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 […]
FERRARI TO LAUNCH NEW CAR JANUARY 25— Ferrari will follow McLaren in the F1 2014 launch calendar, with the news the Scuderia is set for an online launch on January 25. The team announced that news on Wednesday. Back in December, Ferrari opened up the name of the car to be voted on by the […]
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 […]
LOTUS F1 TALK ABOUT THE NEW E22— As Enstone gets up to full speed once more following the festive season, Technical Director Nick Chester gives an insight into the development of the E22. How is Enstone placed heading into the 2014 season? Our E22 development programme has been ongoing for over two years and it […]