Racing

Motorsport Development UK in conjunction with Oaktec partners, Paul Andrews and Bill Meeson, has entered the first-ever E85 bio-ethanol fuelled Hybrid car into the Formula 1000 Rally Championship. The rally version of the Honda Insight runs the regular 1-litre 3 cylinder engine with VTEC, which...

Kimi Raikkonen, one of Formula One’s greatest drivers of the current era, is just one of those guys who seem to have everything. Being married to a model and having a Ferrari Enzo parked in the garage is about as good as it gets, and then there’s the F1 glory. Pictured here is Kimi...

FIA president Max Mosley has admitted that new F1 changes that are set to take place could cost the industry thousands of jobs. This comes ahead of the announcement that engine manufacturer, Cosworth, will be forced to cut almost 40 percent of its staff by years’ end. At most risk are British...

Former Formula 1 and Le Mans racer Perry McCarthy is best known for his stint as the masked and mysterious Stig on Top Gear. He was the Stig for 22 episodes during which he tested some of the world’s most expensive auto exotica. In an interview with Crash.net, he talks about what it was like...

Confirmed at a meeting between representatives from the Grand Prix Manufacturers Association (GPMA) and FIA rep, Max Mosley, are the changes that are to occur for the 2008 Formula One season, and lays the groundwork for regulation changes for 2009 and beyond. Of most significance is a stop in...

Ever wondered how fast a Formula One car could go? Honda, with Alan van der Merwe at the wheel, has now claimed the world record for the “fastest straight line speed” for an F1 car, by posting a measured speed of 220 mph over two runs in opposite directions at the Bonneville Salt Flats...

To celebrate the winning of the Formula One World Championship, Renault has launched the Mégane F1 special edition. Additions to the regular hatch include stripes on the bodywork and a plaque on the dash. Renault has even included stickers for the windows, which should sit nicely with the...

Montoya, known as the temperamental Columbian, has decided to quit his career in F1 to join his former employer, Chip Ganassi, in NASCAR for next year’s season. Let’s face it, he was never quite comfortable racing with Mercedes McLaren and when they decided not to renew his contract for...

Audi has written an important chapter in the history of motor racing with its historic triumph in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The new Audi R10 TDI was the first diesel car to win arguably the toughest car race in the world. In front of a record crowd of 235,000 spectators, Frank Biela...