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Racecar Engineering stands out as the top global magazine focused on motorsport technology. Marking its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2015, this magazine has been at the forefront of motorsport engineering since its inception in 1990. Every month, readers can look forward to comprehensive articles, interviews, and expert analysis that reflect the high standards of motorsport's premier technology publication.

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Updates that Helped Sauber Log its Best Result in Three Years

3 weeks ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

Sauber has brought several updates to the C45 during the opening third of the 2025 Formula 1 season. The most recent of those came at round nine in Spain, where Nico Hülkenberg finished fifth to give Sauber its best result in three years. Its last top five came courtesy of Valtteri Bottas at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when the team was known as Alfa-Romeo.
Michelin Reveals 2026 Hypercar and GTP Tyre

3 weeks ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

Michelin has revealed its next-generation Hypercar which will be used by all cars in the top classes of the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship from 2026. Notably, the French supplier has increased the amount of renewable materials in the tyre from around one-third to 50 per cent. This increase forms part of Michelin’s overarching company aim of developing a 100 per cent sustainable tyre by 2050.
Who is the Technical Director of Each Formula 1 Team?

3 weeks ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

Formula 1 engineering teams are highly sophisticated operations consisting of hundreds of people working in different departments. At the top of these intricate structures sits a person, or multiple people, whose role is to ensure all those departments are pulling together. They will liaise with the team principal, who is like a CEO, holding an overarching view of the team’s technical and commercial activities, as well as media duties.
Why Pirelli is Skipping a Compound at the F1 Belgian GP

3 weeks ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

Pirelli has announced its tyre compound choices for every Formula 1 grand prix until the of of July, and there is one selection in particular which has garnered attention. The convention is for F1’s spec tyre supplier to pick three compounds – a soft, medium and hard – from its six-compound range that are sequential in order of hardness. For example, at last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, Pirelli brought the C1 (hard), C2 (medium) and C3 (soft).
F1 Cars Try Steel Skid Blocks in Fire-Prevention 'Experiment'

4 weeks ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

Formula 1 teams ran steel-based skid blocks in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix as part of an FIA ‘experiment’ to investigate ways of preventing trackside grass fires that occurred earlier in the season. Multiple red flags during practice for the Japanese GP were attributed to fires at the side of the track, triggered by sparks flying off the cars as their skid blocks hit the ground and exacerbated by dry weather.
How Marelli's AI-Equipped Vehicle Control Unit Works

1 month ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

The vehicle control unit is a device that manages the racecar’s key functions, such as engine performance, electromechanical and hydraulic actuators, electronics systems and battery management. VCUs have become more powerful and complex over the years, as they cater to the demands of increasingly advanced machinery. Experienced electronics company, Marelli, wants to pioneer the next step for this technology in motorsport with its latest release, the VEC.
The Device Protecting Dakar Crews from Spinal Injuries

1 month ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

Newton’s Third Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, when a rally-raid car hits an unexpected jump and gets airborne, its subsequent high-speed impact with the ground results in force being put back through the chassis at comparable velocity. Such a force has the potential to injure the driver and navigator when there is nothing in place to soften the blow.
BMW Launches New Entry-Level M2 Racecar

2 months ago | racecar-engineering.com | Daniel Lloyd

BMW has launched its new entry-level racecar, the M2 Racing, which customers around the world will be able to race from 2026. Powered by a 2-litre, four-cylinder engine derived from the manufacturer’s B48 unit, the BMW M2 Racing produces up to 313bhp and 420Nm of torque, reaching 270km/h. According to BMW, the vehicle’s aim is to ‘combine driving pleasure, performance, and particularly intuitive handling’ for customers who want to race a modern BMW.
Lotus' Role in the British Olympic Cycling Success Story

2 months ago | racecar-engineering.com | Andrew Cotton

The 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona had many memorable moments, from the theme by Montserrat Caballé and Freddie Mercury to the flaming arrow that lit the cauldron of fire at the opening ceremony. The sport was also front and centre, of course. Tennis star Jennifer Capriati won the singles title aged 16, while Michael Jordan and other NBA icons competed for the United States ‘Dream Team’ on the basketball court.
Motorsport's Role in Validating a New Infrared Scanning System

2 months ago | racecar-engineering.com | Andrew Cotton |Andrew has reported

Accuracy and repeatability are key facets of motorsport that every team wants to achieve in its racecar performance. Racing, therefore, offers an important arena for validating new technologies that may one day permeate the world we live in. One such technology is an infrared system that has been developed by Infrared Kinetics (IRK).