RALLY MONTE-CARLO WINNER Sebastien Ogier has admitted his world title defence could have got off to a very different start if his team hadn’t made some improvements to his VW Polo R WRC during the close season. The Frenchman, who along with co-driver Julien Ingrassia picked up his winners’ trophy from the prince’s palace in […]
RON DENNIS REPLACES MARTIN WHITMARSH AS MCLAREN GROUP CEO— Martin Whitmarsh’s future as McLaren Formula One team principal was in doubt on Thursday with the announcement that his predecessor Ron Dennis was replacing him as group chief executive. In what some saw as an internal coup, McLaren said in a statement that the 66-year-old Dennis […]
MONTOYA, DIXON, CASTRONEVES, KANAAN TALK ABOUT THE 500— JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (Team Penske): “Every year you came here and you’re not in an Indy car, it’s cool, but you want to come to the Museum to see the Indy cars. It’s not the same. The Brickyard is a big deal, but it’s not the Indy […]
82ND RALLYE AUTOMOBILE MONTE-CARLO (14-19/01/2014) – PREVIEW CITROËN RACING OPENS ITS SEASON AT THE RALLYE MONTE-CARLO— Citroën Racing gets its sporting season underway at the Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first round of the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship. Two DS3 WRCs are competing on behalf of the Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team. They will […]
MENDEZ JOINS VAN AMERSFOORT RACING— American rising star Gustavo Menezes will embark on the next step of his climb up the motorsports ladder in 2014: He will contest the highly-regarded FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Menezes will pilot a Dallara chassis with Volkswagen powerplant. The 19-year-old finished second in the rookie […]
Clark and Nasir share their thoughts on Michael Schumacher’s accident, the upcoming Rolex 24 hours at Daytona and other Motorsports events happening in the month of January. Test Results: Roar Before the Rolex 24— Milder temperatures were on tap for the final test sessions at the Roar Before the Rolex 24, the three-day […]