On one hand, Kyle Kirkwood’s car control is an otherworldly thing to behold. On the other, the unplanned demonstration of drifting through Toronto’s Turn 8 at the start of his flying lap on Saturday ended any hope of earning pole position.The visuals were remarkable, as the tail of the No....

After participating in the Goodyear tire test on the Charlotte road course last week, both Kyle Busch and Trevor Bayne said racing there will be about survival.But Busch is still concerned about the layout of the track. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver said Saturday in Martinsville that he has offered...

Valentino Rossi says MotoGP riders will push for extra safety modifications at the Red Bull Ring before future Austrian Grands Prix.Related StoriesSafety has been a major talking point ahead of motorcycle grand prix racing's first visit to Austria since 1997, namely the proximity of walls in braking zones and the...

The Verizon IndyCar Series has widened portions of the revised Toronto street circuit overnight, and made efforts to increase friction in two sections of the 1.7-mile temporary course.With the move of pit lane from the right side of the front straight to the left, the final complex of corners leading...

Formula 1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke claims his latest creation in Baku will become the fastest city track in the world.The Grand Prix of Europe in the capital of Azerbaijan will make its debut on June 17-19, two years after Tilke first visited the city to assess a potential layout....

Revisions were made to the London ePrix circuit in Battersea Park ahead of second free practice for this weekend's Formula E finale.The profile of the first corner of the 1.81-mile track was changed so that the Formula E cars will miss a major bump on the exit of the left-hander.The...

Valentino Rossi has been taken to Alcaniz hospital for a precautionary CT scan after his violent crash in the Aragon MotoGP race.The incident happened on lap four of the grand prix, when Rossi closed rapidly on Dani Pedrosa under braking, and had to take to the curbs at Turn 8...

Drivers of the #30 MOMO NGT 991 Porsche GT3 Cup, Henrique Cisneros and Kuba Giermaziak, explain step-by-step what it feels like to take on one of the most difficult turns in racing: Turn 8 AKA The Corkscrew at Mazda Laguna Seca.

Formula 1 drivers have been warned that they risk being punished if they gain any lasting advantage from running wide at Turn 8 during the Austrian Grand Prix.The FIA adopted a zero tolerance approach to drivers who put all four wheels off the track at Turn 8 during qualifying on...

Lewis Hamilton's spin late in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix was not due to a technical problem with his Mercedes Formula 1 car, according to team boss Toto Wolff.Hamilton qualified a season's-low ninth after running wide at Turn 8 on his first flying lap in Q3 and having the...