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Velocity Invitational to feature great McLaren F1 cars

Racing fans in California are in for a treat of a weekend, with the Velocity Invitational taking place on 14-16 October at the fabled Laguna Seca Raceway with a line-up of iconic McLaren Formula 1 cars on the... Read More...

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2022 F1 Manager video game simulation released

https://youtu.be/PWolO2D0H6Q Fancy being a Formula 1 team manager? If simulation video games are your thing then tuck into the latest edition of the official F1 Manager title released this week ahead of the Be... Read More...

Second Gulf Historic Dubai GP confirmed for late-November

Winner of last year’s event British driver Oli Webb, and the James Hunt’s Hesketh 308b he drove are confirmed to compete again in at the Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival from 25-27 November. Last year, at the ... Read More...

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Silverstone launch £80-million luxury residential project

Ahead of this weekend's 56th running of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the Formula 1 circuit owners have launched luxury residential units for sale alongside the legendary Copse, Maggots, Becketts and... Read More...

Le Mans 2022: Totyota’s Conway fastest in warm-up for 24-Hours

The final track running before the 90th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, a 15-minute warm-up, was topped by the No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar with a best lap of 3:32.369s by Mike Conway ahead... Read More...

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR sold for €135-million

A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupé' has become the world's most expensive car when it was sold for a whopping €135,000,000 (yes 135-million euros!) by RM Sothebys this week The car is a cornerston... Read More...

DHL beats serious odds getting F1 freight to Melbourne

A last-minute dash across the world has ensured that all the teams will have their equipment ready for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, report the organisers on their official website. Formula 1's offic... Read More...

Mansell selling Senna-taxi Williams and Ferrari 640

With the 2022 Formula 1 season to begin on 20 March in Bahrain, Nigel Mansell is using the opportunity to sell a couple of his iconic F1 cars including the 'Senna-taxi' Williams and a Ferrari. RM Sotheby... Read More...

Motorsport Games and F1 partner for next-level experience

Adam Breeden, the pioneer of competitive socialising in the UK and entrepreneurial force behind some of the sector’s most successful concepts, announced plans for an immersive, state of the art F1 racing simu... Read More...

Pascal Wehrlein led home Andre Lotterer in an historic one-two for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in the Mexico City E-Prix

Mexico City E-Prix: Wehrlien, Lotterer 1-2 for Porsche

Former F1 driver Pascal Wehrlein led home Andre Lotterer in a historic one-two for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in the Mexico City E-Prix, with both driver and team sealing maiden ABB FIA Formula E Wo... Read More...

Race of Champions: Loeb beats Vettel in Final

It was the final of the two great Sebs of motorsport, France’s world rally legend Sébastien Loeb outshone 17 fellow superstars of motorsport to win the 2022 Race Of Champions beating four-time F1 world champi... Read More...

Race of Champions: Solberg father and son win for Norway

Team Norway’s father-and-son duo Petter and Oliver Solberg took a stunning family victory in the ROC Nations Cup on the ice of Sweden’s Pite Havsbad. On a sunny afternoon on the frozen Baltic Sea just 60 mil... Read More...

2022 Race of Champions: Motorsport greats on ice

Motorsport greats from all over the world descended on icy cold of Sweden for this weekend’s Race Of Champions, drivers enjoying their first practice laps of the new purpose-built ROC parallel track on the fr... Read More...

Daytona 24H: Four contenders remain in DPi prototype

Daytona 24H: Four DPi prototype contenders remain

As tends to happen in the overnight hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, there was plenty of action and intrigue throughout the field in the 60th Anniversary edition of the great endurance race. Race favorites ... Read More...

Daytona 24H: Cadillac leads, Acura back in contention at halfway mark

Daytona 24H: Cadillac leads halfway, Acura in contention

Under cover of darkness Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, the two Acura entries in the Daytona Prototype international (DPi) clawed their way back into contention as the world-renowned endurance spo... Read More...

Daytona 24H: Cadillac take an early lead

Cadillac cruised to the lead Saturday during the opening hours of the 60th anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona. Filipe Albuquerque started from the pole in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05, but Cadillacs d... Read More...

Daytona 24H: Kobayashi fastest in Rolex 24 practice

Former Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap time in practice for for the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Thursday, driving the Cadillac DPi-VR. The Japanese driver turned the fastest lap around the 3.56... Read More...

Kartdrome 24 Hour: Alonso’s team third, top three on lead lap

The final round of the 2021 Dubai Kartdrome Endurance Championship Powered by EBC Brakes ended in thrilling fashion with the top three teams on the same lap after a gruelling Kartdrome 24 Hour race that began... Read More...

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