The return of the BTCC British Touring Car Championship saw the Ginetta GT4 Supercup Brands Hatch Opening Rounds 2018 last weekend at the Kent circuit. A sunny Friday and Saturday was replaced with a wet and dull Sunday, but that did not detract from some superb racing across all the series. As with all of…
Today saw the BTCC Media Day 2018 at Donington Park, and as has been the standard format in recent years, the day saw the teams launch their cars in the morning and a series of interviews, followed by a public access test session in the afternoon. The day started overcast and wet, with the rain…
Today saw the British Superbikes Pre season test 2018 at Donington Park. Events at Donington were cancelled at the weekend given the amount of snow on the ground, and although the track was now cleared, there were still little white piles to be seen around the circuit. It was cold, and there were a few…
Formula One has announced a new theme tune. Given that the sport is a global brand, having a global theme tune makes sense in keeping with corporate branding. However, for me and many of my age, there will only ever been one theme tune for Formula One, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. And it’s not…
I wrote recently about the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, an unusual Formula One race where no one came second, which led to some conversation about just how unusual an outcome that is. It requires a driver to be disqualified and the subsequent drivers not being promoted to take their places. There has been another case,…
With the new motor racing season starting for most series, February and March see plenty of test sessions, and today saw the British F4 Pre season test 2018 at Northamptonshire’s Rockingham circuit. It was a great opportunity to see the 2018 series of cars on track, with some fantastic new liveries on display. There was…
Thirty-five years ago today, on the 13th March 1983, there was a rather unusual finish to a motor race, it was the Formula One race where no one finished second. The Brazilian Grand Prix was being held at Jacarepaguá, a circuit that hosted the race ten times, as the opening round of the World Championship…
Sergey Sirotkin was born in Moscow in 1995, and began karting in 2008. In 2010, he moved to Formula Abarth season where he raced in the last six events, showing impressive form. In 2011, he won the Formula Arbath European Series and came second in the Formula Abarth Italian Series. 2012 was a busy year,…
Pierre Gasly was born in 1996 in Rouen, and like many racing drivers started his career in karting at the age of ten, where he made a name of himself first in the French and then the European championships. In 2011, Pierre moved to the French F4 championship, where his performance improved through the course…
Brendon Hartley was born in New Zealand in November 1989, the son of a racing driver. He started karting at the age of six, before moving to Formula First at the age of twelve. The following year he won the New Zealand Formula Ford Festival which saw him getting a drive in the Formula Ford…
Charles Leclerc is the son of former Formula Three driver, Hervé Leclerc, and the Monégasque driver started his racing career in karting, at the Brignoles circuit which was managed by the father of his friend, the late Jules Bianchi. Charles had an impressive karting career, taking the PACA championship in France for the first of…
Lance Stroll was born in 1998, and like many racing drivers, started his career in karting at the age of ten. In 2014, at the age of 15, Lance competed in the Italian Formula Four championship, and impressively saw thirteen podium finishes in the eighteen rounds in which he competed. He took the championship with…