The Marussia Formula One Team Just Fired All Of Its Staff

Between and, this has been a terrible few months for the small teams at the back of the Formula One grid. And now it just got worse: and has essentially gone out of business. The report in The Telegraph says that the beleaguered F1 team has been scrambling frantically to...

May 2, 2025

Caterham Resorts To Crowdfunding $3.7 Million So They Can Race Again

The Caterham F1 team has had a very tough year, so tough that they just missed the USGP in Austin due to the team entering administration. However, the administrators believe that , so to get them back on track they want fans to pay $3.7 million so they can make...

May 2, 2025

Fernando Alonso's F1 Car Catches Fire Just Like A Street Ferrari

When Fernando Alonso's car started to catch fire during during the second round of practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix, he simply pulled over, got out of the car and brought over a fire extinguisher as if this were a normal, expected thing to do. It is when you drive...

May 2, 2025

Here's How Ken Block Won The Last Round Of Global Rallycross

The other dudes crashed on the first corner. You can watch the whole GRC race , where you can see how Block actually managed to hold onto his lead and win the season closer in Vegas. Will I ever stop loving ? ...

May 2, 2025

NASCAR's Kurt Busch Involved In Domestic Abuse Investigation

As reports, NASCAR star Kurt Busch is involved in an investigation for domestic abuse. What this entails is not clear at the moment. An unnamed victim made their allegations involving Busch at 2PM on Wednesday, Dover, Delaware police claimed in a statement. NASCAR told USA Today that they are aware...

May 2, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Nov. 8-9, 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? This weekend, we've got MotoGP, Formula...

May 2, 2025

Power Goes Out At NASCAR Truck Race; Fans Party Anyway

A local news report on last night's power outage at Phoenix International Raceway captured the true meaning of being a race fan more perfectly than just about anything I've ever seen. "The party never stops," explained the fan who comes on at 1:25 in. "Whether or not there's cars going...

May 2, 2025

Daniel Ricciardo's Suspension Didn't Want To Stay Attached To Its Wheel

Poor Daniel Ricciardo. His Infiniti Red Bull Racing car retired with 30 laps to go in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Watch that left wheel. Also, watch that suspension bar that, uh, doesn't look particularly attached over there. This ends Ricciardo's streak of fifteen races without a single DNF. Each of...

May 2, 2025

Felipe Massa Can't Find His Pit Stall

Ooooooops! Not a McLaren yet buddy. Williams' Twitter had this to say of the mix-up: I concur, Williams. Martini on white looks too good, so the McLaren team needs to embrace a less boring color for their pit crews, like lavender. Lavender would be pretty rad. This little mix-up didn't...

May 2, 2025

Someone Let The Smoke Out Of Romain Grosjean's Lotus

Fernando Alonso isn't the only one in a cloud of smoke this weekend. Romain Grosjean's Lotus lived up to its British roots, letting its smoke out of the wiring harness in catastrophic fashion. Unfortunately, Grosjean's British-car-itis struck during the race instead of in qualifying, forcing him to pull over at...

May 2, 2025

Brad Keselowski Is NASCAR's New Bad Guy

USA Today motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck captured this little video where the fan reaction says it all. Fans cheer for Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon, but ? Not so much. In focusing on winning over everything else—including over winning the respect and adoration of the other drivers—Brad has done a...

May 2, 2025

Towing A Race Car With A Small House: The Silverado 2500 High Country

So, you bought a race car. Congratulations! Let me guess: you tossed out the blinker stalks to save weight, and now you can't drive it on public roads anymore? Gotcha. We at Black Flag are here to help. People say that there's a natural progression for track nuts. You start...

May 2, 2025

Could Formula One Return To Screaming V8 Engines?

As we near the end of the 2014 Formula One season, one thing has become readily apparent: almost everyone hates these supposedly . Most teams despise their hefty costs, and fans and drivers alike . Could there be a return to V8 power? That's what some in the F1 world...

May 2, 2025

Report: NASCAR's Kurt Busch Smashed Girlfriend's Head Against A Wall

The ex-girlfriend of NASCAR driver has accused him of bashing her head against a wall while he was despondent over the outcome of qualifying at the Dover International Speedway in September, according to news reports. that while Busch has not been charged, the Dover Police Department is investigating domestic assault...

May 2, 2025

Caterham F1 Has Somehow Crowdfunded $1.9 Million Already

Wow, people must really want the team to compete in the final race of the season at Abu Dhabi. The beleaguered team resorted to crowdfunding $3.7 million to race again, and five days later, they're halfway there. Caterham's indicates that the team has raised about $1.9 million U.S. since its...

May 2, 2025