Racing

Cape Town set to host Formula E championship

The FIA World Championship has announced Cape Town will be one of the cities to host the Formula E racing series in 2022. The…

Knysna Speed Festival to host virtual Simola Hillclimb

The 2021 Simola Hillclimb, the annual racing event hosted by the Knysna Speed Festival, is going virtual. On 9 March, the festival revealed it…

F1’s Red Bull announces the sport’s first cryptocurrency sponsor

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing has a brand new sponsor, but it’s not a watch, fashion or oil company. Instead, the Formula 1 team…

F1: streaming service pegged for H1 2018, VOD content

It’s taken a little longer than we liked but Formula One Management (FOM) is finally hopping on the streaming bandwagon. “We’re hoping, in 2018,…

Fernando Alonso to compete in Le Mans 24 Hours, WEC

McLaren F1 driver Fernando Alonso, fresh from racing at the Daytona 24 Hours, will be competing in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), including the…

Supersport to broadcast all Indycar races live in 2018

Between the Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula 1 and the Indy 500, Supersport has a solid variety of motorsport content on offer. Things could…

Intel is using drones, AI to make better race drivers, races

Motorsport is one of the most data-heavy disciplines out there, as sensor-rigged cars generate a ton of info during a race. But Intel thinks…

Alfa Romeo returns to F1, teaming up with Sauber

Alfa Romeo has confirmed its involvement with the Sauber F1 team next year as title sponsor and technical partner. The move, part of a…

6 motorsport championships you can watch on YouTube

Formula One, MotoGP and the World Endurance Championship are all restricted to TV channels and/or subscription-based services. Heck, in F1’s case, you can’t even…

Virtual racer wins McLaren F1 testing gig

The GT Academy series proved that gamers could be professional sportscar racers, but what about F1? Well, McLaren has crowned the winner of its…

F1: here’s what 2021 engine formula could look like

The current F1 engine formula is set to stay in place for a few more years, but the V6 turbo hybrid era is set…

F1 owners plan streaming service in 2018 – report

Formula One fans have been clamouring for a streaming service for quite some time, enabling them to potentially cut the cord. Now, F1 owners…

Watch: Magnussen’s foul-mouthed comeback to Hulkenberg

The Hungarian Grand Prix was a pretty entertaining race, as Sebastian Vettel held off Kimi Raikkonen and the two Mercedes drivers for the win….

ICYMI: A South African won a GP3 race last weekend

Between Kelvin van der Linde and David Perel, the last few months have been pretty kind to South Africans involved in international motorsport championships….

Vettel, Hamilton clash: case closed by FIA

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku made a strong case for being the most dramatic F1 race of the year, eventually being won by Red…

Watch: Moto2 rider suffers horrible crash (he’s been discharged)

Motorcycle racing isn’t for the faint of heart, with little protection and the threat of a high-side flip being constant. And the bike bit…

Le Mans 2017: Porsche claims win in race of attrition

You know it’s a crazy endurance race when a slower class of car is leading the race and in with a remote shot of…

Watch: Kelvin van der Linde gambles to win Nurburgring 24-Hour

It was a massive weekend for motorsport, with the Monaco Grand Prix, NASCAR’s Coca Cola 600 and Indycar’s Indy 500 being some of the…

Indy 500: how did Scott Dixon walk away from this? [Video]

The 2017 Indy 500 was a rollercoaster affair, but this was almost literally the case for pole-sitter Scott Dixon. The Kiwi endured one of…

Indy 500: Sato pips Castroneves, Alonso’s Honda blows

The 2017 Indy 500 was an extra special one for F1 fans, as McLaren’s Fernando Alonso joined the field in a McLaren-Honda Andretti car….

Alonso wouldn’t be first: these rookies won Indy 500

Pole position for Scott Dixon means that he’s in the prime starting spot for the Indy 500 on Sunday. However, it’s not uncommon for…

As Indy 500 approaches, a look at that insane Indy Lights finish

The Indy 500 is just over a week away, and the race is infamous for having some jaw-dropping finishes over the years. There was…

GIF: Fernando Alonso kills two birds with one car during Indycar test

Fernando Alonso stepped into his McLaren Honda Andretti for the first time yesterday, attracting scores of YouTube views for his first ever Indycar test….

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