The Ford Motor Company isn’t getting the kind of press it hoped for from its imminent tie up with six-time Formula 1 champions Red Bull after the team announced an inquiry into conduct of its boss, Christian Horner. Now, the Blue Oval has written to the team asking for a resolution to the inquiry as … Read more
Photo: Mazda In light of the little stumble EVs have taken lately, we asked readers what cars should never go EV. It turns out Jalopnik readers are more amenable to EVs than their car enthusiast loyalties would suggest, because loving cars isn’t really about pitting ICE versus EVs. It’s more about what makes a car … Read more
Image: Red Bull Racing As Formula 1 testing continues in Bahrain this week, the Papaya team from England has found a few things to be positive about and a big reason to be bummed out. McLaren found a ton of speed across the 2023 season, after a dismal start to the year. According to the … Read more
Screenshot: Car and Driver/YouTube There were a lot of incredible race cars running around tracks in 2023, from new Le Mans prototypes like Ferrari’s winning 499P to hybrid WRC monsters and the second year of Formula 1’s redesigned cars. But one race car captured the world’s attention more than anything else: the NASCAR-based Garage 56 … Read more
Daniel Ricciardo has impressed on a chaotic second day of Formula One pre-season testing in Bahrain that was marred by a loose drain cover incident. Ricciardo escaped the carnage and looked good in the afternoon, finishing with the fifth-fastest lap. But it was Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz who set the pace despite the team having to … Read more
Fernando Alonso thinks that he’ll be physically capable of racing Formula One’s 1000-horsepower hybrid monsters until he’s 50 years old. The 42-year-old, currently racing with Aston Martin, made his F1 debut in 2001 with Minardi. Alonso’s move to Aston last year immediately led to an uptick in form, with the Spaniard finishing on the podium … Read more
Image: Ferrari Ferrari officially unveiled its 2024 Formula 1 car on Tuesday at the company’s private testing track in Fiorano, Italy. Beyond the added yellow and white stripes, the Ferrari has been completely overhauled during the offseason to take advantage of the team’s uptick in form at the end of last season. However, the venerable … Read more
Note the wild rear wing on the GasGas KTM RC16Photo: Hazrin Yeob Men Shah/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images) MotoGP preseason testing is currently underway at Sepang International Circuit. The teams have rolled out motorcycles featuring aerodynamic upgrades that look close to cartoonish out on track. While the focus on aero development over recent years has created … Read more
The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is a crime so absurd that it effectively spawned its own genre of heist films — but you probably didn’t know that this iconic crime actually has direct ties to the big-money racing series, Formula 1. This is just one of the many crimes and scandals you’ll find in … Read more
Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has been accused of inappropriate behavior by a female colleague, according to a statement from the energy drink company. Red Bull has launched an internal investigation to look into the claims but wouldn’t reveal any details about the allegations, Reuters reports. Formula 1 … Read more
