Formula E returns to Rome on 10 April, after last year's edition was cancelled due to covid-19, with 24 battery-powered electric cars battling it out on the streets of the city's southern EUR suburb. This will be the third time for Rome to welcome the world’s fastest electric cars, after the inaugural FIA Formula E World Championship was held in 20...

You’ve heard of pioneer race car drivers Louise Smith, Shirley Muldowney, Michele Mouton, and Janet Guthrie. Lesser known on the world stage but beloved in her native Italy, Maria Antoinetta Avanzo was the first and most famous female race car driver in Italian history, starting in the Roaring '20s. It was extremely unusual for women to race cars t...

With nearly a century of competitions under its belt, the annual vintage car race Mille Miglia continues to thrill and amuse car enthusiasts from every corner of the world. Classic luxury vehicles from world-renowned manufacturers like Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Fiat, Audi, Bmw, Bugatti, Maserati, and Aston Martin can be s...

Ferrari unveiled its new car online Wednesday, becoming the last of the 10 Formula 1 teams to present their 2021 editions. The car, which is named SF21 for Scuderia Ferrari, has a new power unit. A bright green sponsor’s logo on the engine cover stands out on the otherwise red car. “The color looks a little bit more dark compared to last year and t...

Alfa Romeo is celebrating International Women's Day by highlighting some of the women who have raced its cars over the past century. They collectively achieved a long list of impressive achievements on and off the track. One of the earliest-known women that raced an Alfa Romeo professionally is Maria Antonietta d’Avanzo, an Italian baroness who sta...

Well here’s one nobody saw coming: Ferrari will fight for the overall win at Le Mans with a full-on hypercar program beginning in 2023. The Italian automaker confirmed the news this morning. Ferrari has reportedly flirted with the idea of a top-flight sports car racing program for a very long time, even dating back to the outgoing hybrid Le Mans Pr...

Ferrari is without any doubt the most loved car in the world. The “Cavallino rampante” ("prancing horse") is synonymous with victory, speed, elegance, technology and no car manufacturer can boast the same tradition and the impressive number of fans in the world. In the United States and Canada alone, the Ferrari Club of America has thousands of mem...

A new title has been chosen for Formula 1’s return to Imola, which hosted the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix last year. Imola is due to hold the second event on the 2021 F1 calendar on April 18th. The name of its race has not previously been confirmed.  The title was announced jointly by the Italian government’s ministry of foreign affairs and internati...

The F1 Italian Grand Prix is one of the oldest motor racing events of our time. This prestigious event has been taking place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Monza racetrack) for close to 100 years! The second edition ever of the race took place in 1922 in Monza, Italy. The Italian automotive story starts in 1880 and currently contributes a whoppi...

Drivers in the Ferrari Challenge North America can look forward to another exciting season on some of the continent's most spectacular circuits.  The Prancing Horse's 2021 series and its four classes – Trofeo Pirelli, Trofeo Pirelli AM, Coppa Shell, and Coppa Shell AM – will make their debut at the Virginia International Raceway, the VIR, before he...