Renault Details New Formula One Engine
22 Jan 2014, 15:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Renault Sport has released full details of their brand new Formula One power unit, which will be used during the 2014 season., when FIA decided that the naturally aspirated V8 engines will be replac...
V8-powered Ford Focus Sedan Joins New Global Touring Car Series
22 Jan 2014, 14:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Global Touring Car Series, a newly established racing series opened to mid-size sedans powered by V8 engines, will commence this year in South Africa. The rules say that all cars are required to ...
Indy 500 Legend Al Unser Confirmed for Goodwood 2014
20 Jan 2014, 09:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser will be joining the 21st running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed between June 27-29, the organizers have announced last week. Being one of the only th...
Mercedes-Benz Celebrates 110 Years since Vanderbilt Land Speed Record
17 Jan 2014, 10:09 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Back in January 1904, the American Ormond-Daytona race week was dominated by a young millionaire named William K. Vanderbilt jr. at the wheel of a Mercedes 90 hp racing car. Established a year be...
Mercedes-Benz Celebrates 120 Years of Motorsport in 2014
16 Jan 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Not many people know this, but the world first ever motor race took place almost 120 years ago, from Paris to Rouen, and it was won by a car which was using a Daimler combustion engine. In other ...
NASCAR Names New Sprint Cup Series Managing Director
10 Jan 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Richard Buck will replace John Darby as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series managing director, the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) revealed today. Now serving as vice president of racing operatio...
Spyshots: Ferrari Le Mans LMP1 Race Car
9 Jan 2014, 08:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Ferrari has placed the LaFerrari atop of its street line-up, the Prancing Horse can focus on the motorsport operations that made it what it is today. Ferrari is working its way back to L...
Formula E Launches Official Drivers’ Club
8 Jan 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Newly-founded all-electric Formula E series now has an official Drivers’ Club, Formula E Holdings announced today, also revealing the first eight international drivers that have committed to t...
Is This Ferrari’s Future LMP1 Race Car?
6 Jan 2014, 10:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been about six month since Ferrari hinted that the new 1.6-liter V6 Formula One unit could power a LMP1 prototype in 2015, and a mysterious race car was spotted at Mugello, confirming tha...
US Racing Legend Andy Granatelli Dies at 90
3 Jan 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Andy Granatelli, former Indianapolis 500-winning car owner and CEO of STP motor oil company, passed away at the age of 90. The Texas-born entrepreneur died of heart failure at a Santa Barbara hospit...
Formula E Car First Public Demonstration Scheduled Next Month
31 Dec 2013, 16:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Formula E Holdings has announced plans to host a public demonstration of the brand new all-electric Formula E car in Las Vegas on January 6. The Spark-Renault SRT_01E single-seater will be showca...
Motorsport Is (No Longer) Dangerous: Schumacher's Ski Drama
30 Dec 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / If I was a cynic – which I usually am, to the point of misanthropy sometimes – I would probably start this mild harangue by quoting a non-sympathetic person who recently tweeted “...
Adrian Sutil Switches to Sauber F1
19 Dec 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German driver Adrian Sutil will be competing for Sauber F1 in the 2014 Formula One season, the Swiss team announced earlier this week. The 30-year-old driver joins Sauber F1 after spending five ...
Sergio Perez Joins Force India for 2014 F1 Season
19 Dec 2013, 08:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sahara Force India has announced the signing of Sergio Perez as their second driver for the 2014 Formula One season and beyond. The 23-year-old Mexican joins Nico Hulkenberg, who was confirmed ea...
Le Mans Winner Allan McNish Ends LMP Career
18 Dec 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Current World Champion and Le Mans winner Alan McNish is retiring from LMP racing after eight years with Audi Motorsport. Although he won’t be putting his career to a permanent halt, the 43-ye...
Danica Patrick’s Chevy SS Gets New GoDaddy Livery for 2014
17 Dec 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / GoDaddy Racing has unveiled its brand new livery for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The new predominantly green paint scheme will be showcased on Danica Patrick’s no.10 Chevrolet SS. Th...
2014 Dakar: El Martillo Racing’s Dodge Durango
16 Dec 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last time we reported about the Dodge Durango was when Ron Burgundy showed up on Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show to say that Chrysler’s new SUV is a terrible car. He was ob...
VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel Provider of IMSA
13 Dec 2013, 16:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / VP Racing Fuels has been named the official fuel provider of IMSA and the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the International Motor Sports Association announced today. Additionally, VP Racing ...
FIA Wants 12th Formula One Team for 2015
13 Dec 2013, 11:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The FIA has opened a new selection process to identify a new Formula One team that would join the series beginning with the 2015 season. Interested teams are invited to register a formal express...
Ford GT40 Hits the Track, Delivers V8 Symphony
12 Dec 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed in the early 1960s by Ford Advanced Vehicles, John Wyer Automotive Engineering and Shelby American, the Ford GT40 went on to win four consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans races, becoming the mo...