Racecar Engineering

In Formula 1, eras are not just shaped by the teams and drivers competing, they are also defined by the technical regulations that underpin them. In 2014, the series entered the turbo-hybrid power unit era, followed by the comeback of ground-effect c

The record books now show that Ferrari took back-to-back outright wins at Le Mans in 2023 and 2024, further reinforcing that the Italian manufacturer is a force to be reckoned with at the French endurance race. Its win this year was against one of th

The LMP2 class at Le Mans arguably reached its peak between 2021 and 2023, when several Hypercar-bound competitors were racing. The likes of JOTA, Team WRT, Penske and Prema have since moved on to the top category, taking a host of star drivers with

When the chequered flag fell at the end of the maiden 24-hour race for GT3 cars at Le Mans, it was a team with history in the event’s preceding GTE era that were celebrating. Manthey Racing, a three-time winner in the GTE-Pro category, prevailed in t

L MP2 is one of sportscar racing’s longest serving categories, and has evolved greatly since it first appeared at the 24 Hours of Le Mans two decades ago. Its current regulation cycle started in 2017, when it went from being an open formula for a wid

There’s a popular internet meme where a child asks his mother if they can have a certain fast food for dinner and she replies, ‘We have that at home’, accompanied by a photo of a sorry-looking microwaved burger. A motorsport version might go somethin

At 90, the Vintage and Sports Car Club (VSCC) is almost as old as some of the cars that compete in its events. It’s also old enough to be eligible to enter some of its own races! Joking aside, the organisation has done much in that time to keep histo

In 1995, Lamborghini was set to join the spectacular GT1 field for the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Diablo that was effectively built from scratch in three months, in a converted chicken shed in Oxfordshire, UK. It was due to take on an all-star grid t

The topic of dynos, or dynamometers to give them their correct name, used to be a relatively simple one. Racecars only had a combustion engine and the dyno was a tool to calibrate that engine and ascertain its power output. However, in the modern age

Over the last few years, we have seen plenty of promises, and steady progress, towards reducing the carbon footprint of motorsport. Most notably, Formula 1 has committed to a net zero carbon future by 2030, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions b

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that the current state of open-wheel formulae is a bit unbalanced, to put it politely. Case in point, earlier this year the motorsport journalist, Will Buxton, asked on social media how would Ferr

The FIA World Rally Championship has performed a spectacular u-turn on its plans to remove the hybrid system from its Rally1 cars at the end of the 2024 season, instead confirming rules stability until the end of 2026, as originally planned. The deci

BMW’s M4 GT3, which has won multiple endurance races in its short career since 2022, has received an EVO upgrade kit to make it easier to set up and to work on for the customer teams running it. The car has new anti-roll bars on the front and the rea

Six-time series champion, Johan Kristoffersson, will seek to defend his FIA World Rallycross title this year in a 70 per cent renewable-fuelled, ICE-powered Volkswagen Polo, switching from the all-electric powertrain that he has used in the past. The