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Last weekend’s Brazillian GP was the perfect example of both the highs and lows of Formula One racing. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen emerged victorious once again, grabbing his 17th win of the season, but what marked this race was its … Continued
Max Verstappen’s victory at the United States Grand Prix was nothing short of impressive. Starting from sixth on the grid, he battled through the field, ultimately securing his 50th Formula 1 race win. However, Sunday’s race was marked by lots … Continued
Two weeks after his experience at the Namibian dunes, Fernando Alonso has continued with his training for his presumed participation in the Dakar 2020. The driver from Asturias has successfully completed two days of training on Monday and Tuesday (2nd and 3rd) at Szczecin, Poland. … Continued
Hyundai Motorsport has released this Tuesday its line-up for both the Spain – Catalunya and the Wales – Great Britain Rallies. Spaniard Dani Sordo is one of the drivers that will take part in the last before one race of the … Continued
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has conquered his first Formula One victory this Sunday at the F1 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, thus breaking the Scuderia’s 15- race winless streak from 2018 F1 USA GP. Lewis Hamilton, whose Mercedes was hot on the heels of … Continued
The Formula One engines are roaring once again after almost a month since the last race in Hungary. This weekend (August 30th – September 1st) is time for the 2019 F1 Belgian Gnrad Prix, thirteenth appointment of the season’s calendar. This would be the 64th … Continued
Toyota WRC’s crushing 1-2-3 at the German Rally last week has given a lot to talk about at the World Rally Championship. Many rivals have been left wondering where the secret of their huge success lies. Wherever that is, they … Continued
A duel Lewis Hamilton vs Marc Marquez? Oh, yeah. Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has accepted the dare thrown by his MotoGP college Marc Marquez. The challenge consists of going head to head in two separate races, the first one in an F1 … Continued
It is official! The Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix will be part of the 2020 World Championship calendar. The news was confirmed this Tuesday by the signatories of the agreement, the Circuit of Barcelona in one hand (which includes the Catalonian … Continued
Alex Rins has sealed his second ever MotoGP victory after winning the British MotoGP 2019, twelfth scale of the season’s calendar, this Sunday at the Silverstone Circuit. After a vibrant final lap, Rins has beaten Marc Márquez by 0.013 seconds! Maverick Viñales closed the Spaniard podium ahead … Continued
Ott Tänak has led Toyota’s crushing 1-2-3 at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019, tenth scale on the World Rally Championship calendar. Right behind the Estonian have entered his teammates, the Briton Kris Meeke (+20.8 seconds) and the Finn Jari-Matti Latvala (+36 seconds). As for the … Continued
The MotoGP World Championship arrives at the Silverstone Circuit this weekend (23rd -25th of August) for the British MotoGP 2019, twelfth appointment in the season’s calendar. The British race is the most traditional one of the championship, being as it is the … Continued
The Rally Germany 2019, tenth appointment of the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar, will commence this Thursday, 22nd August. The comeback to the asphalt, after five-months of racing in dirt tracks, will no doubt pose a great challenge for both vehicles and … Continued
Fernando Alonso will be taking part in the next edition of the Dakar Rally which, for the first time, will be held in Saudi Arabia. The news was released this Monday by French official Dakar broadcaster, France TV Sport. Next to him will seat … Continued
The safety car is considered a necessary tool across all disciplines of motorsports. When an incident occurs on the track, the safety car is there to resolve it. On some unfortunate situations, however, their intervention has resulted in a serious … Continued
Long before Formula 1 races was born, car races were already referred to as the Grand Prix of… Those two magic words synthesize the competitive spirit of Formula 1 from its very origins since every single race in Formula 1 has always been called a Grand Prix. But… what is the story behind … Continued
Since its inception in 1950,Formula 1 has produced heroes as Ayrton Senna & Michael Schumacher, and feats aplenty. Some of other speed legends, however, have left us with some performances and records that have been somewhat unexpected. Among those, one amazing case stands out, that of the F1 driver that was disqualified for being too slow. No other runner has managed to beat that record. The main character of this story was Victor … Continued
August is an ideal month to plan a short summer break for Motorsports’ loverst. The holidays are a perfect opportunity to travel to those places that are part of Formula1 history. Monaco, Nürburgring (Germany), Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Le Mans (France) and Maranello (France) are some … Continued
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has added his eighth win of the year at the Hungarian GP F1 2019 this Sunday, after an exciting battle with Max Verstappen (Red Bull), from which he stole the victory at three laps from the end. Meanwhile, a reborn Sebastian Vettel has saved Ferrari’s honour by closing the podium, not … Continued
Marc Marquez has sealed his sixth victory of the season this Sunday at the Brno Circuit for the Czech MotoGP 2019; 10th event of the calendar. The official Ducati of Andrea Dovizioso and the satellite of Jack Miller had to settle for second and third faced with the overwhelming superiority of the Spaniard. Alex Rins, fourth, has at times caressed … Continued
Toyota and Ott Tänak have met all expectations after winning the Rally Finland 2019 and ninth appointment of the 2019 WRC Calendar, with great authority. This is the second consecutive victory for the Estonian in Finland, who has arrived 25.6 seconds ahead of second Esapekka Lappi (Citroen). Tänak’s Scandinavian teammate, Jari-Matti Latvala, has closed the podium. A sensational result for the Japanese team, that repeats its victory of twelve months ago on the same stage. Tänak has perfectly managed his Sunday advantage by … Continued
With hardly any time to recover from the emotions lived in Germany last weekend, it is now time for the 2019 Hungarian F1 GP (2nd -4th August). This will be the last race of the calendar before the summer holidays and will take place at the usual Hungaroring Circuit, just outside Budapest. Mercedes‘ pride has been wounded following their resounding failure last week at their home race. Lewis Hamilton could … Continued
