Racing

America has had a turbulent, troubled, but at times successful relationship with Formula 1. Soon, that difficult history may get a new chapter courtesy of Stewart-Haas co-owner Gene Haas, who recently secured a Formula 1 team license from the FIA. Since the beginning, but especially of late...

Conditions are predicted to be only slightly overcast for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit. We may still see some rain during tomorrow’s qualifying session, but things are expected to remain dry during Sunday's race...

Subaru will give showgoers an early peek at its 2015 WRX STI Global RallyCross car at the 2014 New York Auto Show.

We’re now at the fourth race of the 2014 Formula One season, the Chinese Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit. This year the race coincides with the Beijing Auto Show, so there will be a lot of focus on China this weekend for automotive fans...

The 2014 Formula Drift season is finally here, and it's already shaping up to be epic. For those who aren't familiar, Formula Drift--or Formula D as some refer to it--has already been here in the States for quite a long time--in fact, last year was its 10th anniversary. As the Formula D season...

The team principal for the Ferrari Formula One team, Stefano Domenicali, has called it quits after failing to earn the team a Drivers’ Championship in the six years he’s been running the show. Domenicali’s resignation comes just days out from the fourth round of the 2014 F1...

After announcing its intention to return to motorsport two years ago, and doing reasonably well in a warm-up event last year, Bentley has now opened its 2014 racing account with a strong performance at the first round of the Blancpain Endurance Series in Monza, Italy over the weekend. The...

If you could take out the incessant left turns and spectacular crashes, a typical NASCAR race is essentially a four-hour commercial for at least 43 different companies, but these sponsorships keep cars on the track and the shop lights on. So if you’re going to pander to your corporate...

See how one man went from crafting cars from paper to crafting them from carbon fiber.

Unable to ski at present because of an injury, Swedish adventure skier Jon Olsson has come up with another way to hit the slopes: behind the wheel of a 600-horsepower prototype race car. As the video above shows, Olsson drives up the mountain in the prototype, which is actually his street-legal...

A report out of Russia claims that sports car firm Marussia, formed in 2007 by former racing driver Nikolay Fomenko, has been disbanded and staff reassigned to a government project. Fomenko had developed a pair of sports car prototypes under the Marussia brand, the B1 and B2, and in 2010 bought a...

BMW says its Z3 GT3 will be the first race car equipped with laser headlights.

What would you do with 4 million-5.5 million euros (around $5.5m-$7.6m)? A fleet of Bugatti Veyrons, perhaps? Build the biggest garage you can and fill it with pretty much every one of your dream cars? MUST SEE: Land Rover's Transparent Hood Is Technology From The Future: Video If the 1956 Maserati...

Jensen Button is all set to ride in serious comfort for the rest of the Formula 1 season. No, he hasn't made any changes to his McLaren-Mercedes race car. Instead, he's signed with Rolls-Royce to help promote the brand at each stop along the F1 calendar. By promoting the brand, he will be driving...

The 2014 World Endurance Championship season is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in the past decade, especially at the top of the field, with Porsche in the prototype ranks, facing off against Audi and Toyota. But with Audi’s record of dominance and the addition of Porsche, Toyota...

After dominating the practice sessions of the 2014 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes AMG drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have now topped the timesheets during qualifying. Yes, it will be a Mercedes front row tomorrow, with Rosberg in the lead spot and Hamilton sitting next to him...

It almost makes us tear up that we are just now finding out about this wonderful form of racing. Seriously, how could we miss this? It's called CrossKart racing, and it's essentially Formula racing that's melded with rally cars and dirtbikes. Perhaps it's more akin to Global RallyCross, but with...

Although hot, and sometimes a little windy, the weather conditions tend to be quite good in Bahrain, which is why Formula One has hosted its winter test sessions there in the past couple of years. The good news is that the extreme heat won’t be much of any issue anymore for the island’s...

Five teams will contest this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours using the R8 LMS ultra race car, including the factory-backed teams Phoenix Racing and Audi Race Experience. The latter allows virtually anyone to buy a seat on the team, and this year Austrian Daredevil Felix Baumgartner will be...

A manager for Michael Schumacher has revealed some good news today about the condition of the injured Formula One legend, saying in a statement that Schumacher has started showing some moments of consciousness. "Michael is making progress on his way," Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm said in the...