Marussia's Late Entry Hopes May Be Crushed By Inability To Use 2014 Car

According to , embattled Formula One team was this close to a surprise return to the Formula One grid this year. Because it's so late in the development season, the team requested the F1 Strategy Group if they could run their 2014 chassis. That request was just . Marussia, now...

May 14, 2025

Even V8 Supercar Drivers Aren't Immune From The Dangers of Australia

Six-time Australian V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup had a media outing at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney to announce that Red Bull Racing had re-signed him for another three years. Of course, they tried getting photos of Whincup, his trophy and a black-headed python. Oops, that backfired. Whincup has been...

May 14, 2025

Sorry, No More F1 Drivers Are Driving For Porsche Or Nissan At Le Mans

Nissan and Porsche announced their 24 Hours of Le Mans driver lineups this week. Sorry, there will be no more Formula One cross-overs besides Nico Hulkenberg. No . No . If you need help coping with this, I recommend a good, long cry with your Fluffy Bunny. Porsche GT team...

May 14, 2025

Marussia Ignores Haters' Decision; Plans To Race In 2015 Anyway

Despite yesterday's Formula One Strategy Group that Marussia (now operating as Manor GP) cannot come back on the 2015 grid using their 2014 car, a released by the team today indicates that they plan to race anyway. The team formerly known as Marussia found the funding to put forth their...

May 14, 2025

Thanks For Saving My Race Team's Butt, Radio Shack

When my Porsche 944 decides to pull Feats of Bosch and our communications system's parts go missing or fall apart, that usually means a trip to one store: Radio Shack. Count me in with the so-called who are deeply saddened by its demise. How are we supposed to kludge together...

May 14, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Feb. 7-8, 2015

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? Not only does this weekend bring...

May 14, 2025

British Touring Car Championship Plans To Crash American TV

The British Touring Car Championship is beyond rowdy: fact. There's not a lot of mechanical sympathy in the BTCC, that's for sure. Only problem: we don't get it on television. That's about to change. The CBS Sports Network plans to broadcast hour-long highlights of each BTCC race on Wednesdays ten...

May 14, 2025

Need An Orange Race Car? 8 Star Motorsports Has Some For Sale

Need a Daytona Prototype, a Prototype Challenge or a Prototype Lites car for TUDOR United SportsCar? Love bright orange? 8 Star Motorsports is short on funding this season and just put a ton of their IMSA-legal toys up for sale. Their crunch is your gain, amigo. Enzo Potolicchio's 8 Star...

May 14, 2025

Reminders From The Bathurst 12 Hour: Mount Panorama Will Bite You

The Bathurst 12 Hour with its record twenty safety cars would like to remind us all: Mount Panorama Circuit will bite you—hard. The infamous Australian track didn't get its reputation as one of the toughest places to race in the world by having tons of runoff or being gentle on...

May 14, 2025

The Final Minutes Of The Bathurst 12 Hour Is The Best Racing All Year

If there's one moment you watch from this year's crazy Bathurst 12 Hour race, it's the very end. A late safety car bunched up traffic, instantly transforming a lengthy endurance race into a four-minute sprint. Race leader Matt Bell already had enough of the 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour's record number...

May 14, 2025

What Is It Like To Drive A Classic 911 Rally Car?

The star of for any racing nerd was this beautiful Porsche 911 rally car. It was auctioned off on Wednesday, but not before Richard Meaden at Evo got to drive it. What's it like? It's one of the most raw driving experiences he's ever had. The describes some of its...

May 14, 2025

Rallye Monte Carlo Shows Us That Guardrails Are For Wimps

Rally types call these things "exposures." I call them "flashbacks to when my friend Pike's Peak." Either way, here's some excellent footage of Robert Kubica not driving off a mountain during the Rallye Monte Carlo. What better way to start a lazy Sunday afternoon than with delicious straight-cut gear whine...

May 14, 2025

Daniel Ricciardo Trashes Lewis Hamilton's Top Gear Record Like A Boss

Hey, Lewis Hamilton: while you're getting ready to about your hot ex-girlfriend, Daniel Ricciardo is coming for your ass, starting with your Top Gear "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" record. On last night's episode, the Aussie Red Bull driver set a record 1:42.2 lap time in the Suzuki Liana...

May 14, 2025

Valentino Rossi, Fernando Alonso Had Money In Secret Swiss Bank Accounts

The Swiss arm of HSBC was one of the most private banking institutions in the world until systems engineer Hervé Falciani from his employer. Motorsports stars Valentino Rossi, Flavio Briatore, Fernando Alonso and Heikki Kovalainen were on the list of hacked accounts. According to , HSBC is one of the...

May 14, 2025

Räikkönen and Vettel Are The Least Enthusiastic Fiat Spokesmodels Ever

For some reason unbeknownst to non-marketing mankind, this photo of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen sharing a Fiat 500X is the top news story on website right now. Ferrari claims that heavy snow has given its drivers the change to have fun in the car, but I don't see evidence...

May 14, 2025