James Hinchcliffe became the latest driver to crash his car during practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500 when a push rod failure sent him careening into the wall at Turn Three of the famed racetrack. In what has become the Indicrashapolis 500 this year, this is the fourth crash in the last six practice days, […]
Well, it was fun while it lasted…which, as it turns out, was not very long. Audi/VW officially rejected a possible entry into Formula One with an announcement that not only do they not intend to pursue Formula One racing at this time but with chief executive Rupert Stadler also adding a zinger, saying “Formula One […]
The drivers took a break from crashing into walls and flipping into the air at the Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifying sessions long enough to actually set the field for this weekend’s big race and it was Scott Dixon who came away as the recipient of the pole position for the 99th running of the […]
After taking one day off from having cars flipping upside down during their practice laps, Ed Carpenter resumed the practice by flipping his car at yesterday’s practice for the Indianapolis 500, making it three crashes and a fire in five days…
Red Bull’s Formula One chief, Christian Horner, officially married former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell – aka Ginger Spice – in a ceremony this week in England. The couple arrived, appropriately, in a vintage Rolls Royce and Horner’s wedding gift to Halliwell was her favorite car – an Aston Martin DB5 [for a cool $550,000] like […]
In the week they had off between the Spanish Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix, Formula One’s notoriously indecisive and/or ineffective Strategy Group met to decide the changes they would make in imminent future of the sport. Among the changes they decided were to allow refueling in 2017 – a practice abandoned in 2009 after […]
Another day brings another practice crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as drivers prepare for next weekend’s legendary Indianapolis 500. This time it was Josef Newgarden doing the “honors” – making it two crashes and a fire in the last three days. Newgarden was reported to be okay after the crash.
Porsche will be giving South Africa’s Kyalami racetrack an $8.5 million renovation as it prepares to host World Endurance Championship events there in the near future. Porsche bought the track last year with the intent of developing it back into a legitimate race venue after it had fell into disrepair over the years. Kyalami had […]
James May is still unemployed – though we expect an announcement in the coming weeks that may rectify that situation – so it’s time for the former “Top Gear” presenter’s newest installment on his Unemployment Tube – that quintessentially British-y meal of poached eggs on toast, called Poachies, for extra flair…
Another day of Indianapolis practice, another car in trouble, this time it was Helio Castroneves who became airborne [but was okay afterwards]…
What was to be the “Top Gear Live” touring show has now been renamed the “Clarkson, Hammond & May Live” touring show and that means only three things – Richard Hammond is no longer bored, James May is employed for a few months and it is not coming to the good ‘ol US of A […]
The cars of the Mad Max franchise have – thanks to director George Miller – created a category of their own, the post-apocalyptic desert vehicle with weaponry and fear factors and this week’s next installment of the franchise, “Mad Max: Fury Road” [release date May 15, 2015], is no different…
Simona de Silvestro was running practice laps for the upcoming Indianapolis 500 next weekend when suddenly she noticed the car was doing something it was not supposed to do – billow thick black smoke. It was the third time in five years that Silvestro’s car has caught fire at Indy…
The rampant rumors of Audi/VW going to Formula One refuse to be quashed and now they have emerged again as there appears to be a possibility that Red Bull could be powered by an Audi engine or even bought out straight up or partially by Audi/VW. Red Bull’s frustrations with their current Renault-powered cars has […]
…you are playing the virtual reality game SMS Racing – in which case it can score you points for not paying attention. SMS Racing is optimized for Samsung’s Gear VR…
Nitro Circus – billed as the “world’s biggest live action sports show” – announced their 2015 North American tour dates this week. Among the 25 North American dates will be 11 Nitro Circus virgin markets – including Chicago, Denver and Washington D.C. More information can be viewed at the link to the official site below. […]
The official 2015 ASN Driver Rankings have been updated to reflect the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix – which we have unofficially re-christened as the Ricky Spanish Grand Prix [see official unofficial reference clip below] to spice up its otherwise boring nature. In the race itself, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg took off from his pole position and […]
Australian Will Power led 65 of the 82 laps of the 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis – that is usually indicative of a winning driver – and it was as Power beat Graham Rahal and Juan Pablo Montoya for the victory. Power finished a comfortable 1.5 seconds ahead of Rahal and a whopping seven seconds […]
Nico Rosberg won the pole for the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix and that is all you need to do as a Mercedes driver for the past two years as Rosberg pulled away from the field, leaving teammate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to duke it out for second place in the fifth Formula One […]
2016 is shaping up to be a good year for Formula One – at least as far as the schedule is concerned – with the confirmation of the contract for the Spanish Grand Prix being held at the Catalunya circuit being extended through 2019. In addition to that bit of good news on 2015 Spanish […]