Juniors get set for round two
The 2018 Junior WRC field will get its first taste of asphalt competition this weekend as the championship heads to the Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April) for round two.
Tales from the paddock – Daniel Juncadella
Daniel Juncadella has had an eventful few days: while putting the finishing touches to his physical fitness for the start of the season, he came off his bike and had to have an emergency operation. He tells us what happened and whether he expects to be fit for the tests at Hockenheim.
Tänak targets Corsica boost
Ott Tänak has targeted this week’s Corsica linea - Tour de Corse (5 - 8 April) as the perfect opportunity to revitalise his championship campaign.
RAZVAN UMBRARESCU SWITCHES TO BMW FOR HIS SECOND YEAR IN THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES
Following a successful maiden campaign last year, Razvan Umbrarescu commits himself again to a full season of GT4 action at the highest level. Teaming up with Gabriele Piana and the Razvan Umbrarescu in the RN Vision ST squad, the 25-year old from Bacau (Romania) aims for speed and consistency across the six double-headers of the SRO-sanctioned European Series.
iRACE.WIN ANNOUNCE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA DEBUT WITH MERCEDES-AMG
A new team, iRace.Win, will give Mercedes-AMG its Blancpain GT Series Asia GT4 class debut this year after the team confirmed its full-season entry today.
DAVID CRAMPTON JOINS GROWING AUSTRALIAN GT GT4 FIELD
David Crampton has become the latest driver to join Australian GT’s growing GT4 Class.
STUART LEONARD’S RAPID RISE FROM AMATEUR TO BLANCPAIN GT SPRINT CUP CHAMPION
The Blancpain GT Series features a wide variety of drivers from across the globe, each with their own unique story to tell.
MERCEDES-AMG WITH AMBITIOUS GOALS AND A STRONG LINE-UP FOR NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
This year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours will see two teams racing with extended factory support by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. The Mercedes-AMG Team BLACK FALCON and the Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport will be running two Mercedes-AMG GT3s each in the classic endurance race and have the benefit of a strong driver line-up in the process.
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix – Preview
Throwing forward to Round 2 of the 2018 Formula One season, as battle continues in Bahrain.
FORTY7 MOTORSPORTS MAKING WAVES EARLY IN FULL-SEASON IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE DEBUT
Forty7 Motorsports is making a name for itself in the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda. In just a few short months, the Millville, New Jersey-based organization has gone from a relative unknown to an emerging powerhouse in the LMP3 class, with aspirations of expanding further and one day, potentially, making the move to the … Continue reading → ...
Corsica countdown: Rally route
Mammoth stages, twisty roads and unpredictable weather awaits competitors this weekend as the fourth round of the WRC comes to the first all-asphalt rally of the season - Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April).
Preview – 2018 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Marcus Ericsson knows the track very well and he is confident for the race weekend. Charles Leclerc knows the circuit from competing there in Formula 2 and he has good memories on this track as last year he disputed one of the best races.
Neuville unfazed by crash
Thierry Neuville has pledged that last week’s spectacular test crash will not affect his strategy for this week’s Corsica linea - Tour de Corse (5 - 8 April).
Torosso Bahrain Grand Prixview
Bahrain is a track I have some nice memories from, it was where we clinched our first world title back in 2015 with Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard in the Porsche LMP1 team
WALKINSHAW AIMING FOR OKAYAMA SILVERWARE AS SUPER GT SEASON BEGINS
Race-winning Super GT driver Sean Walkinshaw aims to get his GT300 championship bid off to the strongest possible start at Okayama International Circuit in Japan this coming weekend, 7th/8th April, when the much anticipated 2018 campaign gets underway.
New Head of Aerodynamics
Jörg Zander, Technical Director:
“I’m very much looking forward to the arrival of Jan Monchaux as the new Head of Aerodynamics. It marks an important step of a wider project that aims at strengthening and implementing the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team in line with the targets and the results we want to achieve on tracks”.
PROMISING START TO THE YEAR FOR B-QUIK RACING
A promising start to the new Thailand Super Series (TSS) season for B-Quik Racing with all our drivers making at least one trip to the podium during the course of last weekend, which took place at a very hot and dry Sepang International Circuit. In Super Car GTM Plus we debuted a new Audi R8 … Continue reading → ...
NISSAN CHASING ANOTHER SUPER GT TITLE AS SEASON BEGINS AT OKAYAMA
Nissan has its sights set on reclaiming the Super GT GT500 crown when the 2018 championship kicks off this weekend at Okayama in Japan. After claiming the title in 2014 and ‘15 with Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda, the No. 23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 came close to more championship success in the past two … Continue reading → ...
STRONG SHOWING FOR AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS IN MALAYSIA AND JAPAN
It was a successful weekend of racing for Audi customers across two countries and three series in Asia. Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup driver Bhurit Bhirombhakdi and Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing teammate Kantasak Kusiri won round two of the GT Asia Series at the Sepang International Circuit. The result capped off the weekend in … Continue reading → ...
