IndyCar Series teams, along with Chevrolet and Honda, spent last year’s Indianapolis 500 in learning mode with the energy recovery systems installed in the back of their cars. Now, they're weighing new and different options.

What’s the smartest way to use the 60 extra horsepower delivered by IndyCar’s energy recovery system during qualifying this weekend for the Indianapolis 500?

Two-time NTT IndyCar Series champ and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power joins the RACER Debrief to talk potential scenarios as hybrid power comes into play for next month’s 109th running of the Indy 500. IndyCar racing’s king of the pole positions also talks qualifying, his longstanding partnership with race...

Every industry inevitably hits a fork in the road.Fifteen years ago, the mobile phone market hit that fork. Nokia, the global leader at the time, chose a traditional direction for its flagship product. By introducing his market-disruptive iPhone, Steve Jobs chose another. By 2013, Nokia had left the mobile phone...

The FIA WEC 2020 ‘Hypercar’ regulations were approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday during a meeting in St Petersburg, Russia.The regulations will be utilized by the FIA World Endurance Championship [including the Le Mans 24 Hours] from 2020 until 2025.Also agreed in Russia was the full...

In the short term, LMP1 rules tweaks aim to keep speeds in check. Longer term, changes to energy recovery systems and even new fuels could be on the cards. What’s next in the brave new world of LMP1 in the FIA World Endurance Championship? That’s not been fully decided just...

Nissan has admitted that its front-wheel-drive GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 contender raced in last weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours without its hybrid system engaged.Darren Cox, the Japanese manufacturer's global motorsport boss, made the admission in the wake of a race in which the best Nissan lapped 18 seconds off the...

Toyota will swap to a new engine for its assault on next year's World Endurance Championship.The Japanese manufacturer has announced that it will abandon its existing 3.7-liter normally aspirated V8 powerplant for an engine of undisclosed configuration at the same time as confirming that it will switch from a super-capacitor...

The Mercedes Formula 1 team says a broken wiring loom inside the steering column was to blame for Nico Rosberg's retirement at the Singapore Grand Prix.Rosberg hit trouble before his car took to the track ahead of the race as none of the controls on the steering wheel – including...

According to Toyota Racing technical director Pascal Vasselon, the Japanese marque has chosen its engine package for next year’s LMP1-H chassis, and is deciding which level of Hybrid power to pursue for its World Endurance Championship program.In this video for the RACER Channel, the Frenchman also speaks on the current...