Archive for November 23rd, 2006

The Fort Worth, Texas Police Department is investigating the theft of a vintage racing suit once worn by Dale Earnhardt Sr., according to a department news release. Earnhardt’s racing suit, along with a helmet, racing gloves and a pair of racing shoes turned up missing from a locked storage closet earlier this month at the [...]

ON THE HISTORY OF JIMMIE JOHNSON’S SEASON: “Well I had the pleasure of flying back and forth to the race track with Jimmie this weekend. It was a cool moment for me because I felt like those guys really had it in their grasp and were going to do it. I didn’t want to say [...]

Seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher has admitted for the first time that he thought he was going to die following his crash in the 1999 British Grand Prix.

By a sports newspaper this week, retired Formula One driver Michael Schumacher has been spotted secretly turning laps in a go-kart.

Philips Shavers today signed an agreement to increase their 2007 sponsorship commitment with the WilliamsF1 Team, to include on-car branding.
Following a successful trial year in 2006, Philips Shavers has seen a global turnover increase of 15%1 for its shaving line of business since the sponsorship became active and in 2007 will increase its team sponsorship [...]

Speculation about a possible return to Formula One for 1998 and 1999 world champion Mika Hakkinen is gaining further momentum this week.