Honda Civic Type R Sets World Record at Spa-Francorchamps
Just over a month ago, Honda announced its intent to break the front-wheel-drive (FWD) production record at several of the greatest European circuits with the Civic Type R. It already set the Nürburgring Nordschleife record in 2017 and started the 2018 run with France’s former F1 circuit in Magny-Cours. Now it has set a new […]
Toyota Misses Victory at Spa-Francorchamps
The World Endurance Championship (WEC) is well underway, with two races down and seven more to go. This past weekend, contenders took on the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the picturesque race track in Belgium’s hilly French-speaking region in the east. While Toyota Gazoo Racing began the day with plenty of reasons to be optimistic, […]
2023 Formula 1 Season Primer: What to Expect
With the last F1 season now well behind us, it’s time to look forward to the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship. What’s the schedule, who are the drivers, what will the cars look like, and what else can we expect? Pit Stop: Decoding what the lights on your dashboard mean 2023 F1 car launch […]
Cadillac Confirms World Endurance Championship Driver Lineup
As teams prepare for 2023, Cadillac Racing has confirmed its driver lineup for the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship. The 11th season of the WEC consists of seven races across the world, with the Prologue and first race occurring at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Supercharged: Get the details on the exhilarating new Cadillac Escalade-V […]
Belgian Grand Prix: Verstappen on Pole, Russell Second
With his performance, Russell once again proved why British commentators love to call him “Mr. Saturday”
Familiar 1-2-3 at the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
If you’re a new Formula One fan looking to watch your first race, you can skip the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix. Unfortunately, that this can be said of any race held at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit reflects poorly upon the championship as a whole. From lights out to the checkered flag, the first three positions […]
New Honda Civic Type R Gets Chassis Enhancements and is Blue
The new Honda Civic Type R was unveiled earlier this month at the Tokyo Auto Salon, bringing with it a host of changes and improvements that not only make the car faster but also make it more enjoyable and convenient to drive even when you’re not beating Nürburgring records. Oftentimes, the main limitation of taking […]
Charles Leclerc on Pole at Spa
Charles Leclerc took a decisive pole position at Spa-Francorchamps today, beating teammate Sebastian Vettel by over seven tenths of a second, a massive margin by Formula One standards. Though Leclerc seemed to have the measure of Vettel throughout the weekend, he was rather helped by a chaotic final Q3 session in which all of the […]
Toyota Continues Winning Ways in May
Toyota is quickly becoming one of the most winning brands in motorsport. Over the weekend the automaker captured several notable victories across various racing series. To start with was its win at the 2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in the World Endurance Championship, marking Fernando Alonso, Sébastian Buemi, and Kazuki Nakajima’s fourth endurance racing win […]
Honda Civic Type R Finishes 1-2 in Daytona Debut
While all eyes were on the 24 Hours of Daytona, Honda sneaked in an impressive 1-2 finish in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series, which took place on the Friday before the main event. The series marked the Honda Civic Type R TCR’s North American racing debut, which Honda partner JAS Motorsport developed in Italy […]
Honda Accord & Civic Among 2019’s ‘10Best’ Cars
The 2019 Honda Accord and 2019 Honda Civic have been named to Car and Driver magazine’s “10Best” list for 2019, reaffirming the Accord as the most successful car in the history of the award. It’s now the 33rd time the model has been featured on the list. Introduced not much more than a year ago, […]
2018 Hungarian GP: Hamilton Extends Lead Before Summer Break
The writing was on the wall: with Lewis Hamilton having claimed pole yesterday, it would have been difficult for rival Sebastian Vettel to somehow claim victory at the 2018 Hungarian GP, especially with Valtteri Bottas to act as a buffer for his Mercedes teammate, and with Vettel’s own teammate Kimi Räikkönen to pass first. And […]
New Honda Civic Type R Spied Testing With Smaller Rear Wing
The Honda Civic Type R is inarguably one of the hottest hot hatches you can buy today, but even those who love the way it sings and dances don’t always quite like the way it’s dressed. If you’re among the people who feel put off by its extreme boy racer looks, you may like the […]
Honda Civic Type R Set for Record Run around European Circuits
The Formula One season is returning to France this year, but Honda has already beaten its F1 team by sending the Civic Type R to the Magny-Cours Grand Prix circuit, where the hot hatch set a new lap record for front-wheel-drive production cars. With road legal tires and World Touring Car Cup driver Esteban Guerrieri […]
Modified Porsche LMP1 Car Beats F1 Track Record at Spa
Formula One is often regarded as the “pinnacle of motorsport” because its cars go around racing circuits faster than any other—until Porsche had something to say about it. The German automaker may have stopped competing in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), but that doesn’t mean it no longer intends to have fun with its retired, […]
FIA President Jean Todt Confused By Driver Criticism of the Halo
This year, Formula One introduced a new safety device called the halo, which was made a mandatory addition to every car on the grid. Though it is meant to help improve head protection, the device has been extremely poorly received, not least of all by the drivers themselves. During pre-season testing, Haas F1 driver Kevin […]
Jay Leno Makes Topical Video Game Jokes, Goony Faces with GT Academy Winner Ricardo Sánchez
2014 Nissan GT Academy International winner Ricardo Sánchez is living the dream. He went from racing in video games to racing on the track for NISMO at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and in the Pirelli World Challenge series. He’s a sterling example of the possibilities that open up to you when you really put […]
Hamilton Equals Schumacher’s Pole Record and Prevails in Belgium
Formula One was back after the summer break at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, where fans were treated to a full helping of classic F1-isms: Drivers unable to get closer than 1.5 seconds to the car ahead despite being faster? Check. Alonso complaining about lack of engine power and then retiring despite a suspicious […]