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  • Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas

    Round 17 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship brings us to Austin, Texas for the United States Grand Prix. This will be the third time that an F1 race will be held at the circuit, whose eclectic mix of corners, both fast and slow, makes the event technically demanding for the drivers and provides fans with a fantastic opportunity to see F1 cars driven at the limit. In the video above, championship leader Lewis Hamilton takes us through a lap of the circuit, using the simulator back at Mercedes AMG’s headquarters to demonstrate how he positions himself for some of the key corners...

  • Marussia F1 Team logo
    Marussia F1 Team Enters Administration, Seeks Buyer

    Just days after the Caterham F1 Team’s financial troubles were revealed, it’s emerging that fellow Formula One team Marussia is also struggling and has just entered administration. Administrators FRP Advisory said the U.K.-based team would continue to operate and that none of the staff...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
    Volkswagen Takes Home 2014 WRC Drivers’ And Manufacturers’ Titles

    They’ve done it again. In a repeat of last year, Volkswagen’s Sébastien Ogier together with co-driver Julien Ingrassia have secured the 2014 World Rally Championship Drivers’ title. There’s still one more round to go this season, but after taking out this past...

  • 2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro
    Audi To Enter F1 In 2016 With Fernando Alonso Onboard?

    Audi may be planning to ditch the world of endurance racing and seek a new challenge in motorsport’s top echelon, Formula One. The German automaker has been the dominant force in endurance racing for more than a decade, winning 13 of the past 16 24 Hours of Le Mans races, and with sister...

  • Caterham Formula One car
    Caterham F1 Team’s Future In Jeopardy

    The Caterham F1 Team is currently on shaky ground following news Caterham Sports Limited (CSL), an entity that builds the actual cars for the team, is in administration and its administrator refusing to release the cars for transport to Austin, Texas for the upcoming Formula One United States Grand...

  • Porsche 919 Hybrid race car steering wheel
    Porsche 919 Steering Wheel Is More Complicated Than Yours

    The steering wheel in your basic race car is just that; it's a simple, lightweight, possibly suede-covered instrument used to tell the front wheels of the vehicle where to go. As you advance up the race car ladder, however, a steering wheel begins to be much more than a simple directional tool. It...

  • BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition unveiled at the Hockenheimring, October 19, 2014

    After losing out to Audi last year, BMW is back in the winner’s circle of the popular touring car series DTM. Both the 2014 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles went to the Munich-based firm, thanks to top driver Marco Wittmann and BMW Team RMG. Following the conclusion of the final race at the Hockenheimring in Germany over the weekend, BMW now lays claim to five wins, 11 podiums, four pole positions and four fastest laps achieved during the 10 races of the 2014 DTM season. To mark the occasion, BMW rolled out a special M4 modeled after the M4 DTM race car that Wittmann drove to...

  • 2015 Audi Sport TT Cup race car
    Audi TT Gets Its Own Racing Series: Video

    Audi is the latest automaker to launch a new one-make racing series, in this case based around the all-new 2016 TT sports car. The series is called the Audi Sport TT Cup and its inaugural season will take place next year, with the rounds scheduled to coincide with those of the DTM series. DON'T...

  • Terrible Nissan GT-R driver exhibits a glossary or poor skills
    Nissan GT-R Driver Gives Best-Ever Bad Driving Lesson: Video

    If you’re an amateur racer, a track day driver, or if you’ve even thought about driving, you should watch this video—but never do anything you see in it. ALSO SEE: AMS Alpha Omega GT-R Sets New 1/4-Mile Record: Video The racers will cringe, often. The track day drivers will...

  • Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing Q50 race car for 2015 BTCC
    Infiniti To Enter British Touring Car Championship In 2015 With Q50 Racer

    Infiniti will seek to boost its profile in the U.K. by entering the British Touring Car Championship next season with a new race car based on its Q50 sedan. Infiniti will field two of the cars in a partnership with Support Our Paras Racing, a race team linked with the veteran’s charity...

  • F1 2014
    F1 2014 Ushers Turbos Back Into Formula One Gaming: Video

    The world of Formula One changes often—sometimes in large ways, sometimes in small ones. But the world of gaming, and particularly racing games, can change even more incredibly, and more often. DON'T MISS: Watch A Stock 2015 BMW M3 Run 11.66 At 119.24 In The Quarter: Video Here, we see the...

