MONTE KICKS OFF AFTER DARK The 2017 Rallye Monte-Carlo officially got underway on Thursday evening, with a leg taking competitors from Monaco to Gap. During the evening’s only fully completed stage, Kris Meeke set the fourth fastest time, whilst Stéphane Lefebvre was forced to stop with a mechanical issue. – After setting off from Monaco’s […]
Double Dutch Bus to the Garden of Motorsports F1Weekly is blessed with the support of long-time and dedicated listeners. Our man in Amsterdam, Louis Jansen, is passionate and very knowledgeable about Formula 1. We are, with his expressed written consent, happy to share his memories from the trip to Spa-Francorchamps last year with his […]
IT’S OFFICIAL…BOTTAS TO MERCEDES AND ANOTHER YEAR OF FELIPE MASSA. Bottas’ move to F1’s most sought after seat provides the opportunity for Brazilian Felipe Massa to come out of retirement to replace the Finn at Williams and pair up with Canadian teenager Lance Stroll. “It’s mega to be driving a Silver Arrow this year,” Bottas […]
CITROËN BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER IN ITS SPORTING HISTORY WITH THE C3 WRC The moment that WRC fans have been desperately waiting for is finally upon us: in a few days, the 2017 World Rally Championship will get underway on the stages of the legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo. The Citroën C3 WRC – designed to meet […]
Dakar dynasties extended in emphatic fashion at chequered flag There was no containing the outpouring of emotion at the finish line of the 2017 Dakar Rally. All offroad racers making it to the end of this year’s edition have stood up extreme weather and terrain on an unprecedented scale. With this being widely regarded as […]
The stage is set for a grand finale at the 2017 Dakar Rally The 9,000km of the 2017 Dakar Rally is coming to a close with the Buenos Aires finish line now just three days away. With racing suspended on Wednesday due to raging thunderstorms and landslides we get back underway tomorrow as the Dakar […]