Mexico wants more time
UPDATE The local 'Diario de Yucatan' newspaper said organizers have requested a 1-month extension to their allegedly approved October '06 debut — a later-than-usual season finale. The newspaper reported that … Read More
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UPDATE The local 'Diario de Yucatan' newspaper said organizers have requested a 1-month extension to their allegedly approved October '06 debut — a later-than-usual season finale. The newspaper reported that … Read More
Rumor has it the Mexicans will announce details of their A1 GP Team Mexico at an event in Mexico City. It is not yet clear who will be behind the … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' AutoRacing1.com has learned that Emerson will not have a Champ Car team in 2005, but is on track for 2006. 01/31/05 AutoRacing1.com … Read More
UPDATE NASCAR Chief Operating Officer George Pyne said March 6 a decision about the sanctioning body's plans in Canada probably will be made within the next three months and that … Read More
UPDATE #2 Dear AutoRacing1, The guy Champ Car should be looking at if they want a Chinese driver is Ho-Pin Tung (http://www.hopintung.com/). Although I believe he was born and raised … Read More
UPDATE #2 This Toronto Sun article is basically a retraction of their previous story saying the IRL would race in Montreal. 03/10/05 Montreal Molson Indy promoter Normand Legault denied yesterday … Read More
UPDATE If this report is true coupled with the fact that all Mexican sponsors have left open wheel racing (Champ Car and IRL) indicates a major behind-the-scenes power play by … Read More
(GMMf1NET) Former F1 and CART driver Alex Zanardi is the hot tip to win Laureus' Comeback of the Year award. The inspirational Italian returned from an horror 2001 shunt, which … Read More
UPDATE Giorgio Pantano told ItaliaRacing.net: "I'm doing this test with the British Super Nova team to get to know the car, and to understand if something interesting can come up … Read More
UPDATE #2 See this Hot News item whereby Normand Legault confirms there will not be more than two races per year on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. 03/08/05 This rumor is downgraded … Read More
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has learned that the Newman/Haas team will announce their new sponsor lineup for Sebastien Bourdais and Bruno Junqueira later this week or early next week. One primary sponsor … Read More
Not to be outdone by ESPN and ESPN2 with their simulcast of the IRL race from Homestead on Sunday,, and buoyed by record ratings in February, SPEED Channel plans for … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'speculation' because this race may stay a Busch series race. Managing director of NASCAR International Robbie Weiss, one of the driving forces behind … Read More
With Japan and China both being possible new additions to the 2006 Champ Car schedule AutoRacing1.com has learned that all four Pacific Rim races will not be done together. We … Read More
UPDATE #2 The race was a boost for NASCAR's effort to build a new fan base in Mexico, where open-wheel racing has been dominant. Promoters said a healthy 94,229 people … Read More
According to AutoRacing1.com sources, Champ Car has inked a strategic marketing deal with MediaWide Marketing as its contracted communications and event promotions agency for new and alternative markets such as … Read More
Rumors making the rounds in the Champ Car paddock are worrisome. For 2005 Champ Car got rid of Betelgeuse Productions (who owe money to half of the dedicated TV crew), … Read More
UPDATE See Hot News page for F1 TV news article making that part of this rumor 'fact.' 02/27/05 For Champ Car fans out there, this is the scoop: TSN is … Read More
UPDATE We are downgrading this rumor to speculation, and it would not surprise us one bit if Glock is the latest in a long line of Europeans to "use" Champ … Read More
Walker Racing will close its doors unless adequate funding for the 2005 Champ Car World Series can be found, according to its owner. Derrick Walker, who founded his own team … Read More
In a recent NASCAR.com interview Adrian Fernandez was asked the following question:Do you see young Mexican drivers looking to NASCAR instead of Champ Car or the IRL? I think they … Read More
UPDATE #2 Similar to Nicky Pastorelli, Jordan's other test driver, Doornbos will have plenty of time on his hands to also drive in Champ Car, if he can find the … Read More
Although the Midland-Jordan team recently announced that the 21 year old Dutchman and reigning Euro 3000 Champion, Nicky Pastorelli, would be one of their two test drivers in 2005, Dutch … Read More
While it was in doubt for awhile, sources tell AutoRacing1.com that Rodolfo Lavin is now expected to re-sign with Forsythe Racing to drive alongside Paul Tracy. It is expected Corona … Read More
A reader asks, Champ Car has only published a 14 race schedule for 2005. That's a pretty low number. With March right around the corner, what are the chances more … Read More