Racing

Former McLaren driver Michael Andretti has been inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The 45-year-old, who had a frustrating part-season in formula one as Ayrton Senna's teammate before returning to American open-wheelers, was among six others honored at a ceremony in Detroit. The...

Bernie Ecclestone is working on a coup to scuttle fellow F1 powerbroker Max Mosley's plans for a low-cost 'formula 2' feeder series. Already in the driving seat of the official support category GP2, it is rumoured the F1 chief executive is in talks to fashion a third tier to his empire - 'GP3'...

Australian drag-racing driver Troy Critchley, who was the centre of a media furore recently following the death of six spectators at a charity motoring event in the U.S., will avoid incarceration following consent from the victims' families to lower felony criminal charges to misdemeanor assault...

It was another disappointing day for Ferrari at the Hungarian GP, with lead driver Felipe Massa suffering an engine problem with just three laps to go. This handed the win to McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen, who recorded the first win of his career. McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton was in second...

Updated: Max Mosley on Thursday won his privacy case against the British tabloid News of the World, London High Court judge David Eady ruled. "I decided that the claimant had a reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to sexual activities (albeit unconventional) carried on between consenting...

One of the first race series to be founded on the premise of using energy-efficient, the enviroSportscars Series will team professional race drivers with celebrities in a pan-European series that spans three racing genres, including circuits, drag strips and city-center rallies. The cars themselves...

Lewis Hamilton has secured his second consecutive win and established a four-point lead in the drivers' championship at today’s German GP in Hockenheim. After dominating from the early stages but losing the lead near the end of the race after two safety car interventions, Hamilton proved his...

Sebastian Vettel will drive for the Red Bull Racing (RBR) team from the start of the 2009 season, replacing David Coulthard who is set to retire at the end of the current season. Speaking at a press event in Hockenheim today, RBR team principal Christian Horner confirmed the announcement. “We...

The FIA has defended its plans to resurrect Formula 2 next year as an ultra low-cost feeder category for formula one. Dismissed by some as a ploy amid Max Mosley's power struggle with Bernie Ecclestone, others - including one unnamed GP2 team boss - slammed the stated ideal budget of 200,000 euros...

Formula one is not in Volkswagen's sights within the next three years, the German carmaker's motor racing representative Hans-Joachim Stuck insists. BMW-Sauber team boss Mario Theissen suggested last weekend that other European manufacturers, including VW, Audi and Porsche, are interested in the...

Chrysler, together with its in-house parts and services arm Mopar, revealed its new Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Car over the weekend at the 29th Annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals event at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado. The modifications revealed are nothing short of extensive, with...

One of the key identifying factors of the individual drivers in their cars, race helmets develop and evolve over a driver's career to reflect sponsorships, personality and nationality, among other things. For fans of McLaren-Mercedes F1 team, and especially those backing Lewis Hamilton, the team's...

Lewis Hamilton has taken home the win at a rain-soaked British GB, dominating the field for most of the race after starting at fourth on the grid. Coming in second place, albeit more than a minute behind the winner, was BMW’s Nick Heidfeld. In a surprise finish, Honda’s Rubens...

Updated with official photos Toyota has announced that its formula one cars will feature artwork to promote the new Warner Brothers film 'The Dark Knight' at the British grand prix this weekend. Additionally, the overalls of drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, as well as the Japanese team's motor...

Silverstone has been axed as the home of the British Grand Prix after the FIA unveiled plans to move the Formula One race to Donington Park. An agreement has been signed between the FIA and the managers of Donington Park, which will see the new venue host the race for the next ten years starting...

In a potentially groundbreaking move, TAG Heuer is founding a competition this year to determine the 'best driver in the world.' A jury of ex-drivers, team principles race promoters and journalists decide the results and determine the best driver across five of the most popular race series in the...

David Coulthard on Thursday announced he will retire as a formula one race driver at the end of 2008. The Scottish veteran, at 37 the oldest racer on the grid, said in a media statement he will thereafter remain involved in the sport as a consultant to his current team, Red Bull, "focusing on...

Thirty years ago BMW's M1 was built explicitly for Group 4 homologation purposes, in part to allow the car to compete in the BMW M1 Procar series, which proved to be a surprise success. The one-make series was one of the first of its kind, and now BMW is bringing it back as part of the company's...

Two of Audi's R8 sports cars have been handed over to the German Motorsport Association at the Norisring Speed Weekend event. One will be used as the official safety car for the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) race series, while the other, specially prepped by Audi's in-house tuners at quattro...

Despite formula one looking unlikely to organise a US grand prix in 2009, officials of the Indianapolis venue are hoping the sport returns in the near future. F1's provisional calendar for 2009, presented to the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday by Bernie Ecclestone, did not feature a date...