F1: Series confirms Sprint format tweaks for 2023 season (Update)
–by Mark Cipolloni– Questions we have on the new format: How will Sprint Race wins be shown on a driver’s record? We assume they will not be counted as Grand … Read More
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IndyCar: Monterey Regional Airport gets IndyCar display
–Press Release– On Tuesday, April 17 in the early morning hours, Monterey Regional Airport commuters may have caught a glimpse of the Racecar Transporter rolling past the runway on it’s … Read More
WEC: Record hypercar grid for 6 Hours of Spa
–Press Release– Round three of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Franchorchamps, will see a record 13 Hypercars take to the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit later … Read More
F1: Las Vegas GP nearing sellout already – 105,000 each day
–by Mark Cipolloni– The most expensive F1 race ever, in terms of ticket cost – the Las Vegas GP – is nearly sold out, according to Las Vegas Grand Prix … Read More
IndyCar: Friday is free admission for all Detroit GP fans
–Press Release– On Friday, June 2, Comerica Bank will once again support a tradition that began with the very first Detroit Grand Prix in 1982. Comerica Bank Free Prix Day … Read More
TV News: Weekend USA TV Ratings
TV Rating Analysis FOX got a 2.58 rating and 4.554 million viewers for Sunday’s Geico 500 NASCAR Cup Race at Talladega, down 2.73% in viewers and down 1.15% in rating … Read More
Rumor: Taylor Swift dating Fernando Alonso (Update)
Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has reacted to rumors he is dating Taylor Swift by posting a video featuring him winking as he listens to one of the pop superstar’s hit songs. The … Read More
F1: Allison reveals why he returned to F1 team
–by Mark Cipolloni– With the Mercedes F1 team getting their lunch eaten week in and week out by the Red Bull team, the Mercedes brass was likely up in arms … Read More
F1: Smedley not ruling out potential full-time comeback
Rob Smedley has hinted he is thinking about returning to F1. The Briton was race engineer to Felipe Massa at Ferrari before departing for Williams in 2014 as Head of Vehicle Performance – overseeing … Read More
F1: Final vote is today for Sprint Weekend format changes
–by Mark Cipolloni– Proposed changes to F1 Sprint weekends are being voted on today ahead of the this weekend’s Azerbaijan GP Sprint weekend. The F1 Commission is meeting today to … Read More
F1: Steiner gives Lewis Hamilton a reality chack
Lewis Hamilton must accept that he cannot always be part of a winning F1 team, according to Haas boss Guenther Steiner. The Brit has built up a monstrous Drivers’ Championship … Read More
F1: The Most Amazing Tech Trends For F1 in 2023
–by Mark Cipolloni– At the 2023’s F1 launch season, all 10 teams have showcased their banging new rides, or at least their enhanced liveries, for the upcoming campaign. Despite all … Read More
F1: Ricciardo offered track time
–by Mark Cipolloni– Daniel Ricciardo, who earned a reported US$24 million pay-off after being dumped one season early by McLaren last year, is seeing his options diminish to land a … Read More
F1: Azerbaijan GP says all grandstands sold out
–Press Release– Baku City Circuit (BCC), Promoter of the FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX – the race where you can always Expect the Unexpected – is thrilled to announce that … Read More
Rumor: Lewis Hamilton might lose one of his 7 F1 titles to Massa (3rd Update)
–by Mark Cipolloni– Felipe Massa thinks Lewis Hamilton was an illegitimate F1 champion back in 2008 and should be stripped of his title. Massa has reportedly assembled a legal team … Read More
Formula E: Drugovich tops Berlin rookie test
FIA Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich (Maserati MSG Racing) set the fastest time at the Berlin Rookie Test; inside the quickest Julius Baer Pole Position effort of the SABIC Berlin … Read More
Track News: IMS thinking about development outside the Speedway
–by Mark Cipolloni– As reported by Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal, Penske Entertainment wants to develop outside the Speedway to make it into an entertainment destination modeled after Title … Read More
F1: Pirelli announces tire choices Monaco and Barcelona
–Press Release– The choice of compounds for the Monaco Grand Prix and Spanish Grand Prix has been announced to all the teams today. In Monaco, from 26 to 28 May, … Read More
IndyCar: Amada America to sponsor Harvey at Barber
–Press Release– Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that AMADA AMERICA, Inc., a leading global machine tool manufacturer and supplier in the sheet metal industry, will be the primary … Read More
IndyCar: Arrow McLaren brings racing history to the streets of Indianapolis
–Press Release– Leading into the Indianapolis 500 and throughout the Month of May festivities, four McLaren GT supercars, wrapped in racing’s most iconic liveries, will take to the streets of … Read More
Automotive: USA government misleads buyers on EV range
While internal-combustion cars often match or exceed their EPA highway fuel economy numbers, a new paper using data from Car & Driver’s highway tests show that EVs are far worse … Read More
WEC: Cadillac Racing expands driver roster (Update)
–Press Release– After two strong performances as a solo, the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R will welcome its sister racecar to form a formidable Hypercar duo this week at Spa-Francorchamps. The … Read More
F1: Hamilton finally beats Verstappen in something
–by Mark Cipolloni– On any typical F1 race weekend, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen usually schools 7-time champion Lewis Hamilton. Every once in a while, Hamilton beats the Dutchman. Hamilton … Read More
F1: Insider says Lewis Hamilton Is “Like A Spoiled Little Boy” When He Doesn’t Win
Spaniard Joan Villadelprat, speaking in an exclusive interview with Spanish publication El Confidencial, and who worked for McLaren and Ferrari during his long F1 career as well as Benetton, Tyrrell … Read More
NASCAR: Larson could have been killed, roll cage to be examined
Post-race inspection in the NASCAR Cup Series garage after Sunday’s Geico 500 at Talladega revealed no issues. The results are final. The Nos. 2 (Austin Cindric Ford), 5 (Larson Chevy) … Read More