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20 March 2007 posted in Hirings/Firings 2 views
Aston Martin Racing brings former F1 driver to Le Mans team Under its new ownership, Aston Martin continues to forge ahead into a brighter independent future. In addition to the production announcement of the Rapide and the rumors of an upcoming "DBX", Aston i ...
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27 February 2007 posted in Hirings/Firings 5 views
Toro Rosso finally announces Scott Speed returns, 2007 F1 roster confirmed The last racing seat has finally been confirmed for the 2007 Formual One season, as Scott Speed stays on with Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull's back-marker B-team once known as Minardi. Lead by former F ...
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16 December 2006 posted in Etc. 5 views
RIP: Clay Regazzoni 1939-2006 We're saddened to report the untimely passing of former F1 driver Gianclaudio "Clay" Regazzoni. Clay was killed yesterday when he collided with a truck in the northern Italian city of Parma, where he ...
Tags: grand prix, formula one, family and friends, jacky ickx, traffic jam, f1 driver, racing cars, uphill battle, road rallies, concrete barrier, niki lauda, reckless driver, world war ii, condolences, endurance sportscar racing, northern italian city, city of parma, clay regazzoni, unexpected traffic, ensign
4 December 2006 posted in Motorsports 6 views
Alonso beats Schumi one last time: 2006 Autosport Awards announced Autosport claims its 2006 Autosport Awards is motor sport's biggest night of the year. We won't touch that claim, but we will bring you some of the more interesting award recipients. Perhaps the most ...
Tags: rally car, ford focus, sebring, car of the year, michael schumacher, 24 hours of le mans, fernando alonso, american le mans series, racing car, f1 driver, oil burners, audi r10, innovation award, t touch, renault r26, one last time, autosport, award recipients, spaniard, motor sport
3 December 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 37 views
Fox Sports & SPEED TV team up on F1 broadcasting Broadcasting motor racing in America is a big business. Unfortunately for F1, which enjoys the biggest audiences overseas, they're not the only game in town in the good ol' US of A. NASCAR, drag racin ...
Tags: mechanic, nascar, four races, speed tv, f1 driver, pit lane, racing fans, american viewers, grands prix, journo, canada france, fox sports, bob varsha, david hobbs, steve matchett, consistent coverage, indy cars, newscorp, tv team, grand prix racing
6 November 2006 posted in Concept Cars 3 views
VIDEO: Chevy WTCC Ultra concept at Estoril Some concept cars are purely for show, but some are built to go. GM Europe took the latter a step further by putting their striking and exciting Chevrolet WTCC Ultra concept to the test on the track. ...
Tags: race cars, show car, concept cars, paris motor show, touring car championship, gm europe, f1 driver, estoril circuit, public consumption, track session, hi res images, resolution versions, television audience, development phase, nicola larini, european touring car championship, chevrolet wtcc ultra concept, performance stats, private test, car racer
4 October 2006 posted in Hirings/Firings 3 views
Reports: Villeneuve signed NASCAR deal with Roush It's surely a credit to stock car racing that F1 drivers have been migrating to NASCAR. In the new parody movie Talladega Nights, it seems like a joke that the antagonist (pictured) is a French F1 dri ...
Tags: world champion, busch series, bar honda, stock car racing, nextel cup, challengers, endurance racing, juan pablo montoya, roush, f1 driver, f1 drivers, sports car racing, stock cars, ferrari driver, gilles villeneuve, touring cars, winning team, champion jacques villeneuve, craftsman trucks, antagonist
25 September 2006 posted in Euro 4 views
Zanardi wins Touring Car race in Istanbul Alex Zanardi won his first race this year in the 15th round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday. Nothing special for a former F1 driver? It is when you rememb ...
Tags: bmw, germany, emotions, legs, checkered flag, touring car championship, world touring car championship, world touring car, car race, f1 driver, champ car, fia world touring car championship, bmw 320si, car crash, alex zanardi, istanbul turkey
20 September 2006 posted in Euro 8 views
Pole Position: yet another new F1 track? Saying "Polish Grand Prix" sounds like the start of a joke, but unlike the halfhearted efforts underway in Bulgaria, the Poles might be serious. F1 fever appears to be sweeping the Eastern European co ...
Tags: joke, grand prix, one million, rising star, pole position, f1 driver, robert kubica, accessibility, acre, good ol boys, european races, fever, bulgaria, former soviet bloc, target location, regional capital, host site, predominance, six miles, danzig
18 August 2006 posted in Etc. 7 views
The (former) Stig Speaks! There is, arguably, no better show about cars, driving and four-wheeled debauchery then Top Gear. The hosts are open books when it comes to their opinions and personalities, but one member of the team ...
Tags: veteran, crash, torrent, appetite, top gear, personalities, celebrities, car segment, secrecy, few moments, f1 driver, lemans, stig, cloak, veil, aircraft carrier, debauchery, perry mccarthy, untimely demise, open books
18 June 2006 posted in Motorsports 4 views
Audi diesel dominates Le Mans Mission accomplished. The #8 Audi R10 of Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner fulfilled Audi's ambition of fielding the first non-gasoline-powered winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the pro ...
Tags: fuel injection system, sebastien loeb, audi r8, f1 driver, panoz esperante, aston martins, emanuele pirro, frank biela, dakar rally, audi r10, crash damage, audi diesel, four laps, eric helary, franck montagny, gt2 class, scottish team, native france, ski racer, photo co
31 May 2006 posted in Etc. 8 views
Quadrazuma all-asphalt monster quad Volkswagen's recent foray into motorcycle-inspired cars with its GX-3 concept had us prowling the web for other hybrid creations, and we discovered this all-asphalt monster quad, the creation of Frenc ...
Tags: cylinder engine, liter, curb weight, rpm, monster, asphalt, 17 inch wheels, foray, gas tanks, french car, f1 driver, performance envelope, renault twingo, Quadrazuma, tubular steel, david hobbs, steel structure, yamaha gts 1000, ludovic lazareth, tv commentator
26 January 2006 posted in Motorsports 12 views
Formula 1: Super Aguri F1 is on the grid The FIA announced today that it has accepted the entry of the Super Aguri F1 team to the 2006 Formula One World Championship.The announcement was widely expected, after the team submitted the required ...
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6 December 2005 posted in Motorsports 7 views
Scott Speed confirmed as first American F1 driver in 13 years Scuderia Toro Rosso announced Tuesday that Scott Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi would be their drivers for the 2006 Formula 1 season. The former Minardi team, now Red Bull's "junior" team, will have the ...
Tags: discovery, s driver, test driver, formula 1, f1 driver, scott speed, driver search, red bull, minardi team, program speed, driver development program, graduates, vitantonio liuzzi, michael andretti, search program, 13 years
1 September 2005 posted in Motorsports 11 views
Scott Speed joins Red Bull F1 team for 2006 In the run-up to this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing announced that it has extended its contract with the promising American driver. The 22 year-old Californian will become a team test ...
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