FORMULA 1

MERCEDES PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF AND THE NEW QUALI FORMAT IS A DISASTER! RED BULL COMMENTS ON QUALIFYING: DANIEL RICCIARDO, Position: 8, (3rd Practice – 8, 1:26.768) “To make it into Q3 is good, we expected to more or less be in the top eight. Another tenth would have probably given us […]

INDY CAR

ALEXANDER ROSSI SIGNS WITH THE INDYCAR SERIES Rossi fills out Andretti Autosport driver quartet for 2016: Alexander Rossi has been named as the fourth driver to compete for Andretti Autosport in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series. The 24-year-old American will drive the No. 98 Honda, following a merger last week with Bryan Herta Autosport that […]

FORMULA 1

SAHARA FORCE INDIA BARCELONA TEST REPORT DAY ONE Sahara Force India started its pre-season test programme today as the VJM09 made its track debut in the hands of Alfonso Celis, the team’s development driver. The young Mexican completed 58 laps on his way to setting the fifth fastest time of the day. Sergio Perez will […]

F1Weekly podcast # 696

CLARK AND NASIR INTRODUCE THE FIRST PODCAST OF 2016 with a discussion on the upcoming F1 season with the Host counting on a McLaren resurgence to the front of the spear. We have a new episode of “Loosh on the Loose” and…Special interview with Mirko Bortolotti After karting for several years, Bortolotti began his formula racing […]

DAKAR RALLY

SAINZ MAINTAINS PEUGEOT’S HOT STREAK Violent storms returned to the Dakar Rally during a turbulent seventh stage that saw more lightening quick times set by the Red Bull Desert Wings. Heavy rain on the Bolivia/Argentina border did nothing to dampen the speed of Carlos Sainz as he ensured the Peugeot 2008DKR16 was the fastest car […]

FORMULA 1

RENAULT ANNOUNCES RETURN TO FORMULA 1 IN 2016 Carlos Ghosn announces his decision that Renault will return to Formula 1 with its own team for 2016 season. Renault, 12-time Constructors’ Champion with nearly 40 years in the sport, is an iconic brand in Formula 1 and intends to play an active role in the sport’s […]