Racecar Engineering

Racecar Engineering is the world’s leading technology publication for the motorsport industry. From aerodynamics to engines and from handling theory to manufacturing practice, Racecar Engineering is read by motorsport’s top professionals. Only Racecar Engineering brings this insight every month.

Under pressure • Tales of tackling the force that every engineer will encounter

Package deal • IndyCar is set to become the first race series to run hybrids on oval tracks when its new system is delivered later this year

Bucking the trend • Supercars went for brand parity and better racing when it conceived the Gen3 platform, which cut downforce by 63 per cent. We examine the state of play heading into year two

Made in Germany • The brand with the four rings will be racing in Formula 1 for the first time in 2026, but there are many hurdles to overcome before then, both with the engine and the team

Podium position • How an Italian engineering start up grew to become capable of winning a prestigious FIA world championship tender

Ghost rider • The Glickenhaus 007 has, it seems, bowed out of LMH competition, but not before an Evo package was worked up. Racecar looks at what could have been

Hot shots • With fascinating aerodynamics and asymmetric set-ups, UK National Hot Rods are as interesting as the racing is spectacular

Blown in the wind • How Renault pioneered the use of turbochargers in Formula 1

Message in a battery • How understanding and optimising energy use in EV racing is feeding back into the electric road car marketplace

Pen to paper • The importance of basic mathematical reasoning for race engineers

Wave theory • Streamlining suspension development on a vertical dynamics test stand

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Best foot forward • The A24 Show in Birmingham featured the latest in engineering excellence

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Fuelling the debate • Why Toyota’s chairman was right to come out in support of engines