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...
Stadium Super Trucks to Join X-Games Austin
12 Dec 2013, 10:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Stadium Super Trucks series has been added to the upcoming X Games Austin event, which is scheduled to take place in Texas on June 8, 2014 at Circuit of the Americas, Robby Gordon’s SST an...
Lotus Is Having the Giggles with 18 New Formula One Rules for 2014
12 Dec 2013, 10:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Formula One has become increasingly boring lately, especially with Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel dominating the rankings the past four years. FIA’s recent regulations were decisive in this asp...
Former Chevrolet Vice President Brent Dewar Appointed As NASCAR COO
12 Dec 2013, 10:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / NASCAR has appointed former Chevrolet executive Brent Dewar as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), the association announced earlier this week. Brought in to strengthen NASCAR’s executiv...
2014 Corvette C7.R Headed for Detroit Debut
12 Dec 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been about a week since Chevrolet confirmed that the 2015 Corvette Z06 will be introduced at the Detroit Auto Show next month, and Chevrolet Racing has now revealed that the Corvette C7.R...
Porsche Confirms LMP1 Race Car Will Have Inline-Four Hybrid
11 Dec 2013, 13:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche has revealed that its brand new LMP1 race car will be powered by a hybrid system that consists of a four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection and two energy recuperation systems, c...
F1 to Award Double Points for Season Finale, Introduce Cost Cap in 2015
11 Dec 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / FIA will award double drivers’ and constructors’ points at the final race of each season starting with 2014 “in order to maximize focus on the Championship until the end of the cam...
Audi Previews 2014 R18 e-tron quattro
9 Dec 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi Motorsport has revealed the successor to last year’s World Endurance Championship-winning R18 e-tron quattro, ahead of the LMP1 car’s debut at the Sebring track in Florida. The G...