Joest, Mazda to Part Ways After Sebring
Joest run IMSA Mazda DPI team Mazda is expected to part ways with Joest Racing following the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March, with a mid-season team switch … Read More
Category: Rumors
Penske paid $300M to buy IndyCar and IMS
Land Controlled by IMS. Our estimates now put the deal at around $1 billion UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today as we expected the report of $300M was … Read More
NASCAR Phoenix race to sellout (2nd Update)
Packed grandstands. Since Jim France has taken over the reins of NASCAR, the series has been on the rise UPDATE Estimated total attendance at ISM was "more than 50,000." All … Read More
Will Renault leave F1? (3rd Update)
Abiteboul still plays down Renault leaving UPDATE (GMM) Renault has played down rumors it might quit Formula 1. Last week, reports suggested that amid on and off-track scandals, poor results … Read More
Mercedes to slash costs, will F1 program feel pinch?
How much longer can Toto afford Lewis Hamilton? As it grapples with recalls, costly fines over illegal diesel engine software and a slowing global market due to stiff competition from … Read More
McLaren IndyCar drivers to get F1 tests
O'Ward and Askew may get an F1 test with McLaren The McLaren F1 team could give an opportunity to its young IndyCar driver line-up to take part in Formula 1 … Read More
Hamilton ‘thinking about’ Ferrari move – Villeneuve
There is zero chance Hamilton goes to Ferrari. He is playing Mercedes like a fiddle to extract more money in his contract renegotiation's, which have begun. (GMM) 1997 world champion … Read More
IndyCar could be racing with Supercars in Sydney as soon as 2021 (2nd Update)
Route to track from downtown Sydney UPDATE Old news for AR1.com readers, but IndyCar President Jay Frye said that officials have "held 'exploratory' discussions about staging a race in Sydney," … Read More
F1 to scrap Pirelli’s 2020 tires (Update)
Albon testing the inferior 2020 tires in Austin. Why does F1 need new tires for 2020? UPDATE (GMM) Toto Wolff has confirmed reports that Formula 1 could abandon Pirelli's 2020 … Read More
Binotto threatened Red Bull with legal action – source
Binotto read Horner the riot act (GMM) Mattia Binotto confronted Christian Horner after the US GP and threatened him with legal action, according to the Spanish source Motorlat. Other photographic … Read More
Penske to implement guaranteed starting spots in 500
With Tony George listening, Roger punted on the guaranteed starting spot question Roger Penske has long argued that full-time, championship contending teams should have a guaranteed starting spot in the … Read More
Haas could offer Kubica race seat for 2021
Robert Kubica (GMM) Haas team boss Gunther Steiner says he remains very keen to sign up Robert Kubica for 2020 and beyond. Amid rumors the departing Williams driver might accept … Read More
Hulkenberg to Alfa Romeo for 2020 (8th Update)
Hulkenberg denies move to DTM in 2020 even though his Alfa Romeo option in F1 is now gone. Will he stay home and tend to gardening in 2020? UPDATE (GMM) … Read More
In case you doubted our IndyCar buy rumors
Tony George admits there were attempts to buy IndyCar Over the last couple of years AR1.com rumored that Liberty Media made two runs at trying to buy the IndyCar series, … Read More
McLaren F1’s Petrobras Deal To Be Terminated (4th Update)
Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren UPDATE McLaren have confirmed that its sponsorship deal with Brazilian oil giant Petrobras will be terminated with immediate effect and the companies logos removed from the … Read More
IndyCar to be sold (5th Update)
Mark Miles said IndyCar was not for sale, but AR1.com maintained it was. UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today although IndyCar was not sold to Liberty, but to … Read More
Alfa Romeo to quit F1? (Update)
Vasseur may need a new engine supplier soon UPDATE (GMM) F1's Swiss-based team will survive even if it loses its Alfa Romeo backing. That is the claim of Ossi Oikarinen, … Read More
Kubica has ‘interesting options’ for 2020 (3rd Update)
Kubica to bench warm somewhere UPDATE (GMM) Robert Kubica says he has "interesting options" on the table for the future. The departing Williams driver could leave Formula 1 altogether, but … Read More
Kurt Busch to renew with Ganassi racing (Update)
UPDATE '@KurtBusch has signed a two-year extension to continue with @CGRTeams in the NASCAR Cup Series. âž- @MonsterEnergy has also signed an expanded renewal with the team, increasing its paint … Read More
FIA ruling may have stopped Ferrari engine advantage
Charles Leclerc (GMM) World champion Lewis Hamilton suspects the FIA might be getting to the bottom of Ferrari's engine power advantage. Ever since the Maranello team took a giant leap … Read More
Hinchcliffe is out of ride, O’Ward and Askew for Arrow McLaren (3rd Update)
James Hinchcliffe UPDATE A source familiar with the situation, who has been granted anonymity to speak freely about the situation, told Norris McDonald of the Toronto Star that, “Schmidt Peterson … Read More
Honda would leave IndyCar for NASCAR
Art St. Cyr says a Honda move to NASCAR would mean an end of its IndyCar program. Honda told Autosport they are is interested in joining NASCAR if budgets make … Read More
Lukoil to replace Petrobras at McLaren (Update)
Zak Brown UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'speculation today. Negotiations between McLaren and the Russian oil company Lukoil have failed, according to the Russian publication Championat. We reported recently … Read More
Is Hulkenberg now angling for Red Bull seat?
Red Bull is already set with its drivers. Hulkenberg would be a very long shot. Jack Plooif, an established Dutch Formula 1 reporter doesn't rule out the chance of a … Read More
F1 Qualifying races still possible in 2021 – Seidl
Seidl – not for 2020 but maybe 2021 (GMM) Formula 1 may push ahead with plans for a reverse-grid, sprint race qualifying format for 2021. F1 sporting director Ross Brawn … Read More