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Monocoques have reduced in weight by 50% from 1999 to today

Weight is the enemy of motorsports. While the cars in nearly every series have weight minimums that they must meet, every bit that a team can get under that amount allows the team to distribute weight wherever it would like. Audi says that since 1...

Formula 1 might have to get slower to get more interesting

Mark Webber is among the most experienced drivers currently in the Formula 1 paddock. He began his F1 career in 2002, so when he says F1 rules may need to be rethought, people should at least consider what he says. Webber says that the lack of exc...

Team would have liked to have won more races

Kimi Raikkonen is one of the most enigmatic drivers in Formula 1 history. When he was asked who was going to win the drivers' championship last year, he responded "the one with the most points." He has made his career by performing w...

Two cars entered in the 2013 race

SRT has announced that the Viper will make its first factory-backed return to Le Mans since 2000. The team will run two identically prepared Viper GTS-Rs in the LM GTE-Pro class.  "We’ve enjoyed some past success at Le Mans, so...

Says it is the same as drivers dealing with fragile machinery in the past

We can officially blame Bernie Ecclestone for the fragile Pirelli tires for the last two seasons in F1. Ecclestone said in an interview with the official F1 website that he told Pirelli to create a tire that would not last for half a race, and it ...

Says it a good time for Honda but not for it

BMW says that it has absolutely no plans to return to Formula 1, even has an engine supplier. Bernie Ecclestone started the rumor of its return for the 2015 season. For the foreseeable future, BMW Motorsport director Jens Marquardt says that t...

It is also the first win by Bernd Schneider in the race

The 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours was a race of firsts. Mercedes-Benz scored its first ever overall win in the Nürburgring 24 Hours with the #9 Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3 team driven by Bernd Schneider, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sean Edwards and Nic...

Team sits in second in championship after two races

The Alpine A450 has finally scored a podium in the second round of the European Le Mans Series at the 3 Hours of Imola on Saturday, May 18. The car finished in second place with Nelson Panciatici and Pierre Ragues behind the wheel. The ca...

A great weekend for wheel-to-wheel action

It is another one of those weekends where any race fan should be happy. If you want to see door-to-door racing you have your choice of races around the world. There is even a MotoGP race from Le Mans. DTM The DTM heads to Brand Hatch in th...

Rules mean its engine is open to other teams

Honda's return to Formula 1 has made the sport's future much more interesting. The current rules incentivize companies to supply engines to more than one team because of the locked-down nature of the engines. Honda says that it does not in...