Author:Thomas Maher Juan Manuel Fangio’s final Formula 1 victory was at the fearsome Nurburgring Nordschleife on 4 August, 1957, and the Argentinean superstar had to work very hard for it.. Five time Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio’s statistics still keep the late Argentinean near the top of the contemporary record books, thanks to the extent of […]
Extreme E’s floating centrepiece, the St. Helena, has arrived in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, with just under one month to go until its Arctic X Prix – the first ever international motorsport event to be staged in the country. The St. Helena departed Dakar, Senegal, following the Ocean X Prix in mid-June and travelled across the North […]
Jari-Matti Latvala has praised the 100% commitment and team work which has helped carry Toyota to a commanding lead as the 2021 World Rally Championship progresses into its second half. Jari-Matti Latvala has praised the 100% commitment and team work which has helped carry Toyota to a commanding lead as the 2021 World Rally Championship […]
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT WORDS BY DAVID EVANS, DIRTFISH SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE SUCCESSOR TO THE R5 WILL RUN COMPETITIVELY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE WRC2 CLASS NEXT MONTH Oliver Solberg and Jari Huttunen have been named as the drivers to give Hyundai’s i20 N Rally2 its competitive debut on the Ypres Rally next month. […]
WORDS BY IDA WOODPHOTOGRAPHY BY M-SPORT RALLYING HAS BEEN CRITICISED FOR BEING SLOWER THAN OTHER DISCIPLINES TO SHIFT TO CLEANER METHODS M-Sport Ford team principal Rich Millener says rallying needs to be “a little bit slower” in its approach to incorporating new technologies than other areas of motorsport. The World Rally Championship is adding a […]
Thierry Neuville will receive a hero’s welcome when he arrives in his Belgian homeland for the next round of the World Rally Championship – but that admiration comes with expectation. Neuville has competed at the Renties Ypres Rally Belgium seven times before, most importantly in 2019, when he drove a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. He […]
Renties Ypres Rally Belgium (13 – 15 August) has attracted the biggest entry for an FIA World Rally Championship round in almost six years. The three-day asphalt encounter, which marks Belgium’s first appearance as a WRC host, named 108 competitors on the entry list released today (Friday). That’s the most since Rallye de France – […]
AuthorRacingNews365 Staff Sir Jackie Stewart believes that both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton took too many liberties during their brief battle at Silverstone. Sir Jackie Stewart believes that some drivers are taking too many liberties while racing each other nowadays, due to them putting faith in the safety levels of the cars. Pointing to the Max Verstappen/Lewis Hamilton collision […]
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID COSSEBOOM WORDS BY LUKE BARRY VICTORY ON HIS RALLYING RETURN MAKES THE 10-TIME US CHAMPION NEFR’S MOST SUCCESSFUL DRIVER David Higgins and Craig Drew have won the New England Forest Rally, sealing their first victory in nearly two years upon their American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National series return. Higgins, driving a […]
By NHRA | Don Schumacher Racing swept the nitro categories for the first time in the 2021 NHRA season on Sunday, as Leah Pruett and Ron Capps won in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, at the 61st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and […]
By Chris Medland | Max Verstappen was left with a car that was “almost impossible to drive” after being collected in an incident triggered by Valtteri Bottas at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.Bottas out-braked himself into Turn 1 in wet conditions and ran into the back of Lando Norris, who in turn collided into Verstappen. […]
By RACER Staff | Jamie Chadwick (Veloce Racing) beat her W Series title rival Alice Powell (Racing X) to win the fourth race of the season in Hungary and regain the championship lead. The 23-year-old made a perfect start from pole position and led all the way to the checkered flag, leading Powell by more than […]
By Mark Glendenning Extreme E has reached an agreement in principle to host the fourth event of its inaugural season on the Italian island of Sardinia from October 23-24. Dubbed the Island X-Prix, the event is a step towards replacing the originally scheduled events in Brazil and Argentina that were shelved due to the ongoing […]
Author: Thomas Maher Lewis Hamilton has issued a short video message to fans to update on his health after visiting Mercedes team doctors on Sunday evening.Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has spoken to fans in a short video message from Hungary, after the British driver required checks from the team’s doctor after storming through to finish third in Budapest. Hamilton […]
By: Ewan Gale Valtteri Bottas has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Belgium after causing the first lap carnage at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Starting second on a damp circuit, Bottas made a poor start as his Mercedes plummeted behind Max Verstappen and Lando Norris on the run down to turn one. The Finn speared into the back of the […]
by Motorsport Media Van der Linde, Young on podium in dramatic racing weekend Toyota Gazoo Racing Week 31 may have been relatively quiet, but had this weekend’s international motor races counted towards the Olympic Games, South Africa would have two more silver medals to boast. That following sensational performances in two of the year’s biggest […]
By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer A race featuring an opening first few laps among the craziest in Formula 1 history left Hamilton with a six-point lead over Verstappen as the sport goes into its three-week summer break. A pile-up at the first corner on a slippery track left Hamilton briefly leading Ocon and Aston Martin’s […]
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing away of Dr Johan van Zyl on Friday evening, 30 July 2021. “The Doc”, as he was affectionately known, had an uncanny sense of knowing just what consumers want and he was able to instill this thinking in all his colleagues, which is […]
By Dan Prosser / The World Rally Championship needs to move with the times. Here’s how it plans to do it… The World Rally Championship is on the brink of its biggest overhaul since 1982 when the Group B regulations were introduced. That isn’t my judgement, but that of Malcolm Wilson, a man who competed through […]
by Phillip Horton Lewis Hamilton says he is “optimistic” over Mercedes’ prospects in Hungary as he chases a record ninth victory at the event. No driver in Formula 1 history has ever won a grand prix on nine separate occasions. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W12. Hungarian Grand Prix, Friday 30th July 2021. Budapest, Hungary. […]
