BorgWarner has signed an extension to provide the IndyCar Series with turbochargers for the next two seasons. As the sole supplier to IndyCar since the 2.2-liter turbo formula began in 2012, the Michigan-based firm works with Chevy and Honda to deliver forced-induction products that have pushed the small V6 engines...

Take a listen to the sounds of 21 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers in action and twin-turbo V6 engines from Chevy and Honda wound to 12,000 rpms during the recent Phoenix Open Test where average speeds of 193 mph were recorded on the wicked-fast one-mile oval.

Red Bull considered building its own Formula 1 engine but quickly realised it was not worth pursuing, according to the outfit's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko.The four-time world champion team dropped down the pecking order in 2014 after engine supplier Renault failed to produce a competitive engine for the new V6...

Verizon IndyCar Series drivers will have more horsepower at their disposal when activating the push-to-pass overtake assist at road and street races in the 2016 season.IndyCar announced that turbocharger boost pressure during push-to-pass use will increase from 160 kilopascals (kPa) in 2015 to 165 kPa, equating to a gain of...

Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn says allowing the use of one-year old engines in Formula 1 carries the risk of "distorting" the competition between teams.Manor was allowed to use 2014-spec Ferrari units this season after exploiting a loophole that required only concessionary permission to do so. This rule was tightened,...

Next year's 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is expected to feature an expanded number of entries for the centennial event, and according to the Verizon IndyCar Series' manufacturers, accommodating additional requests for engines and aero kits will be part of their planning for 2016."I think next year we'll be...

Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn has called on manufacturers to cut the cost of Formula 1 power units and not take advantage of its customers, should the regulations change in 2017.F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said last week that F1 needed to "urgently" return to its V8 engines and ditch the current...

Formula 1 teams believe that fuel has now become a key part of the sport's technology development fight.While teams have gained huge knowledge of the competitive differences between the different cars this season, one surprise conclusion has been about just how important fuel now is to performance. With speed differences...

Formula 1's 2014 regulation changes risk squeezing smaller teams out of the sport because of the lack of any viable cost control, according to Force India team principal Vijay Mallya.While next year's sporting rules have been left in limbo by the lack of a Concorde Agreement, the technical regulations have...

Formula 1's 2014 regulation changes could have a radical impact upon races by making efficiency potentially more important than performance, reckons Ferrari's director of engineering Pat Fry.Fry predicts that the introduction of V6 engines, and the increased contribution of energy recovery systems, will create a massive differential between outright pace...