F1: Italian GP Preview
The 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season will continue with Round 16, the Italian Grand Prix, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza this weekend. The high-speed venue, located in the verdant … Read More
Category: Editorials
F1: Decimating its competition, and taking no prisoners
They are going to write a book about the moves Formula One Group (FOM) has made over the past few years. FOM holds the commercial rights for the FIA Formula … Read More
F1/IndyCar: Drivers throwing visor tear offs out of the cockpit should be banned immediately (Update)
It seems Charles Leclerc likes what we suggested below. He suggests that drivers should be forced to keep their tear-offs inside the car, as they were requested to do several … Read More
F1: Dutch GP Preview
The Formula 1 teams are heading straight from Belgium to the Netherlands for the 2022 running of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, Round 15 of the season and the … Read More
Why does IndyCar elect to bastardize a 12-year-old car instead of designing a proper one? (4th Update)
IndyCar President Jay Frye says the overweight and top-heavy DW12 is essentially a new car, and the ‘sheep’ media lapped up every word. Here is what Frye said on the … Read More
Automotive: Finding the Best Junk Car Buyer for your old car
It can sometimes be challenging to convince a potential private buyer to pick up a vehicle with numerous problems. Customers frequently prefer a car that is in good condition, has … Read More
Why NASCAR is partnering with Zed Run
We are living in a world where technological innovations are happening very fast, and many big organizations like to be one of the first that get a piece of the … Read More
F1: Belgium GP Preview
The race, at the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, will be the 14th round of the 2022 Formula One world championship. The return from the summer holidays has a very particular … Read More
F1: Why isn’t IndyCar a support series race for the 3 USA F1 races?
If IndyCar drivers earn points for a F1 super license, and if so many IndyCar drivers view F1 as the next step up the ladder in their career, and if … Read More
IndyCar: Penske wants more oval races, but fans reject them
IndyCar and IMS owner Roger Penske keeps saying he wants more ovals on the IndyCar schedule, yet fans continue to reject them. The annual IndyCar race at World Wide Technology … Read More
F1: Which team will develop the best car for next season?
The race to the 2022 Formula 1 Championship is progressing strongly. While Formula 1 teams compete for best place finishes in the 2022 season, their sites are now also set … Read More
IndyCar: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Preview
Last Year’s Race Recap Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden led the most laps (138) and drove to an easy win over Pato O’Ward in the Bommarito 500 IndyCar race at World … Read More
F1: Did Andretti start negotiations with Honda for F1 entry yet? (6th Update)
Michael Andretti had better drop the idea of using Renault power units for his F1 team. It’s becoming clearer by the day, the only way for Andretti Global to get … Read More
F1: Verstappen beating Hamilton in Abu Dhabi was poetic justice for Silverstone
Much ado has been made about how the 2021 F1 championship was decided in Abu Dhabi when Max Verstappen schooled Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to win the race … Read More
F1: Reasons Why Young People are Hooked on Formula 1
Formula 1 is a major sport, but in the past, it had a fairly limited audience, especially in the USA. This has changed recently for various reasons. In 2021, a … Read More
Video: The world’s first long-distance car journey
In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of automotive inventor Karl Benz, set off on a groundbreaking trip as told in this interesting video. A pioneer and investor in her own right, … Read More
F1: What makes a championship winning team?
There are countless different sports out there, football, basketball, soccer, tennis, hockey, equestrian sports and motorsports, led by Formula 1 as the pinnacle. In many sports like football, basketball, and … Read More
IndyCar: Fan letter pretty much sums up Nashville sentiment
Dear AutoRacing1.com, While the Nashville Indy car race today was one of the worst Indy car races I have ever watched, with so many crashes and half the race under … Read More
F1: Wolff says make Audi 11th team, not Andretti
AutoRacing1.com has written on numerous occasions that if Michael Andretti wants to get his entry approved for F1, he is going to have to hitch a ride with an engine … Read More
F1: Win races, or you’re out
Formula 1, the top echelon of motorsports, has no time for wankers. In many motorsports series, if your daddy owns the team, or you bring a big check, you can … Read More
F1: Will Mercedes exceed budget cap to catch and pass Ferrari and Red Bull?
F1 teams now must meet a $140 million budget cap (adjusted for inflation) for 2022, a rule passed to keep runaway costs in F1 under control. The Mercedes team screwed … Read More
F1: Verstappen on pace to beat Hamilton’s win record
Lewis Hamilton is the winningest driver in F1 history. No one ever thought he would surpass Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins, but he did, at the age of 35. … Read More
F1: What will Vettel’s Formula One legacy be?
Sebastian Vettel confirmed his retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2022 season after a distinguished career in the sport lasting over 16 years. The German won four … Read More
IndyCar: Ganassi sues Palou, Palou says McLaren offers him F1 chance (5th Update)
IndyCar champion Alex Palou, who has contracts signed with two different race teams for 2023 and is being sued by Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), told the AP Thursday: “I will be … Read More
Great motorsports photographer Bob Heathcote dies in Motorcycle Crash
For many years Bob Heathcote was the primary IndyCar (and other) photographer for AutoRacing1.com. And what a great photographer he was, shooting some of the best photographs (thousands) we have … Read More