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Bentley has partnered with M-Sport Ltd. as a technical partner for its Continental GT3 team. The M-Sport team ran one of Ford's factory WRC teams through this season. The Continental GT3 Concept Racer will be on display at the 2013 Autosport I...

Kobayashi could not find a ride for next season

The Formula 1 seat dance is well underway. Marussia has confirmed that Max Chilton will take the place alongside Timo Glock that was previously held by Charles Pic. At Sauber, it has confirmed that Esteban Gutierrez will replace Kamui Kobayas...

Lotus will have an unchanged driver line-up next season

Lotus has confirmed that Romain Grosjean will stay with the Lotus F1 team for the 2013 season after a rocky return to Formula 1. The driver line-up will stay the same with Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen.  “It’s fantastic f...

Half-hour documentary covers team from creation to present

Videos like this would usually be reserved for the posts that we highlight along the right side of the homepage, but this one is special. Red Bull has produced a half-hour documentary detailing the team from its creation to the present day told al...

He has been an institution of European Motorsport

If you have even a passing interest in European auto racing in the past 20 years, you have surely heard the name Norbert Haug. As head of Mercedes Motorsport, Haug oversaw Mercedes re-enter Formula 1 as an engine manufactuer and then oversaw the t...

Four-car team composed of wounded soldiers

After over a year of preparation, the Race2Recovery Rally Team is making final plans to take on the Dakar rally in January. The 11-man team is made up almost entirely of wounded British soldiers who will drive, maintain and support the cars from J...

Car is a clean sheet design three years in the making

Radical has debuted the RXC, its first ever coupe racecar, and it is quite something. Radical says that the car was three years in the making and features a brand new chassis, suspension and engine. The RXC is technically road legal, but that is n...

Nearly no rules changes mean cars are mostly developed

When was the last time we saw a Formula 1 season that did not have major rules changes between seasons? Next year, the only major rule change is an increase to the cars' minimum weight that will be offset by heavier tires anyway. That means th...

It is likely the most written about car ever that only has been raced twice

The Nissan Deltawing raced just twice in 2012 but was perhaps the most written about car of the year. Planning for the project began in 2009, but the final assembly did not come until early 2012. The concept was to see if a car could have similar ...

The WRC Street will be limited to 2,500 units with 220hp

Volkswagen revealed the Polo R WRC and Polo R WRC Street in Monte Carlo on December 8. Drivers Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia drove the car to the presentation between the Casino and Hotel de Paris with the slogan "The ra...