News By Topic: Open Wheel Racing

DENSO Announces Motor Sport Sponsorships for 2007

Mar 14, 2007

KARIYA, Japan, March 13 -- DENSO Corporation today announced its motor sport sponsorship plan for the 2007 season. DENSO will continue to sponsor teams participating in the world's top motor sports including FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (F1), FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC), and FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONS ... Continue reading

Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2007

Mar 13, 2007

Tokyo, Japan, Mar 12, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that its 2007 motorsports activities will focus on competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1), NASCAR, Super GT and Formula Nippon, and on training upcoming and promising drivers. In F1, for its sixth year of competitio ... Continue reading

HONDA RACING F1 TEAM SIGNS MIKE CONWAY

Mar 9, 2007

-BRACKLEY, UK 08 MARCH 2007 HONDA RACING F1 TEAM SIGNS MIKE CONWAY The Honda Racing F1 Team is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with British F3 champion Mike Conway. 22 year old Mike, the reigning British F3 and Macau GP champion, will join the Honda Racing F1 Team with immediate effect and will have the ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team Launches Pioneering Environmental Concept

Feb 26, 2007

London, England 26 February 2007 Honda Racing F1 Team Launches Pioneering Environmental Concept The Honda Racing F1 Team today announced a major new initiative for the 2007 Formula 1 season. To help raise awareness of the environmental issues facing the planet, the RA107 F1 car will simply feature a huge image of earth ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Bahrain Test Report

Feb 24, 2007

BAHRAIN 24 FEBRUARY END OF TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team today completed the first of two final pre-season tests which are being held at the Bahrain International Circuit. Testing outside of Europe for the first time this year, race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello took part in all three days of runn ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Barcelona Test Report

Feb 14, 2007

BARCELONA, SPAIN 14 FEBRUARY END OF TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team concluded a three-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today. Running with two RA107 chassis for the first time, race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello conducted the majority of the test programme, supported by Christian Kl ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Jerez Test Report

Feb 8, 2007

JEREZ, SPAIN 08 FEBRUARY END OF TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team today completed a three-day test at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. Whilst Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello concentrated on the continued development of the new RA107 car, Christian Klien rounded off the test programme for last year's RA106. ... Continue reading

Abu Dhabi to Host Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2009

Feb 4, 2007

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, February 3 -- - Thousands Celebrate Ecclestone Confirmation at F1 Showcase on Abu Dhabi Streets In front of an elated crowd of tens of thousands of people, Formula One(TM) Management today announced that Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, has secured the rights to ... Continue reading

Lenovo Starts a New Engine in Formula One

Feb 2, 2007

GROVE, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom--Lenovo, a leading computer company that creates the best-engineered PCs in the world, today announced a top sponsorship agreement with the AT&T Williams team competing in the Formula One World Championship. Lenovo’s announcement took place at the launch of the team’s 2007 r ... Continue reading

HONDA RA107 COMPLETES FIRST TEST

Jan 26, 2007

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses BARCELONA, SPAIN 26 JANUARY HONDA RA107 COMPLETES FIRST TEST The Honda Racing F1 Team completed the first week of running with its 2007 car, the RA107, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today. Following a shakedown at Silverstone on Monday and an initial successful ... Continue reading

Indy 500 Winner Sam Hornish Jr. to Drive Mobil 1 Dodge in Seven NASCAR Busch Series Races in ’07

Jan 26, 2007

FAIRFAX, Va.--ExxonMobil and Penske Racing announced today that 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. will drive the #12 Mobil 1 Dodge in seven NASCAR Busch Series races during the 2007 season. The three-time IndyCar Series champion will join fellow Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch for a limited ... Continue reading

ING Renault F1 Team Launches 2007 R27 Car

Jan 26, 2007

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and LONDON, Jan. 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The ING Renault F1 Team officially launched the ING-branded R27 2007 F1 car to over 600 journalists from the international media in Amsterdam today. ING CEO Michel Tilmant, ING Renault F1 Team President Alain Dassas and Managing Director Flavio Briatore ... Continue reading

Ford Drops Champ Car Sponsorship

Jan 24, 2007

DEARBORN, Mich., January 24, 2007 – Ford Motor Company announced today that it would no longer serve as an official sponsor of the Champ Car World Series. Ford had participated in Champ Car and its predecessor, CART, since re-entering open-wheel racing in 1992. “We evaluate all of our racing programs on an an ... Continue reading

IndyCar Series Sets the Pace in Renewable Fuels

Jan 24, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS--In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush called for a significant increase in ethanol production as he outlined steps to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. "It’s in our vital interest to diversify America’s energy supply, and the way forward is through technology,” Pr ... Continue reading

Renova Energy Provides Fuel for Thought in 2007 IndyCar Series

Jan 16, 2007

Impact of switch to 100% ethanol extends beyond the track TORRINGTON, Wyo., Jan. 16 -- The tanker truck left the Renova Energy plant with little fanfare. Trucks come and go at the plant daily. But this cargo was unique. The tanker carried the first shipment of 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol which will power the IndyCar ... Continue reading