As The Steering Column continues to expand, we're always looking for more opportunities to bring you new content. This time, we got in touch with world renowned GT team WRT racing. https://flic.kr/p/2fPh2Bu For those of you that don't know WRT, they run cars in many series, including Blancpain sprint and endurance championships, TCR and most... Continue Reading →
A few drivers have often started their racing careers on the short oval tracks and have subsequently gone on to have glistening careers in the British Touring Car Championship. Rob Collard was one of the first having followed in the footsteps of his late father, Mick ‘Duffy’ Collard who was one of the great characters... Continue Reading →
Robert Kubica posted the fastest time on the fourth day of F1 testing -albeit on softer tyres- at the Circuit De Catalunya! The Polish reserve driver managed to post a 1:16.942 to go four tenths quicker than any other driver. Kubica handed the car to Kimi Raikkonen for the afternoon session with the Finn clearly... Continue Reading →
Valtteri Bottas managed to post the fastest laptime of testing to put Mercedes on top with a 1:15.732. The Finn managed to clock 65 laps in the morning session with Lewis Hamilton adding 73 more laps to the German teams total. Compare that to Ferrari, who had their first breakdown of the year, who could... Continue Reading →
Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest lap of the day, but stopped on track later on, with Mercedes' steering wheel being the biggest talking point, during the second day of F1 testing at Barcelona! The whole session was overshadowed by an onboard camera on the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton showing the steering wheel being pulled back... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes showed great mileage and speed on the first day of F1 testing, ahead of the 2020 season! Every single team managed over 100 laps throughout the day. Mercedes completed the most amount of laps with 173 followed closely by Red Bull's 168 and McLaren's 161. Valterri Bottas piloted the Mercedes for... Continue Reading →
Aston Martin is decisive on their entrance back into the top tier of the World Endurance Championship with their Valkyrie LM Hypercar. The British Manufacturer is believed to release information about delaying their hypercar project by at least a year and not racing in the 2020/21 season. Aston has refused to comment on the matter,... Continue Reading →
Former Formula 1 driver and 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mark Blundell has formed an alliance with the current Independents’ Champions AmD Tuning which will see the West-Thurrock squad be rebranded as MB Motorsport ahead of the forthcoming campaign. Blundell, who retired from full-time racing earlier this year will take up a new... Continue Reading →
Midfield team Racing Point are set to rebrand as Aston Martin Racing at the start of the 2021 season after Lawrence Stroll's consortium had a bid accepted for an investment into the sports car brand. The £182 million investment from the group sees them take a 20% stake in Aston Martin, with Racing Point then... Continue Reading →
Ollie Jackson has announced that he will remain with Motorbase Performance ahead of the forthcoming 2020 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season, piloting a newly built Ford Focus RS. This will be Jackson’s seventh season in Britain’s premier tin-top racing series, having also raced for the Kent-based squad in last year’s campaign. He secured... Continue Reading →
Yamaha have confirmed Fabio Quartararo on a two year deal, alongside Vinales, leaving no room for Rossi. It was reported that Quartararo would step up from factory team Petronas SRT after a strong rookie season. He will also have access to the latest-spec M1 bike for his sophomore MotoGP season before he becomes a fully-fledged... Continue Reading →