  • 2015 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo race car
    Lamborghini Reveals 2015 Super Trofeo Calendar, Confirms United SportsCar Championship Plans

    Lamborghini has announced that its one-make Blancpain Super Trofeo Series is back on for another season in North America next year, and has paved the way for future years by extending its partnership with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which sanctions the series. The partnership...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 spy shots

    Porsche’s entry-level customer race car at present is the 911 GT3 Cup but the automaker could soon launch a new GT4-spec racer based on its Cayman sports car. GT4-spec racing series having been growing in popularity over the years, as they’re a much more affordable avenue for budding motorsport enthusiasts than the GT3 class. A handful of automakers already offer GT4-spec versions of their cars and now it appears Porsche is planning to do the same. Speaking with Autosport, outgoing Porsche Motorsport chief Hartmut Kristen has revealed that the automaker has tested a racing version...

  • 2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix Results

    The inaugural Formula One Russian Grand Prix was a great success, with Mercedes AMG securing yet another one-two finish. The winner was star driver Lewis Hamilton, who, barring any major mishaps, is on track to take home the 2014 Drivers’ Championship. The latest win also means Hamilton has...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    Hamilton Edges Out Rosberg For 2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix Pole

    Mercedes AMG locked out the front row for the inaugural Formula One Russian Grand Prix at qualifying today, with star driver Lewis Hamilton managing to edge out teammate Nico Rosberg to secure pole. Hamilton posted a 1:38.513 in Q3 with Rosberg just 0.2 of a second behind. The third fastest was...

  • Ferrari at the 2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix Weather Forecast

    Conditions are looking good for the inaugural Formula One Russian Grand Prix this weekend, with the weather in Sochi where the race is being held forecast to be fine and sunny. The peak temperature should reach 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) on Sunday, and there’s almost zero chance of rain. The...

  • Driftadega
    'Driftadega Nights' Is Certainly A Thing: Video

    The folks at Network A have been killing it as of late. Their videos featuring Ryan Tuerck and Chris Forsberg are well made, funny, and feature tons of great action. It seems that Vaughn Gittin Jr, Matt Powers, and Matt Field have been paying attention to the Network A team. They're looking to get...

  • Mitsubishi Evo Cartwheel
    Mitsubishi Evo Decides To Quit Racing & Become A Gymnast: Video

    Hillclimbs are crazy. They often take place on tight roads that feature tons of technical turns, and all of it has to be tackled at very high speeds. MUST SEE: Miniature W-18 Build Is Mesmerizing: Video You need to be the fastest person up the hill, so you have to push both yourself and your...

  • 2015 Hyundai i20 WRC

    Hyundai made its World Rally Championship comeback this year using a new rally car based on its i20 subcompact sold overseas. The company hasn’t fared all that well, having taken home just one win versus the 10 Volkswagen has notched up, but Hyundai is in for the long term and plans to launch a new rally car next season based on the all-new i20 (pictured below) unveiled last week at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. Hyundai recently started testing its 2015 i20 WRC, with French driver Bryan Bouffier behind the wheel. The aim of the initial shakedown was to check all systems and to start...

  • Sochi Autodrom, home of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix Preview

    History will be made this weekend when the first-ever Formula One Russian Grand Prix takes place at the newly-built Sochi Autodrom. The track’s 3.6-mile length makes it the third-longest on the 2014 calendar and drivers will need to complete 53 laps on Sunday. There are 18 (12 right, 6 left)...

  • Ken Block GRC Practice
    Ride Along With Ken Block During GRC Practice: Video

    Ken Block is a man who understands many of the finer concepts of car control. His Gymkhana videos are certainly proof of that. He's not just out to capture YouTube views though, as he also strives to stand atop podiums in the Global Rallycross series. MUST SEE: The Average Bugatti Owner Has 84...

  • Jules Bianchi
    Jules Bianchi’s Family Release Statement Regarding Injured F1 Driver

    During Sunday’s rain-affected Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, Marussia driver Jules Bianchi crashed at high speed into the back of a tractor that was being used to remove the Sauber of Adrian Sutil who had crashed earlier in the race. The impact caused serious head...

  • BMW M6 GT3
    BMW Prepping M6 For GT Racing Duty

    For a number of years now, BMW has been employing the services of its Z4 in GT racing. The Z4 GT3 in particular has performed quite well, helping to retain a link to the automaker's claims that it builds the ultimate driving machines. Now though, it seems that the Z4 will have to step aside. That's...

  • Teaser for 2015 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 race car
    Lamborghini Teases New Huracán GT3 Race Car: Video

    After revealing the racing version of its Huracán designed for the Super Trofeo one-make series back in August, Lamborghini has now started teasing a new GT3-spec version of its all-new supercar. Though it’s not widely known, Lamborghini has had a GT3-spec Gallardo in its ranks for...

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