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2016 Formula 1 Cars Will Be Around 12 Percent Louder
2016 Formula 1 Cars Will Be Around 12 Percent Louder

19 Feb 2016, 13:22 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / One of the most annoying things about modern Formula 1 is the lack of exhaust sounds. Apparently, the 2016 season will be much improved from this perspective

 
Watch a Basic Walkthrough of the Formula-E Single-Seater Race Car
Watch a Basic Walkthrough of the Formula-E Single-Seater Race Car

15 Feb 2016, 23:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Motorsport, the last bastion of internal combustion engined cars, is being threatened by a very cleverly devised competition involving electric singe-seaters

 
California Race Director Stops Runaway Racecar with Bare Hands, Saves Girl
California Race Director Stops Runaway Racecar with Bare Hands, Saves Girl

15 Feb 2016, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tackling a midget racer is just as risky and difficult as it sounds, especially when you only rely on your body weight and bare hands to do it

 
Sergio Marchionne Talks About Alfa Romeo Returning to Formula 1, No Actual Plans
Sergio Marchionne Talks About Alfa Romeo Returning to Formula 1, No Actual Plans

13 Feb 2016, 10:53 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of FCA, has talked about a potential return of the Alfa Romeo brand to Formula 1. We think it's unlikely in the near future

 
Kimi Raikkonen’s Formula Renault 2000 Racing Car Heads to Auction
Kimi Raikkonen’s Formula Renault 2000 Racing Car Heads to Auction

12 Feb 2016, 12:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The racing driver that won Ferrari the Constructors' Championship in 2007 got into Formula 1 thanks to this red-and-white Formula Renault racing car

 
1965 Bizzarrini A3C Is 100 Percent Restored and Ready to Race
1965 Bizzarrini A3C Is 100 Percent Restored and Ready to Race

9 Feb 2016, 10:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Bizzarrini as we know it wouldn't have existed if it weren't for this 5.3-liter small-block V8-powered race car - the A3C

 
Toyota TS050 HYBRID LMP1 Prototype Enters the 2016 World Endurance Championship
Toyota TS050 HYBRID LMP1 Prototype Enters the 2016 World Endurance Championship

8 Feb 2016, 13:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Toyota has high hopes for the 2016 World Endurance Championship and all of the Japanese company's hopes hang on the shoulders of the TS050 HYBRID LMP1 prototype

 
Jackie Chan Has Bought a Racing Team and His Crew Will Race at Le Mans 24H
Jackie Chan Has Bought a Racing Team and His Crew Will Race at Le Mans 24H

6 Feb 2016, 14:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Famous actor Jackie Chan has bought the current champion of the Asian Le Mans Series. He's entered them in the LMP2 class of this year's Le Mans 24H race

 
Four Ford GT Race Cars Will Compete at Le Mans
Four Ford GT Race Cars Will Compete at Le Mans

6 Feb 2016, 12:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the racing version of the Ford GT failed to take a class win at Daytona, the Blue Oval is looking forward to better results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

 
Most Expensive Car Sold at Auction Is This Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti
Most Expensive Car Sold at Auction Is This Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti

6 Feb 2016, 11:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / From the Pierre Bardinon Collection, the iconic 1957 Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti is now the property of an international bidder who paid top money for it

 
2016 Renault RS16 Formula 1 Car Wears Black & Yellow Livery
2016 Renault RS16 Formula 1 Car Wears Black & Yellow Livery

3 Feb 2016, 14:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / French manufacturer Renault is back in Formula 1 and this is their weapon of choice for the 2016 season - the ominous-looking Renault RS16

 
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Enters Best in the Desert Off-Road Racing Series
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Enters Best in the Desert Off-Road Racing Series

3 Feb 2016, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This year's edition of the Best in the Desert off-road racing series will see the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor stretch its legs

 
Subaru Impreza WRC S12B Driven by Petter Solberg and Colin McRae Put Up for Sale
Subaru Impreza WRC S12B Driven by Petter Solberg and Colin McRae Put Up for Sale

3 Feb 2016, 08:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both Petter Solberg and Colin McRae have driven this Subaru Impreza WRC S12B. If you want to make it your own, prepare £159,500 in cold, hard cash

 
When I Grow Up I Want to Be Alex Zanardi
When I Grow Up I Want to Be Alex Zanardi

2 Feb 2016, 15:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / If there were one person to follow in motorsport, I would probably exchange all champions with a nutty Italian that enjoys burnouts after a victory

 
Rally SatNav App Promises to Turn Your Daily Commute into a Rallying Stage
Rally SatNav App Promises to Turn Your Daily Commute into a Rallying Stage

1 Feb 2016, 14:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This app promises to turn your smartphone into a rally co-driver, but the young age of the development means things aren't all that easy

 
Sliding a Ferrari 488 GTE Racecar in the Rain for 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Sliding a Ferrari 488 GTE Racecar in the Rain for 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona

29 Jan 2016, 16:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Rolex 24 at Daytona is the first major motorsport event of the year, but the vicious Florida weather has caused mayhem during qualifying

 
Bill Nye the Science Guy Wants NASCAR to Go Electric and Be Renamed NESCAR
Bill Nye the Science Guy Wants NASCAR to Go Electric and Be Renamed NESCAR

27 Jan 2016, 18:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bill Nye envisions the NASCAR of tomorrow, which would be called NESCAR (National Electric Stock Car Racing). The problem is he wants it today

 
Jost Capito Leaves Volkswagen Motorsport for McLaren
Jost Capito Leaves Volkswagen Motorsport for McLaren

14 Jan 2016, 15:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's head of the Motorsport department, Jost Capito, has decided to leave for McLaren Racing. Capito will report directly to Ron Dennis

 
Lexus LC 500 Racecar Rendered, Might Just Happen
Lexus LC 500 Racecar Rendered, Might Just Happen

12 Jan 2016, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / At least to our eyes, the Lexus LC 500 was the production surprise of the Detroit Auto Show, and a racing version could be closer than we think

 
Alfa Romeo Giulia Rally Car Looks Stunning, Rendering Is a Guilty Pleasure
Alfa Romeo Giulia Rally Car Looks Stunning, Rendering Is a Guilty Pleasure

8 Jan 2016, 22:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This rendering is a guilty pleasure because while we get plenty of kicks by savoring it, we know this story will never happen