Report: NASCAR To Acquire ISC (Update)
ISC facilities UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. International Speedway Corp. ISCA, +0.32% ISCB, +0.00% announced Wednesday a deal to be acquired by Nascar Holdings Inc. in a … Read More
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McLaren could lose petrol supplier and sponsor Petrobras (Update)
Zak Brown's (left) job has to be on the line. The F1 team is a disaster, and they can't even qualify for the Indy 500, beaten by some minnow teams. … Read More
Ecclestone to buy Interlagos and save Brazilian GP? (2nd Update)
Ecclestone with his Brazilian wife Fabiana UPDATE Not so fast – conflicting reports out of Brazil as politics drive the 'fake' news. Now comes work Sao Paulo’s local government has … Read More
Jimmie Johnson eyes IndyCar (2nd Update)
Johnson in the McLaren garage Thursday UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'near-false' today. The too slow Jimmie Johnson has hit that age in his career where he can no … Read More
IndyCar still eyeing a return to Brazil (Update)
Interlagos UPDATE An IndyCar race definitely will not be held at Interlagos in Brazil either. The Interlagos track which hosts the Brazilian Grand Prix could soon be up for sale. … Read More
F1 eyeing race in Marrakech
Sean Bratches, high on a race in Africa While there has long been talk of heading back to South Africa, according to F1 commercial boss, Sean Bratches, in addition to … Read More
Speculating on 2020 IndyCar Schedule (2nd Update)
Michael Andretti pitting in Mexico City in 2001. The crowd size rivaled the Indy 500 UPDATE Correction to our assumed 2020 IndyCar Schedule. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach … Read More
Taxi drivers threaten Monaco GP
Taxi drivers block nearby Nice airport (GMM) A protest threat is hanging over next weekend's Monaco grand prix. On Wednesday, disgruntled taxi drivers disrupted services at Nice Airport over a … Read More
Montoya joins Racing Point as Stroll ‘coach’
Lance Stroll getting his lunch eaten by his teammate Perez (GMM) Juan Pablo Montoya may have joined the Racing Point team. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und … Read More
McLaren to buy another IndyCar team? (Update)
Zak Brown eyeing an IndyCar team purchase? UPDATE The British team’s chief executive Zak Brown said last month that they were interested in a full-time IndyCar presence and now the … Read More
At least 3 more drivers to enter Indy 500 (4th Update)
Oriol Servia finally confirmed UPDATE We already had this rumor as 'fact' for Oriol Servia. Today it was confirmed. Chicago-based Team Stange Racing, LLC (TSR) announces today a partnership with … Read More
Juncos to deep-six his Indy 500 entry
Juncos (C) needs a ride-buyer with a big check Juncos Racing’'s two main sponsors withdrew ahead of tomorrow’s opening Indy 500 practice session he told RACER. “Unfortunately, we lost the … Read More
2019 to be last German GP (Update)
Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler UPDATE (GMM) The boss of Hockenheim has warned that Formula 1 could "bleed out" if too many traditional races are axed. It is believed the German … Read More
Wolff hints at Vettel-Hamilton cockpit swap (Update)
Lewis Hamilton UPDATE (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has dismissed reports he might be considering a move to Ferrari. At the weekend, we reported Toto Wolff's comments that suggested Hamilton might be … Read More
Wolff plays down rumors Mercedes to quit F1
Toto Wolff (GMM) Toto Wolff has played down rumors that Mercedes could quit Formula 1 at the end of 2020. All the teams are only committed contractually until the end … Read More
Williams could stop designing gearbox
Claire Williams (GMM) Claire Williams insists the struggling British team is not giving up on 2019. George Russell and Robert Kubica arrived in Barcelona with the media expecting Williams' woeful … Read More
Red Bull has ‘new car’ for Spain?
Max denies it (GMM) Max Verstappen has denied that Red Bull has a "completely new car" for Barcelona. Some are predicting the Honda-powered team will be a real surprise this … Read More
F1 to drop 2 existing races after 2019
Chase Carey Formula 1 chairman Chase Carey says that the 2020 calendar will remain at 21 races, but will drop two current venues, meaning along with the already agreed Vietnam … Read More
Ferrari could veto Wolff as F1 CEO
Toto Wolff (GMM) Ferrari could veto Toto Wolff's candidacy to become CEO of Formula 1. A report in Racefans claims the Mercedes boss could be lining up to replace Chase … Read More
Alonso eyes Bathurst go
Bathurst action Motivated by F1 superstar Fernando Alonso’s interest in the Bathurst 1000, Supercars is looking at reducing testing restrictions on big-name foreign drivers to make it easier for them … Read More
NASCAR Cup Series Awards ceremony could be in Nashville through 2021
Truex Jr. at last year's Award Banquet Not only will the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Awards banquet and show be in Nashville this year, it will be back in 2020 … Read More
Russian billionaire eyes Williams buyout (4th Update)
Will F2 driver Nikita Mazepin be the 2nd driver in F1 who's daddy bought him an F1 team? UPDATE (GMM) Formula 2 driver Nikita Mazepin says he is "ready" for … Read More
Tiger Woods to follow Logano to White House
Trump greets Roger Penske Hot on the heels of 2018 NASCAR champion Joey Logano and his Penske team visiting the White House and President Trump, rumor has it that Tiger … Read More
F1 eyes Saudi Arabia race
F1 eyes Riyadh. The Saudis have offered to pay $60 million per year (GMM) The F1 calendar of the future is now shaping up. Earlier, there was doubt about the … Read More
Porsche eyes possible IndyCar engine (2nd Update)
Can Mark Miles pull a rabbit out of the hat this time? UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I have read over the years about so many rumored IndyCar engine … Read More