Juan Manuel Fangio's Body To Be Dug Up For Paternity Suit

Juan Manuel Fangio, widely considered to be one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time, died damn near 20 years ago at the ripe old age of 84. He never married, and didn’t have any children – supposedly. Now a man going by the name of “Oscar Espinosa...

Mar 31, 2026

ESPN Will Have No Regular Motorsports Coverage Soon

The only regular racing coverage ESPN still hosts are NHRA drag races. ESPN occasionally brands ABC motorsports broadcasts, and they host the X Games, too, but as far as normal racing season content goes, NHRA is all they’ve got. That will no longer be the case next year, as NHRA...

Mar 31, 2026

There Might Be Another American F1 Team Next Year (Maybe (Maybe) Maybe)

Rumors and whispers of the Next Great American Formula One Team come and go, often crumbling like bits of Pirelli rubber in the wind. But while the F1 team actually looks like it’s coming to fruition, there’s another murmur, this time dancing through the ears of . And this one...

Mar 31, 2026

Why Danger Isn't The Key To Making Formula One More Exciting

In light of recent attempts to make F1 more exciting again, some have called for a return to the high stakes, womanizing days of yore, where F1 didn’t apologize for what it was and a simple off would certainly end your race. Here’s why Hooniverse’s Patrick Hoffstetter doesn’t think that’s...

Mar 31, 2026

Big Rally Jumps And Powerslides Are Your Reason For Living

Yeah, yeah, work, school, not tired anymore, early tee time with the ex-president of Yakestonesia, whatever. Let’s be honest: the real reason you draw breath each moment is to watch rally cars toss up huge clouds of dust and do sweet jumps. Let us help you with that by showing...

Mar 31, 2026

Triumph Rocket III Bonneville Racer Has Airplane Controls, Guy Martin

reports that motorcycle racing legend Guy Martin will pilot their Rocket III Streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats, an insane carbon-kevlar racer with two turbo engines making over 1,000 hp, a miniscule cockpit and hand controls made for an airplane. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the new racer, which looks...

Mar 31, 2026

New England Forest Rally Brought Out All The Cool Cars

Rally America’s New England Forest Rally has everything you could ever possibly want to see on dirt, ranging from this crazy Porsche 911 to an honest-to-goodness Mitsubishi Mirage R5. Here are some pictures from Dusty Ventures, who is codriving a car this weekend . ...

Mar 31, 2026

Future Of Nissan's Crazy Le Mans Prototype To Be Determined Soon

“We wanted to be different and competitive, we have only been different,” said Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn told at last month’s Formula E finale in London. Now reports that the entire Nissan LMP1 program will be under review in Japan. It was clear back in June that Ghosn...

Mar 31, 2026

This Huge 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holds Its Own Against A Stock Car

I have no shortage of love for the noble Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. A 1988 version was the first car I got to drive around a parking lot when I was a kid. They’re big. They’re classy. And here’s one with a 455 cubic inch Oldsmobile big block holding its own around...

Mar 31, 2026

F1 Driver Jules Bianchi Dead At 25

The family of Formula One driver released a statement today on that Jules has died following serious head injuries sustained in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix last year. Bianchi, just shy of turning 26 years old on Aug. 3, was a promising F1 driver, making his debut in...

Mar 31, 2026

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, July 18-19, 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? It’s not an intensely busy weekend,...

Mar 31, 2026

Motorsports Mourns The Loss Of Formula One Driver Jules Bianchi

The entire world of motorsports is in mourning today, as young Formula One driver Jules Bianchi last night from injuries sustained at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix. Here are some of the condolences and memories shared by friends, competitors and other figures in motorsport. Bianchi is the first grand prix...

Mar 31, 2026

Clint Bowyer Smacks Into Jeff Gordon As Gordon Backs Out From His Garage

Perhaps someone wasn’t paying as much attention as they should have been. Oops. NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon was backing out of his garage midway through the morning practice session for this weekend’s Sprint Cup 5-Hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. At the same time, Clint Bowyer was trying...

Mar 31, 2026

Max Chilton Dedicates First Indy Lights Pole To F1 Teammate Bianchi

Max Chilton dedicated his first pole position in Indy Lights today to his only teammate in Formula One: Jules Bianchi. Bianchi after sustaining severe head injuries at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. The duo raced together in 2013 and 2014 for the Marussia F1 Team, which Chilton continued to race...

Mar 31, 2026

The 1000 Kilometers Of Palanga Is A Crazy Road Course With Freeway Exits

We have plenty of famous street circuits in racing, but I’ve never seen anything quite like the . It’s not just a street course. It’s a course made entirely out of a Lithuanian freeway, complete with off-ramps worked into the course design itself. Take a look at this bizarre race....

Mar 31, 2026