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Carlos Sainz has admitted that he feels that the rate of development that Constructors’ Championship rivals McLaren have shown this season could make it tough for the Italian outfit to maintain their sixth place in the standings. After a very impressive weekend, the Red Bull junior driver finished in eighth place, just behind McLaren’s Fernando […]
Given the recent controversy of drivers making contact at the upper echelons of the motorsport ladder, this time on Future Star Friday we take a look at a driver from a discipline where contact is all part of the show – Touring Cars. Whilst not having the outright speed of a purpose built single seat […]
French driver Stephane Sarrazin has confirmed he will remain with the Venturi Formula E team for the 2016/17 season, with ambitions to push the Monegasque outfit towards the front of the grid. Sarrazin is regarded as one of the most versatile drivers in motorsport, having competed in multiple disciplines over the course of his career. […]
The upcoming London ePrix will be Team Aguri’s final race in Formula E, as the deal to sell their license to new investors has concluded. The Japanese registered team was the sixth outfit to announce their participation in the inaugural FIA Formula E championship, with Aguri Suzuki and Mark Preston returning the Aguri name to motorsport back in […]
With Formula One becoming ever more difficult to break into as a young driver, and single seater feeder series reaching maximum capacities, many aspiring hot prospects have switched to the world of sportscar and GT racing. Once such teenager making the switch is the 18-year old Dries Vanthoor, brother of Audi Works driver Laurens. The […]
Sometimes in motorsport, a young driver will arrive in a top championship and will take the series by storm. This season alone has seen Ashley Sutton make waves in the British Touring Car Championship, and last year saw Max Verstappen stun the Formula One paddock and being rewarded with a Red Bull drive as of […]
Every young aspiring race driver wants to be the best. They also want to be record holders; to do something no one has ever done before. That dream has become a reality for 16-year-old Aaron Thompson at Snetterton, after becoming the youngest driver to win in the highly competitive BRSCC Quaife Fiesta Championship on his […]
#FutureStarFriday is back for a full season on Read Motorsport and to start the new season I decided to pick out five stand out talents to keep an eye on throughout 2016, in no particular order. Ashley Sutton Age: 22 Nationality: British Championship(s): British Touring Car Championship Team(s): Triple Eight, MG At 22 years old […]
NEXTEV TCR have announced that regular race driver Oliver Turvey will miss the Berlin ePrix, with fellow Brit Ben Hanley replacing him for the event. Turvey has taken the decision to commit to his schedule in the Super GT championship with Drago Modulo Honda Racing, paving the way for a vacant seat at NEXTEV TCR. The […]
The newly reformed Renault Sport F1 team have stated they are looking to bring in over 160 new members of staff over the next two years to try and return the team to the top of Formula One. The French car manufacturer has bought back Lotus F1 team which was severely understaffed after major losses […]
Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado has confirmed he will not be on the 2016 Formula One grid in a statement shared on his social media. Maldonado, 30, had been rumored to have lost his seat for the past few days, with Danish youngster, Kevin Magnussen reported to be in contract talks with the newly reformed Renault […]
Bruno Senna and Nico Prost will swap the cockpit for controllers as Formula E have launched a brand new eSports initiative, which will begin on January 28. The premier Electric racing series will head to the Gfinity Arena in London, the UK’s only purpose built eSports arena, and the event will be broadcast live online […]