Racing
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Dodge departed from the NASCAR circuit back in 2012, but it is apparently eyeing a return to the left-turn loving motorsport. At the time, Dodge was coming out of bankruptcy and decided to cut its NASCAR program in an effort to focus its expenditures where they were most needed. Now it's a different time and, according to Autoweek, that means the automaker is on the verge of announcing that it is jumping back in the game. NASCAR officials have stated that a new manufacturer is in talks to join the fray, but won't specify which one just yet. Based on this report, it seems like it's Dodge. ALSO...
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Formula One returns to France in 2018The Formula One World Championship will return to France in 2018 after a 10-year hiatus. The return of the French Grand Prix was confirmed on Monday during a press conference organized by the Automobile Club de France. Organizers have managed to secure a five-year contract for the race, which will...
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Jeff Gordon unretiring to pilot Cadillac's Daytona PrototypeAfter a long career of left turns, Jeff Gordon's retirement just took a hard right back into the driver's seat. According to Road & Track, Gordon is putting down the Werther's Original to jump behind the wheel of a new racing machine from Cadillac. The car in question is Cadillac's all-new...
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2017 Ferrari 488 Challenge race car revealedFerrari [NYSE:RACE] on Sunday unveiled its new race car based on the 488 GTB, which will compete in the 2017 season of the Ferrari Challenge one-make racing series. The covers came off during Finali Mondiali, which marks the end of Ferrari’s racing efforts for the year and includes the final...
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LaFerrari #500 sells for record amount at Finali MondialiA unique LaFerrari was sold at an auction on Saturday during Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] Finali Mondiali event at Daytona International Speedway. The final bid came in at $7 million, which means the car is the most expensive built this century to be sold at auction. The previous highest figure paid...
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F1 car hits the banks at Daytona for first timeFerrari [NYSE:RACE] on Sunday caps off a four-day celebration of all things motorsport. Known as the Finali Mondiali, the annual event is being hosted in the United States for the first time, at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway, and on Thursday history was made there. ALSO SEE...
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World champion Formula One driver Nico Rosberg announced that he would retire from the motorsport, only a few days after winning his first championship. “Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my ‘one thing’ to become Formula One world champion,” Rosberg said on his Facebook page. “Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I’ve made it." ALSO SEE: 2017 Ford GT’s interior is just like on show car Rosberg said in his announcement that he considered the move after his win in Japan this year, and finalized...
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BMW’s latest Art Car is the John Baldessari M6 GT3It was in 1975 that French racer and art lover Hervé Poulain in collaboration with BMW’s motorsport boss at the time, Jochen Neerpasch, asked artist Alexander Calder to design the livery for a race car. The result was a colorful BMW 3.0 CSL, which in 1975 raced at the 24 Hours of Le...
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German Grand Prix dropped from 2017 Formula One calendarDespite the popularity of Formula One in Germany, plus the fact that a German driver and team just claimed the 2016 title, the German Grand Prix will be absent from the calendar in 2017. The race was to be held at the Hockenheimring but the promoter pulled out due to financial reasons. It’s...
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Cadillac returning to prototype endurance racing for first time in 14 yearsCadillac unveiled its latest race car today. It's called the DPi-V.R and it will compete in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's new Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class. The last time Cadillac competed in prototype endurance racing was 2002. Cadillac joins Mazda and Nissan as...
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UK’s Anthony Reid to race Polish firm Arrinera’s Hussarya GTThe long road to getting Polish supercar startup Arrinera’s Hussarya into production is approaching its end. The company first burst onto the scene in 2011 when it unveiled an initial concept for what would ultimately become the Hussarya. After an intensive development program that included...
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Rosberg named 2016 Formula One world champion after Abu Dhabi Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg was crowned the 2016 Formula One world champion after a nail-biting finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Teammate Lewis Hamilton comfortably won the race, having led from pole, but Rosberg only needed to finish third to win the title. In the end the German...
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The final round of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is on this weekend in Abu Dhabi and the title is still up for grabs for two drivers: Mercedes AMG duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. As has been the case for the past several weeks, the championship is very much Rosberg’s to lose. The German has a 12-point lead over his British teammate, which means even if Hamilton wins on Sunday Rosberg can still take home the title if finishes at least third. This will be Rosberg’s first championship, while for Hamilton it will be his fourth. The pressure will certainly be on the...
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2017 Nissan GT-R Super GT racer revealedThe third and final race car for the 2017 season of popular Japanese touring car series Super GT, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500, has been revealed. The will compete in the premier GT500 class alongside the new-for-2017 Honda NSX-GT and Lexus LC GT500 race cars, which replace the respective NSX-GT...
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Porsche drivers named 2016 World Endurance champions as Audi bows outThe drivers of the number 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Neel Jani have been declared the champions of the 2016 World Endurance Championship, with the battle for the Drivers’ title coming down to the final race in Bahrain on Saturday. Porsche was already named the winner of...
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Porsche 911 finally adopts mid-engine layout with 2017 RSRSince the first 911 entered production in 1963, Porsche has been faithful to the iconic sports car’s rear-engine layout, Beetle jokes notwithstanding. But when it comes to performance, it appears Porsche has finally reached the limits of having so much mass so far out the back. How do we know...
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In spat with shareholders, Ron Dennis loses head role at McLarenThe rumors that emerged in October suggesting Ron Dennis was about to leave McLaren after 36 years have proven true. The 69-year-old, Chairman, CEO and founder of the McLaren Technology Group, is set to leave the company once his current contract expires at the end of 2016. He has been placed on...
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Watch Sebastian Vettel hoon the LaFerrari ApertaFour-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel recently took time out from his busy schedule to test drive the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta. He starts out on the road but eventually heads to the track where, naturally, he turns off the car’s electronic nannies and manages to...
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The winner of the 2016 Formula One World Championship will go down to the wire after Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton took victory on Sunday in the penultimate round, the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The title fight is between Hamilton and his Mercedes AMG teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished second in the rain-affected Brazilian race, 11. 45 seconds behind Hamilton. Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen finished third, 21.48 seconds behind the leader. The 2016 title is very much Rosberg’s to lose as even with a Hamilton win at the final race in...
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Formula E could be in Ferrari's futureThe scream of a Formula One V-6 is about as quintessential as Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] noises go these days, but that may all change in the future if the Italian sports car builder moves into the growing Formula E field. Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne told reporters from Motorsport that the FIA's Formula...
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2016 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix previewThere are now just two races left in the 2016 Formula One World Championship and taking the penultimate spot is the Brazilian Grand Prix, which is on this weekend at Sao Paulo’s legendary Autódromo José Carlos Pace, commonly known as Interlagos. The championship is very much...
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 to enter 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar ChampionshipMercedes-AMG’s GT3 will be lining up on the grid for the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, which kicks off next January with the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The cars will be entered in the GT Daytona (GTD) class, designed for production-based race cars built to GT3 specifications. Rivals...
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Porsche wins 2016 World Endurance ChampionshipPorsche has done it again. The automaker from Stuttgart was named the winner of the Manufacturers’ title in the 2016 World Endurance Championship at the conclusion of the 6 Hours of Shanghai on Sunday. There’s still the 6 Hours of Bahrain on November 19 but Porsche enjoys an unbeatable...
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Michael Schumacher showing 'encouraging signs' in recovery says former Ferrari technical headUpdates have been rare regarding Michael Schumacher's condition since his ski crash in 2013. Now an update brought to us by former Ferrari technical head Ross Brawn says the race car driver has shown some "encouraging signs" in his recovery. Previous updates on Schumacher's condition haven't been...
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