Racing
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If you're a fan of endurance racing... actually, I'll stop there because everyone should be a fan of endurance racing. What we're dealing with is a sport that is very nearly the highest level of performance in the world of motorsports. Everything needs to come together to earn a victory in the endurance racing arena, and it's where you'll find automakers pouring massive amounts of money and engineering efforts just to capture that brief moment atop a podium. One of the most exciting classes in endurance racing is, of course, the LMP category. Now there's a new member of this group, ultimately...
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Bentley To Race In Spa 24 Hours For First Time
With already two victories under its belt in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Bentley and its motorsport partner M-Sport are gearing up for the season’s toughest race: the Spa 24 Hours. The classic endurance race this year is taking place this weekend and Bentley is aiming to have both its...
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Mercedes AMG Dominant At 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix
Mercedes AMG driver Nico Rosberg was never really under threat during the entire 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix yesterday, with the German taking a dominating home victory at his home event, held this year at the Hockenheimring. This was Rosberg’s fourth win of the season and Mercedes...
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Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg Takes Pole At Formula One German Grand Prix Qualifying
Mercedes AMG driver Nico Rosberg secured pole position in front of his home crowd during today’s qualifying session for the 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring. His teammate Lewis Hamilton was quicker during yesterday’s practice but the Briton suffered a brake...
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2014 Formula One German Grand Prix Weather Forecast
Although the weather was good during practice today at the 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix, some rain is predicted for Sunday’s race. The race this year is taking place at the Hockenheimring, where in addition to rain we should see winds of just 6 mph and a peak temperature of 86 degrees F...
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Mahindra Racing's Bruno Senna Talks Formula E: Video
The inaugural season of Formula E electric car racing is now just a couple of months away from the opening race in Beijing, and testing of the Spark-Renault SRT_01E race car common to all teams is well underway at Donington Park in the U.K. In the video above, former Formula One driver Bruno Senna...
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In a letter to fans, Michael Schumacher's wife Corinna thanked everyone for their support during the dark days following the Formula One legend’s tragic skiing accident last December and the subsequent months that he lay in a coma. The letter was published in the official program for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix on behalf of Schumacher's family. "The German Grand Prix gives me the perfect opportunity to cordially thank you all for the good wishes and positive energies you keep sending to Michael," read a translation of the original letter, which was in German...
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2014 Formula One German Grand Prix Preview
Round 10 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship brings us to the Hockenheimring for this year’s German Grand Prix. The location of the track is not far from Mercedes-Benz’s headquarters, so members of the Mercedes AMG F1 team will be keen to impress their bosses with a home win...
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Lexus SC400 Does Burnout Until Brakes Catch Fire
Here we see some of the madness that is the TX2K14 event, with what appears to be a modified Lexus SC400 burning the tires for a couple of minutes, keeping the smoke billowing and the revs up until the brakes simply can’t take it and burst into flame. ALSO SEE: Here's A Challenger SRT Hellcat...
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Ford To Make Le Mans Return With New GT Supercar?
A couple of years ago there was a lot of talk about Ford launching a successor to its GT supercar built briefly during the last decade. Not much has been heard since but the rumor mill is starting to spin into action with news out that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is considering a return to the...
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Mazda 767B Tackles Spa, Brings The Noise
Everyone knows the story of the Mazda 787B. It's a glorious multi-rotor machine that remains the only Japanese car to win at Le Mans. It's a major figure in the world of motorsports, and it's glorious both to see and to hear. Less well known perhaps, is the car that came before it. It's called the...
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New Engineering Facility To Bring Williams F1 Tech To Road Cars, Other Sectors
British Formula One team Williams has made steady progress this season, no doubt thanks to its decision to run superior Mercedes AMG engines as well as its new blood in the form of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. But the team, founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams, who still serves as team...
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If the sport and the teams agree to it, one aspect of Formula One could change significantly in the coming years: Its tires. At the recent F1 test at Silverstone, Pirelli, along with Lotus, tested a new 18-inch wheel and low-profile tire combination that could make developments in F1 much more relevant to road-going vehicles. MUST SEE: Ralph Gilles Does Massive Burnout In 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat: Video For a long time now, F1 has used 13-inch wheels with a significant sidewall profile, albeit in varying widths depending on tire regulations at the time. They've become an iconic part of the...
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Sir Stirling Moss Delivers Driving Insight At Donington: Video
There are certain names in motorsports that elicit the same response when uttered in like-minded company. The name Senna evokes wistful thoughts of what could've been, mixed with smirking smiles of what we all got to witness. McRae will make you laugh and smile even wider. Say the name Moss...
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Students Target Nürburgring Lap Record With Radical Hybrid Racer
A group of Dutch students plan to break the overall lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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Porsche 911 SC East African Safari Rally Car: Video
In the ongoing Porsche 911 Secrets video series, the latest car to get special treatment is the 911 SC East African Safari Rally car. And it’s a very special 911 indeed. MUST SEE: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Burnout Battle: 1,414 HP Video Based on the road-going 911 that also dominated...
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Audi S1 Rally Car Driven To Victory In Fifth Round Of World RX
A rally car based on the sporty Audi S1 hot hatch has been driven to victory in the fifth round of the 2014 World Rallycross Championship, held in Sweden over the weekend. Driving the S1 World Rallycross car was local hero Mattias Ekstrom, racing under his own team EKS in the top Super Car...
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American businessman and NASCAR team co-owner Gene Haas plans to launch a Formula One team in 2016, but he will be making his presence felt in the sport much sooner by becoming a sponsor of Ferrari. The logo of Haas Automation, a CNC machine company founded by Haas, appeared on Ferrari’s F1 cars during the past weekend’s British Grand Prix, and it will stay there up until the end of the 2015 season. In 2016, Haas Automation is expected to become the title sponsor of Haas’ own F1 team. In a statement, Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci said his team and Haas have been...
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Electric Miata Smokes Tesla Model S P85: Video
It’s no secret that one of the great keys to speed is lightness, and the Miata has that in spades—even when converted to electric drive as the drag monster in this video is. So it’s perhaps no surprise the Miata demolishes the Tesla Model S on the drag strip. But it’s still...
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Lawnmower Racing With Kimi Räikkönen: Video
If you were wondering about how Kimi Räikkönen’s back has healed after ending last season early to undergo surgery, wonder no more. Here he is thrashing racing lawnmowers around a very bumpy circuit, punishing all challengers in stoically Kimi style. ALSO SEE: Stolen Tesla Police...
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Peugeot Releases Further Details On Its 2015 Dakar Challenger
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen might have been in the sales doldrums for the last few years, but its success in the field of motorsport is anything but disappointing. Peugeot hopes to continue that success with the 2008 DKR—a hardcore off-road racer based on the 2008 subcompact...
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Lewis Hamilton Back In Title Fight After Thrilling British Grand Prix
Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton is back in the 2014 Formula One World Championship title fight after he took victory yesterday in his home race, the British Grand Prix, which was once again held at the legendary Silverstone circuit. Current leader Nico Rosberg, also of Mercedes AMG, was forced to...
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Nico Rosberg Secures Pole For Formula One British Grand Prix
Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton looked set to start on pole tomorrow in the 2014 Formula One British Grand Prix after posting some of the quickest times during today’s rain-affected qualifying session, but in the final moments five other drivers posted quicker times. Hamilton’s...
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