Racing
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It’s not unusual to face extremes of weather in Japan: either very wet, or dramatically hot. We’ve seen both over the years during the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix—and quite a few conditions in between—so the race can prove a tough one. In addition, it was torrential rain that led to the fatal crash of French racing driver Jules Bianchi at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix, and while there have been some showers during Thursday and Friday’s practice session for this year’s event, the outlook for the weekend is positive. ALSO SEE: 2015 Formula One...
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Bloodhound Reveals Completed SSC, Will Attempt 1,000-MPH Run In 2017
It’s been close to a decade since news of the Bloodhound SSC first emerged. This week, though, the people behind the supersonic car have finally revealed the completed version. Measuring 44 feet in length, the Bloodhound draws its power from a V-8, a jet engine and a cluster of rockets, and...
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2015 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix Preview
There are mixed emotions going into this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, round 14 of the 2015 Formula One World Championship. The event is always a favorite, due mostly to the enthusiasm of all the fans, and the track itself, the Suzuka Circuit, will always feature high on the list with its...
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Ford GT Race Car's Schedule Revealed, 2016 Daytona 24 Hours Competition Debut Confirmed
Ford's new race car based on the upcoming GT supercar is currently testing on multiple continents ahead of a competition debut in 2016. We now know when that debut will happen as the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has posted up the car’s complete schedule for the 2016 motorsport season. As...
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel Victorious At 2015 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel led from lights out to the checkered flag at yesterday’s 2015 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, with the German putting in an impressive performance at the floodlit Marina Bay Circuit. Vettel now has 42 wins under his belt, which means he’s passed Ayrton...
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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel Storms To Singapore Grand Prix Pole
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel will start at pole position tomorrow at the 2015 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix after a thrilling performance at today’s qualifying session. He posted a 1:43.885 in Q3, which was half a second quicker than the next best time. Incredibly, neither Lewis...
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Give a car guy a stretch of road and he’ll find a way to race on it. He might turn it into a road course, a dragstrip, a dirt track, or, if he only has a hill at his disposal, a hillclimb. Thanks to Subaru, I got the chance to drive a hillclimb for the first time. The site was the Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb outside of Salisbury, England. Subaru provided a fleet of 2015 WRX STIs for journalists to drive and gave us the morning to have at it. ALSO SEE: Optional Clock Will Set Bentley Bentayga Buyers Back Nearly $170K The run is pretty simple, existing somewhere between a dragstrip and a...
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2015 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix Weather Forecast
The heat, humidity and intensity of the Marina Bay Circuit makes the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix one of the most demanding for drivers and their teams, and looking at the weather forecast for this weekend’s race it appears there’ll be no respite from the extreme conditions. The...
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2015 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix preview
Coming up this weekend is round 13 of the 2015 Formula One World Championship, the Singapore Grand Prix. The race is one of the newer events on the calendar but it’s already considered a classic, due mostly to the atmosphere of the crowd in combination with the tough conditions faced by...
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2016 BMW M6 GT3 races into Frankfurt
Come the 2016 motorsport season, BMW customer teams competing in GT racing will be able to field a new M6-based race car. The car is being shown for the first time at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show and confirmed to start at 379,000 euros (approximately $423,570) in Europe. Pricing for the...
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EXR Racing Series: Relatively Affordable Arrive-And-Drive Racing Now In The U.S.
So you want to be a race car driver? We all do, but the cost of running a car can be quite high. From the transportation to the maintenance, and even the initial cost of simply acquiring your racing machine, you're going to need to lay out tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. You...
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2016 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Race Car Ready For Order
After a successful trial run during various events this year, including an impressive win in the grueling Nürburgring 24 Hours, Audi’s second-generation R8 LMS endurance racer is now ready to order. It starts at 398,000 euros (approximately $445,550), before taxes, and production of the...
