One Formula One Driver Crashes So Much That He's Become A Villain

Pastor Maldonado has had an admittedly terrible season thus far, having to retire for five out of six races through little fault of his own. Many remember the garbage days of yore, though, so let’s take a journey back through time to battle evil cyborgs from Cyberdyne watch Maldonado’s most...

Mar 30, 2026

At Least You Can Drive The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo In Gran Turismo 6

Wanna drive the radical in real life? You can’t. Sorry. (Unless you’re one of its actual racing drivers, in which case, good for you!) But for the rest of us talentless normals, the insane 1,250 horsepower front-driver can be had in Gran Turismo 6. Nissan announced today that the insane...

Mar 30, 2026

What If Corvette Racing Ran A Le Mans Prototype?

Since Formula One has become a bit stale and stifled by regulations, the World Endurance Championship has emerged as a much more interesting “anything goes” sort of racing series. This leads to bonkers entries like the front-wheel drive . But if Corvette Racing ran an LMP1 prototype, what would it...

Mar 30, 2026

Franck Petricola Killed In Crash During Isle Of Man TT Qualifying

Horrible news just came out from across the pond. Franck Petricola died in a crash this evening during a qualifying session at the Isle of Man TT. According to , the 32-year-old French racer was killed at the Sulby Crossroads at around 7:45 PM during the evening session of qualifying....

Mar 30, 2026

Is There A More X Games Way To Prop Up A Hatch Than With A Longboard?

The only way I can think of to cram more X Games into this picture is to redecorate Nelson Piquet Jr.’s car in neon, have someone jump it on a bike, and add a few more GoPros for good measure. Prepare your face for all things extreme!!!—the X Games are...

Mar 30, 2026

Fox's TV Schedule For The 24 Hours Of Le Mans Is Heinous

Fox Sports is the broadcast partner for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the USA. Now, Le Mans isn’t the most popular thing in the USA, but you’d expect that they’d still dedicate coverage to it in an easy to decipher way that could breed more viewers, right? Not...

Mar 30, 2026

Watch NASCAR Driver Brad Keselowski Get Attacked By The Sharknado

Plenty of NASCAR fans, drivers and crew have for wanting to take a swing at Brad Keselowski, but what about sending in a Sharknado? As in, a ridiculous made-for-TV tornado full of sharks? If you’ve got a beef with Keselowski, your day has just been made. Look who’s in Sharknado...

Mar 30, 2026

Close Calls On Two Wheels Around The Isle Of Man

The Isle of Man TT is one of the fastest, most dangerous races in the world. 600cc rider Tuukka Korhonen got a nice reminder why Snaefell Mountain is such a notorious course during Wednesday’s practice, where he had several faster motorcycles whir past him within a few minutes. Welcome to...

Mar 30, 2026

Ask Subaru Rallycross Driver And Pro Skateboarder Bucky Lasek Anything

We’re out here sweating our asses off at the X Games in Austin, but we’re about to be joined by one cool cat: skateboarder and Subaru Global Rally Team USA driver Bucky Lasek. Ask him anything you want! Lasek, 42, made his name in the world of professional skateboarding in...

Mar 30, 2026

Formula E Car Gets Passed By Own Wheel

Formula E briefly halted their practice session today after Sam Bird’s car lost its wheel, sending the wheel rolling down the track. Apparently a wheel is faster than a three-wheeled Formula E racer. Who’d have thought? Fortunately, no one was injured by the Virgin Racing car’s stray wheel, and the...

Mar 30, 2026

Getting Stuck Out On The Wrong Rain Tire Will Send You Into The Wall

Lewis Hamilton seems to have monumentally bad luck with the tires on his Mercedes Formula One car lately. He went out on intermediates (as opposed to full wet tires) on a completely inundated Montreal track during Free Practice 2 and predictably hydroplaned into a wall. Oops. “Unfortunately the conditions worsened...

Mar 30, 2026

The WRC Hyundai Is Probably Cooler Than Your Hyundai

[Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo will once again head to Italy in the #7 and #8 Hyundai i20 WRC cars respectively, while Hayden Paddon will drive under the Hyundai Mobis World Rally Team in the #20 car, one year on from his debut for Hyundai Motorsport in Sardinia.] Contact the...

Mar 30, 2026

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, June 6-7, 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? We’ve got a little bit of...

Mar 30, 2026

We're At The X Games All Weekend Long

If you haven’t noticed from the photos of , the , or the caffeine shakes, we’re at ESPN’s annual summer celebration of all things loud and wonderful: the X Games. This was the one event that got me to break my impartiality as a babysitter. “We’ve been watching X Games...

Mar 30, 2026

Battered Rallycross Volkswagen Finally Looks Like An Off-Road Volkswagen

When we Scott Speed’s Red Bull Global Rallycross Volkswagen Beetle, it looked a bit off. Too clean. Too polished. Too together. Now that it made it through the X Games’ Rally Car feature race to win the event, however, it looks much more like a real, honest-to-goodness off-road Volkswagen. Speed’s...

Mar 30, 2026