Nelson Piquet Jnr has said his move to NASCAR was caused by him being “sick and tired” of the row centring on the Crashgate scandal, although he added he had been offered a Formula One drive.
Last week he announced he was moving to the USA, and in an interview after testing in Florida he outlined the reasons behind his switch … Details
As last season’s innovative double diffusers demonstrated, thinking outside of the box can bring Formula One teams some pretty substantial rewards. As one of four new squads joining the 2010 grid, the North Carolina-based US team have started from scratch and are hopeful that the resulting fresh outlook will serve them well once the season gets underway in March.
“When we started this car, we started with nothing but fundamentals … Details
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is holding an online auction to help the American Red Cross’ disaster relief efforts following this week’s earthquake in Haiti.
Items on offer include a helmet signed by the majority of the 2009 Indianapolis 500 participants as well as many other pieces of signed Indy memorabilia. The auction can be accessed  … Details
Nelsinho Piquet has revealed he will be racing in NASCAR this year after giving up on landing a Formula 1 drive.
The Brazilian, who was involved in the “crashgate” affair after leaving the Renault F1 team during the 2009 season, did not confirm in which series he will race this year, but made it clear it will be in NASCAR. Although he didn’t specify which series. Piquet tested a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry from the Red Horse Racing team last October and  … Details