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We're in love with the Polestar offerings from Volvo. The automaker loves them too, which is why it purchased Polestar earlier this year. The plan is to roll out more high-performance variants of vehicles offered in the Volvo lineup. That acquisition didn't cover everything that Polestar did, however, as Polestar's motorsport division, Polestar Racing, wasn't part of the purchase deal. Moving forward, Polestar Racing becomes Cyan Racing. ALSO SEE: New Ford GT Coming With 630 HP And 539 LB-FT, According To 'Forza Motorsport 6' Team owner Christian Dahl will run Cyan Racing as the motorsports...
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Ferrari FXX Signed By Schumacher Headed To Auction
For those who follow high-profile auctions, the situation surrounding this 2006 Ferrari FXX is almost unfathomable. Because while it bears the signature of legendary F1 driver Michael Schumacher, when FXX 29/30 hits the block at the end of the month, it will likely sell for less than its original...
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Hamilton Wins 2015 Formula One Italian Grand Prix, Vettel Makes Podium
Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton has taken his third Formula One Italian Grand Prix with a decisive win yesterday at a packed Autodromo Nazionale Monza race track. The Briton never looked troubled and in the end crossed the line with a 25-second gap between him and runner-up Sebastian Vettel...
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Räikkönen To Join Hamilton On Front Row At 2015 Formula One Italian Grand Prix
We look set for a thrilling race tomorrow at the 2015 Formula One Italian Grand Prix, with local team Ferrari putting in an impressive performance during today’s qualifying session and wowing the crowds. But the Prancing Horse still missed out on the top spot after Mercedes AMG’s Lewis...
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2015 Formula One Italian Grand Prix Weather Forecast
This weekend is the 2015 Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The weather isn’t looking too good as conditions are likely to remain gray and overcast for much of the weekend, though things should clear up by...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Edition 1 And 2016 C63 DTM Racer Revealed
Mercedes-Benz’s sexy new C-Class Coupe and its high-performance C63 variant from Mercedes-AMG will arrive in showrooms early next year. However, other markets will receive the vehicles shortly after their debut this month at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. To treat the early bird buyers...
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The 2015 Formula One World Championship continues this weekend with round 12, the Italian Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the legendary Monza race track. Monza is home to some of the most passionate fans in F1, most of them loyal to local team Ferrari, and this creates an atmosphere that’s second to none. It’s why the Italian race is one of the real highlights of the season. CHECK OUT: Marchionne Wants To Bring FCA And GM Together, GM Says No Then there’s the history to soak in. The Italian Grand Prix was first held during F1’s inaugural 1950 season and...
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Dixon edges out Montoya to take 4th IndyCar championship
Persistence paid off for racer Scott Dixon over the weekend. The New Zealander, who won the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy at the 2008 Indianapolis 500, edged out Juan Pablo Montoya to earn his fourth IndyCar season championship Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. He previously took the IndyCar championship in...
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2016 Ford GT Race Car Tests At Sebring, Sounds Nasty: Video
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to enter the World Endurance Championship next year with a race car based on its new GT supercar, competing alongside the likes of Aston Martin, Chevrolet, Ferrari and Porsche in the GTE category for production-based racers. The real highlight will be the Le...
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Mercedes-AMG Teases 2016 DTM Racer Based On New C63 Coupe
Mercedes-AMG is set to unleash on the market a new generation of its C63 Coupe early next year, and it’s been confirmed that the muscular two-door will also form the basis of the Mercedes-AMG DTM Team’s new race car for the 2016 season of the popular Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters touring...
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FIA Will Test Closed Cockpits
In the wake of Justin Wilson's tragic death last week, the conversation about closed cockpits in open-wheel racing has been renewed. Formula One's governing body, the FIA, will begin evaluating potential closed cockpit designs for single-seat racecars. It's a surprisingly controversial topic that...
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Mark Webber Takes Delivery Of Porsche 918 Spyder
It’s a well-known fact that racing driver Mark Webber is a huge fan of Porsche, with the Australian even purchasing the last 911 GT2 RS during his days driving for the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One team. Now he’s added an even faster Porsche to his fleet, the 918 Spyder hybrid...
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