Motorsport

The North American IndyCar motor-racing series is set to return to Brazil next year after organisers announced that a deal had been agreed for a race to take place at Brasilia’s Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said that a decision over a future make-up for the motor racing series involving a 24-car grid with a number of teams running third cars is likely to be made by the middle of October.

Formula One will run its equal longest schedule in 2015, with the Mexican Grand Prix handed a date of November 1 on the 20-race calendar for its return to the motor racing series.

Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag has said the new motor racing series is engaged in talks with additional automotive manufacturers and is targeting an initial public offering (IPO), as it prepares to make its debut tomorrow (Saturday).

The 2014 Australian Grand Prix Formula One motor race posted a record loss of A$59.97m (€43.2m/$55.85m), Victoria state government officials have confirmed.

Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has ended days of speculation over his position by announcing today (Wednesday) that he will step down from his role at the Formula One motor racing team and car company.

V8 Supercars Australia will operate exclusively in its home continent in 2015, according to a report by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

Russian Grand Prix organisers have sold two-thirds of tickets for Sochi’s inaugural Formula One race, with promoter Sergey Vorobyev stating security remains a “priority issue” for the event.

Race of Champions (ROC) organisers have switched from the motorsport event’s stadium-focused hosting concept by awarding the 2014 edition to the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados.

The North American IndyCar motor-racing series has announced that the Grand Prix of Houston has been dropped from its 2015 race schedule.

The World Rallycross Championship has announced that Finland will not be included as a round in its 2015 calendar due to a congested race schedule.

The North American IndyCar motor-racing series has confirmed that a new event on the outskirts of New Orleans will make its debut on the schedule in 2015.

From Virgin Atlantic flights to intergalactic travel, Virgin Racing’s Formula E team principal Alex Tai knows about life in the fast lane.

Greece is interested in securing a Formula One grand prix, according to the motor-racing world championship’s chief executive, Bernie Ecclestone.

Experts in commercial landscape of Formula One met at SportBusiness International headquarters last month to debate the real extent to which stakeholders in the sport are achieving ROI. Will Formula E be competitive to Formula One? Is the sponsorship proposition as attractive to brands as it has been in the past? And who should replace Bernie Ecclestone when he leaves the sport? All of this, and more, was discussed in depth.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has vowed to continue at the helm of the motor-racing series for as long as possible after he agreed to pay $100m (€74m) to bring an end to his bribery trial.

The FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, has announced that the new Sochi Autodrom in Russia is ready to host its first Formula One grand prix race in October.

Formula One team Lotus has seen its losses widen for the year ending December 31, 2013, but has announced it is in talks with several parties over a “long term” title sponsorship deal.