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How Audi took the Dakar by storm with its hybrid game-changer

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How Audi took the Dakar by storm with its hybrid game-changer

The "painful" journey behind the WRC's generational tech innovation

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Rally Sweden
The "painful" journey behind the WRC's generational tech innovation

How to be an ace engineer: Simulation guru Kia Cammaerts

Formula 1
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How to be an ace engineer: Simulation guru Kia Cammaerts

Why electric racing cars should be four-wheel drive

Formula E
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Why electric racing cars should be four-wheel drive

How to be an ace engineer: Single-seater guru James Goodfield

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How to be an ace engineer: Single-seater guru James Goodfield

The part rolling relics can play in motorsport's high-tech future

Historics
HIST Historics
The part rolling relics can play in motorsport's high-tech future

Why the time is right for an electric junior series

Formula E
FE Formula E
Why the time is right for an electric junior series

The painstaking process behind reviving Solberg's Subaru WRC steed

Historics
HIST Historics
The painstaking process behind reviving Solberg's Subaru WRC steed

How Extreme E’s charging solution could transform motorsport

Extreme E
EXTE Extreme E
How Extreme E’s charging solution could transform motorsport

The groundbreaking new boss leading GM's sportscar assault

IMSA
IMSA IMSA
The groundbreaking new boss leading GM's sportscar assault

Engineer's view: Motorsport's revolutionary braking tool

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Engineer's view: Motorsport's revolutionary braking tool

The high-tech materials helping Renault in its F1 rise

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The high-tech materials helping Renault in its F1 rise

How Formula E's top team is benefitting from Penske know-how

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How Formula E's top team is benefitting from Penske know-how

The futuristic tool making life easier for race teams

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The futuristic tool making life easier for race teams

Why Formula E's 'weird' experiment has wider relevance to motorsport

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Why Formula E's 'weird' experiment has wider relevance to motorsport

The Le Mans winner's project celebrating a major milestone

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The Le Mans winner's project celebrating a major milestone

The engineer who took Reynard to another level

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The engineer who took Reynard to another level

Why simulation is an ever-evolving battleground

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Why simulation is an ever-evolving battleground

Engineer's View: The role of simulation in anticipating rule changes

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Engineer's View: The role of simulation in anticipating rule changes

Five things that I would like Formula E's Gen3 car to have

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Five things that I would like Formula E's Gen3 car to have

How UK-based teams are looking to survive the "disaster" nobody saw coming

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How UK-based teams are looking to survive the "disaster" nobody saw coming

The 'world cup' car that outlasted its series

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The 'world cup' car that outlasted its series

The engineers pushing to make motorsport safer

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The engineers pushing to make motorsport safer

Engineer's View: What I want to see from the Class One regs

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Engineer's View: What I want to see from the Class One regs

Why decarbonising motorsport is so difficult to achieve

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Why decarbonising motorsport is so difficult to achieve

Digging into the 'scramble for hybrid'

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Digging into the 'scramble for hybrid'

How a DTM giant has become a single-seater force

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How a DTM giant has become a single-seater force

The mind behind Toyota's WRC dominator

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The mind behind Toyota's WRC dominator

The all-star engineering vision that IndyCar rejected

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The all-star engineering vision that IndyCar rejected

How a chance meeting forged a touring car behemoth

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How a chance meeting forged a touring car behemoth

Behind the wheel of rallycross's electric future

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Behind the wheel of rallycross's electric future

Why motorsport's latest innovation can emulate Formula E

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Why motorsport's latest innovation can emulate Formula E

The enduring legacy of a motorsport engineering giant

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The enduring legacy of a motorsport engineering giant

The engineering experts behind a BTCC Lazarus act

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The engineering experts behind a BTCC Lazarus act

The failed gamble that began an F1 team's downfall

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The failed gamble that began an F1 team's downfall

The rise and rise of motorsport education

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The rise and rise of motorsport education

Why the first autonomous overtake is so significant

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Why the first autonomous overtake is so significant

Promoted: How to make a transmission survive an enduro

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Promoted: How to make a transmission survive an enduro

When Sweden tried to create its own DTM

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When Sweden tried to create its own DTM

The rule that saved a series from "dull" F1 issues

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The rule that saved a series from "dull" F1 issues

The F1-level car that leaves drivers' brains spinning

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The F1-level car that leaves drivers' brains spinning

Why F1 should adopt open engine regulations

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Why F1 should adopt open engine regulations

Promoted: Making power gains simple

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Promoted: Making power gains simple

Promoted: The unseen world of braking

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Promoted: The unseen world of braking

Why Bathurst-winning engineers are finding their way in IMSA

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Why Bathurst-winning engineers are finding their way in IMSA

Is motorsport's forgotten team model being revived?

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Is motorsport's forgotten team model being revived?

The Penske general throttling back

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The Penske general throttling back

How motorsport is advancing the future of manufacturing

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How motorsport is advancing the future of manufacturing

How F1-inspired safety tech is filtering down to the grassroots

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How F1-inspired safety tech is filtering down to the grassroots

How an aero revolution has transformed the WRC

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How an aero revolution has transformed the WRC

F1's control gearbox search is just the start

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F1's control gearbox search is just the start

The tin-top team gunning to establish its own dynasty

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The tin-top team gunning to establish its own dynasty

Why bringing back the ‘toys’ could make F1 closer

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Why bringing back the ‘toys’ could make F1 closer

The Indy 500 meeting that triggered an Australian Supercars revival

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The Indy 500 meeting that triggered an Australian Supercars revival

The legacy of Audi's engine architect

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The legacy of Audi's engine architect

Why aero isn't F1's sole problem

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Why aero isn't F1's sole problem

The last budget Formula 1 car

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The last budget Formula 1 car

How F1 tech reaches supermarkets, soldiers and saves babies

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How F1 tech reaches supermarkets, soldiers and saves babies

How to build a budget F1 car

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How to build a budget F1 car

From Formula Student to Formula 1

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From Formula Student to Formula 1