Motorsports

After a break in real-world racing following the controversial events at the end of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 championship, Igor Fraga will be returning to action this season in Japan’s major national racing series.

As Red Bull was unveiling its Formula One contender for the 2023 championship season, the RB19, the team also revealed a highly unusual competition that will see the car run in three different fan-designed liveries this season.

For the fourth event in a row, a team of sim racers has beaten professional racing drivers at the showpiece Race of Champions (ROC) — this time going one step further and winning an entire knockout match against the pros.

Formula One has confirmed that 2023 World Championship will run over a record 23 events, with racing to resume on the weekend of March 5.

Super Formula, the top tier open-wheel racing category in Japan, has announced that Igor Fraga will be the brand’s “e-motorsports ambassador”.

Goodwood’s famous hillclimb has just seen its all-time record smashed by a very unusual car with a strange sim-racing connection.

The most famous 24-hour race in the world is back, for its 90th running, just 10 months on from its last event as it returns to its normal spot on the calendar.

Netflix has confirmed that Drive to Survive, its fly-on-the-wall docu-drama series following the world of Formula One behind the scenes, will return to the streaming service on March 11.

Venture capital concern ROKiT has teamed up with Sector3 Studios, developer of the RaceRoom Racing Experience sim, to create a new esports competition for teenagers with a very special prize: a season-long contract to race in Formula 4.

Newly crowned Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen has spoken of his love for sim racing during an interview with ex-F1 driver David Coulthard for CarNext.com.