An Inside Look at Motorsports
(GMM) Two faces familiar to the F1 paddock have questioned the motives behind Aston Martin’s signing of quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel this year. The Lawrence Stroll-owned team signed up … Read More
(GMM) Gunther Steiner has denied that Haas will be sold to team driver Nikita Mazepin’s father. Russian billionaire Dmitry Mazepin is already the small American team’s title sponsor, via his … Read More
(GMM) Christian Horner thinks McLaren’s Zak Brown is sending a message about the “pressure” he may be coming under from new engine supplier Mercedes. McLaren supremo Brown this week revealed … Read More
(GMM) The return of spectators to Formula 1 may now be looming large, despite the fact that three of the next four grands prix will definitely be ‘ghost races’. The … Read More
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Formula 1 has confirmed that the Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled with the Turkish Grand Prix replacing it on the weekend of … Read More
(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has played down rumors he might be called up to replace Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin. Quadruple world champion Vettel is still struggling for form after being … Read More
Mark Miles thinks media rights talks will be advanced by June he told Adam Stern: “NBC has been a great partner in those discussions, and we’re thinking initially more about … Read More
It is looking increasingly doubtful that Texas’ Circuit of The Americas (COTA) track will be able to keep F1 racing in Austin after this year. In 2011, COTA announced a 10-year … Read More
Word on the street is that new Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske has plans to move the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum out of the infield of … Read More
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ with today’s announcement by F1 that Miami will be added to the 2022 F1 calendar. This rumor is upgraded to ‘strong’ today. On Wednesday … Read More
(GMM) The Nurburgring is “open” to filling in for a postponed or cancelled Formula 1 race in 2021, a spokesman has admitted. The news comes amid rumors that the fabled … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher’s famous estate located in Gland, on the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, has reportedly been put up for sale. According to Bunte, a German people magazine that … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (shown above with his wife Amy) confirmed on Sunday that the addition of a Cup program at JR Motorsports is no longer out of the question. With … Read More
(GMM) Porsche’s racing boss Fritz Enzinger (shown above) is not ruling out a Formula 1 foray for the Volkswagen-owned German sports car brand. He told Auto Motor und Sport that … Read More
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has rubbished rumors that Red Bull is set to debut a new and “mysterious” suspension system this weekend at Imola. “This is complete nonsense,” said the … Read More
After 10 years this rumor is finally put to bed. The boss of Italy’s automobile club has played down suggestions Rome might be added to the Formula 1 schedule. This … Read More
This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. Reports that a former Italian prime minister could be involved in plans for a new Formula 1 team have been dismissed. Matteo Renzi, … Read More
(GMM) Stefano Domenicali appears to have resolved an issue that could have red-flagged Formula 1’s sprint qualifying trial in 2021. In Bahrain recently, Mercedes and Red Bull bosses led the … Read More
(GMM) George Russell thinks Mercedes’ 2021 car could be suffering from a Williams-like sensitivity to the wind. At the Bahrain season opener, Mercedes junior Russell said he thinks the biggest … Read More
When George Russell subbed for Lewis Hamilton last year in Bahrain, and proved he is just as good as Hamilton in the superior Mercedes F1 car, the rumors started that … Read More
This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ with today’s news that James Davison has decided NASCAR is more important to him that running in the Indy 500. We have removed Davison … Read More
(GMM) Just as the so-called ‘pink Mercedes’ benefitted from the Mercedes tie-up last year, Aston Martin is now struggling for the same basic reason. That is the view of observers … Read More
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. The races will go yellow every 50 laps to fix the track and allow the teams to change tires, which are wearing at … Read More
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed that he will be a reserve driver for Aston Martin in 2021. The German lost his full-time F1 seat … Read More
Per today’s announcement this rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ that there will not be two separate race weekends in Detroit this year, one for IMSA and one for IndyCar. Instead … Read More
