Karthikeyan back to F1 after Force India test?
Narain Karthikeyan, getting NASCAR Truck most popular driver award (GMM) Narain Karthikeyan has played down increasing rumors he could be set to return to formula one in 2011. Before Karun … Read More
Month: December 2010
Q and A with IndyCar’s Fred Nation
Fred J. Nation is the executive vice president, communications, for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST MEMORABLE DAY OF YOUR CAREER?While I have had many responsibilities … Read More
F1 wreck led to Australian title for former tester
(GMM) Former Jaguar tester James Courtney on Sunday secured his first V8 Supercar title. But as a 22-year-old in 2002, the Australian was testing a Jaguar at Monza when a … Read More
Australian GP organizing dispute now over
(GMM) A dispute that threatened to derail the future of the Australian grand prix has been resolved. The organizer of the Melbourne event, Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) chairman Ron … Read More
New Racing Poll
What is wrong with American motorsports today? (Take poll on our Home Page) Its biggest stars are backmarkers Today's race cars have no relevance to cars fans buy Fans have … Read More
Poll Results
Given Milka Duno's lack of pace, IndyCar should:Only allow her on 100% throttle no talent reg'd oval tracks 4% Impose a 110% qualifying rule akin to Champ Car and F1 … Read More
Layoffs at Roush Racing
With its Nationwide program contracting and the need for fabricators shrinking, Roush Fenway Racing has decided to lay off as many as 60 employees, a source close to the situation … Read More
Earnhardt’s mother needs to wash his mouth out with soap
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch both say they have to clean up the blue language that sometimes invades their radio chatter—but for different reasons. Earnhardt learned recently that the … Read More
Buemi impressed with next years Toro Rosso
Sebastien Buemi reckons his 2011 challenger is on track to be a "good" car because it "definitely looks impressive." Although Buemi's name did not appear under Toro Rosso when the … Read More
Camaro poised to claim pony-car sales title over the Mustang
The convertible Camaro should give a further boost to Camaro sales in 2011 With just weeks left in the year, Chevrolet’s hot-selling Camaro looks like a lock to win the … Read More
Di Resta better than champion Vettel – Franchitti
UPDATE Interesting that Dario didn’t mention that Di Resta is his cousin. 12/03/10 (GMM) Paul di Resta is even better than F1's new world champion Sebastian Vettel. That is the … Read More
F1 agrees to push ahead with new engines in 2013
(GMM) Despite the reluctance of Bernie Ecclestone and key manufacturers including Ferrari, F1 is pushing ahead with a radical new engine formula for 2013. The shift from the current normally-aspirated … Read More
Lotus to be ‘Proton 1Malaysia’ in 2011
UPDATE Proton's managing director has confirmed that the company is "close" to purchasing the remaining 25 percent of Renault not owned by Genii Capital. Last year, Renault sold a 75 … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Wednesday
UPDATE Former ITV commentator James Allen wrote on his website, jamesallenonf1.com: "Montezemolo keeps saying that he does not want to get into politics and that he does not want to … Read More
Lariche fastest on final day in Portimao
Benjamin Lariche stormed to the top of the timesheets in the final test session in Portimao, setting a scintillating pace despite cooling conditions around the 4.6km circuit on Friday. Lariche's … Read More
Honda will stop making Element
Honda Motor Co., the fourth-largest automaker in the U.S., said it will discontinue the Element sport-utility vehicle after the 2011 model as sales fall for the seventh straight year. Deliveries … Read More
On Cable, ESPN empire tops
Which sports networks on cable TV have the deepest penetration in terms of U.S. households? 1. ESPN, 100 million households2. ESPN2, 100 million households3. Golf Channel, 83.1 million households. 4. … Read More
Has NASCAR made ‘The Call’ for 2011 already?
A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, We all know that everything happens in NASCAR for a reason with everything carefully orchestrated, including who sits on pole each and every week. But … Read More
Johnson crowned champ for fifth consecutive year
Jimmie Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus and team owner Rick Hendrick celebrate their fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship before the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony Todd … Read More
Successful Track Test of Zytek KERS System
The last of three, two-day tests of the Zytek KERS system installed in Honda R&D's HEV Super GT test car was successfully completed last week. Driver, Katsutomo Kaneishi was very … Read More
J. K Vernay to move up to IndyCar
Newcomer J. K. Vernay beat James Hinchliffe in a tightly fought Indy Lights battle in 2010. Bob Heathcote/AR1.com The TEAM program details for 2011 were announced this week and they … Read More
Team Penske IndyCar lineup to remain unchanged
UPDATE #3 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' and our 2011 IndyCar Silly Season page updated accordingly. On Friday's IndyCar media teleconference Penske Racing president Tim Cindric confirmed that Team … Read More
Road to Indy ladder system to get major boost
UPDATE Well, not only is Randy Bernard working his magic on the IndyCar series, it seems he's doing likewise on the Road to Indy Ladder system. We hear there is … Read More
ALMS and Grand-Am team owner Loles target of fraud case
UPDATE The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Hartford has returned a 32-count indictment charging GREGORY P. LOLES, 51, … Read More
Virgin to rely just on CFD again
Virgin Racing team principal John Booth says he has faith in computational fluid dynamics after the outfit's first year of exclusively using Wirth Research's CFD capability to race in F1. … Read More