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Williams Martini Racing has today partnered with Omnitude to look at how blockchain technology can become a crucial tool within a Formula One team. Enterprise middleware technology provider Omnitude will work with the team to explore how blockchain technology could be implemented into numerous aspects of how a Formula One team operates. Omnitude, a company […]

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Home Advantage Croft Pre-Race Interview

We caught up with Paige before Round 3 of the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship on the 6th May, held at her home track: Croft Circuit.

SOLID SPA START FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a constructive start as it targets a fourth consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) victory and a perfect start to the 2018-19 season in the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Having won the final three races of last season, the team returned to competitive action today for the first time since … Continue reading → ...

TWO R-13 CARS AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS FOR REBELLION RACING

REBELLION Racing is going to start the first race of the Super Super at Spa-Francorchamps circuit with two R-13 cars entered in LMP1 category. After a first public outing for the REBELLION R-13 car at the FIA WEC Prologue on the 6th and 7th of April at the Paul Ricard circuit, the team performed private … Continue reading → ...

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May 3, 2018 RNW Staff

Source: http://www.wrc.com

ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA PREVIEW

It’s my Aston Martin Racing debut this weekend in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 6 Hours of Spa, and to say I’m excited about it would be a massive understatement.

RALLY

Argentina Debrief: Part 2

May 3, 2018 RNW Staff

In the second part of our YPF Rally Argentina review, we reflect on the event’s turning point, a lucky escape, a young upstart and an awe-inspiring spectator stat.

NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS: BIGGEST FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING

Audi Sport customer racing is offering fans a festival of superlatives at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. From May 10 to 13, in the world’s major motorsport event, the customer sport race cars will be fielded in three different competitions for the first time. In the 24-hour race, Audi is going to battle for its fifth … Continue reading → ...

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DTM: 30 years of the DTM

May 3, 2018 RNW Staff

30 years of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport: At the start of the 2018 anniversary season, we reminisce with former Daimler AG board member Jürgen Hubbert about the return of the brand to motorsport and various other emotional memories from the past 30 years. About strange races: “The AVUS – because a car slid over the finish line […]

Endurance

2018-19 FIA WEC SEASON KICKS OFF WITH FIVE FERRARI CREWS

The Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) kicks off this weekend. The championship will last more than a year, concluding in about 13 months with the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. Next year’s proceedings will open with a race at Sebring, followed by the second race at Spa-Francorchamps in May and the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.

ZENT CERUMO LC500’s TAKES SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI

The qualifying for the FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m) in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 3. In the GT500 class, the No. 38 ZENT CERUMO LC500 (Yuji Tachikawa/Hiroaki Ishiura) won pole position with the driving of Tachikawa, which extended his own record for most pole positions in the GT500 class to 23. In the GT300 class, the No. 55 ARTA BMW M6 GT3（Shinichi Takagi/Sean Walkinshaw） won the class pole driven by Takagi. These two cars will start from front position on their respective class starting grids in the race on May 4.

ALAN HELLMEISTER JOINS MARCELO HAHN IN THE DRIVEX MERCEDES-AMG AT PAUL RICARD

The second round of the International GT Open will take place at Paul Ricard next weekend and the Drivex-entered Mercedes AMG GT3 is a favourite in the Pro-Am class. Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair claimed their first win of the season at Estoril and the Spain-based team and their drivers feel extremely optimistic ahead of Round 2.

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THE BMW PEOPLE BEHIND THE MACHINE: TEAM AND DRIVERS PREPARING FOR THE 2018 WEC SEASON

The Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) on Saturday are the season opener in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) for the new BMW M8 GTE. The entire BMW M Motorsport team, BMW Team MTEK and the BMW WEC drivers have completed an intensive and strenuous programme. The focus was not just on the development of the new BMW M8 GTE – the people behind the machine have also been hard at work, meticulously preparing for the FIA WEC entry.

RAZVAN UMBRARESCU AIMS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AT MYTHICAL BRANDS HATCH

For the first time in his GT4 tenure, Razvan Umbrarescu revisits a track where he already raced before. The 3.9 km circuit in Kent had been hosting races for more than 90 years and 14 Formula One Grand Prix took place here between 1964 and 1986. The full GP layout is currently a FIA Grade … Continue reading → ...

B-QUIK DRIVER SELECTION FINAL AT BIRA PICKS THE STARS OF THE FUTURE

The “B-Quik Driver Selection Programme 2018” has come to a successful conclusion after three intensive days at Bira Circuit, Pattaya, which followed on from a general application stage earlier this year and then the second phase that focused on karting which took place last month. We have chosen four winners who will now join B-Quik … Continue reading → ...

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LEXUS RC F GT3s SET TO COMPETE IN FIRST SPRINT EVENT OF SEASON AT MID-OHIO

May 2, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Lexus and 3GT Racing will compete at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend in the first sprint race of the season for the GTD class. Sunday’s IMSA race marks the return of sports car racing to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time since 2013, and is also the debut of the Lexus RC … Continue reading → ...