F1: Did Mercedes just reveal their 2022 car?
Did Mercedes just reveal their 2022 F1 car? The launch is not supposed to be until February 18th. Will it be close to the Formula 1 released renderings? F1 Testing … Read More
Month: January 2022
IMSA: Acuras 1-2 in overall Roar Practice times
The No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura set the fastest time of the four practice sessions so far with a time of 1m34.351s by Tom Blomqvist, a comfortable 0.241s faster … Read More
IMSA: Ricky Taylor leads Roar night practice
Ricky Taylor topped a two-hour night session at Daytona International Speedway for the Roar Before The 24 in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing and Acura. Taylor’s quick lap of 1m34.592s … Read More
IndyCar: Latest Covid victim – IndyCar team owner Vince Granatelli
The Chinese virus has cost the world another famous personality. It seems we hear of another dying every day or so. Vince Granatelli has joined his brother Andy in the … Read More
NASCAR: Tony Stewart to the Broadcast Booth
NASCAR Hall of Famer and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart joins Mike Joy and former colleague Clint Bowyer on the FOX Sports call of the inaugural Busch Light … Read More
IMSA: #5 Cadillac on pole for Rolex 24 Qualifying race
Tristan Vautier will start Sunday’s Rolex 24 qualifying race from pole after recording the quickest time in the 15-minute prelude to the 100-minute qualifying race Jan. 23 that will determine … Read More
Red Bull hire top Mercedes engineer to work on F1 power unit (3rd Update)
Red Bull and Mercedes have made a deal for Mercedes engine man Ben Hodgkinson to join Red Bull later this year. A short joint statement said: “Mercedes F1 and Red … Read More
NASCAR: Marcus Smith Shares Vision for Revitalized North Wilkesboro
Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith shared his vision for the future of North Wilkesboro Speedway during the Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce 75th Membership Celebration Thursday night. Earmarked within the … Read More
IndyCar: Scott Dixon calls an IndyCar a Junior Category car (Update)
Scott Dixon’s IndyCar rival Will Power has chimed in on the topic. Team Penske pilot Power, who won the series title in 2014 and is an Indy 500 winner, echoed … Read More
NASCAR Hall of Fame welcomes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer
At first glance—aside from sharing the profession of “race car driver” — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer couldn’t be more different from one another. A perennial Most … Read More
IMSA: Blomqvist’s Late Flyer Puts No. 60 Acura Atop 2nd Roar Practice
Driver Tom Blomqvist won the day for the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-05 DPi at Daytona International Speedway by turning the fastest lap at the very … Read More
IMSA: Ricky Taylor leads opening test session for Roar before the Rolex 24
In the opening practice session for the Roar before the Rolex 24, the No. 10 Acura DPi of Wayne Taylor Racing turned the fastest lap (1 minute, 35.309 seconds) with … Read More
IMSA: SealMaster to be Primary Partner of Vasser Sullivan Lexus Program
IndyCar’s loss is IMSA’s gain. Vasser Sullivan Racing is pleased to announce that long-time partner SealMaster will join the Vasser Sullivan Lexus IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar program as primary sponsor of … Read More
Executive VP Gary Crotty elected to FIA judge post, a first for NASCAR
Gary Crotty, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel for NASCAR, celebrates a historic first as the new year gets going. It’s a crossover into the affairs of global motorsports, … Read More
IMSA: DragonSpeed loads up on IndyCar drivers for Rolex 24
The DragonSpeed team, back-to-back winners of the Rolex 24 at Daytona LMP2 class in 2019 and 2020, begin their preparations for the 2020 race this weekend at Daytona International Speedway … Read More
Automotive: GM Investing Nearly $154 Million in Western NY to produce Electric Motor Components
General Motors announced today plans to invest nearly $154 million in its Western New York Lockport Components plant. The investment will be used to renovate the facility and purchase and … Read More
F1: Head of marketing and communications leaves F1
Formula 1’s marketing chief Ellie Norman is leaving the organization after four-and-a-half years. She may have been terminated, but we do not know for certain. Norman joined the organization following … Read More
F1: Pokerstars and Red Bull Racing Seal Global Partnership
Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce a new, exclusive partnership with leading global online gambling and entertainment brand PokerStars ahead of the 2022 Formula One season. The multi-year partnership, … Read More
Formula E: Porsche team looking for their first win
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team heads into season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the Diriyah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia on 28/29 January. Two … Read More
Automotive: 6 Tips to Help You Become A Safer Driver
Many people take driving for granted, but it can be dangerous. There are more than 30,000 fatalities and over 2 million injuries every year due to car accidents in the … Read More
F1: Villeneuve has opinion on Hamilton’s radio silence
Jacques Villeneuve has an opinion on everything and believes that Lewis Hamilton is doing some soul-searching over the course of the winter break, evaluating whether or not to continue in … Read More
IMSA: Robert Wickens and wife expecting baby
Former IndyCar driver Robert Wickens, paralyzed racing an IndyCar at Pocono, and his wife Karli, announced they are expecting a baby in July! Wickens will now race in IMSA using … Read More
F1: 2022 cars not slower than last year’s – Isola
(GMM) This year’s Formula 1 cars will not be significantly slower than the unprecedentedly-fast field of 2021. While some welcome news that the new ‘ground-effect’ generation of 2022 and beyond … Read More
F1: Performance disparity possible in 2022 – Brawn
(GMM) Ross Brawn has moved to allay fears about the new generation of Formula 1 cars. “As soon as we presented the new regulations, they said we had been too … Read More
Track News: COTA to be partially repaved (2nd Update)
(GMM) The US GP venue in Austin has moved to eradicate serious problems with the track surface ahead of the 2022 season. Extreme bumps due to a subsiding sub-surface have … Read More