Category: Formula 1
McLaren says Paffett free to find drive elsewhere
McLaren have promised test driver Gary Paffett that they will not hold him back from joining another team next year if his current discussions with rival outfits are successful, autosport.com … Read More
Ten Drivers to participate in shootout for Spyker seat
Spyker plan to conduct a test 'shootout' over the winter to determine the identity of Christijan Albers' teammate for 2007. Up to ten drivers are expected to be invited to … Read More
Ralf rejects BMW rumors
(GMM) Ralf Schumacher has rejected persistent speculation that he could return one day soon to BMW's F1 camp. For five years until the end of 2004 the German raced a … Read More
New Renault F1 team sponsor
UPDATE #4 (GMM) Renault is set to confirm its new title sponsorship for 2007 and beyond on Monday. Journalists have been invited by Dutch bank ING Group to a press … Read More
Villeneuve to NASCAR reports gain speed
UPDATE #9 Roush Racing appears to be finalizing plans to put former Indy 500 champion and F-1 star Jacques Villeneuve in a Ford for several Busch Series races next year. … Read More
Frank Williams prepared to sue
Williams team boss Sir Frank Williams has expressed his concerns about the Red Bull Racing team supplying their sister team, Toro Rosso, with the same chassis in 2007, both designed … Read More
Davidson to land Aguri seat
UPDATE #2 (GMM) Anthony Davidson's father has all but confirmed reports that say the 27-year-old Briton could race for the Super Aguri team next year. "He wants to race," the … Read More
Wheldon still hoping for F1?
UPDATE (GMM) Dan Wheldon is the latest name to emerge on Spyker's short list for one of the last race seats on the 2007 F1 grid. The 2005 Indy 500 … Read More
The NASCAR ’best driver’ fallacy
[Editor's Note: As we have stated on numerous occasions, NASCAR TV announcers pronounce every week to viewers that NASCAR drivers are the best drivers in the world. Nothing could be … Read More
McLaren, Honda, to land new sponsors
(GMM) A trio of important sponsors appear destined for next year's formula one grid. With Renault's $60 million per-year 'ING' title sponsorship to be unveiled in the coming weeks, it … Read More
Aussie Champ Car race to top F1 race
OFFICIAL: Indy has burned off Melbourne's Grand Prix as Australia's premier street racing event. (Indy is the name of Champ Car's Surfers Paradise race). The 18 per cent acceleration in … Read More
Paffett or Monteiro at Spyker
(GMM) Gary Paffett has emerged on Spyker's short list for the race seat alongside Christijan Albers in 2007. After earlier speculation that had linked him with the 2007 seat next … Read More
Glock to test for BMW
BMW had been considering running Timo Glock as a test driver in races this year but the German driver injured his wrist in the final round of the GP2 Series … Read More
Alonso sees hope in rivals’ tires
(GMM) The last skerrick of hope for Renault's off-the-pace Fernando Alonso at Suzuka was the appearance of worrying blisters after qualifying on the Bridgestone tires of his rival, Michael Schumacher. … Read More
Klien eyes Honda test seat
(GMM) Another possibility for Christian Klien in the 2007 season is a test driver role for works team Honda, it has emerged. The Red Bull refugee is still linked with … Read More
Champ Schu to retire F1’s no.1?
(GMM) If the retiring Michael Schumacher wins the drivers' title this year, the coveted 'number one' could disappear from the formula one grid for a year. In the 1994 season, … Read More
F1 to be slower in 2007
Champ Cars have always been slower than F1 cars because 1) They weigh about 400 pounds more with driver, and 2) Except for the tire war years, have always run … Read More
Kubica on track for 2007 seat
(GMM) A BMW spokesman has refused to confirm reports that impressive Polish rookie Robert Kubica is sure to retain his race seat beyond the end of 2006. Reports suggest that … Read More
Is racing dead in Rio de Janeiro?
UPDATE #4 Here are some more images of the Hermann Tilke redesigned Rio de Janeiro track. The circuit will be reduced from its current 3.08-mile layout to just 1.67 miles, … Read More
Korea GP is blow for Russia, Mexico
UPDATE (GMM) South Korea's successful landing of a formula one race in 2010 and beyond is a blow for the hopes of a GP in Russia (and Mexico). At the … Read More
Ferrari engine to change Red Bull teams
(GMM) Jean Todt says discussions about possibly moving the 2007 Ferrari customer engine deal from Red Bull Racing to Toro Rosso are still taking place. The Ferrari boss was believed … Read More
More Schu rumors
(GMM) Michael Schumacher's manager has once again denied reports that the 37-year-old Ferrari veteran could be eyeing a switch to another racing series or to Jean Todt's pitwall perch. ''Team … Read More
Albers to test for Ferrari
(GMM) Spyker's 2007 race driver Christijan Albers could next year test for Ferrari, it has emerged. Written into the Silverstone based team's new formula one engine contract with Ferrari, negotiated … Read More
Ferrari power for Spyker? Cosworth out of F1
UPDATE #4 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement by Spyker that they will use Ferrari engines in 2007. Cosworth is out of F1 after this season. Cosworth's … Read More