F1 news briefs: Monday
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed a one-on-one meeting with his personal hero Nelson Mandela as the icon celebrates his 90th birthday in London. Last week, the McLaren driver attended Mandela's … Read More
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(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed a one-on-one meeting with his personal hero Nelson Mandela as the icon celebrates his 90th birthday in London. Last week, the McLaren driver attended Mandela's … Read More
(GMM) Bruno Senna has said he will not mind if he begins his formula one career with a smaller team. The 24-year-old, whose famous late uncle Ayrton Senna won three … Read More
Sebastien Bourdais – will he get another chance in F1? (GMM) Sebastien Bourdais says he is trying not to worry about his uncertain future on the formula one grid. The … Read More
"What a crazy race – it was like being in a knife fight in a phone booth!" Justin Wilson, IndyCar driver, Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, referring to the crash marred Richmond race"Justin … Read More
During the seventh and final caution, Kyle Busch (top, No. 18) and Juan Pablo Montoya (bottom, No. 42) were involved in an incident that cost Montoya two laps for rough … Read More
One day after taking his first career Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda pole position and one year after watching his Condor Motorsports teammate Franck Perera celebrate … Read More
Joe Gibbs Racing put the brakes on some of Kyle Busch 's racing excursions, pulling him out of Saturday's NASCAR Modified race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Busch, who also … Read More
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1, As an East coast die-hard Champ Car fan, my buddy and I drove 4 hours to see the Richmond IRL race to try to support … Read More
Brendon Hartley added a second win at Thruxton in Round 12 of the 2008 British F3 International Series with a lights to flag victory from pole position. The New Zealander … Read More
DTM weekend at the only street circuit on the calendar. Ralf Schumacher retired with only five laps to go due to a technical problem while running ninth. The Norisring lived … Read More
Canada – This weekend was the first visit to the Mont Tremblant circuit for Brit, Greg Mansell (#5 Sunseeker). The 20 year old qualified 11th for today’s Sommet des Legends … Read More
UPDATE A reader asks, I saw this SPEEDTV.com article which pans the Andretti Green team for running their ALMS team as an afterthought. What gives? Ted Danford Dear Ted, The … Read More
Brendon Hartley took his second victory in British F3 today, in race one at the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire. In a thrilling race which saw several exciting overtaking maneuvers, the … Read More
(GMM) Murray Walker, the legendary British formula one commentator, has been immortalized with a star on the Walk of Fame of his home city Birmingham. "It's very flattering indeed," Walker, … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari's formula one team is not funded by its Italian automobile manufacturer parent Fiat. That is the insistence this weekend of the two Maranello based marques' president and chairman … Read More
Felipe Massa driving better than ever (GMM) Martin Brundle, a British expert pundit and former formula one driver, has named Felipe Massa as the dark horse for the 2008 title. … Read More
Lewis Hamilton (GMM) Lewis Hamilton admits he is worried about the negative media reports that are being written about him. The McLaren driver has made a couple of on-track mistakes … Read More
John Darby, NASCAR's Sprint Cup director, had a nice surprise for the series crew chiefs Saturday, offering them the opportunity to guide the sanctioning organization in setting next year's testing … Read More
The Mickey Mouse Richmond track cost the IndyCar teams a lot of money in mangled equipment Saturday night Shawn Payne/IRL Races sometimes end under caution. Seldom do they begin under … Read More
The European car industry has remained serene while coping with stagnating sales, and cleverly held on to respectable profits while undergoing serious restructuring. Even the threat of a credit crunch, … Read More
The Australian Grand Prix – a mainstay on the Formula 1 calendar since 1985, firstly in the South Australian state capital of Adelaide and now in Melbourne's Albert Park – … Read More
Ron Hornaday, Jr. raises the checkered flag in Victory Lane after winning the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park Ronda Greer / NASCAR Ron Hornaday Jr. led the final 129 … Read More
UPDATE A reminder that this program will be shown on Sunday morning, June 29. 06/27/08 Sunday's Outside the Lines (ESPN 9:30am/et; ESPNEWS 12noon/et) will examine how NASCAR is being affected … Read More
UPDATE The final TV reminders for Sunday are shown below.Courtesy of TVRacer.comSundayOutside the Lines -Examines Economy's Impact on NASCAR 9:30am-10:00am ESPNNASCAR in a Hurry Loudon, NH 10:00am-10:30am SPEEDNASCAR Now 10:00am-11:00am … Read More
When the #7 Dodge Charger hit the track earlier this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, it was sporting the all too familiar “back in black" paint scheme. But when … Read More