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Honda to Supply F1 Power Units to Scuderia Toro Rosso

Honda to Supply F1 Power Units to Scuderia Toro Rosso

Everyone in our team is very much looking forward to working with Honda. Ever since its founder Soichiro Honda entered his motorcycles in events, racing has always been a central part of the company's ethos. It's a very exciting challenge and I hope that both parties will gain a great deal from it as we develop togethe ... Continue reading

Toyota and Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety Launch

Toyota and Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety Launch

Four-Year Joint Research Project Using THUMS Virtual Human Model Toyota City, Japan, Jun, 15 2017 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation and the Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety (Global Institute)(1) have launched a four-year research project using Toyota's Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) with the aim ... Continue reading

2017 Chinese Grand Prix - Sunday

2017 Chinese Grand Prix - Sunday

Lewis claims first victory of 2017 with Valtteri sixth in topsy-turvy Chinese Grand Prix Lewis took his 54th Formula One victory today – his fifth at the Shanghai International Circuit, his first of the 2017 season and the third Grand Chelem (pole position, race win, fastest lap, leading every racing lap) of his F1 c ... Continue reading

Bernie Has Gone. Long live Bernie! 2017 And All That!

Bernie Has Gone. Long live Bernie! 2017 And All That!

F-1 Desk The Auto Channel Auto Central March 23, 2017; With Mr. E shuffled off into an honorary / advisory retirement role after the buyout of the commercial rights of the sport by John Malone, and the appointment of new CEO Carey, with Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches as support team, it’s worth a little reflection on t ... Continue reading

Honda Reaches 100 Million Worldwide Automobile Production Milestone

Honda Reaches 100 Million Worldwide Automobile Production Milestone

TOKYO - December 22, 2016: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that the company has reached the 100 million-unit milestone in cumulative global automobile production. ... Continue reading

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

MIAMI—Motorsport Network, the Miami-headquartered publisher of Motorsport.com and Motor1.com, today announced the acquisition of six business operations that make up the Haymarket Media Group’s interests in motorsport publishing, photography and events. The acquired businesses in the Autosport portfolio include Aut ... Continue reading

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent. The drivers and teams are all back from the enforced summer break, when the teams shut off their emails and send staff packing! It’s a great way to recharge the batteries when ‘you don’t have homework’ as Alonso commented upon arriving at SPA, where t ... Continue reading

Toyota GAZOO Racing's Young Drivers to Take on Eighth Round of WRC in Finland Winter training performance sparks high hopes

Toyota GAZOO Racing's Young Drivers to Take on Eighth Round of WRC in Finland Winter training performance sparks high hopes

Toyota City, Japan, Apr, 05 2016 - Takamoto Katsuta and Hiroki Arai, two young rally drivers receiving ongoing training under the Toyota GAZOO Racing Challenge Program, will participate in the RC2 class(1)at Neste Rally Finland (the eighth round of the FIA World Rally Championship) to be held July 29-31. Toyota GAZOO R ... Continue reading

And So It Begins !

And So It Begins !

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent Another season, much anticipation, and three good positives to start! New drivers from exotic countries with no F1 history, a whole new team from the USA, plus all the favorites back to do battle on, and off, the track. Don’t be surprised when Bernie anno ... Continue reading

Acura Unveils NSX GT3 Racecar in New York

Acura Unveils NSX GT3 Racecar in New York

NEW YORK, March 23, 2016 -- Acura took the wraps off a NSX GT3 racecar today at the 2016 New York International Auto Show, announcing its intention to campaign the twin-turbocharged NSX supercar in North America starting in 2017. The NSX is currently undergoing testing and slated for homologation as an FIA GT3 class ra ... Continue reading

NEC and Sahara Force India Extend Partnership for the 2016 F1 Season

NEC and Sahara Force India Extend Partnership for the 2016 F1 Season

NEC and Sahara Force India Extend Partnership for the 2016 F1 Season ... Continue reading

Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview

Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview

Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview ... Continue reading

Audi Triumphs at the Hankook 24H Dubai

Audi Triumphs at the Hankook 24H Dubai

DUBAI, UAE, January 18, 2016 -- The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT won the Hankook 24H Dubai. After 588 laps, they crossed the finish line on Saturday ahead of Black Falcon and C.ABT Racing. The Ventus Premium racing tyres from Hankook delivered a perfect performance. The winners Stuart Leonard and Michael Meadows (both Br ... Continue reading

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

2 podiums and 1 lap lead. That's the total Scuderia Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel notched up last year. With most, including myself, watching Modena implode from massive internal management and driver changes, there was little to look forward to from the red cars in 2015. Boy, were we wrong! Vettel's passion is back wit ... Continue reading

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