Archive for the ‘Formula & Indy Cars’ Category
When Ferrari Formula One ace Fernando Alonso waves the tricolore to start the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Saturday, he will be signaling to more than the drivers.
In an interview this week in his office in Maranello, Italy, Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo vented his discontents with the organizers of F1, the elite open-wheel racing series that dominates world motor sport, and suggested the company may enter sports-car competition instead.
“Formula One isn’t working,” he said. “It’s declining because … More
Racing bigwig Gene Haas is getting all his ducks in a row in preparation for the 2016 launch of his new Formula One team. One of those ducks he needs in a row is two drivers. And to that end, he just said he thinks Danica Patrick is a “great candidate” for one of the two seats.
Haas gave the remarks as he was being interviewed by NBCSN’s Leigh Diffeyabout many of the challenges involved in getting the team started. Besides all the Patrick stuff, he dropped some interesting tidbits along the way … More
Sage Karam isn’t your average high school senior… His extracurricular activity is being a freaking IndyCar driver. So, of course, he missed his high school’s prom because he was busy going 240 MPH around Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but his team decided every high schooler should get their own prom… So they threw him one.
Team members of Ganassi/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing began their prom planning Monday (better than the 5 months you spent at your prom committee meetings) and by Wednesday they had even flown in Karam’s girlfriend Anna de Ferran so the two could … Pictures and more