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Ellie Norman, Formula One’s first female executive: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Interview: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Formula One oozes machismo. The roaring engines. The fast cars. And, of course, the infamous “grid girls”. Hang on, though: they were banished...
Published 10 June 2018
Trio of Toyota GT86 cars with Le Mans liveries mark car maker's 2018 24 Hours challenge

Trio of Toyota GT86 mark Le Mans heritage

Toyota has wrapped three GT86 sports cars in liveries celebrating some of its greatest Le Mans racers, ahead of this years infamous 24-hour event
Published 08 June 2018
World Rallycross Championship will go all-electric in 2020

World Rallycross goes all-electric in 2020

The World Rallycross Championship will ditch combustion engines in 2020, in favour of all-electric powertrains.
Published 08 June 2018
Video: Multiple DTM drivers crash in the pits at a soggy Hungaroring

Three DTM cars crash in slippery pit lane (video)

The recent DTM German touring car race at the Hungaroring will likely be the best-remembered round of the 2018 championship for all the wrong...
Published 06 June 2018
Porsche 919 Evo racing car Nurburgring record

Video: Porsche unleashes wild 919 Evo on 'Ring

Porsche may have set a new Nürburgring lap record after letting loose its most extreme car to date on the German race track.
Published 05 June 2018

Ferrari F1 team being monitored by FIA at Monaco

The Ferrari Formula One team is being monitored by the FIA at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, as F1 bosses investigate claims that the Italian
Published 25 May 2018
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Meet the new Brabham BT62 hypercar

At a time when the UK is teetering on the brink of recession, some drivers may wonder who would buy a new car that costs £1.2m and cannot be driv
Published 04 May 2018
Video: split-second mistake highlights the dangers of track days

Watch Impreza smash into barrier on track day

When you own a nice car, it's tempting to take it to a track day and see what man and machine can do. But as one unlucky Subaru driver discovered
Published 26 April 2018
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VW's new ID R electric racer is as fast as F1 car

The Pikes Peak hillclimb is widely believed to be one of the most dangerous motor sport events in the world, and no place, you'd imagine, to whee
Published 23 April 2018

Video: 1000bhp Ford Mustang drift cars burn rubber

When it comes modern-day motorsport, you'll often hear fans grumble that the likes of Formula One or the World Rally Championship aren't all that
Published 17 April 2018
F1 cars 2018: Renault RS18

This is what the 2018 F1 cars look like

Formula One cars tend not to look radically different from one year to the next but you'll notice one major change for 2018 immediately.
Published 26 February 2018
Grid girls banned in F1

Grid girls scrapped from Formula One

"Grid girls" have been scrapped from Formula One, the sport's organisers have said. The ban takes effect from first race of the new season.
Published 31 January 2018