IndyCar teams will have more than new bodywork to install leading into the 2018 season. With a chance to refresh the visual quality of its cars, the series is also planning to take a step forward with new engine controllers and other associated electronics to power the fleet of Dallara...

BMW has officially registered its own manufacturer team with Formula E for the series' fifth season.Having partnered with the Andretti Formula E team this season, BMW registered and was accepted by the FIA. The German manufacturer cites long-term global motorsport strategy as it shifts to its own factory works team."Since...

Sport newsDuring the meeting, the following decisions were taken:FIA Formula One World ChampionshipThe World Motor Sport Council approved a number of minor changes to the 2017 Technical Regulations covering:- The rewording of some existing articles for better clarity.- A reordering of Article 3.For the 2017 Sporting Regulations, a number of...

Spark Racing Technology announced that it has won the official tender from the FIA to supply the next generation of spec chassis for the Formula E Championship, and released these impressions of its plans for the new design, designated SRT05e.Spark – which is owned by former Renault F1 team principal...

Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne has outlined the requirements for a possible Formula E entry in the future.Marchionne revealed a move into the electric single-seater series for Formula 1's most famous manufacturer was "possible" if the series drops car swaps and offers greater technical freedom. The Italian was speaking in a...

The sister company of the McLaren Formula 1 team has won the right to supply the Formula E battery from the 2018/19 season.McLaren Applied Technologies has been tasked with providing the battery that will allow the championship to scrap its mid-race car swaps.Related StoriesIt has been granted an initial two-season...

McLaren has denied a report technology giant Apple is in talks over a potential investment in the company.Britain's Financial Times claims Apple has started negotiations with the McLaren Technology Group over what has been described as either a strategic investment or full takeover. The McLaren Technology Group comprises three separate...

Formula E podium finisher Stephane Sarrazin will remain with the Venturi team for a third season and believes the outfit can challenge the established manufacturers in the 2016/17 campaign.The versatile Frenchman finished sixth in 2015-16 FE drivers' championship, scoring his and the team's first podium in Long Beach.He was also...

The technology arm of the McLaren Formula 1 team has received the Pioneering & Innovation Award at the Autosport Awards.With its origins dating back to 1991, McLaren Applied Technologies' activities stretch well beyond F1, for which the brand is best known. While the company's solutions feature on every F1 car,...

By Dave LewandowskiPublished: Aug 14, 2015Verizon IndyCar Series cars whipping around the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway at more than 220 mph next weekend in the penultimate race of the season are fast, thrilling and high-tech.The race cars’ internal systems are a network of computers and controllers that monitor and fine-tune calibrations...