Some changes to the Singapore layout may be made ahead of the city-state’s Formula One night race next year.At the Asian Sports Hub and Tourism Conference, Singapore tourism board executive director Justin Chew said no major changes will be evident when the circus rolls into town late this September. “We are not going to [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Female Being Considered For Campos Second Seat?
As the clock ticks for Campos, the new Spanish team is considering whether signing a female driver could help attract much-needed sponsors. Reports in the specialist press, including Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport and the Swiss newspaper Blick, indicate that the team could be asked to hand back its official entry if it cannot guarantee a [...]
Bottas Signed By Williams As Test Driver
Williams said Friday a new test driver has been signed to replace 2010 race seat graduate Nico Hulkenberg. Valtteri Bottas is a 20-year-old Finnish driver managed by Mika Hakkinen, Didier Coton and new Williams shareholder Toto Wolff. Last year, Bottas was the highest placed rookie in the F3 Euroseries, finishing third in the championship and [...]
Nuts And Bolts 2
Some news bits from the world of IndyCar and Indy Lights: Mutoh trains with Matsui in Japan: In Indianapolis, it’s not uncommon to find an IZOD IndyCar Series driver working out alongside another professional athlete as they train at sports performance centers in preparation for the 2010 season. So it made sense that Hideki Mutoh [...]
Angelelli Gains Pole At Rolex 24
SunTrust Racing will start from the pole position for the 48th Rolex 24 at Daytona. Veteran Italian Max the “Ax” Angelelli turned a 1:40.681 lap time around the 3.56-mile, 12-turn circuit in Thursday’s 15-minute qualifying session, some four-tenths faster than Michael Valiante’s pace-setting best time in the two morning practices, reports John Dagys of SPEED [...]
Piquet Jr. To Debut At Daytona
Brazilian racecar driver, Nelson Piquet, Jr., is set to run in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2009. Piquet will make his debut in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards (ARCA) in the No. 6 Toyota fielded by Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR). The 24-year-old is [...]


January 29th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
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