by Fergal Walsh Netflix has announced that it will be releasing a documentary later this year, focusing on the life of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. The popular streaming service is not unfamiliar with F1, as it currently produces the widely-watched ‘Drive To Survive’ docu-series. The new film, which is titled ‘Schumacher’, is scheduled […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Red Bull’s attempt to convince the FIA’s stewards to issue a harsher penalty against .Hamilton was found predominantly to blame for the incident on July 18 and was given a ten-second time penalty and two points on his superlicence for causing a collision. Despite the penalty, Hamilton went on to win the […]
By Chris Medland | Steve Etherington/Motorsport Images Mercedes has accused Red Bull Racing’s bosses of trying to tarnish Lewis Hamilton’s name and sporting integrity during RBR’s petition to review the penalty from the British Grand Prix. Hamilton was handed a 10-second time penalty for the collision with Max Verstappen at Silverstone, but Red Bull lodged […]
By: Tom Howard Prodrive has taken the covers off its re-designed Bahrain Raid Xtreme Hunter T1+ which will tackle the Dakar Rally next year. The FIA recently announced new T1+ regulations for the Dakar Rally in an attempt to help equalise the performance of the four and two wheel drive cars in the top […]
By: Sam Hall & Will Gray Fernando Alonso has become the latest F1 driver to join the ’40 club’ as he celebrated a landmark birthday on Thursday. After shrugging it off as “a bigger number than I feel”, the two-time champion discussed how he has changed since he broke a 43-year-old record in Hungary 18 […]
Author : Adriano Boin Co-author: Dieter Rencken Hamilton sticks by British GP move: I wouldn’t change it The crash between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the British GP remains a hot topic. Despite the criticism directed at him by Red Bull, the Mercedes driver wouldn’t go back and change his actions on the opening […]
by Motorsport Media – Epic battles guaranteed throughout the pack at Killarney While most series have had races postponed or cancelled through the latest round of lockdown, the 2021 www.cheapercars.co.za GTi Challenge has raced on and will continue where it left off with another day of explosive racing at Killarney’s 7 August Power Series meeting. […]
by Motorsport Media – Matatiele, Delmas & Virginia on the menu as championship resumes The South African Cross Country Motorcycle Championship is all set to blast back into action following its lockdown lull, with three new National rounds confirmed through to October. The action will start with a brand-new race at Matatiele at the foot […]
Three motorsports legends to usher in new Dakar Rally era next January. The 2022 Dakar Rally will see three legends of motorsport – Mattias Ekström, Stéphane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz – add an historic new chapter to their careers by driving the first hybrid car using an electrified powertrain at the world’s toughest rally. Here is […]
By: Lewis Duncan Honda MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig says “some strange comments” about Marc Marquez’s ability on his return from injury showed some “forgot” who they were talking about. Marquez suffered a serious break to the humerus in his right arm in a crash in last July’s Spanish GP, which ultimately ruled him out […]
By Chris Medland | McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes Lando Norris can achieve third place in the drivers’ championship this season given his form thus far. Norris currently holds third in the standings through 10 of 23 races, behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, and five points clear of Valtteri Bottas. Sergio Perez is […]
By: Chris Medland Red Bull has lodged a petition to review the penalty handed out to Lewis Hamilton in the British Grand Prix, with a hearing to take place on Thursday ahead of the race in Hungary. Hamilton was found to be predominantly at fault for the collision with Max Verstappen, which resulted in the […]
Written by Keith Collantine Red Bull have formally requested the stewards to review their decision in relation to the collision between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen on the first lap of the British Grand Prix. The team submitted a petition for a review on Friday. The two drivers and representatives of their teams have been summoned to […]
By Ochieng Oyugi | Kenya’s Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo clocked 2:07:36 to win the third leg of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) series in Tanzania on Sunday evening. His compatriot Karan Patel emerged second in 2:10:35 as Jeremy Wahome, also of Kenya, finished fifth in 2:22:58. “Congratulations to Tundo and his navigator Tim Jessop for winning […]
By:Farah AlSharif The Qatari driver managed to come out on top after with a record time of 6 hours, 32 minutes and 44 seconds. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah claimed the title of this year’s Baja Spain Aragon rally, which was the fifth round of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. […]
Team OD Audi aims to be the first manufacturer to bring an electrified drivetrain and put it up against conventionally powered opponents in what is considered one of the toughest and most robust rallies, the Dakar. Julius Seebach, managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH and the man responsible for motorsport at Audi said “The Quattro […]
By Daniel Herrero Spanish motorcycle racer Hugo Millan has died at the age of 14 from injuries sustained in a crash during a European Talent Cup race at Aragon. The FIM, motorcycle’s world governing body, announced the tragedy, which occurred as a result of a multi-rider incident at Turn 5 during Race 1. Hugo Millan. […]
By NHRA | Steve Torrence kept his hopes alive to sweep the NHRA’s famed three-race Western Swing on Sunday, powering to the Top Fuel win at the 33rd annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in their respective categories at […]
by Motorsport Media South Africans fly the flag abroad. Local racing poised to restart soon. Toyota Gazoo Racing Week 31 may have been dead in South Africa and quiet abroad. But that did not stop SA’s international racing stars from shining in international races. More good news is that local racing was Sunday night given […]
Author:RacingNews365 Staff The Formula 1 pundit has revealed Red Bull have evidence that Lewis Hamilton entered Copse corner on lap one significantly quicker than any other time in the race. Hamilton collided with title rival Max Verstappen on the opening lap at Copse at high-speed which resulted in the Red Bull driver retiring from the […]