie Stewart has tipped fellow Scot Paul di Resta to make his formula one debut in 2011. 24-year-old di Resta, the new DTM champion, was Force India's reserve … Read More
Ford’s latest MyKey allows parents to censor radio
Ford Motor Co., through some advance technology, will help parents censor what their teens listen to on the radio while driving. A new version of the automaker's MyKey technology will … Read More
Robby Gordon back to Chevy, Indy?
UPDATE Former IndyCar driver and current NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Robby Gordon said he is 90 percent sure he will do the Indianapolis 500 but will make the decision by … Read More
Canadian Spengler gets raw deal from Mercedes
Bruno Spengler Maybe it's time for Bruno Spengler — the best race car driver Canadians never knew in 2010 — and his handlers to consider a move to NASCAR in … Read More
GM stock hits $35.32 per share
A group of Wall Street analysts enthusiastically resumed coverage of General Motors stock on Tuesday — sending the stock to its highest closing price since the automaker emerged from bankruptcy … Read More
State removes unusually high Austin F1 job estimates
The state comptroller’s office today removed numbers from its economic development Web site that appeared to show that the Formula One race scheduled to begin in Austin in 2012 would … Read More
Acura Yacht Club returns as sponsor for St. Pete GP
Thrill-seeking boaters can now rejoice. After a one year hiatus, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg announces that the Acura Yacht Club will be making a return to the … Read More
Santander buys into HRT team
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' A Spanish website has admitted a news story about Santander buying into the Spanish team HRT was a hoax. The website said the … Read More