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The final round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship took place in Italy, namely, the 6 Hours of Monza. The weather was challenging for teams and drivers this weekend. The free practice sessions were wet and the circuit dried in qualifying for the first time. Race day was dry, but cold. This affected tyre […]
Ferrari’s 296 GT Modificata is a track-only marvel, designed free of racing rules to be three seconds quicker than the GT3 Evo, delivering 730 cv to a select.
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This 2026 FIA WEC Lone Star Le Mans race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. Lone Star Le Mans, the fifth round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, took place at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Texas. The event saw a storm occur on […]
The Czinger 21C Spyder is an open-top hypercar that defies physics with a screaming V8, hybrid power, and extreme performance figures like 1250 hp and 3267 lbs.
Bugatti secretly built the Destrier, a unique W16 hypercar for one exclusive owner, featuring Bolide race hardware and a strikingly clean, low-slung design.
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BMW M Team WRT overcame a poor qualifying position to secure a tense victory at the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, winning on strategy and skill.
The 94th Le Mans race sets the stage for an intense Hypercar championship battle between BMW, Toyota, and Ferrari, where double points could decide the season.
There are rare cars, then there are unicorns. The Nismo GT-R LM Road Car falls squarely in the latter category. Born in 1995 from Nissan’s Le Mans ambitions, this one-off Skyline GT-R was built purely to meet GT1 homologation rules. In Nissan’s own words it was an “official road car” created so Nismo could enter the […]
Kimera Automobili burst onto the world stage when the company debuted its first restomod a few years ago, the Evo37. The former is modern-day interpretation of the rear-wheel-drive Lancia 037 rally car. The boutique firm followed-up with the Evo38, and AWD version of its sibling, imagining what Lancia might have done if 037 development had […]
Allan McNish has spent enough time around the four rings to know where the sharp edges are
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The second round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship took place at Spa Franchorchamps – a legendary racetrack that needs no introduction. The event was an action-packed affair, with the frontrunners from Imola struggling for pace at Spa. Historic 1-2 WRT BMW had a dream Hypercar race at Spa, claiming their first 1-2 finish […]
This 2026 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. The 6 Hours of Imola was due to be the second round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. Due to geopolitical events, however, the Qatar 1812 km event was postponed […]
Dallara is one of those firms that, although pretty unknown in the mainstream, is a central nerve in the world of motorsport and high-performance motoring. Company founder, Giampaolo Dallara, cut his teeth at the biggest name of Italian motoring. These include Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini where he famously engineering the Miura, which just turned 60. […]
On this very day, 29 January, 140 years ago the story of the modern motor car began. Karl Benz filed a patent for his Motorwagen in 1886, forever changing the world. Benz’s patent, followed by Gottlieb Daimler’s motorised carriage, or Motorkutsche, set the wheels in motion for one of the most significant inventions of humankind, […]
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If you asked us a few weeks ago about things we didn’t think we’d see in the motoring world, Travis Pastrana hooning a Bentley would be near the very top. But here we are. In a new video you can watch as the Bentley Supersports goes full send with the American stuntman and drifter at […]
The Honda NSX is enjoying something of a renaissance, even though the nameplate went out of production over three years ago. Pininfarina has designed a restomod in conjunction with a leading motorsports firm called JAS (click here to read more) based on the first-gen NSX. Now another famous styling house has turned its attention to […]
Bentley is usually associated with luxury, instead of speed. But former 24 Hours of Le Mans winners know a thing or two about creating a performance car. As a result it has created the Bentley Supersports to show that it has a wild side, too. The moniker ‘Supersports’ has only been applied to three models […]
2026 is an exciting one for Formula One fans. In addition to a completely new powertrain and aero set of regulations, two new teams will be joining the grid. We’ve already written about Cadillac, as you can read here. The other is Audi, which has shown the Audi R26 Concept F1 car as a precursor […]
Racing legend and F1 commentator Graham Duxbury takes a closer look at the legacy of F1’s true all-rounders. Max Verstappen’s recent triumph at the Nürburgring in a GT3 car has reignited the debate about the value of versatility in motorsport. Many hailed the victory as further proof that Verstappen is not only Formula One’s dominant […]
Earlier this week, we jokingly said that new hypercars are launched at a rate of one a week. (Original article here.) Well, make that two a week as another new player has entered the market. Say hello to the Capricorn 01 Zagato. This is the end result of a joint effort between leading motorsport outfit […]
We have religiously covered the recent FIA WEC with regular race reports. We really enjoy endurance racing and the unique challenges that it offers. That’s why we were really surprised to learn that Porsche ditches FIA WEC from the end of the 2025 season. Porsche is the second casualty after Lamborghini pulled the plug on […]
The Apollo Evo is finally here. The company has been teasing us with a more hardcore version of its Intensa Emozione and it is now available for 10 lucky owners. Don’t expect to see one at your nearest car meet as the Evo is a track only machine. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook […]
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This 2025 FIA WEC Lone Star Le Mans race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. Lone Star Le Mans, the sixth round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, took place at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Texas. The event saw torrential rain occur on […]
Customer racing is big business for automakers, particularly in recent times. Even better is a racecar that can’t actually race. Say hello to the Mercedes-AMG GT2 Edition W16. This new machine isn’t homologated. This means that it does not have to meet any racing series requirements or restrictions. Just 30 units will be made, each […]
2025 Monterey Car Week has come and gone. We take a look at some of the most exciting reveals that took place at this year’s event. Monterey Car week has become the go-to location for high-end and luxury car brands to unveil new models direct to the most-likely customers. The event has overtaken the likes […]
