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Welcome to the DTM! Sébastien Ogier with guest start at Spielberg

August 7, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Five-time rally world champion will line up in the Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM as a guest entrant at Spielberg Sébastien will take the wheel of a DTM car as a guest entrant, making his race debut at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring The Frenchman has won the world rally championship in each of the previous five […]

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Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport launches Esports programme

August 7, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports to compete in the F1 Esports Series 2018 The newly founded Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports team will enter the 2018 F1 Esports Series The team has recruited Brendon Leigh, Harry Jacks, Patryk Krutyi and Dani Bereznay as their gamer line-up Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport has today announced the launch of its own Esports team. […]

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Round 6 Recap From Road America

August 5, 2018 RNW Staff 0

ELKHART LAKE, Wis (Aug 5, 2018) – A warm, humid morning the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America competitors as they took the checkered flag at the 14-turn, four-mile Road America circuit. Exciting racing and a clean race followed the drop of the green flag and at the end of 50 minutes winners and podium finishers had the chance to celebrate in Victory Lane in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Round 5 Recap From Road America

August 5, 2018 RNW Staff 0

ELKHART LAKE, Wis (Aug 5, 2018) – The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North American series was greeted by warm temperatures and a huge crowd as the drivers and teams began Round 5 at Road America.

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Lewis Drives Change Racing’s Championship Points Lead to Road America

August 2, 2018 RNW Staff 0

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA (Aug 2, 2018) – The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series will set up camp this weekend at America’s National Park of Speed, Road America, for Rounds five and six of the 2018 Super Trofeo season. For Corey Lewis and the No. 29 Change Racing, Lamborghini Charlotte, it’s an opportunity to finally stand […]

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Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport partners with UNIFIN for Mexican Grand Prix

August 2, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport is delighted to welcome UNIFIN, the leading independent leasing company in Latin America, as an Official Race Partner of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport for the 2018-2020 Mexican Grands Prix. Over the past 25 years, UNIFIN has become Mexico’s leading leasing company by promoting talent, innovation, competitiveness and teamwork. These values are essential foundations […]

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Susie Wolff: “Those seven years shaped me and help prepare me for the future”

August 2, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Interview with Susie Wolff

FORMULA 1

2018 Budapest In-Season Test, Day 2

August 1, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Reserve Driver completed 116 laps at the Hungaroring and ended the day on top of the timesheets. His fastest lap of the day was also the fastest lap ever recorded around the circuit. Today’s programme focused on aerodynamic testing and brake developments

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Tales from the paddock – Toto Wolff: “The battle at the top is more exciting than ever before”

August 1, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Summer break for Formula 1 and DTM: Toto Wolff sums up the season so far and looks ahead to the second half of the campaign This is what happened: Weekend results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Four questions for Toto Wolff Social media news: What’s new online? This is what happened: Results […]

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2018 Budapest In-Season Test, Day 1

July 31, 2018 RNW Staff 0

George Russell tests for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport in tricky conditions Date: Tuesday 31 July 2018 Driver: George Russell Circuit: Hungaroring Circuit Length: 4.381 km Laps Completed: 49 Distance Covered: 215 km Best Lap Time: 1:19.781 Before Formula One heads into the summer break, the team returned to the Hungaroring for in-season testing, with George […]

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Spa 24: double class victory for Lamborghini at the battle of the Ardennes

July 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

It has not been a usual week end this year at SPA 24H for Lamborghini. The overall mood was positive on the one side, thanks to two class victories, as well as saddened on the other by a decisive misfortune in the Pro category.

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2018 Hungarian Grand Prix – Sunday

July 29, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Lewis wins in Budapest with Valtteri in P5 Lewis claimed his 67th career victory – his fifth in 2018 and sixth at the Hungarian Grand Prix Valtteri came home P5 after running P2 much of the race and defending the position strongly Lewis (213 points) leads the Drivers’ Championship by 24 points from Sebastian Vettel […]

SPORTSCAR

WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT BMW LEADS THE CHARGE TO SUPER POLE BY TOPPING 24 HOURS OF SPA QUALIFYING

July 26, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The #34 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 set the fastest average time in qualifying for the Total 24 Hours of Spa to lead a contingent of 20 cars into tomorrow’s SuperPole session, while starting positions 21 through 63 have been finalised for this weekend’s race.

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SIX FERRARI CREWS GO FOR GLORY AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 26, 2018 RNW Staff 0

This weekend sees the 70th edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, one of the world’s most prestigious GT races, and the most important run by SRO.

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SUCCESSFUL 24 HOURS OF SPA PARADE PUTS FANS AT THE HEART OF THE ACTION

July 25, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Thousands of fans lined the roads into Spa town centre today as a phenomenal collection of contemporary and classic cars took part in the annual Total 24 Hours of Spa parade.

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ZAKSPEED AT THE NURBURGRING: HOME ADAC GT MASTERS FIXTURE AND SPECIAL MILESTONE

July 25, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The upcoming ADAC GT Masters fixture at the Nürburgring (3rd – 5th August) will be a very special event for Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing for two reasons. The local team from the Eifel region of Germany are celebrating their 50th birthday this year and will be contesting a home fixture in this special birthday year. The team managed by Peter Zakowski field two Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the ADAC GT Masters and won the series in 2015.

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FOUR QUESTIONS FOR STEFAN WENDL

July 25, 2018 RNW Staff 0

After a P2 and a P3 finish in the past two years, there can be only one objective for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport in the upcoming 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps, namely outright victory. To accomplish this mission, the German performance and sports car brand is entering the largest contingent of all manufacturers. In the run-up to the endurance classic, we spoke to Stefan Wendl, Head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing, about preparations and expectations.

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VILLORBA CORSE LOOKS AHEAD TO SILVERSTONE

July 25, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Cetilar Villorba Corse finished eleventh overall the 4 Hours of the Red Bull Ring, which was a very challenging third round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series 2018, with the crew formed by Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Felipe Nasr at the wheel of the Dallara P217 Gibson.

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SIZZLING SILVERSTONE SERVES UP ANOTHER CLASSIC CLASSIC

July 25, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Last weekend’s Silverstone Classic has been universally hailed as another massive success by the 100,000 visitors, competitors, performers, grid organisers, exhibitors, car clubs, and media, who savoured three extraordinary days of epic entertainment at the home of British motor sport.