Volkswagen has wasted no time making the Mk8 Golf race ready: this is the GTI GTC that will compete in Africa’s Global Touring Car championship. The German brand has previously been racing the Jetta in the series but as the Jetta is no longer built in right-hand drive, it has opted to replace it with […]
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Just five weeks after being sacked by Audi, German Formula E driver Daniel Abt has secured a seat with the Nio 333 team for the remaining six races of the season. Abt was the subject of controversy in May when it was revealed that he cheated in an official Formula E esports race by getting […]
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F1 and WEC champion Fernando Alonso will race at this year’s Indy 500 as he continues his chase to collect motorsport’s ‘Triple Crown’ – and this is the car he will use. The Spaniard and will race for the Arrow McLaren SP team that is a partnership between McLaren and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Unlike the […]
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An exceptionally rare 1965 Ford GT Roadster prototype will be auctioned off in July and is expected to sell for between $7.5 million and $10 million. The car was built by Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, England and is chassis GT/109, one of just five Roadster models ever built, the only GT Roadster to compete […]
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The Formula 1 team of Mercedes will run a new, all-black base livery for the 2020 season as part of its public pledge to further improve the diversity both inside the team and the sport in general. The new colors will debut at the first round of the 2020 F1 Championship, the Austrian Grand Prix, […]
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The iconic Mugello circuit in Italy is looking increasingly likely to host a race during this year’s shortened Formula 1 World Championship and it could take place on the weekend of Ferrari’s 1,000th Grand Prix. According to reports out of Europe, Mugello will host its first-ever Grand Prix on the weekend of September 11-13, just […]
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Audi has announced Rene Rast as the replacement of Daniel Abt at its Formula E racing team for the remaining six rounds of the 2020 season. Abt was fired from the team after he used a professional sim-racer in his place in an official esports race, without letting anyone know about it. Abt immediately apologized […]
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McLaren is considering to sell a small stake of its Formula 1 team as it’s seeking for ways to raise capital to deal with the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. The British carmaker has been looking at various alternatives for additional funding over the recent months, including mortgaging its historic car collection and its Woking-based […]
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Custom cars require custom engines, although stumbling upon the perfect one usually requires digging through scrap yards and taking chances with all sorts of power units that may require additional work. Fortunately, there are several crate engines that you can buy from different companies, and the latest one comes from Chevrolet. The bowtie brand has […]
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It’s not very often that a Formula 1 car hits the market, but later this month, a 2009 Toyota TF109 F1 car will cross the auction block. The vehicle is being sold through a charity auction held by RM Sotheby’s with the help of the FIA running from June 15-22. Funds will benefit the Red […]
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