Jayski is reporting via SPEED that Formula 1 driver Bruno Senna may be considering NASCAR as a backup option, should his deal to remain in F1 fall through. According to the report, Senna has ruled out IndyCar because his family would not let him race in that series.
Former Formula 1 champion and NASCAR driver Jacques Villeneuve may be interested in purchasing Red Bull Racing’s assets, his business manager has confirmed.
Michael Waltrip Racing announced that it has mutually agreed with Cal Wells to part ways effective immediately. MWR co-owner Rob Kauffman said: We want to thank Cal for his strong contribution to getting Michael Waltrip Racing to where it is today. We wish him the very best in his future endeavors. We plan to go [...]
Michael Waltrip Racing is suing its former director of vehicle design, Mike Coughlan who left the team to join Williams in Formula 1 as chief engineer last month. MWR claims that Coughlan left the team before his contract ran out. Additionally, MWR is suing the Williams F1 team.
German Newspaper Bild-Zeitung (lit. Picture Newspaper) reported that Team Red Bull was planning to replace Formula 1 driver Mark Webber with Kimi Raikkonen for the 2012 F1 season. TRB has denied the report.
Michael Waltrip Racing’s director of vehicle design, Mike Coughlan, is joining Williams in Formula 1 as chief engineer in June. The move is sure to be controversial.
Former Formula 1 driver and 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen will drive in the Camping World Truck Series this summer. Raikkonen, who is currently driving the World Rally Championship, will drive for Kyle Busch Motorsports starting at Charlotte.
Tony Stewart will swap race cars with 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton later this year, the tean announced recently. The swap will come at Watkins Glen International during the summer, and was orchestrated by Mobil 1, mutual sponsor of the two drivers.
Kyle Busch’s agent said that Busch would consider trying Formula One at some point, but for now, he’s focused on winning the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series championships for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Former Formula One team manager Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson, a former F1 team engineer, announced that they would start their own team, USF1, based in Charlotte, NC.
