The lighter the structural materials that make up a car, the less fuel it requires per mile of travel. But, if a car is lighter than the steel cars most of us drive, will it hold up as well in a crash ...

For decades, the idea of building, testing, and iterating on chassis and race car design has been as much about time as it ...

Race-car manufacturer Dallara Automobili, based in Varano Melegari, Italy, has been looking into ways to shorten product-development time and reduce the cost of testing and driver training compared to ...

To say that just about everyone in the world has spent some extra time at home over the past year is hardly an understatement. In fact, getting out of the house has presented its challenges, though ...

As May's Spanish Grand Prix gets underway, a team of around 60 engineers is manning the battle stations in mission control, keenly observing how its car is performing. Except the car isn't on the ...

Rob Ackley could tell which way the wind was blowing. He still remembers when he first noticed computer-aided design (CAD) worming its way into the vehicle development process 30 years ago. Almost ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a writer, analyst and podcaster for MotorsportsAnalytics.com. Three years ago, Mark Rushbrook, Ford Racing’s Global Director ...