Your Guide To All The Stuff Fernando Alonso Could Do In 2015

One question still looms over Formula One: Fernando Alonso , so where is he going to go? We've rounded up all of the rumors and ranked them from most to least likely. Kimi Räikkönen is set to stay at Ferrari through 2015, and Sebastian Vettel is reported to have struck...

May 1, 2025

An American Will Not Be Racing In Formula One This Weekend

Yesterday, Alexander Rossi's as a replacement for . But now Marussia has announced they will only run one car this weekend, out of respect for Jules. The announcement that they will only run one car isn't that much of a surprise. Marussia had been talking to F1 honcho Bernie Ecclestone...

May 1, 2025

FIA: Jules Bianchi And Adrian Sutil Crashed Because Of Same Water Patch

The FIA released several more details concerning the crash which injured Formula One driver today during a press conference for the Russian Grand Prix. FIA president Jean Todt was joined by medical rescue coordinator Ian Roberts, race director Charlie Whiting and chief medical officer Jean-Charles Piette at the press conference,...

May 1, 2025

Three Teams Battle For The World Rallycross Team Championship Sunday

World Rallycross is a magical wonderland of hopping happy rally cars. This weekend, Istanbul hosts the next-to-last round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Hoccy on The Rally Takeover is here with a preview for this weekend's race. ...

May 1, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, October 11-12, 2014

Welcome to the Jalopnik , where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? It's a wild weekend for motorsports...

May 1, 2025

This Is The Beautiful Way All Drivers Should React After A Crash

One of the sad facts of motor racing is that when one person crashes another out, someone tends to want to . Which is what makes this crash in Australian V8 Supercars so wonderful. No one fights, they just help. Like people. Warren Luff and Craig Lowndes were pushing their...

May 1, 2025

Bernie Ecclestone Thinks Putin Could Rule Europe or America

In an interview with Russian news outlet , Bernie Ecclestone claims, "I have never encountered corruption in Russia." Why, Bernie is so impressed with Putin's leadership abilities that he thinks Putin could lead a few other places, too. To play devil's advocate for a bit (because really, that's not too...

May 1, 2025

Pre-War Racers Have The Biggest Balls Of Them All

Hahahahahaha, roll cages. HAHAHAHAHA, DOORS. If you want to see balls of steel, go to a vintage race—specifically, the pre-war race group. The lucky ones get a codriver to hold them in the car around corners! Let me put it this way: the typical has more structure around him than...

May 1, 2025

Mercedes Wins Constructor's Championship, Surprises Exactly No One

Anyone who was following Formula One this year knew this was a matter of "when," not "if:" Mercedes has their Constructor's Championship now. They've done it in Sochi. Congratulations for dominating the season, Mercedes. Earning 565 constructor's points to their closest competitor Red Bull's 342, Mercedes' constructor's win came as...

May 1, 2025

Cool-Down Lap Contact Leads To NASCAR Brawl

Some things never change, and NASCAR's gonna NASCAR. Brad Keselowski with both Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth last night at the Bank of America 500. Oh, and Tony Stewart backed into Keselowski for good measure. All of this starting with shenanigans during the cool-down lap. In case you missed it:...

May 1, 2025

Kobayashi Hints At Caterham Parts Shortage In Most Awkward Interview Ever

Kamui Kobayashi retired inexplicably mid-race during the Formula One Russian Grand Prix, and his post-retirement interview was just as baffling. He couldn't explain why Caterham wanted to pull the car he was racing. Perhaps a few too many items were earlier this month? It's a bit bizarre to pull a...

May 1, 2025

Of Course Citroën Made Celebratory Berets For Their Touring Car Win

Citroën didn't expect to win the World Touring Car Championship manufacturer's title in its first year of participation, but they did. So, they made a nice little season wrap-up video...and berets. Celebratory berets. Vive le Citroën! Citroën has eight World Rally Championship and five Cross Country Rally World Cups under...

May 1, 2025

Watch Good Morning America Invent A Tony Stewart Controversy

"Hey, was Tony Stewart involved in this in any way? Let's make it all about him!" is what we imagine the Good Morning America producer in charge of this morning's terrible NASCAR brawl story said before cutting together a segment on this weekend's race that bares little resemblance to reality...

May 1, 2025

Australia's Greatest Race Deserves To Be Broadcast In America

Television broadcasters of the United States, you have failed us. The Bathurst 1000, an insane V8 Supercar endurance race held on the side of Mount Panorama, is absolutely one of the greatest races in the world. It was on the American TV schedule. I believe you can find this in...

May 1, 2025

So Many Spec Miatas Allegedly Cheated That Seventh Place Won

At the Sports Car Club of America's National Championship Runoffs this weekend, a protest was made that penalized the top six cars in its über-popular Spec Miata class, preventing them from winning the class over a modification to the engine heads. Oops! Spec racing is supposed to be just that:...

May 1, 2025