BTC Racing’s Chris Smiley finished the annual TOCA test at Thruxton quickest. All the teams clocked up more valuable miles around the Hampshire circuit ahead of a double header at the UK’s fastest track later in the year. Smiley told the BTCC website: “This morning was the first time I’d driven at this circuit in... Continue Reading →
Halfords Yuasa Racing’s Dan Cammish topped the morning test session at Thruxton whilst completing a total of 23 laps around the Hampshire-based circuit. Reigning and defending British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington was second fastest and six-tenths slower than Cammish whilst his Championship rival last year, Tom Ingram finished the session third quickest as he... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton took victory in Shanghai at the 1000th F1 race with little to no challenge from his rivals. The Brit made a much better start than teammate Valtteri Bottas and essentially drove off into the distance. Vettel managed third place behind the Finnish driver, while Charles Leclerc was left frustrated after team orders forced... Continue Reading →
Alex Rins took his first MotoGP victory after Marc Marquez crashed out while leading at COTA! The Suzuki rider battled hard with Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and took the lead with four laps to go. As well as it being Rins' first MotoGP victory, it was Suzuki's first win since Maverick Vinales at Silverstone in 2016!... Continue Reading →
Marc Marquez has taken pole position ahead of the 2019 Moto Grand Prix of America after a great lap early in the session. After torrential rain soaked the track on Saturday morning, qualifying took place on a pretty much bone-dry circuit. Jorge Lorenzo and Danilo Petrucci made it through to the second part of Qualifying... Continue Reading →
Mitch Evans managed to pass Andre Lotterer to win the Rome E-Prix by passing the pole sitter with 16 minutes remaining, securing the first victory for his team. An early crash involving Lopez, Paffett and Vergne blocked the track and caused a red flag. Evans shadowed Lotterer closely until a forceful move for the lead... Continue Reading →
Valtteri Bottas made it three different pole-sitters in the first three races of 2019 as Mercedes locked out the front row, ahead of the 1000th Grand Prix! Bottas dominated in practice and qualifying, compared to teammate Lewis Hamilton. However, Hamilton found a lot of time in Q3 and managed to get within half a tenth... Continue Reading →
The Mercedes F1 team arrived in China with a new nose and front wing, but were told by the FIA that it does not meet the regulations and will not be able to use it in qualifying or the race. As we all know, the regulations were changed for this season to make the front... Continue Reading →
BTC's Josh Cook leads the British Touring Car Championship standings after three stunning races at Brands Hatch! Race 1: In a race which was decided by tyres, Josh Cook took the first win in the 2019 BTCC Championship after deciding to start on dry tyres along with 7 other drivers including Jake Hill, Tom Chilton... Continue Reading →
