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NASCA: Hendrick says ‘We’ve had the kind of year that you dream about’

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2021

Rick Hendrick has seen the highest of highs and lowest of lows in the motor sports world, but right now it’s the former as the NASCAR Cup Series season winds … Read More

Hot News World Endurance Championship

WEC: LMP1s Grandfathered Through 2022

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2021

LMP1 non-hybrids have been grandfathered for an additional year in the FIA World Endurance Championship following approval from the FIA World Motor Sport Council. Confirmed in the latest meeting on … Read More

Hot News NHRA

NHRA: B. Force, Wilkerson, M. Smith lead Friday field in Bristol

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2021

Brittany Force and the Flav-R-Pac dragster team are sitting in the provisional No. 1 spot Friday night at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Robert Hight with the … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

F1: ‘Limited’ amount of tickets released for sold-out US Grand Prix in Austin

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2021

A “limited” number of tickets are on sale for the previously announced, sold-out Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix from Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, COTA officials announced. Fans … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

F1: Toto Wolff tells Sauber not to sell team to Andretti

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2021

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has gone on record that Sauber would be foolish to sell its Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team to Andretti Autosport. Although more recognizable through its … Read More

Hot News NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR: Interstate Batteries renews sponsorship with Joe Gibbs Racing

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

As one of the longest running sponsorships in professional sports, Interstate Batteries will continue its on-going partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) in a multi-year renewal agreement. Under the new … Read More

Hot News NHRA

NHRA: Toyota partners with Torrence Racing beginning with 2022 season

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

Toyota announced today that Torrence Racing will join Team Toyota beginning with the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. The addition of Torrence Racing’s two-team effort expands Toyota’s … Read More

Formula E Hot News

Formula E: Rule changes and calendar released for Season 8

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

The sporting regulations for Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship were today ratified by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), during its World Motor Sport Council … Read More

Formula 2 Formula 3 Hot News

F2 and F3: 2022 Calendars released

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

FIA Formula 2 Calendar The 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship calendar has been confirmed today. It will comprise a total of 14 rounds, all support events of the FIA Formula … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Rumor: Provisional 2022 F1 schedule -CONFIRMED (Update)

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

As rumored below, and now ‘fact’, Formula 1 has revealed the calendar for the 2022 season, with a record-breaking 23 Grand Prix schedule being approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport … Read More

Formula 1 IndyCar Rumors

Rumor: F2 champ has zero chance for an F1 seat (2nd Update)

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

Oscar Piastri does not believe he is still in contention to drive for Alfa Romeo in 2022, so instead is focusing on an Alpine reserve role. The current Formula 2 … Read More

Hot News NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR: Hendrick team extends partnership with Liberty University through 2026

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

Liberty University and 13-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports have reached a new five-year agreement to extend the school’s support of driver William Byron and his No. 24 Chevrolet … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Video: Mercedes Turkey GP Race Debrief

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

James Allison talks through the big questions from the Turkish GP in this 20-minute long episode! From why Mercedes only changed Lewis Hamilton’s Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), to what the … Read More

Hot News IndyCar

IndyCar: De Francesco after the first IndyCar test: “There’s a lot to learn”

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

On Wednesday, Indy Lights driver Devlin DeFrancesco drove the No. 29 Andretti Autosport IndyCar at Sebring, his first time in an IndyCar. “It was a great car to drive — … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Video: Why Andretti is interested in buying Sauber’s F1 team

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

Rumors have gathered pace that Michael Andretti’s team – Andretti Autosport – could be taking a place on the F1 grid in the near future by buying into Sauber. In … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

F1: Bottas not excluded from Mercedes team meetings

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has apparently not been excluded from Mercedes’ key operations, even though he is departing for Alfa Romeo in 2022. As Lewis Hamilton struggled to recover from his … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

F1: Red Bull’s contracts ‘suffocating’ drivers

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

(GMM) Red Bull has a “problem” with the way it binds drivers to their Formula 1 contracts. That is the view of former F1 driver Christijan Albers, who says there … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

F1: Williams Racing Awarded FIA’S Three Star Environmental Accreditation

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

Williams Racing is pleased to announce that the team has been awarded the highest level of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile’s Environmental Accreditation Programme, following an audit of its Environmental … Read More

Hot News NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Odds for Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Cup Race

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2021

Kyle Larson won pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 race on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Sunday’s NASCAR Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 race is … Read More

Hot News NASCAR Truck Series

NASCAR: Nemechek returning to Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2022

Posted by AR1 staff October 14, 2021

Kyle Busch Motorsports announced Thursday that John Hunter Nemechek will return to drive the No. 4 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series full time in 2022. The … Read More

NHRA Rumors

Rumor: Tony Stewart to start NHRA team (Update)

Posted by AR1 staff October 14, 2021

This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Championship-winning racecar driver Tony Stewart is joining the NHRA in 2022. His eponymous team, Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), will field two full time … Read More

Editorials NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR: Texas Preview

Posted by AR1 staff October 14, 2021

Get ready for a Texas-sized NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs weekend The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs point standings have re-set and the eight drivers advancing to the Round of 8 have … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News Track News

Adelaide track saved…for now

Posted by AR1 staff October 14, 2021

Efforts by a residents’ group to rip up the former F1 and Supercars track called the Adelaide Parklands Circuit has been stopped for now. Instead, the Adelaide City Council will … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Rumor: Michael Andretti to buy Sauber/Alfa Romeo F1 team (8th Update)

Posted by AR1 staff October 14, 2021

We rumored below that Gainbridge may be the primary sponsor on the Andretti Alfa Romeo team’s F1 cars should the ‘rumored’ deal come to fruition. So how would the current … Read More

Hot News IndyCar

IndyCar: How Kirkwood’s and DeFrancesco’s Sebring test times compare

Posted by AR1 staff October 14, 2021

2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood and his Andretti Autosport teammate Devlin DeFrancesco complete their first IndyCar test on the Sebring road course Wednesday. Kirkwood was driving the #26 car … Read More