The new U.S. F1 team have started building their 2010 car and will have it finished in time for testing in January, team principal Ken Anderson said on Wednesday.
“Our world headquarters is now complete and fully functional, and the 2010 race car is in the construction phase,” Anderson said in a Q&A released by the team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Thanks to our in-house design and engineering staff and the aid of our technical partners, for the last 10 to 12 months, the car has …Â Details
Formula One race-fixer Nelson Piquet Jr. is now planning to race in NASCAR’s pickup truck series after being snubbed by a number of F1 teams for a future drive.
Piquet Jr’s website reports that he and fellow Brazilian Vitor Meira would test a NASCAR Camping World truck series Toyota Tundra for Red Horse Racing at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina next Monday, with Piquet looking to “evaluate a future career among the NASCAR ranks.” … Details
The new head of Dodge’s car brand says the manufacturer will continue its involvement in NASCAR.
Ralph Gilles takes over the job from Mike Accavitti, who resigned after three months in the job. Accavitti’s resignation came amid another restructuring of Chrysler, which went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year… Details