Sad news for local Formula One fans is that there is no F1 in SA anytime soon, so says the minister of sport, art and culture. The minister made the admission during a recent interview with news outlet eNCA. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Well, next year, definitely not, because we have underestimated […]
Is F1 in SA a short-term reality? This seems to be the overwhelming impression created by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, after he attended the Azerbaijan F1 GP last weekend. The Minister posted the following on social media: Just completed a very important meeting with Stefano Domenicali, Formula One Group CEO. […]
Formula E season 11 calendar has just been announced. The provisional calendar is set to be the biggest yet, with 17 races taking place across 11 locations. Sadly, the series does not seem to include a stop in Cape Town as it did two years ago. The season starts in December this year and will […]
A new, Formula E GEN3 Evo was unveiled in Monaco this week. The new racer will compete in next year’s FIA Formula E World Championship. SA fans will be hoping the new car in action. This will only happen if the series returns to Cape Town in 2025. The local race was left off the […]
The 2024 Formula E calendar has been ratified by the World Motor Sport Council, the arm of the FIA tasked with such matters. The body has given the green light to a 16-round calendar for the 2024 Formula E season. Unfortunately, for local race fans, the schedule excludes the Cape Town E-Prix. Follow Double Apex […]
Double Apex attended the recent 2023 FIA World Rallycross Killarney event to bring you this report and exclusive gallery of images. The FIA Rallycross championship visited South Africa after a long hiatus. The last round of the series held on African soil took place just before Covid-19 sent the world into turmoil. This visit was […]
Kyalami loses the 9-hour race that has been a part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge for GT3 cars since 2019. This is according to the provisional calendar as released by the series organiser. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Shrinking Calendar A provisional 2024 IGTC calendar was shown […]
This past weekend was a bumper few days for South African motorsport fans. Johannesburg played host to the IGTC Kyalami 9 Hour. Closer to ‘home’ for Double Apex was the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix. It is the latter event we attended and, we have to admit, we walked away thoroughly impressed. Follow Double Apex on […]
In just a few days the FIA Formula E World Championship will descend on Cape Town. The Mother City will play host to round five of this year’s calendar on February 25. Although Formula E has been to Africa before, namely Morocco, this is its first visit to the tip of the continent. Some of […]
Formula E remains the only battery-powered, single-seater series with world championship status. The FIA series unveiled its Gen3 Formula E racecar ahead of the Monaco E-Prix, which is taking place this weekend. Seven teams have registered with the FIA to race the new car in season 9. They are DS Automobiles, Jaguar, Mahindra Racing, Maserati, […]
We have been following news of the South African Formula E race since it was first rumoured that the series would be coming to local soil. Cape Town, in conjunction with a bid committee, has been doing the legwork to bring this FIA series to SA since 2019. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, […]
Formula E is continually gaining momentum. The world’s only battery powered single-seater series gained world championship status, making it the second (after F1) to obtain that honour. Many OEMs have put their weight behind the series in recent times. BMW has even gone as far as supplying safety cars for races. Most recently we saw […]
Last year we reported that the City of Cape Town is eager to host a Formula E race (original story here). It seems that we may see a race sooner rather than later as it was announced earlier today. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Mother City Street circuit The Cape Town […]
The all-electric Formula E hasn’t quite taken off the way many thought it would. But with each passing season, more OEMs are getting involved. BMW has been a firm supporter of the series, going as far as supplying the Safety Car. Ahead of this weekend’s Monaco E-Prix the new BMW i8 Roadster Safety Car was […]
