Sauber Won't Know If Its Assets Could Be Seized Until Saturday

There was no decision Friday as to whether Sauber would be held in Contempt of Court for their inability to get Giedo Van der Garde into the race drive he had been promised. That court case is expected to continue tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. AEDT, on Saturday morning in Australia....

Aug 15, 2025

On Second Thought, Let's Not Call Kurt Busch The "Outlaw" Anymore

ESPN NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass noticed something missing from above the door of Kurt Busch's race car today: his nickname "Outlaw." In its place, is a discreet signature from the racer. When it's your driver's first race back after a series of very serious legal proceedings, perhaps playing up the...

Aug 15, 2025

You Can See The Future From The Cockpit Of This All-Electric Race Car

The formula for Formula racing hasn't really evolved. F1 continues to be a 200-MPH soap opera and only die-hards pay attention to the feeder series below it. Formula E offers something different. It's close-quarter racing brimming with cutting-edge technology that, for the first time in decades, is not only approachable,...

Aug 15, 2025

Van Der Garde Drops Dispute, Won't Drive For Sauber This Weekend

A new spirit of collaboration marked the discussions happening between the Sauber Formula One team and driver Giedo van der Garde after . Van der Garde submitted a Contempt of Court application after Sauber , but that matter has been settled out of court. The Contempt of Court application was...

Aug 15, 2025

See A Formula One Car Do Smoky Donuts From All 360 Degrees

Ever wanted to see laps in a Formula One car from all angles? Drag the camera back and forth to look at all the little details of what's going on? Wait no longer: Red Bull stuck a 360camera on one of their cars and unleashed Sebastien Buemi on Rudskogen Motorsenter...

Aug 15, 2025

This Bird At The Australian Grand Prix Just Doesn't Care

This bird has the biggest bird-balls of all. He's mere feet away from Formula One cars at Albert Park and can't be bothered to stand anywhere else. He's either got the best seat at the Australian Grand Prix, the most dangerous seat, or both. Talk about bird-nerves of steel. So...

Aug 15, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Mar. 14-15, 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? Formula One is back, and it...

Aug 15, 2025

I Drank The Fuel That Powers Formula E

Here's another surprise from : the electric racers don't charge using power from the grid. Juice is supplied by a generator, but it's not running gas or diesel or some kind of synthesized alien blood. It's using a pollution-free, non-toxic glycerine. I drank some and wasn't bent over a toilet...

Aug 15, 2025

BMW Dressed Up The Team RLL Z4M Like The Batmobile For Sebring

To commemorate their first victory in the United States at Sebring 40 years ago, BMW whipped out a classic livery that's unmistakably BMW for the BMW Team RLL Z4Ms: the livery of its 1975 3.0 CSL, lovingly known for its outlandish wings and flares as the "Batmobile." The Batmobile came...

Aug 15, 2025

You've Never Felt Agony Until You Listen To Jacques Villeneuve's Album

Canada, we need to have a talk. I love your Timbits with every strawberry-glazed fiber of my being. I do not love your music. It's bad enough when you foist the likes of Celine Dion and Justin Bieber upon an unsuspecting world. It's even worse when your Formula One drivers...

Aug 15, 2025

Drag Racer Larry Dixon Somehow Walked Away From This 300 MPH Crash

Larry Dixon is the one airborne in this frightening video as his Top Fuel dragster apparently snapped in half somewhere near 300 MPH during the Gatornationals in Florida. He somehow walked away from this accident. Drag racing is but it's a good deal more difficult when none of your tires...

Aug 15, 2025

ARCA Stock Car Driver Flies Off Speedway Banking, Hits Fan's Truck

If you've ever wondered what happens if you fly of the top of the banking on an oval track, well, it's not pretty. Stock car racer Will Kimmel flew off Turn 1 at Mobile International Speedway during today's ARCA Mobile 200, ramping the barriers and hitting a fan's truck in...

Aug 15, 2025

Ride Along With Loïc Duval On The Formula E Miami ePrix Circuit

Want to see today's Formula E street circuit from the cockpit? Wait no further. Here's Audi endurance ace Loïc Duval having a go at the Miami race course during free practice, complete with explanations of what's going on through the whole thing. The day got off to a late start,...

Aug 15, 2025

Formula E's Theme Song Must Only Make Sense In Europe

If you distilled every joke about Europeans and their fancy-schmancy racin' cars down into one, single video, you'd end up with something like the Formula E Anthem by Nacho Cano. Like in David Guetta's "," disco-ball helmets are A Thing, as are hot pants. Is Europe the world's number one...

Aug 15, 2025

Valtteri Bottas Will Not Race At Australian GP Due To Soft Tissue Damage

Tissue damage has sidelined Williams Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas for the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA that Bottas has been declared unfit to race today. Bottas qualified sixth, but was complaining of back pain after the qualifying session. Bottas was visibly uncomfortable as he walked back to the paddock....

Aug 15, 2025