How do the roles of Nationalism and Identity in F1 play out? Racing legend and F1 commentator Graham Duxbury takes a closer look. National pride has long played a role in Formula One, with teams being seen as national icons for their countries of origin. Back in the 1950s and ’60s F1 teams like Ferrari, […]
This 2025 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. The second round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship took place at Imola, Italy. It is a circuit steeped in history, even though it was only introduced to international racing […]
There are few names in the world of motorsport as well-known as Valentino Rossi. The ‘Doctor’ as he became known, excelled as a motorcycle racer. After hanging up his leathers he opted for four wheels and has been part of BMW’s works outfit since the start of 2023. As a BMW M works driver, he […]
This 2024 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. The eighth and final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship took place in Bahrain in hot and humid conditions. As it is to be expected for endurance racing, there was tension […]
All roads lead to France as the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place this coming weekend. We take a closer look at what fans can expect in this 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans preview. The event represents round four of this year’s FIA WEC season. This is the 92nd running of the enduro […]
This 2023 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain race report is proudly brought to you by Toyota Gazoo Racing. The final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship took place in the Gulf. The 2023 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain was hosted at a track that most fans will recognise from Formula One races that take […]
This 2023 WEC 24 Hours Of Le Mans race report is proudly brought to you by Toyota Gazoo Racing. The 2023 WEC 24 Hours Of Le Mans, the jewel in the WEC crown, celebrated its 100th birthday in 2023. The event was hosted for the first time in 1923. For the first time in its […]
We took the Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe on a road trip over one of the recent ‘long’ weekends. We share some of our thoughts on our time together in the driving review below. Mercedes-Benz has no shortage of SUVs within its portfolio. There is an SUV sibling for just about every sedan in the range. The […]
Petrolheads around the world were enthralled by the Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Rossi vehicle swap (which we covered in this post) that took place at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Disappointingly but unsurprisingly, no significant data emerged that can help answer the question on everyone’s minds. The entire event was a publicity stunt by the beverage company […]
The flag falls on the start of the 2020 MotoGP season this Sunday in Spain, a few months later than scheduled due to the worldwide Covid-19 epidemic. This race is the first of 13 confirmed for the 2020 calendar. Round one of the series is the Gran Premio de España in Jerez. All races will […]
South Africa is currently in a new phase of our Coronavirus avoidance measures. However, as we step down from Level 5 to 4, most of us will still be confined to our homes for the foreseeable future. Over the last few weeks we’ve brought you lists containing car content to watch. We realise that some […]
The hype has been building for weeks, and it has finally happened: the LH44 VR46 vehicle swap. Lewis Hamilton (LH44) and Valentino Rossi (VR46) completed an unprecedented track day as each swapped race machinery at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. In the LH44 VR46 vehicle swap Valentino Rossi drove the Mercedes-AMG F1 W08 […]
Here is your Monday Motorsport Round-Up. We don’t usually cover two-wheel results, but since there is a South African flavour this weekend, we figured we’d bring you the good news. Moto2 South African rider, and former Moto3 champ, Brad Binder took his maiden win the Moto2 class at the Moto GP races held at Sachsenring […]
Here is your Monday motorsport round-up of the top categories of world motor racing. World Endurance Championship: The 86th running of the world’s most famous motor race took place in Le Mans France this past weekend. After 20 tries, Toyota finally took overall honours in the grueling event. Former F1 champ Fernando Alonso was part […]
Red Bull athlete and reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez had his first taste of a modern F1 yesterday. From two to four The Spaniard was given the chance to drive a Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One racer at Red Bull Ring in Austria. The four-time world champion drove for a few hours at the Red […]
