Racing

Yesterday, official testing for the 2014 Formula One World Championship got underway in Jerez, Spain, and the first major mishap has already occurred. A crash involving Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes AMG’s new W05 was the high point of the day, but thankfully it wasn’t a serious crash as...

Lexus has revealed the race car that will take on similar-spec cars based on the likes of the Acura NSX and Nissan GT-R in Japan’s premier touring car series, Super GT. The new race car is based on Lexus’ recently revealed RC F and will be competing in the top GT500 category of Super...

Much has been made of the Tesla Model S's performance chops, particularly in the 85-kWh Performance version. But even more has been made of the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray's undeniable athletic abilities. So what happens when the two face off on the drag strip? The answer may surprise you, but...

Ever wanted to imagine you're Ken Block as he flies around the Gymkhana course, setting the incendiary four-wheeled burnouts in motion? Here's your chance: Gymkhana 6 GoPro Edition. MUST SEE: Tesla Model S Takes On 2014 Corvette Stingray At The Drag Strip: Video There are dozens of other points of...

Infiniti Red Bull Racing, the last of the top teams to reveal its new race car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship, has finally pulled off the covers. The car is the RB10, aptly named since it’s Red Bull’s 10th season in F1, and it's the one Sebastian Vettel will be hoping to...

Nissan and its motorsport partner NISMO have finally revealed the engine that will feature in its 2014 ZEOD RC electrified race car, which will compete in the Garage 56 experimental entry in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine is a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder putting out an...

When night falls on the Daytona International Speedway, it’s not just the partying that comes up to the next level. Racing is intense in the dark. Roaring around the track just as they did in the day time—if not faster—the racers and their cars take on a sometimes otherworldly...

UPDATE: IMSA has reversed its penalty on the #555 Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia assessed during the last lap when driver Alessandro Pier Guidi and #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi R8 LMS driver Markus Winkelhock had an incident in the infield section of the course. Despite awarding the...

Just over three hours into the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a crash just after the International Horseshoe brought brought a red flag stop to the race, and put the well-being of drivers Memo Gidley (Gainsco #99) and Matteo Malucelli (Risi Competizione #62) on everyone’s mind. The accident occurred as...

The seventh-generation Chevy Corvette is here, as its rather over-the-top Z06 version, and, making its racing debut today at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, the C7.R race car. Captured at the International Horseshoe corner during the first three laps of the race, these photos show the Gavin/Milner/Liddell...

Ferrari has just taken the wraps off its new race car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship, the F14 T. The car, whose name was chosen by the Scuderia’s own fans, is Ferrari’s 60th F1 car and the result of more than two years of development. Although the traditional gestation...

The challenges of running a race car flat-out for 24 hours are monumental. But the Rolex 24 at Daytona doesn’t start at the green flag on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the race started at least a few months ago, then heated up earlier this month with the Roar Before the 24, three days of...

Lotus F1 is the latest team to reveal its new car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship. The car carries the E22 designation and will be driven in the new season by existing Lotus driver Romain Grosjean and newcomer Pastor Maldonado. Sure to prove controversial is the car’s new...

McLaren has revealed its race car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship, the MP4-29. This is the car that Jenson Button and newcomer Kevin Magnussen will be driving, and the one the team at Woking hope will eradicate memories of last season’s poor performance. Like all teams in the new...

About a month ago we told you that Ferrari would let fans determine the name of its 2014 Formula One race car by voting on social media. Well, the voting process is now complete, with fans choosing the name F14 T from a list of five options. The others were F14 Maranello, F14 Scuderia, F166 Turbo...

Red Bull gathered eight Pro4 race trucks and drivers at a ski resort in Maine for a little motorsport fun.

Audi will be pacing and racing the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Williams is the second Formula One team to reveal its new race car for the 2014 season, following on the heels of Force India, which showed off its car yesterday. Williams’ new racer is called the FW36 and it comes powered by an engine and Energy Recovery System (ERS) sourced from...

The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team has already taken the wraps off its 2014 engine, a turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6. It's apparently so pleased with the radical new powerplant that it decided to show this computer-rendered version as well. In accordance with new rules, the engine is actually...

Sahara Force India is the first team to reveal its new car for the 2014 Formula One season. In Force India tradition, the car has been named the VJM07. New, however, is the livery, which brings a fresh trackside image for the team with the introduction of black alongside the traditional colors of...