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Reigning WRC champion Sebastien Ogier will take a 44.5 second lead into the final day of the Tour de Corse, having led the event since the very first stage. After winning three of the four stages on Friday, Ogier has not won a single stage today, but has managed to stretch his lead from the […]
Trident’s Arjun Maini set the fastest time in the first Formula 2 Friday practice session of the season in Bahrain. F2 rookie Maini, who was quickest on the second day of the Bahrain test, set a time of 1m44.549s, with Carlin drivers Lando Norris and Sergio Sette Camara in second and third position, Norris finishing […]
2017 ADAC Formula 4 champion Juri Vips will compete with Motopark in the upcoming Formula 3 European Championship season. The Estonian teenager spent last year driving for Prema in his second ADAC F4 season, where he won the title by 4.5 points, thanks to two race wins and five podiums. He also took part in […]
Italian driver Luca Ghiotto will contest the 2018 Formula 2 season with Campos Racing. The 22-year-old drove for teams’ champion Russian Time last season, but with its withdrawal from the series, Ghiotto was in need of a new team. Campos, who will be known as Campos Vexatec Racing in 2018 due to a sponsorship deal […]
Sebastien Ogier holds the lead of the Monte Carlo Rally by 14.9 seconds after Friday’s stages despite a moment. After the first two stages on Thursday, Ogier led by 17 seconds, and he extended that lead on Friday morning with impressive pace, taking another stage win in SS4. By midday service, he was already 40.4 seconds […]
One wonders how Hyundai will reflect on 2017. On the one hand, it was a very successful season; four rally wins, and a second place in both drivers’ and manufacturers’ championships means that Hyundai arguably had its best-ever WRC season last year. On the other hand, it missed an opportunity to end Ogier’s stranglehold. Hyundai […]
Mads Ostberg will compete at this year’s Rally Sweden for Citroen’s World Rally Championship team at Rally Sweden in February. The announcement was made at Autosport International in Birmingham’s NEC, where the 2018 World Rally Championship was officially launched on Thursday morning. Speaking live on the main stage, Ostberg said “It’s a small surprise to me […]
British driver Jordan King will switch to IndyCar with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2018. The 23-year-old, who competed in Formula 2 in 2017, will drive the team’s No. 20 car at the 11 road and street course events throughout the season, while team owner Ed Carpenter will drive at all oval races. A champion in British […]
Carlos Munoz has announced that he will compete at the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Andretti Autosport. The Colombian will be in the sixth Andretti-Honda car fielded at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; joining Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alexander Rossi, Marco Andretti, Zach Veach, and Stefan Wilson. With the Andretti and Wilson being fielded in partnerships with Andretti. Munoz drove […]
Carlin has announced that they will join IndyCar in 2018 with Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball as its drivers. Both cars will complete a full season, with engines supplied by Chevrolet. Chilton and Kimball have both driven for Carlin in other series in the past. Team-mates at Chip Ganassi Racing in 2016 and 2017, both […]
Michael Shank has announced that British driver Jack Harvey will race for his Michael Shank Racing team at six-selected IndyCar races in 2018. MSR will run a newly bought Honda-powered Dallara DW12 in partnership with the Schmidt-Peterson Motorsport team. Shank also confirmed his plans for the MSR IMSA team, which will run two Acura NSX […]