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Williams Lance Stroll finished eighth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix whilst Sergey Sirotkin retired from the race Both cars started on the supersoft Pirelli tyre, with Lance starting 10th and Sergey 11th after Hulkenberg was awarded a gearbox penalty Several incidents on the opening lap made for a chaotic start to the race, with Ocon's crashed Force India bringing out the Safety Car Lance emerged unscathed on lap one to climb to P7

Formula E

AUDI WITH ELECTRIFYING FIGHTBACKS IN PARIS

April 28, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In round eight of the Formula E electric racing series in Paris, Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt again electrified the crowd with spectacular fightbacks. After a difficult qualifying, the two Audi drivers made up a total of eleven positions in the race. Di Grassi finished runner-up for the third consecutive time, Abt advanced from … Continue reading → ...

Formula E

JAGUAR RACING HEAD TO PARIS WITH RENEWED CONFIDENCE

April 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Panasonic Jaguar Racing is hoping to electrify the City of Lights as they prepare for the ABB FIA Formula E Paris E-Prix following a strong performance in recent races. The British team’s momentum is growing with each race, and the inaugural Rome E-Prix was overall another positive weekend for Panasonic Jaguar Racing. Once again Mitch Evans secured … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

ISAAC TUTUMLU TAKES FOURTH PLACE FINISH AT THE 12H NAVARRA

April 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Spaniard Tutumlu delivered another strong performance in the Car Collection Motorsport-entered Audi R8 LMS shared with Ali Çapan, Dirg Parhofer and Peter Schmidt. The four drivers brought fourth place home in A6-Am class and ranked 8th overall. Tutumlu drove almost six of the 12 hours of racing. Isaac Tutumlu achieved a positive result at Circuito de … Continue reading → ...

Blancpain Endurance

STRONG TOP FIVE FINISH FOR BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE RACER AL HARTHY ON SILVER CUP DEBUT AT MONZA

April 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Ahmad Al Harthy says he is satisfied with the overall performance delivered by Oman Racing during the first round of the new Blancpain Endurance Cup season at Monza on Sunday, 22nd April, where the squad achieved a very strong top five result on its Silver Cup debut. Experienced GT competitor Al Harthy, the reigning Pro-Am … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

SCUDERIA PRAHA VICTORIOUS AT THE 12H NAVARRA

April 22, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) has won the first-ever Hankook 12H NAVARRA. Matteo Malucelli drove over the finish line to complete 387 laps of the 3.933km Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain to take the team’s first series victory since last … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE READY TO START AT MONZA

April 18, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The new season of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, now in its tenth edition, will be traditionally starting from Monza this weekend (April 21-22) with a record breaking grid of almost fifty cars. This anniversary is an important milestone that coincides with the continental debut of the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo, which already made … Continue reading → ...

RALLY

WRC 7 wins top honours

April 16, 2018 RNW Staff

WRC 7, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship, has landed two major industry awards.

Formula E

RENAULT E.DAMS SIXTH IN THE STREETS OF ROME

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The first Rome ePrix enjoyed huge popular success, which was not the case for Renault e.dams as Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Prost could only manage sixth and fourteenth-place finishes. Buemi was one of the five drivers who qualified for the SuperPole shoot-out and he felt confident that he could do the job. But he missed … Continue reading → ...

Le Mans

WILL OWEN KICKS OF SECOND YEAR WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN FRANCE

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Will Owen is back to racing this weekend for the first round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Owen will kick off his second year racing for American/British based team, United Autosports in the #32 Ligier JSP217 at the Paul Ricard circuit for the 4 Hours of Castellet 2018. Owen arrived in France several … Continue reading → ...

Blancpain Endurance

SIX AUDI CUSTOMER ENTRIES GUNNING FOR GLORY IN 2018 BLANCPAN GT SERIES ASIA

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Four Asian teams entering six Audi R8 LMS GT3s have ensured that Audi is the most represented GT3 manufacturer in the second season of Blancpain GT Series Asia. The teams will set off to capture the GT3 Overall, Silver Cup, Pro/Am, Am Cup and Team titles as the 2018 season gets underway this weekend with … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING READY TO REGROUP

March 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Despite taking delivery of the team’s No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R Prototype just weeks ahead of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Spirit of Daytona Racing showed immediate pace with drivers Tristan Vautier, Matt McMurry and Eddie Cheever lll teaming in the blue Prototype. The squad led the season-opening Rolex 24 and then Vautier went … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

TAN TO CHASE ‘CHILDHOOD DREAM’ WITH FULL-TIME FIA WEC GRADUATION

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Weiron Tan has been given the opportunity to chase his ‘childhood dream’ this year and next, competing for Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans 24 Hours as part of the prestigious, newly-formed SIC Motorsports Talent Development initiative. From a single-seater background, Tan has increasingly … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

BMW MOTORSPORT DESIGNER MICHAEL SCULLY ON THE NEW BMW M8 GTE

March 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

When the BMW M8 GTE broke cover last year, it was celebrated for its innovative design that embraced both the motorsport and road car heritage of BMW, while making a clear statement of modernity. Speaking in an interview, Michael Scully, Head of Design BMW Motorsport, and the man behind the aesthetics of the latest Le Mans challenger, … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

NICO VERDONCK BACK IN THE GREEN HELL WITH DORR MOTORSPORT

March 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Still the race lap record holder in the VLN Championship, Nico Verdonck will once again be back on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife in this 2018 season. The 32 year old Brussel based driver, ranked Silver on the FIA scale, will be joining the ranks of Dörr Motorsport. The German team, based at Butzbach will enter two … Continue reading → ...

News

Motorsport: Ferrari challenge set for Hampton Downs

March 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Ferrari today announced that its Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Asia Pacific Series will take place on New Zealand's iconic Hampton Downs circuit in April 2018.The four-day race schedule will run from 12 to 15 April and incorporate... ...

SPORTSCAR

DAVISON CONFIRMED FOR WEC SUPER SEASON

March 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Sports car ace Alex Davison will return to international Porsche duties this season after confirmation the Australian will contest the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship ‘Super Season’. Davison has joined the LMGTE Am classified team Gulf Racing for the eight round season, which spans across 2018 and 2019 and includes two 24 Hours of Le … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

DIFFERENT DRIVER, SAME RESULT AS FORTY7 MOTORSPORTS SCORES SECOND CONSECUTIVE IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE POLE

March 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

For the second consecutive race to start the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda season, Forty7 Motorsports will start from the pole when the series takes the green flag Friday at Sebring International Raceway. The driver this time, however, will be different. In fact, TJ Fischer is new to the series and will be joining … Continue reading → ...

FORMULA 1

McLaren not bothered by Toro Rosso showing

March 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

McLaren has no regrets about its off-season move from Honda power to Renault despite contrasting performances in Formula 1's winter testing.Toro Rosso and McLaren effectively swapped engine suppliers over the break with Honda now... ...

SPORTSCAR

FINAL TEST FOR THE BMW M8 GTE BEFORE THE WEC PROLOGUE AT LE CASTELLET

March 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

This coming week, the BMW M8 GTE will complete its final endurance test at Aragón (ESP) ahead of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) official prologue which takes place at Le Castellet (FRA) on 7th April. This will be the first time that the BMW M8 GTE will meet the GTE Pro class rivals that will … Continue reading → ...

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