Honda’s Race-Winning V12 F1 Car Sounds Like Pure Heaven

Honda’s Race-Winning V12 F1 Car Sounds Like Pure Heaven

Image: Honda Here at Jalopnik we love it when a car goes “nyooom” really fast on a race track. A high-rev V12 in the back of a cigar-shaped F1 car? Who doesn’t love that? Honda recently had its 1965 RA272 out at Laguna Seca to run some demonstration laps for the fans at the Monterey … Read more

Formula 1’s 2026 Rules Are An Apology For Messing It All Up In 2022

Formula 1’s 2026 Rules Are An Apology For Messing It All Up In 2022

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, racing’s global governing body, has unveiled a new set of Formula 1 regulations that will be implemented in 2026. While the rulebook’s top-line selling point of smaller, lighter and nimbler cars is appealing on its own, F1 is heading in a direction that admits the current racing product is lackluster. … Read more

Track-Only Bugatti Bolide Will Be Too Fast For Most Race Tracks

Track-Only Bugatti Bolide Will Be Too Fast For Most Race Tracks

Not even four years after it was initially unveiled in concept form, the Bugatti Bolide is just months away from being delivered to customers. Bugatti describes the car as being “finely tuned for circuit dominance, a track-only hyper sports car that invites drivers to explore their limits.” As the French brand is wrapping up the … Read more

The World’s Fastest Drone Showcased Max Verstappen’s New F1 Car

The World’s Fastest Drone Showcased Max Verstappen’s New F1 Car

We’ve seen amazing drone footage before. But when you throw in a World Championship winning Formula 1 driver with a custom, ultra-fast drone, and you have something exceptional. Red Bull, a brand that is always pushing boundaries, has just released amazing footage of Max Verstappen’s new F1 car., and it was all filmed by a … Read more

Formula One Should Throw Out Every Rule And Replace It With This One

Formula One Should Throw Out Every Rule And Replace It With This One

Formula One is called the pinnacle of international racing for open-wheel single-seater racing cars, and it has been since the first season of the championship in 1950. In this context, the word “formula” applies to the set of rules to which all of the cars must be built. The series could otherwise be known as … Read more

MotoGP Aerodynamics Have Jumped The Shark And Stole Its Fins

MotoGP Aerodynamics Have Jumped The Shark And Stole Its Fins

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