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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
Enea Bastianini has claimed his maiden MotoGP victory, and first win for the independent Gresini Racing team, this Sunday at the Qatar MotoGP 2022 at the Losail Circuit in Doha. After the Italian pilot came Brad Binder (KTM), an unexpected result for the Austrian manufacturer considering … Continued
Red Bull Racing has announced today the renewal of their star driver Max Verstappen’s contract, which was coming to an end in 2023, for another five years. The current Formula 1 World Champion will defend the colours of the energy … Continued
The wait is over. This weekend (4-6 March) the curtain will finally rise on the 2022 World Championship at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, with the inaugural round, the Qatar MotoGP 2022. Ahead of us lays the longest season in history with … Continued
Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) has won Rally Sweden 2022 with a 22-second lead over Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) following an extraordinary show of strength in what has proven to be his natural habitat (ice and snow). On his return to the competition after a … Continued
Having had time to digest their bitter defeat at the last World Championship, Mercedes & Lewis Hamilton has sent a strong message to its rivals in the last minutes of the pre-season tests in Spain. The Englishman has led the 1-2 of the German … Continued
Rally Sweden is back this coming weekend (February 24-27) for the second round of the 2022 World Rally Championship (WRC) season, following its absence from the calendar last year as a result of the COVID pandemic. On this occasion, however, race organisers have … Continued
With just two weeks left before the start of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship on March 6 in Qatar, Pecco Bagnaia has signed a two-year extension deal with Ducati. The pilot from Turin will thus be defending the colours of the team … Continued
Yamaha has broken the news of its withdrawal from both the Dakar Rally and the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship in a surprise announcement this Friday. The last edition of the toughest raid on the planet (2022), which was held in Saudi Arabia, … Continued
The FIA has dismissed Michael Masi as Formula 1 race director this Thursday following the investigation into the controversial finale of the 2022 World Championship. The announcement was made by the new president of the governing body, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, via a … Continued
The Premier Class World Championship has managed to survive these two years of COVID-19, but the financial side-effects of the pandemic are still very real. The fall in advertising and ticket sales’ revenue has translated into a 20% decrease in the MotoGP … Continued
Following a Formula 1 Sporting Commission meeting and with just one month to go before the start of the 2022 World Championship, the FIA has decided to change some of the rules. Among other modifications, the commission has announced that … Continued
The official MotoGP pre-season training sessions at the Mandalika Circuit, Indonesia are now over and there is a lot to be said by the apparent state of form of each of the teams. Fortunately, Honda has notably improved its unruly RC213V, by way … Continued
Valentine’s Day is upon us. Such a special day for lovers around the world and, of course, motorsports’ lovers are no exception. If you or your partner, or both, happen to be racing fans, here we bring you some treats … Continued
McLaren has released a statement this Wednesday, February 9, announcing the extension of its deal with Lando Norris until the conclusion of the 2025 Formula 1 season. In the announcement, the team from Woking has confirmed that their new contractual arrangement … Continued
The F1 car launch calendar for 2022 has finally been completed after Williams confirmed a date this past Tuesday. This season there is greater expectation than ever to see the designs of the new single-seaters that will compete in the … Continued
Haas F1 Team have been the first F1 team to unveil their Formula 1 single-seater for the revolutionary 2022 season this Friday. The stringent regulations of the new era simplify the design of the cars in an attempt to facilitate … Continued
Nasser Al Attiyah is making the leap to a new speciality right after winning his fourth Dakar; the Extreme E, an all-electric SUV championship, created by the Spanish co-founder of Formula E, Alejandro Agag in 2021. The Katari racer will compete for … Continued
The new era of the Continental Circus with 2022 F1 cars is finally to commence this year after being postponed in 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The sport is set to undergo a true revolution this season which … Continued
This article could well have been entitled “show me the money!”, the famous phrase from the movie ‘Jerry Maguire’, starring Tom Cruise & Cuba Gooding Jr (1996). Unexpectedly, the first pre-season test of 2022 at the Barcelona Circuit, scheduled for February 23 … Continued
Ferrari began its private tests at its track in Fiorano, Italy, on Wednesday, 24 hours after its scheduled start. The delay was motivated by doubts on the legality of their chosen testing model, the SF21 of 2021 considering the FIA establishes … Continued
