2021 Dakar Rally sees KTM’s Toby Price lead the pack
After the earlier prologue stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally where he finished ninth, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Toby Price heads the leader board after the weekend's first stage. Price, who …
Seven-time F1 champ Lewis Hamilton gets knighted
The 2021 New Year Honours list has been announced, which will see Lewis Hamilton be awarded a knighthood by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second. According to Autocar UK, the Formula 1 …
Aston Martin concludes FIA WEC factory effort, renews Prodrive multi-year deal for customer racing from 2021
Aston Martin has confirmed the withdrawal of its factory Vantage GT motorsport programme, and will instead 'switch the strategic focus' to customer operations from 2021 onwards. This marks the end of the …
2021 Subaru BRZ GT300 racer for Super GT revealed
Among other race series, the Subaru BRZ competes in the Super GT championship, and with the second-generation model having been revealed last month, it was only a matter of time before the …
Toyota Gazoo Racing Season 4 – Vios Challenge gains three new celebrity racers, plus new Rookie class
The Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival kicks off Season 4 in January 2021 with a new format to keep excitement on the boil, now featuring three distinct racing series, 11 races and a …
Porsche to return to Le Mans top category in LMDh car
It's been three years since Porsche has been out of top-flight endurance racing, but it's coming back in a big way. Zuffenhausen has announced that its executive board has green-lighted the development …
X Street Mania Tour – Malaysia Speed Festival forms supermoto, drift series with Tengku Djan, McClubz
The Malaysia Speed Festival (MSF) has joined forces with Malaysian racing driver and drifting luminary Tengku Djan Ley Tengku Mahaleel along with automotive lifestyle brand McClubz for the announcement of X Street …
Peugeot Sport Le Mans Hypercar details revealed – 680 hp 2.6L biturbo V6, 268 hp front axle e-motor
Endurance racing stalwarts Peugeot have released details for its Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) contender, which is slated for a full unveiling towards the end of 2021 for a racing debut in 2022. …
15 minutes with Mercedes-AMG Petronas – Valtteri Bottas on pressure to perform and battle for second
Earlier this year, we talked about Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team's dominant performance in a pandemic-delayed 2020 season. In the ensuing months, the team continued to decimate the field – barring a …
992 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup unveiled – 510 hp/470 Nm 4.0L flat-six, more aluminium, refined electronics
Porsche has unveiled the 992-generation 911 GT3 Cup, the car that will enter one-make Carrera Cup racing series in various countries as well as the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, which has run …
Khairul Idham Pawi announces retirement from racing
After putting the motorcycle racing scene on notice in 2016 with two first place finishes in the Moto 3 category, Malaysian motorcycle racer Khairul Idham Pawi announced his retirement from racing. This …
Hyundai secures second consecutive WRC title in 2020
While Sébastien Ogier served an upset to win his seventh World Rally Championship at the season-ending Rally Monza, over in the manufacturers' stakes, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held off Toyota Gazoo Racing …
Sébastien Ogier takes seventh WRC title with Toyota
It was a nail-biting championship decider at Rally Monza, with as many as four drivers in the running coming into last week. But in the end, it was Sébastien Ogier and his …
Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli goes rally racing
Motorcycle race riders taking to four wheel competition is nothing new, it's been done before by luminaries such as John Surtees and Valentino Rossi. Latest to join the roster is Petronas Yamaha …
BMW to pull out of Formula E at the end of the season
BMW has announced that it will be ending its involvement in the Formula E World Championship at the end of the coming season. The company is the second to do so this …
Mick Schumacher to race for Haas F1 team from 2021
The Schumacher name is set to return to Formula 1, as Mick Schumacher will race for the Haas Formula 1 team from 2021 after signing a multi-year deal. The 21-year-old German is …
George Russell replaces Lewis Hamilton for Sakhir GP
With Lewis Hamilton in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team has now announced that George Russell will replace Hamilton for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain. …
Volkswagen announces end of all motorsport activities
Volkswagen has announced that it is ending all its factory motorsport programmes. The automaker said that the decision to terminate its involvement in racing activities is part of a realignment, one that …
Lewis Hamilton tests positive for Covid-19 – 7-time world champion to miss Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will not take part in this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for Covid-19. Hamilton is the third …
Audi to enter Dakar in 2022 with range-extended electric racer, return to Le Mans, pull out of Formula E
The Dakar Rally is arguably the world's most gruelling race, spanning tens of thousands of kilometres across harsh desert environments. The event has attracted several top brands in the past and is …
