Author: Posted by AR1 staff
IndyCar: Q&A With Katherine Legge After Her Test at TMS
–Press Release– On Monday, April 3, Katherine Legge drove the No. 44 Hendrickson Dallara/Honda/Firestone entry for the first time during her speedway evaluation test prior to attempting to qualify for … Read More
F1: Zak Brown challenges Toto Wolff to a boxing match
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has challenged Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to a boxing match ahead of Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix in November. Brown also wants to organize a … Read More
F1: Bill Gates daughter buy Lewis Hamilton’s NYC Penthouse
Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ eldest daughter, Jennifer Gates, might now be calling a $51 million New York City penthouse home. The massive apartment at 443 Greenwich St. — a known … Read More
IndyCar: On-Track passes up, popularity down
–by Mark Cipolloni– The NTT IndyCar Series cannot catch a break, it would seem. Despite an exciting two opening races of the 2023 season, TV viewership is down 14.4% and … Read More
TV News: Weekend TV Ratings
–by Mark Cipolloni– TV Analysis NASCAR: FS1 got a 1.30 rating and 2.303 million viewers for the NASCAR Cup race at Richmond; down 45.61% (Rating) and down 43.72% (Viewers) from … Read More
F1: Sky Sports announcers at odds over Masi’s return to F1 paddock
–by Mark Cipolloni– Sky Sports F1 TV reporter Ted Kravitz was highly critical of Michael Masi during the Australian Grand Prix weekend, questioning why he had chosen to appear in … Read More
F1: Williams team awarded $33.25m in final Rokit Judgement, Rokit countersues (Update)
–by Mark Cipolloni– ROKiT has filed a $149 million counter lawsuit against the Williams team. The lawsuit was initiated on behalf of parent companies ROKiT World Inc and ROKiT World … Read More
NASCAR: Foul mouthed radio messages reveal how Truex lost Richmond race
–by Mark Cipolloni– The NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond did not end well for Martin Truex Jr. after being in the lead group for the majority of the race … Read More
F1: Can Red Bull Record Fastest Ever F1 Speed in 2023?
–Mark Cipolloni– Lewis Hamilton has described Red Bull’s RB19 as the “fastest car I have seen” in the early weeks of the 2023 season. The seven-time world champion has confirmed … Read More
F1: Verstappen denies he was sandbagging
–by Mark Cipolloni– Max Verstappen has said Red Bull was not sandbagging, it was simply a case of managing their pace over tire life concerns in Australia, as it was … Read More
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing with first-class driver line-up for the 2023
–Press Release– Mercedes-AMG presents line-up of eleven Performance, two Expert and five Junior Drivers Mikaël Grenier and Fabian Schiller extend the Performance Driver circle Ralf Aron, Jordan Love and Jusuf … Read More
F1: Australian GP had so many fans it was literally bursting at the seams
–by Mark Cipolloni– Since American firm Liberty Media took over F1 the sport has become so popular everyone is swimming in money, including the race organizers, who used to lose … Read More
IndyCar/IMSA: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Committed to Sustainability
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has thrown the “green” flag on sustainability in recent years and its efforts – and those of its partners – are gaining momentum … Read More
Track News: Blue Angels, F-22 Raptor to thrill at Pocono Raceway
–Press Release– The vaunted United States Navy Blue Angels will make their first public appearance in the Northeast on May 27-28 as the featured aviation event of the Great Pocono … Read More
F1: Vasseur hammers FIA Race Directors for inconsistency
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has criticized the FIA after #55 Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. was hit with a five-second penalty at the Australian Grand Prix, one that dropped … Read More
F1: GP Organizers blame driver errors for Abert Park Chaos
A cooling late afternoon track surface and greater urgency created by three restarts, rather than changes to the Albert Park track layout, were responsible for the unusually high number of crashes … Read More
F1: Brundle refutes claims F1 chose showbiz over safety
–by Mark Cipolloni– Sky Sport F1 TV reporter Martin Brundle says Formula 1 “absolutely” did not try to create showbiz drama at the Australian Grand Prix, race director Niels Wittich’s … Read More
Rumor: Plans afoot to add separate F1 Sprint Race Qualifying Session (Update)
–by Mark Cipolloni– It is our understanding now that an agreement has been reached between the ten Formula 1 teams to alter the Sprint Race weekend format to have two … Read More
F1: Grand Prix reaches 2.95 million Australians
The population in Australia is only about 25 million people, while the population in the United States is about 330 million people, so keep that in mind when digesting the … Read More
Automotive: Three dead in Monaco GP tunnel car crash
Three people have died in a car crash in a tunnel in the principality of Monaco early on Saturday, local authorities reported. A car crashed into the wall of the tunnel in the city center and … Read More
Automotive: South Portland truck leasing business acquired by Penske
Kris-Way Truck Leasing Inc., which is based in South Portland, Maine and employs 150 people, is being purchased by a division of Penske Corp., one of the world’s largest transportation … Read More
F1: Unfortunate to have both cars come together – Szafnauer
–by Mark Cipolloni– Alpine F1 Team Boss Otmar Szafnauer lamented both his drivers crashing into each other during the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, describing the incident as unfortunate. “Unfortunate” is … Read More
Automotive: 3 Things to Consider Before Leasing a Car
Inflation is at an all-time high, and buying new cars is getting more difficult with the increasing costs and interest rates. If you can’t afford to own a car right … Read More
F1: Hamilton continues to need too much downforce
–by Mark Cipolloni– Once again Lewis Hamilton was amazed at how fast Max Verstappen passed him during the Australian GP on Sunday. As age is catching up to Hamilton, he … Read More