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The Newest Fast & Furious 9 Trailer Shows So Many Cars Being Destroyed
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There’s No Good Reason for New Cars to Be Sold Without Dipsticks but It’s Happening Anyway
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Watch the 819-HP Ferrari 812 Competizione Absolutely Tear It Up at Fiorano
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Toyota Has Been Developing a New Twin-Turbo V8, According to These Patents
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By Hazel Southwell May 7, 2021

Formula E Is Going to Make Monaco’s Circuit Look Cool as Hell

The tunnel section? That's a parabolica now. Enjoy!
By Lewin Day May 7, 2021

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Celebrates Its Famous Urinals With This Classy New T-Shirt

The pee troughs are a key part of Indy's ever-rich character...and red-flag potty breaks.
By James Gilboy May 7, 2021

Nobody Anywhere Can Watch the New Alex Zanardi Documentary That ‘Debuted’ Last Week

Not here in the States, and the same goes for our friends in Canada and Europe. What's up with that, Amazon?
By Lewin Day May 6, 2021

How NASCAR’s Next-Gen Ford Mustang Compares to Its Australian Supercar Sibling

We stack up NASCAR's new pony car against its brother from Down Under. 
By Lewin Day May 6, 2021

Grosjean Will Close His Formula 1 Career With a Mercedes W10 Test at the French GP

The former Haas driver will drive a demonstration run at his home grand prix, marking his first drive of an F1 car after his crash last year.
By Caleb Jacobs May 5, 2021

Next-Gen NASCAR Cup Racer Debuts With Independent Suspension, Five-Speed Transaxle, Composite Body

Now we really, finally know what's hitting the track in 2022.
By Lewin Day May 4, 2021

Volkswagen ID.4 Becomes First Production-Based EV To Complete the NORRA Mexican 1000

VW's new electric SUV took on a Baja rally and lived to tell the tale.
By Hazel Southwell May 4, 2021

Robert Wickens Is Back in a Race Car Less Than Three Years After Pocono Crash

After overcoming an extensive list of major injuries, Wickens used hand controls to pilot a Veloster N TCR around Mid-Ohio.
By Hazel Southwell May 4, 2021

Porsche and Penske Reunite for a Shot at Daytona and Le Mans This Year

The LMDh class will share a common rulebook between WEC and IMSA, and Porsche plans to take full advantage of that.
By Hazel Southwell May 3, 2021

Verstappen Doesn't Need Rosberg to Tell Him That Hamilton Is Hard to Beat

Thanks for the advice, but not exactly necessary.
By Jerry Perez May 3, 2021

American Racing Legend and Indy 500 Champion Bobby Unser Dead at 87

The oldest of the Unser racing dynasty, Bobby is one of only 10 drivers to win the race three times in the 100+ years it's taken place.
By Hazel Southwell May 3, 2021

Pato O'Ward Rewarded With a McLaren Formula 1 Drive for Winning IndyCar Race

McLaren boss Zak Brown knows how to motivate his drivers—both in F1 and IndyCar.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 30, 2021

Toyota's New WEC Hypercar, the GR010 Hybrid, Is Going Racing This Weekend

After a tricky start to the WEC season, the Hypercar class is now ready to rumble.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 29, 2021

Audi's LMDh Electrified Prototype for Le Mans Is Set to Go Racing in 2023

Including customer teams.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 27, 2021

Formula E's Disastrous Race Was the Result of Track Layout and Obscure Rules

Cars were stopping on track despite having 40 percent of their energy remaining.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 23, 2021

Formula E Will Race on the Streets of Brooklyn Again This Year

Mexico is also on FE's newly updated 2021 calendar.
By Jerry Perez Apr 22, 2021

Thrustmaster’s New Sim Racing Wheel Is a Replica Straight Out of Ferrari’s F1 Car

You may not have Charles Leclerc's skills (or salary), but you can have his steering wheel.
By James Gilboy Apr 21, 2021

F1 Superfans Spent Months Recreating Silverstone Circuit in Minecraft and It's Uncanny

What better way to stay immersed in F1 during the winter than by replicating one of its historic tracks block-by-block?
By Jerry Perez Apr 20, 2021

Kart Racer Who Hurled Bumper at Opponent Gets 15-Year Racing Ban

Perhaps next time you're mad don't throw bodywork at a moving race car?
By Hazel Southwell Apr 19, 2021

F1 Is Actually Competitive Now and Mercedes Seems Rattled

Fighting back from an early off and tangoing with Williams is not how Mercedes expected to spend its Sunday.
By Jerry Perez Apr 18, 2021

Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix Confirmed for 2022

The specific date is still TBA.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 16, 2021

Susie Wolff Knows How to Get More Women in Racing: Hire Them

Inspiration and hashtags are great, but you also have to start giving women the jobs.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 16, 2021

Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix Might Be Canceled Again and It’s All a Mess

This year's event is in peril without a government grant, while fans allegedly still haven't been refunded from 2020.
By Hazel Southwell Apr 13, 2021

Lawrence Stroll Is Selling Canada’s Historic Mont-Tremblant Racing Circuit

The track, which hosted F1 and IndyCar in years past, is nestled in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains.
By James Gilboy Apr 12, 2021

The Lost Story of Memphis-Arkansas, NASCAR's Only Dirt Superspeedway

Built in rural Arkansas, the longest dirt track in NASCAR history was just a little too fast and loose for its own good.