news

Only Australia Will Use Super-Soft Tires

Pirelli has announced the tire compounds that will be available to Formula 1 teams for the first four races of 2013. Only the first race at Australia will have the super-soft tires available. They will be the option tire. For the 2013 seas...

New Fusion NASCAR looks more like production Fusion

NASCAR has been criticized for a lot of reasons. Its cars do not look like the cars that they are supposedly based on, and the series has lagged in its technology by still using carburetors up until last year. However, the series may have seen...

The car was testing at Sebring

It took Porsche a year, but it finally has revealed the first images of the 991-chassis 911 RSR. The car was testing at Sebring International Raceway in Florida with other GTE cars. Its race debut is still a few months away on April 14 at the firs...

Problem concerns vanes around the exhaust

The Coanda exhausts on the Williams FW35 and Caterham CT03 have been ruled illegal by the FIA specifically because of the vanes that are around the exhaust outlet.  The FW35 has a two-part vane at the top of the exhaust exit, and the Cate...

Changes made to monocoque and for better reliability

Toyota has taken the subtle route for its upgrades to the 2013 TS030 Hybrid prototype, but it says that it is already working on an entirely new car for the 2014 season. The TS030 was a major surprise last year. No one expected it to be so com...

Will already get new more bodywork before Australia

Williams has finally revealed its 2013 Formula 1 car called the FW35. The team did not take part in the first test session at Jerez and waited until this week’s test at the Circuit de Catalunya to reveal the car. The most radical change ...

Taking over for M3 GTE in the ALMS

BMW unveiled its new Z4 GTE at Daytona International Speedway. The car will be campaigned by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the American Le Mans Series, and for this year at least, the car will only be raced in North America. The Z4 GTE will re...

Sebastien Loeb Takes Second

After just two rallies Volkswagen has already won its first round of the WRC with the Polo R at the Rally Sweden. To make the feat even more impressive, driver Sebastien Ogier scored the win by 41.8 seconds against WRC juggernaut Sebastien Loeb wh...

Eleven cars represent the history of the race

A jury comprised of former racers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, officials from the FIA and Internet voters have voted on eleven cars, one from each decade and one tie, to represent the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The eleven cars will be on d...

Currently teams would only get three pre-season test sessions

The Formula 1 engine manufacturers, which currently include Renault, Ferrari and Mercedes, are pushing to be allowed to test next year's V6 turbo engines early. Under the current rules, the teams would only get the usual three pre-season tests...