Champ Car or F1 could race at new Rio track
The consortium that is behind the plan to tear down half of Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguá circuit has confirmed it will build a new, three-mile track designed by Hermann Tilke’s … Read More
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The consortium that is behind the plan to tear down half of Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguá circuit has confirmed it will build a new, three-mile track designed by Hermann Tilke’s … Read More
Toyota may have been spied on during a factory 'open day' at the weekend. That's the claim of German-born F1 team driver Ralf Schumacher. To raise money for the German … Read More
The mayor of Vienna would love to welcome Bernie Ecclestone's grand prix circus to the Austrian city. Mayor Michael Haeupl said the event would bring a giant 'economic and image-promoting' … Read More
UPDATE If you ask (CEO) Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder when Volkswagen will join the F1 grid, you'll hear a variation of the word 'never.' But, at the Kitzbuehel charity ski event … Read More
UPDATE Last year Raikkonen was also dogged by reports of drunken behavior at a nightclub in the Canary Islands and he could now be disciplined by the team. "I'm aware … Read More
UPDATE Bernie's new scheme will provide 40M a year to each team from 2008 thru 2012….. 5 years…. (40 x 5 = $200M). $200M plus a signing bonus of 35M … Read More
This Grandprix.com Article says, The second Minardi is still up for grabs and team boss Paul Stoddart has made no secret of the fact that the drive will go to … Read More
Despite some rumors, Minardi boss Paul Stoddart says his Minardi team is not on the market. The only reason he might change his mind is if a car manufacturer or … Read More
The F1 rumor mill seems to think Ron Dennis might quit McLaren. We reported last October that Mercedes' new chief, Eckhard Cordes, could initiate the German co-owner and carmaker's full … Read More
How will the carmaker 'GPWC' group react to Bernie Ecclestone's Ferrari-FIA-FOM 'Concorde' coup? Paul Stoddart, of struggling team Minardi, thinks the diminishing group – now effectively represented only by BMW, … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone, in a London airport meeting next week, will issue a 'take it or leave it'-style ultimatum to Ferrari's nine Formula One rivals. The F1 impresario, with more money … Read More
A Dutch delegation traveled to south Bulgaria at the weekend to meet with 'Sliven' town mayor Yordan Lechkov. They talked about Formula One. It's reported, by the local 'Focus' agency, … Read More
UPDATE Gary Anderson has talked down widespread speculation that he will head the engineering department in any tie-up between Jordan and Midland. Anderson , who led Jordan’s technical operations from … Read More
UPDATE#3 The long-awaited Dubai F1 team, a launch delayed since last November, does not mean the project has folded, according to McLaren. The team announced last October it would back … Read More
Autosport Magazine reports that F1’s governing body is poised to make a dramatic U-turn and abandon its support for the category to be supplied by a single tire manufacturer in … Read More
Sources close to Michael Schumacher believe he won’t stop until he has won 10 world championships. According to this month’s edition of F1 Racing magazine, Schumacher has also set his … Read More
UPDATE #3 Eddie Jordan spent the weekend in the Alps and was not easily contactable but our sources tell us that the Irishman is denying that a deal has been … Read More
British star of German 'DTM' racing, Gary Paffett, may have been offered a F1 test contract for '05, we can reveal. But he turned it down, reportedly, in favor of … Read More
UPDATE #8 Former Formula One test driver Ryan Briscoe has signed to become Ganassi Racing's third driver in the Indy Racing League in 2005, joining Scott Dixon and Darren Manning. … Read More
Autosport reports that Honda officials revealed at the Autosport International show that Honda will not go along with the 2005 30-day in-season testing limit if Ferrari does not agree as … Read More
UPDATE #3 This rumor is of course 'false' with today's announcement by Eddie Jordan that he has struck a deal with Midland. 12/08/04 The sale of Jordan Grand Prix to … Read More
Autosport.com reports that Champ Car race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay has ruled out a switch to the inaugural GP2 series this year after reiterating his determination to get into Formula 1. … Read More
UPDATE #3 Giorgio Pantano probably won't return to the grand prix grid in 2005. The Italian, who raced for Jordan last year but had to leave the team after Monza, … Read More
Petrobras has announced that it is increasing its sponsorship activities by 30% and plans to invest $16m in sports sponsorships, although this goes up to $21m when added to sponsorship … Read More
UPDATE #2 McLaren's relationship with long-term partner West continues to be subject to speculation. Autosport has been told McLaren is about to enter a major commercial agreement with drinks manufacturer … Read More