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Motorsports are the ultimate connection between man and machine. My passion has become my job. As chief editor of RNW, I look forwards to sharing my love of racing with you.

2018 Barcelona Test No. 1: Day 1 Recap

Romain Grosjean opened up testing for Haas F1 Team on a cold and overcast Monday at Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. The Frenchman ventured onto the 4.655-kilometer (2.892-mile), 16-turn track at 9:10 a.m. local time and when the day was complete, Grosjean had racked up 55 laps behind the wheel of the Ferrari-powered Haas VF-18 to log 256.025 kilometers (159.086 miles).

Barcelona Test: Day 1

A challenging day for McLaren as the team got an early glimpse of the MCL33’s potential in an interrupted first day of pre-season testing.

BARCELONA TEST 01 – DAY 1

First day of F1 Testing of the 2018 season.

Loeb ‘more confident’ after C3 test

Sébastien Loeb has given the thumbs up to suspension modifications Citroen Racing has made to its C3 WRC, saying the latest gravel set-up inspired confidence.

Encouraging signs in Brendon Hartley’s 2018 debut

New Zealand's Brendon Hartley posted the eighth fastest time on the first day of Formula 1's first winter test in Barcelona.In an encouraging sign for Toro Rosso Hartley ran 93 laps in his new Honda-powered car.

Meet Pierre Gasly

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Brendon Hartley’s 2018 Formula 1 car unveiled

Kiwi Brendon Hartley has helped unveil the 2018 Toro Rosso Formula 1 car in Barcelona.Hartley, who will contest his first full season as a Formula 1 driver this year, drove the car at a short track debut last week in wet conditions.

Dixon – Chevrolet have lost their advantage

Four-time Indycar champion Scott Dixon thinks the series' move to a universal aerokit will hurt Chevrolet more than Honda.

BMW M8 GTE COMPLETES ENDURANCE TEST AT PORTIMAO

This week, BMW Motorsport continued preparations for entering the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with an endurance test at Portimão (POR). BMW works drivers Augusto Farfus (BRA), António Félix da Costa (POR), Martin Tomczyk (GER), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Philipp Eng (AUT) all had the chance to take the wheel of the BMW M8 GTE.

McLaren & Papaya

McLaren’s return to the team’s traditional colour of papaya orange for the 2018 F1 season comes appropriately on the 50th anniversary of its original introduction.

MEXICO CITY NEXT STOP FOR DS VIRGIN RACING

After one of their strongest starts to a Formula E season, DS Virgin Racing is once again in action as they continue their Latin America tour with the Mexico City E-Prix on 3 March.

Armstrong amped for career-defining year

The 17-year-old has been tipped as a potential Formula 1 star of the future and is embarking on his second year as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy. Should he succeed at Formula 3 level this year he will seriously be on the path to the top echelon of the sport.

Pay drivers and halos a Formula 1 reality

The new for 2018 Formula 1 cars are now being launched and the first of those was that of the HAAS Formula 1 team, closely followed by the Williams, Red Bull, Renault and Sauber launches and then a couple of days later the Mercedes and Ferrari teams and today in England the McLaren team.

Unveiling the McLaren MCL33

Returning to our iconic papaya orange and blue, the MCL33 will contest the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, and marks the first time in McLaren’s 52-year history that it has run a car powered by Renault engines.

Trade Price Cars joins Team HARD Racing as 2018 title partners

Multi award-winning car dealer Trade Price Cars will join Team HARD Racing as title partners for the 60th anniversary of the UK’s premier motorsport series, the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, with the outfit mounting a four-car challenge in 2018.

GT3 RACE WINNERS PHOENIX RACING RETURN TO THE 2018 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SERIES

Two-time Blancpain GT Series Asia race winners Phoenix Racing Asia have confirmed at least one full-season Audi R8 LMS GT3 entry for 2018.

Manfeild will host the NZ Grand Prix for next two years, but improvements needed

Manfeild will host the New Zealand Grand Prix until 2020, but the Feilding facility has some improvements to make if it is to hang on to the event any longer.

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