News
All the latest motorsport technology news, analysis and comments.
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Volkswagen unveils new Dakar challenger
Friday 27th August 2010
HANOVER, Germany: Replacing the Race Touareg 2, twice winner in 2009 and 2010 of the gruelling Dakar Rally and...
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Speed Scotland aims for 500kph
Thursday 12th August 2010
A team from Scotland is aiming to set a new land speed record for 1-litre supercharged vehicles next week. The Flower...
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Australia's Car of the Future
Friday 6th August 2010
The Australian V8 Supercar Series organisers have issued a tendering stage for the Car of the Future (CoF) that...
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World Motorsport Symposium returns to Oxford
Friday 30th July 2010
The venue for the forthcoming World Motorsport Symposium has been confirmed as Oxford Brookes University in the UK. The...
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MINI confirms WRC campaign for 2011
Tuesday 27th July 2010
It's official – the MINI is returning to rallying. Rumours of a Prodrive-backed WRC campaign began circulating as...
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World Motorsport Symposium chairmen announced
Wednesday 21st July 2010
John Iley and Ulrich Baretzky have been announced as the chairmen for the forthcoming Race Tech World Motorsport...
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Dallara clinches IRL deal
Wednesday 14th July 2010
Dallara's rolling chassis design has been awarded the tender for the IndyCar series from 2012. The Italian company's...
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Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium dates announced
Tuesday 6th July 2010
The dates for the next Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium have been announced as Monday the 10th of January and...
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WorldFirst hybrid Westfield racing car launched at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Friday 2nd July 2010
University of Warwick WMG research engineer Stephen Lambert is unveiling a four-wheel drive hybrid Westfield at...
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Formula One offers its green credentials
Thursday 1st July 2010
Formula One will reduce its carbon footprint by 12.4% by 2012. This is the claim made by FOTA, the Formula One Teams...
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Moto2: Statement from Shoya Tomizawa's family
Thursday 9th September 2010
The following statement has been released by the Technomag-CIP team following the tragic death of 19-year-old Shoya Tomizawa in last Sunday's Misano Moto2 race...
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COMMENT: FIA lets Ferrari make another farce of F1
Thursday 9th September 2010
So come on, who was genuinely surprised that Ferrari escaped further punishment at the hands of the FIA WMSC over the Hockenheim team orders scandal? Not this writer, for one...
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FIA publishes full Ferrari ruling it makes for interesting reading...
Thursday 9th September 2010
The FIA has published the full ruling of its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) into the Ferrari Hockenheim team orders controversy. Here are some of the highlights...
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POLL: Was the FIA too lenient on Ferrari?
Thursday 9th September 2010
Ferrari has escaped any further sanctions at the hands of the FIA World Motor Sport Council over the German GP team orders scandal - but did the governing body make the right decision?
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Ferrari denials made it impossible to prove guilt, says Todt
Thursday 9th September 2010
As he defends the WMSC's seemingly lenient response to the Ferrari team orders controversy, FIA President Jean Todt insists there was insufficient evidence to warrant greater punishment.
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Moto2: 'Gutted' Scott Redding ready to race on
Thursday 9th September 2010
Scott Redding has spoken publically for the first time about the huge Misano accident that tragically claimed the life of Shoya Tomizawa on Sunday.
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Webber: I considered quitting F1 in Williams days
Thursday 9th September 2010
Now facing arguably the best shot at F1 title glory he will ever get, Red Bull star Mark Webber admits he very nearly 'threw in the towel' during his dark days at Williams several years ago.
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FMI defends Misano Moto2 decisions
Thursday 9th September 2010
The Italian Motorcycling Federation has released a statement defending decisions made in the immediate aftermath of the accident in Sunday's Moto2 race, which claimed the life of Shoya Tomizawa.
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FIA makes road offence proposal
Thursday 9th September 2010
The FIA reveals that indiscretions on the roads could see drivers penalised on-track, with the possibility of super licences being withdrawn for serious offences
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Bonus scoring system to be introduced
Thursday 9th September 2010
A bonus points scheme will be introduced into the WRC for the 2011 season, with three drivers rewarded on a live televised stage
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Rossi, Dovizioso, Aoyama ride Aragon
Thursday 9th September 2010
Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso and Hiroshi Aoyama have become the latest MotoGP riders to get an early taste of Aragon, which will host its first grand prix event next weekend.
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Mallya: 'Cautiously optimistic' Force India is back in business!
Thursday 9th September 2010
Having banished a rotten two-race run with a strong showing at Spa, Vijay Mallya predicts more of the same for Force India F1 at Monza, confident that 'the momentum is with us now'.
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Alonso unconcerned by engine supply
Thursday 9th September 2010
Fernando Alonso says he isn't worried about the prospect of running out of engines during the 2010 F1 season
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Artists impression of NGTC car revealed
Thursday 9th September 2010
The BTCC reveals new artists impressions of the NGTC Toyota Avensis which will debut at Brands Hatch
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'Hurt' Clarkson: 'Greedy tw*t' Ben Collins is 'history' as The Stig
Thursday 9th September 2010
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson admits he is 'hurt' that Ben Collins has chosen to reveal himself as The Stig, but assures whilst the cult motoring show might be 'damaged', it's 'not out'.
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Ogier takes early lead in Japan
Thursday 9th September 2010
Sebastien Ogier takes the early lead in Japan after Thursday's two runs through the Sapporo Super Special stage
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Inside Grand Prix: Italy 2010
Thursday 9th September 2010
Look ahead to this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza in the latest edition of Inside Grand Prix
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Shoya Tomizawa 1990-2010
Thursday 9th September 2010
Shoya Tomizawa wrote his name in motorcycle grand prix history by winning the first ever Moto2 grand prix, at the start of the 2010 season at Qatar.
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MINI completes shakedown test
Thursday 9th September 2010
The MINI Countryman WRC is put through its paces by Prodrive ahead of the start of testing in Portugal prior to the 2011 debut
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Webber: Things can always be made safer
Thursday 9th September 2010
Mark Webber insists that motorsport can be made safer even though danger will always remain a part of the game
