Racing

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel was fastest today during qualifying for the 2013 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, which was marred by rain. The reigning world champion and current points leader scored his third successive Canadian pole by posting a fastest time of 1:25.425. Starting next...

After the first two European races of the year, Formula One’s mid-season flyaway takes teams to Montreal for race number seven, the Canadian Grand Prix. The race once again takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuv, which is built on a man-made island in the St Lawrence River and has been...

Crashing comes with racing. It happens to everyone and it can happen at anytime. One of the worst times for it to happen, however, is when you're just warming up. That's exactly what happened to Adrian Newey during a recent Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo race at Silverstone. Introducing the...

Always wanted your name on the side of a racecar? Now you have that chance... sort of. Lexus is offering a unique way for fans to get involved with its Pikes Peak program this year, and it involves its Lexus IS F CCS-R racer and social media. The automaker has partnered up with the Tony Hawk...

After being driven by NFL coach Jim Harbaugh at the recent Indy 500, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car made another appearance this past weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix held at Belle Isle. This time it was General Motors North America president Mark Reuss’ turn behind the wheel...

Last year Rhys Millen drove his Hyundai Genesis Coupe drift car, lightly modified for Pikes Peak use to the fastest time up the mountain, ever. This year, the Millen-Hyundai pairing is aiming to repeat the overall win, and defend his overall fastest time to the clouds. This year's car won't be a...

Audi will soon start official testing for the 81st running of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, which will be taking place on the weekend starting June 22. The works team is hoping to achieve its 12th victory at the event since 1999. Audi plans to compete with three of its R18 e-tron quattro...

Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic 911 this year, and it’s an anniversary the automaker isn’t taking too lightly. A special anniversary model is planned (we’re thinking it’s the upcoming 991-based 911 Targa) and a number of celebratory events have also...

It's name is Lola, T70 Spyder. With a V-8 engine from Ford, and Weber carbs fumes fill the air. The car will hustle, and run the circuit... Sorry, when we think of vintage racecars, we tend to get a bit batty. Right now though, we're a bit jealous of pro wheelman Jim Pace. You see, Pace recently...

There are quite a few items you need to possess in order to muscle a Porsche 911 Cup Car around a racetrack. Especially when the track in question is the Nürburgring, and it's filled with a gaggle of other Porsche racecars all vying for position. What you'll need are quick reflexes, great...

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is approaching, and the motorsports-themed fun is already started. For those hoping to attend this year's event, there's an added attraction: a chance to win a ride-along in the Peugeot Onyx supercar concept. The copper and black Onyx concept is strikingly designed...

The Nürburgring is for sale, with open bidding opened earlier this month. Despite its legendary status and constant use by carmakers for lap time claims and vehicle development, the 'Ring has gone through insolvency on its way to the auction block. But one group thinks Germany doesn't have...

IndyCar's Simona de Silvestro, driver of the #78 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet, yesterday visited General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck plant to witness some of the first Cadillac ELR extended-range electric coupes roll off the line. The Swiss racing driver is currently in Detroit for the...

The Williams F1 Team has confirmed it’s signed a deal with Mercedes-Benz to use the German firm’s Formula One engines from the start of the 2014 season. Mercedes was one of the first to unveil its new turbocharged V-6 engine developed for next year’s season, which sees radical new...

Formula One triple world champion Sebastian Vettel got his first taste of electric cars, hopping behind the wheel of Renault’s ZOE electric hatch during a promotional stunt organized by the French automaker recently. The drive event took place at Renault’s Z.E. Centre on Seguin Island...

Former Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driscoll, the man credited with overseeing the British automaker during its transition from Ford’s Premier Auto Group to new owner Tata, has been announced CEO of the Williams F1 Team. O’Driscoll’s newly created role will see the...

Green technology motorsport firm Drayson Racing, the brainchild of former British science minister Lord Paul Drayson, is out to break some records using an electric version of a race car originally developed for the American Le Mans Series. Using its B12 69/EV Le Mans prototype, Drayson Racing will...

The path to the summit is almost completely paved these days, but that doesn't make the race up Pikes Peak any less thrilling or terrifying. In fact, it raises the speeds and increases the potential for danger. That makes it all the more important to have a well-sorted car for the time trial to the...

Japanese racing driver Kamui Kobayashi recently headed to Ferrari’s Fiorano test track to try out the Scuderia’s 2010 Formula One car, the F10. Though we’d love to tell you that the former Sauber driver is being considered as a possible replacement for one of Ferrari’s...

In its quest to further differentiate itself from Nissan and position itself as a credible player in the global luxury automotive market, Infiniti recently appointed reigning Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel to help fine tune its cars. Serving as the brand’s official director of...