Next-Gen IMSA DPIs to be hybrid
It makes perfect sense to at least have KERS Current and prospective IMSA DPi manufacturers have voiced support for hybrid technology in the next-wave of prototype regulations, although stressing that … Read More
Category: Rumors
NASCAR Expects To Eventually Negotiate Extension With Monster As Title Sponsor (10th Update)
Is Monster Energy one more and done? UPDATE It's official, the extension is for one year only and if NASCAR TV Ratings continue to plummet Monster will likely be gone … Read More
GM to pull plug on Korean factory, move jobs to USA
Trump wants American companies to bring jobs back to America There has been a string of bad news coming out of GM Korea. Last year, rumors were flying that GM … Read More
IndyCar looks to copy NASCAR’s ‘throw-back’ race events
Andretti smokes Foyt at Mosport in 1967 On IndyCar.com Brant James writes, The mile oval under Rattlesnake Hill has changed names, race dates and less obvious ways since the forbearers … Read More
Russia and Monaco will defy Liberty, reinstating Grid Girls (Update)
Liberty staff did this when they decided to ban Grid Girls UPDATE (GMM) Monaco and Russia look set to buck the trend and bring 'grid girls' back to formula one. … Read More
GM and Ford to deep-six 4 cars
All those years of racing the Taurus in NASCAR sent sales plummeting apparently General Motors and Ford Motor Co. plan to discontinue four slow-selling car models, including the former NASCAR … Read More
Chevy rumors abound at dealer convention
Chevrolet’s Find New Roads Experience recently kicked off in Las Vegas and the company reportedly used the dealer convention to tease the highly-anticipated Corvette C8. According to a post on … Read More
IndyCar ride-buyer market to dry up
IndyCar global exposure going forward Many IndyCar ride-buyers are from overseas. They know IndyCar exists because ESPN International has made sure IndyCar is broadcast in over 140 countries. Up and … Read More
Crybabies say Haas car is illegal (update)
McLaren and Force India UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Formula 1 Race Dir Charlie Whiting declared that the relationship between Haas F1 and Ferrari F1 is "completely … Read More
IMSA and WEC going spec-hybrid
No more cost prohibitive custom hybrid systems Current and prospective IMSA DPi manufacturers have voiced support for hybrid technology in the next-wave of prototype regulations, although stressing that it must … Read More
Formula 1 Could Change Qualifying To Sprint Race
Just a costly gimmick. Imagine the carnage. Hamilton, in his superior Mercedes, would win all the sprint races and still sit on pole Formula 1 execs are reportedly "weighing up … Read More
Ferrari testing electric 488
Video has emerged showing a likely mule for Ferrari's new hybrid powertrain testing at the automaker's Fiorano circuit. The mule is based on the 488 GTB but shown to accelerate … Read More
2019 Le Mans 24 Hours to utilize Bugatti Circuit only
LeMans In a statement released by the ACO today, the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours will be limited to just the Bugatti layout after a deal was struck with circuit … Read More
Ferrari and Mercedes to leave F1 for IndyCar
Totem Wolff had it with the whiners in F1 In a shot sure to be heard around the world, Ferrari and Mercedes have decided to leave F1 and join IndyCar. … Read More
Kurt Busch to renew with SHR for ’18 and ’19 (9th Update)
Kurt Busch UPDATE Kurt Busch's contract with Stewart-Haas Racing expires at the end of the 2018 season. And the team said Wednesday it "fully expects" Busch to return in 2019. … Read More
Uncertain future for BK Racing (2nd Update)
Gray Gaulding raced the no. 23 at Daytona Getty Images UPDATE A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge assigned an administrator to take over BK Racing and replace car owner Ron Devine as … Read More
Are Tesla quality and production issues due to robots? (Update)
Tesla prides itself in putting Americans out of a job with its expensive Kuba robots, and now it is biting them in the posterior UPDATE This rumor from last November … Read More
Haas team to keep ride-buyer youngsters (Update)
Arjun Maini. Like Ferrucci, his check is not large enough to allow him to do track cleaning laps on Friday mornings, but it does allow them to sip tea in … Read More
Tesla to go bankrupt soon
Will Tesla investors soon be wiped out? Unless Elon Musk “pulls a rabbit out of his hat," Tesla will be bankrupt within four months, says John Thompson of Vilas Capital … Read More
Mercedes to ax Bottas
Bottas may not be smiling much longer (GMM) Valtteri Bottas' sponsor thinks the Finnish driver will continue to race with a top team beyond 2018. Bottas had a bad start … Read More
F1 teams want new teams to fail
Grosjean in the 'white' Ferrari Teams like McLaren, Toro Rosso, Sauber, Force India and Williams are getting their ass kicked by new comer Haas and they are not happy about … Read More
Ford to deep-six the Lincoln Continental
2018 Lincoln Continental It’s not something a Lincoln aficionado, or even anyone with a general appreciation for history, wants to hear, but sources with knowledge of Ford Motor Company’s product … Read More
Force India to change name for 2018 (4th Update)
It is still called Force India for now UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Force India will not change its name in 2018. Earlier, amid rumors an energy … Read More
Ferrari gain 10 HP, Mercedes 50
Ferrari will be sucking Mercedes' exhaust fumes all year long Ferrari have reportedly made performance gains with their engine just in time for the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. According … Read More