Jean Todt does not sound confident about formula one’s return to America. A ten-year contract for a race at a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas, was signed recently with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. But some experts are sceptical the organisers can succeed where the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the last US GP venue, failed. Ecclestone [...]
Organisers of a United States grand prix risk penalties if the race does not go ahead in 2012. That is the warning of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, who more than a month ago announced a 10-year contract for a race in Austin, Texas. The contract, with promoter Tavo Hellmund’s company, involves the construction of [...]
The reaction has been mixed since F1 announced it is heading to Austin, Texas, for 10 consecutive United States grands prix beginning in 2012. Britain’s Sun newspaper quoted Williams chief executive Adam Parr as saying: “We are a global sport and not having a race in America has been a big hole in the calendar. [...]
In the midst of reports that New York was Bernie Ecclestone’s favoured location, the sport announced late on Tuesday that Austin, Texas will in fact stage its first race in 2012. The 10-year contract is for a “purpose-built” facility, F1 chief executive Ecclestone said in a statement, although details including an actual site, cost or [...]
Apr.24 (GMM) Tony George is interested in taking formula one back to the United States. We reported last weekend that the 50-year-old former boss of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was spotted in Shanghai for the Chinese grand prix. George met with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone and also Zak Brown, founder and CEO of motor [...]
Apr.18 (GMM) There has been an interesting sighting in the Shanghai paddock this weekend. Tony George was CEO of the former US grand prix venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway until he resigned last year. He is credited with bringing F1 back to America in 200 on a novel road course inside the fabled Indy 500 oval, [...]
Slowly but surely, Jamie McMurray has realized his victory in last Sunday’s Daytona 500 wasn’t a dream. It’s real, and he’s enjoying every minute of it. More than six hours after the start of the Daytona 500, McMurray joyfully hoisted the famed Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. McMurray endured [...]
The IZOD IndyCar Series season opens March 14th with its first race on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, while the initial race for Firestone Indy Lights is March 28 at St. Petersburg, Fla., street circuit. Now, prior to this, the Barber Motorsports Park Open Test, is scheduled for February 24-26, and will [...]
Jamie McMurray is somewhat digesting Sunday’s Daytona 500 victory with the help of the great number of interviews he has given. But the signs of appreciation must soon give way to the task of adding to it, particularly running well on the intermediate-length tracks that make up the bulk of the Sprint Cup schedule. Sunday’s [...]
With a last-lap pass of superspeedway ace Todd Bodine, Timothy Peters won Saturday, February 13th night’s NextEra Energy 250 Truck Series race at 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. With a push from polesitter Jason White passed Bodine on the backstretch and won the race to the finish line. Bodine, who had won the previous two season [...]
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