NASCAR has added a section to its rule book outlining the penalty options that could be imposed on a manufacturer for rules violations.The ability to penalize OEMs was officially added to the rule book last month. That move was in response to the race manipulation that occurred among Chevrolet and...

Penske Entertainment has taken a significant step forward with its next IndyCar chassis.RACER has learned the parent company of the NTT IndyCar Series and its official chassis supplier Dallara have moved from showing virtual renderings of its 2027 car to its team owners in October to building a scale model...

The NTT IndyCar Series is making progress on solving the problem of rain pooling at the front of its aeroscreen.Highlighted as an issue in the latter stages of May’s rainy Indianapolis Grand Prix, a number of drivers described an odd aerodynamic phenomenon where the heavy downpour on the run to...

NASCAR has sent out the 2020 Cup rules to Monster Energy Series teams. With the all-new Gen7 car not due until 2021, many of the series rules for next year remain unchanged.Of particular note, though, NASCAR is going to limit organizations to 150 hours of wind tunnel testing per calendar...

Continual progress is being made with IndyCar's new-for-2018 universal bodywork. The process began last year on the Phoenix oval and at the Mid-Ohio road course gave the series' technical department a chance to have teams run with and without a number of pieces on the cars to evaluate a new...

The Verizon IndyCar Series completed initial wind tunnel testing of the 2018 universal aero kit prior to unveiling the sketches of its anticipated shape."The renderings were hand drawn a few months ago as initial concepts, and one of the things that was important before we showed anything today here at...

The Haas Formula 1 team moved its main focus to its 2017 car before it had even made its grand prix debut, followed by a full switch in May.With technical regulations changing dramatically next year, most F1 teams switched their development focus earlier than usual, with newcomer Haas one of...

Williams ran with what chief technical officer Pat Symonds called an "experimental" front wing in preparation for the 2017 season during Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix.The front wing will be 150mm wider as part of next year's rule changes, and Williams ran a version of its 2016...

Haas has begun a recruitment drive to bolster its staffing numbers as it accelerates its preparations for the 2017 Formula 1 season.The American newcomer has made an impressive start to the season, with Romain Grosjean's sixth in the Australian Grand Prix and fifth in Bahrain helping the team to fifth...

LMP1 manufacturers will be permitted to race only three distinct aerodynamic configurations in next year's World Endurance Championship and then only two from 2017.The introduction of the limit follows the escalation of aero development by Porsche and Audi through 2015, during which they each raced at least three different bodywork...