Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled the Yaris WRC car it will compete with in the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship. The Japanese car manufacturer had initially planned to enter the 2021 season with a WRC version of the new-generation Yaris (the car that led to the creation of the road-going GR Yaris), but this project […]
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If you’ve ever wanted to drive a Formula 1 car and live in the UK, now is your chance thanks to a company known as TrackDays. For a fee of £999 ($1,365), budding race car drivers can enjoy a day with the Jordan EJ12 F1 car that was once driven by Takuma Sato. While that […]
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This is the Toyota GR010 Hybrid, the car that the automaker will compete with in the newly-formed Le Mans Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship. Powering the car is a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine, significantly larger than the 2.4-liter unit used by Toyota’s retired TS050 LMP1 car. Working alongside the internal combustion engine is […]
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The Renault Group outlined its new strategic approach this morning, and among other things referenced its F1 team, which will race under the Alpine name starting this season. During the event, Alpine decided to tease us with a 2021 F1 livery, albeit an interim one, boasting a black base with France’s blue, white and red […]
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Squadra Corse, Lamborghini’s motorsport arm, has joined a number of other automotive and motorsport brands in launching dedicated channels on Motorsport.tv, Motorsport Network’s digital OTT platform. Having recently shown their success in motorsport with repeat victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and International GT championships organized by SRO, Lamborghini has […]
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Several changes have been made to this year’s Formula 1 calendar, which has been officially revised to exclude Melbourne as the season opener. Instead, the new season will get under way in Bahrain on March 28. The Australian Grand Prix has been pushed back to November 21, while Imola is making its return on April […]
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The Indy Autonomous Challenge has unveiled the high-tech race car that will be used by university teams in the “world’s first high-speed, head-to-head autonomous race.” The race car is based on the Dallara IL-15 and has been modified for autonomous use. Organizers didn’t go into many specifics, but said the car has been equipped with […]
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Today, McLaren Racing signed an agreement granting them the option to enter the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship when Formula E’s Gen3 begins in Season 9. As part of McLaren’s experimentation with more sustainability, the agreement would give McLaren the option to enter the Championship as 1 of a maximum 12 teams for the […]
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Laurent Rossi has been appointed as the CEO of Alpine, Renault’s performance sub-brand. He will report directly to Renault CEO, Luca de Meo. Rossi moves into the position from his role as Group Director of Strategy and Business Development for Groupe Renault. Alpine released the mid-engine A110 sports car in 2017. The brand is also […]
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Toyota has released a short clip previewing the engine sound of the upcoming GR Super Sport Le Mans Hypercar that’s set to be unveiled on January 15. The racer will share similar underpinnings to the Le Mans-winning TS050 LMP1 prototype and will deliver 671 hp, the maximum amount of power that cars competing in the […]
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