Motorsport

German automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has announced it will sever its historic ties with domestic touring cars series DTM in favour of entering the Formula E electric car-racing series.

North American stock car-racing series Nascar has promoted Brent Dewar from the position of chief operating officer to president.

BMW has followed fellow German automotive manufacturer Audi in confirming that it will join the Formula E electric car-racing series as an official manufacturer.

The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), owners of the Silverstone racing circuit, have today (Tuesday) formally triggered the break clause in its contract with Formula One stating that hosting the British Grand Prix is not “financially viable” unless fresh terms are agreed.

BeIN Media Group, the Qatari broadcaster, has hit out angrily at media reports suggesting beIN Sports channels are being blacked out in the Middle East and North Africa as a consequence of the Saudi Arabia-led economic blockade of Qatar. Frank Dunne and Robin Jellis report. 

Zoran Stefanovic, the businessman behind the failed effort to establish a Formula One team named Stefan GP, has revealed he is planning to form a new Italian-based entry for the motor racing series.

German automotive manufacturer Audi will begin competing in the Formula E electric car-racing series with full works status from the 2017-18 season, taking over the entry previously held by Abt Sportsline.

Formula E has again recorded substantial losses as the cost of establishing the electric car-racing series impacts on its organisers.

The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) is set to activate the break clause in its contract to host the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as it seeks to negotiate more favourable terms for the Formula One race, according to the Mail on Sunday.

McLaren Technology Group, which includes the eponymous Formula One motor racing team, will join forces with sportscar manufacturer McLaren Automotive under the McLaren Group banner as it was announced today (Friday) that Ron Dennis will end a 37-year relationship with the historic F1 entity.

Dorna Sports chief executive Carmelo Ezpeleta has said he wants to return the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) to its original vision of production motorbikes and associated rules in a bid to set it apart from fellow motorcycling series MotoGP

The Formula One motor-racing series has today (Thursday) announced its latest senior hire by appointing Ellie Norman as head of marketing

The troubled Circuit of Wales development has today (Tuesday) suffered a major blow after the Welsh government rejected a request for more than £200m (€225.9m/$253.1m) in taxpayer-funded guarantees.

Force India's deal with Sport Bible could be a precursor to Formula One establishing a new relationship with social media. Andy Fry finds out more.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has opened up to a new category of motorsport with drifting’s first international competition to be staged in the discipline’s heartland, Japan, later this year.

SpeedMachine, the new Silverstone rallycross motorsport festival from WME | IMG, mixes the best of cars, music and food. Ben Cronin asks if there is an appetite for this kind of event.