BP extends Supercars sponsorship
BP has extended its support of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship by taking official naming rights to the first event on the revised calendar, next week’s BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint. … Read More
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Formula E Championship resumes racing with six-race Berlin showdown
After racing there virtually, Formula E will be back for the real thing for 6 straight races Formula E is set to resume racing in August at Tempelhof Airport in … Read More
No plans yet for races with spectators – Brawn
Ross Brawn (GMM) Ross Brawn says Formula 1 will only "very slowly" push to reintroduce spectators in the wake of the corona crisis. The sport has confirmed only eight 'ghost … Read More
Schumacher should focus on F2, not F1 – Vasseur
Mick Schumacher (GMM) Frederic Vasseur is giving no hints about whether Mick Schumacher will make his Formula 1 debut with Alfa Romeo in 2020. FIA president Jean Todt, who knows … Read More
Bottas suggests Mercedes will use DAS in Austria
Valtteri Bottas (GMM) Valtteri Bottas thinks he and Lewis Hamilton will be using the controversial 'DAS' steering system once the 2020 season gets up and racing next month. Mercedes' highly … Read More
Leclerc questions F1 2020 game’s driver rankings
Charles Leclerc (GMM) Charles Leclerc thinks the way current drivers were ranked by the developers of the new official game F1 2020 was "not appropriate". For the game's new 'My … Read More
Marko unhappy with Red Bull Ring over Renault test
Marko is pissed the Red Bull Ring let Daniel Ricciardo test a Renault there (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is unhappy with the management of Red Bull's own Formula 1 circuit … Read More
Ferrari no ‘happy family’ in 2020 – Brown
Zak Brown (GMM) An unhappy internal atmosphere will plague Ferrari's 2020 season, according to Zak Brown. McLaren supremo Brown will lose his driver Carlos Sainz to the Maranello team for … Read More
Hamilton to ‘take a knee’ in Austria
Lewis Hamilton (GMM) Lewis Hamilton reportedly intends to kneel during the Austrian anthem ahead of Formula 1's post-corona return to racing next month. British newspapers cited "sources close" to the … Read More
Sainz Sr. wins prestigious award
Carlos Sainz Sr. after winning the 2020 Dakar Rally Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr. was named Tuesday winner of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins Dale Sr. in NASCAR Hall of Fame
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join his famous father in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Dale Jr. twice won the Daytona 500 and who was the champion of … Read More
IMSA to allow 5,000 fans to attend July 4th race
5,000 fans in the grandstands is about what the regular Rolex 24 gets at Daytona Officials at Daytona International Speedway announced Tuesday a plan to introduce a return of fans … Read More
Will Penske switch to Porsche to achieve LeMans win?
Dumas in the Penske Porsche RS Spyder at St. Pete in 2008 Roger Penske still has one goal to achieve in motorsports – the 24 Hours of LeMans. He has … Read More
NASCAR News Bits
James Davison Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway will see a NASCAR Cup Series newcomer. On Tuesday, Spire Motorsports announced NTT IndyCar Series and IMSA driver James Davison will make … Read More
F1 Race Director Masi set to leave Australia
Michael Masi Due to the pandemic, Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi has stayed in Melbourne, Australia for the last three months instead of being stationed in Europe like he … Read More
Todt happy to see big teams expand beyond F1, eye IndyCar or LeMans
Will Wolff and Binotto really bring their teams to IndyCar? Mercedes and Ferrari are global brands and IndyCar is strictly a domestic brand with primarily domestic TV coverage (GMM) Jean … Read More
F1 working on alternatives to reverse grids – Todt
Jean Todt admits F1 working on more gimmick ideas (GMM) Jean Todt says Formula 1 is working on "other innovative ideas" after Mercedes vetoed the plan for qualifying sprint races … Read More
Todt hopes Vettel stays in Formula 1
Vettel will join F1's other top star out of F1 in 2021 – Fernando Alonso. There are no top rides for them and they do not need the money (GMM) … Read More
Verstappen aims to win ‘every race’ in 2020
Max Verstappen has big ambitions for 2020 (GMM) While Jean Alesi has sold a Ferrari F40 to finance his son Giuliano's Formula 2 career, Max Verstappen has bought one of … Read More
Mercedes loses F1 engine boss
Andy Cowell, the man behind the powerful Mercedes power unit (GMM) Engine boss Andy Cowell is leaving Mercedes' F1 team next month. (see related article) Instead, he will "consult to … Read More
2020 NASCAR All-Star Race Moved to Bristol with fans
Marcus Smith, president and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, announced Monday night that NASCAR's All-Star Race has been moved from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, where up … Read More
NASCAR Homestead and Martinsville (mid-week) TV Ratings
2nd place Chase Elliott in the Hooters car Michael Reaves/Getty Images for Chevy Fox drew 2.48 million overnight viewers for Sunday's rain-delayed Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami. The race had … Read More
Road to Indy Enhances Driver Development Ladder System
IP 2000 at Mid-Ohio Following the recent news of INDYCAR’s strong commitment to Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires for 2021 and beyond, Andersen Promotions today announced significant additional support … Read More
NASCAR allowed 1,000 fans To return to the stands in Homestead
Local members of the U.S. Military and First Responders and their families were the only fans allowed in to watch the race Michael Reaves/Getty Images On Sunday, up to 1,000 … Read More
Verstappen to drive a Ferrari
Ferrari Monza SP2 has almost as much HP as his F1 car Ferrari Media Center Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen is not buying an Acura NSX that his F1 … Read More