Tagged “Motorsport”
-
French GP canceled as French Motorsports Federation drops backing
When the FIA released the 2009 Formula 1 calendar, the only notorious absence was the Canadian Grand Prix. Now, financial circumstances have forced the Federation Francaise du Sport Automobile (FFSA)...
-
WedsSport unveils IS350-based D1GP drift car
Japanese tuning house WedsSport has been racing a specially tuned Lexus IS350 in the Japanese Super GT since early in the current season, but now the performance workshop has turned its attention to t...
-
Chevrolet starts trials for WTCC Cruze race car
The all-new Chevrolet Cruze is an important model for General Motors globally, so from the start of its development there have been plans to eventually enter it into the World Touring Car Championship...
-
Fernando Alonso takes top honors at Japanese GP
Two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso has claimed victory at the Japanese GP at Fuji Speedway today, outpacing the championship leaders after a very chaotic start. The victory represents the seco...
-
Ford launches FR500 ‘Cobra Jet’ Mustang drag package
Widely regarded as the quickest Mustang to come out of the muscle car era, the 1968 Cobra Jet Mustang will always hold a special place in the heart of any Blue Oval enthusiast. After all, a car capabl...
-
Zauber ZR-1 track car to star in 'affordable' one-make series
The German race car builders at Zauber have unveiled an all-new track-day car designed from the ground up for low cost, high-performance racing. The car will also feature as the vehicle for a one-make...
-
Lotus teams up with Oaktec to build Honda Civic Hybrid race car
Lotus, though its engineering and consultancy division, has teamed up with several companies in the past year to collaborate on a number of different projects ranging from concept and electric vehicle...
-
Dennis: Mercedes will not takeover F1 team
Rumors of Mercedes' interest in buying out McLaren's share of the joint-operated Formula One team have persisted for nearly as long as the two companies have been associated. Every few months, more re...
-
Mitsubishi UK building Lancer Evo X road-race car
Popular in rally racing since its inception and seen on tracks and road courses the world over at the hands of amateur enthusiasts, Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution X will soon be taking to the tracks un...
-
FIA selects Audi turbo engine for new F2 feeder series
The company controlled by former F1 driver and commentator Jonathan Palmer has won the tender to supply and promote the FIA's proposed new formula two category. MotorSport Vision has enlisted the stal...
-
Peugeot reveals 908 HY diesel hybrid Le Mans race car
Peugeot's current Le Mans competitor, the diesel-powered 908 HDi FAP, has been taking on the likes of Audi's R10 diesel racer among others, where it has met with some success. Previously we reported o...
-
Victory for 21-year-old Sebastian Vettel in Italian GP
Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel has clinched victory at a rain-soaked Monza, becoming the youngest winner in F1 history at the tender age of just 21. The young German led for most of the race after st...
-
World land speed record shootout headed to Bonneville
In just eleven days the first-ever head-to-head competition to sort out the ten fastest car and motorcycle teams in the world will begin at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The teams in the ev...
-
Cindy McCain: Potential First Lady, part time drifter
Cindy McCain, wife of republican presidential candidate John McCain, first became intrigued with ‘drifting’ after watching a race on television more than six years ago. Thinking that it looked kin...
-
Report: U.S. Grand Prix back on the table
Scratched from this season's Formula One schedule due to disagreements over the financial aspects of the event, the U.S. Grand Prix may be back for the 2010 season. Talk in the F1 paddock indicates th...
-
Massa wins Belgian GP following Hamilton penalty
Poor weather turned the last laps of the Belgian GP on its head, after Kimi Raikkonen looked on course to win. Unfortunately, the Finn’s race ended prematurely when he spun out and crashed into a wa...
-
Sato to test for Toro Rosso, Coulthard may retire early
Reports of former Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato's testing for Toro Rosso began springing up last week, and now the team has confirmed the Japanese driver will take the wheel for the Jerez test. Toro...
-
Update: Record-setting convoy honors life of Colin McRae
Update: An immense gathering of nearly 1,100 Subarus to honor the life and career of late rally legend Colin McRae set several new world records over the weekend, spelling the driver's name out with c...
-
Massa and Raikkonen to remain at Ferrari in 2009
Ferrari will field the same driver lineup in 2009, the Italian marque's president Luca di Montezemolo said on Friday while visiting the final day of the Monza test. He was responding to the latest rum...
-
Monaco fields A1GP team, series heads to Indonesia
The racing series that bills itself as the 'World Cup of Motorsport', A1GP, has secured an entry from the principality of Monaco. Flying the red and white colors of the Monaco flag and carrying the pe...
Can't find what you're looking for? Search here.

