Motorsport

Shams Raza Naqvi

Jun 9, 2020, 10:57 AM

BIC, Chennai Tracks Get Ready To Host Speed Buffs Once Again

The tracks in Greater and Chennai have resumed operations after staying shut for the last 3 months owing to the Coronavirus lockdown.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 8, 2020

  Formula E: Mercedes' Stoffel Vandoorne Wins Race At Home Challenge As Mahindra Racing's Pascal Wehrlein Finishes Second

  The first-ever Formula E Race At Home Challenge concluded this weekend and the eSports championship saw Mercedes-Benz EQ's Stoffel Vandoorne claim the win in the first season of the championship. After six high octane rounds, the championship headed into a doubleheader weekend with the New York e-Prix as the digital circuit for the racers. All Formula E teams with their drivers competed for the top spot with Mercedes-Benz and Mahindra Racing competed for the championship title.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 8, 2020

  Shahan Ali Mohsin Is FMSCI's Third Nomination For 2020 Arjuna Award

  Agra-based karting champion, Shahan Ali Mohsin has been nominated by the Federation of Motor Sport Clubs of India (FMSCI) for the 2020 Arjuna Award. Shahan's name is the third nomination to be submitted by the federation, which earlier announced the names of rally racers CS Santosh and Aishwarya Pissay for the highest honour in sports in the country. A young racer aged 15 years, Shahan has had an illustrious career as a karting racer having participated and won several national and international championships over the years.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 5, 2020

  Mahindra Racing To Plant A Tree For Every Twitch Viewer During Race At Home Challenge Finale This Weekend

  Several manufacturers have rolled out innovative ways to contribute towards improving nature on World Environment Day and Mahindra Racing has announced its innovative new initiative for the same. The motorsport arm of the automaker has announced that it will plant a tree for every view on Twitch during the Race At Home challenge finale this weekend. The Race At Home challenge is an esports competition that will conduct its final two rounds this weekend. The virtual racing program was initiated earlier this year during the red flag period in Formula E Season 6 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 5, 2020

  All-Women W Series Cancelled For 2020, Will Return In 2021

  The Coronavirus pandemic has forced several motorsport series to be either postponed or cancelled altogether and the latest casualty is the W Series. The all-women single-seater championship has been forced to cancel for 2020 because of the COVID-19 crisis, but the organisers have announced that the championship will return in a "bigger and better" way in 2021. W Series had its inaugural series in 2019 and saw Williams development driver Jamie Chadwick being crowned as the first-ever champion. The second season was set to begin in May this year but was indefinitely postponed. Earlier this week, organisers confirmed that the championship will be put on hold until 2021.

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  Shubham Parashar | Sep 29, 2023

  World Environment Day 2020: Top-Five Green Cars On Sale In India

  While 100 per cent electrification still seems a far-fetched dream, there are some carmakers that have already come up with some mass market electric cars in India.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 3, 2020

  F1 Confirms First 8 Races Of The 2020 Season

  The 2020 Formula 1 season will indeed happen this year with the first eight races confirmed by the organisers. F1 chief executive Chase Carey outlined the first part of a revised calendar of races, all of which will be held in Europe. Originally intended to begin on March 15 in Australia, the world championship was hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic that forced several rounds to be either delayed or cancelled. The revised calendar now marks July 5, 2020, as the start of the 2020 F1 season with the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring and will be followed by another round on July 12, 2020, also held at the same circuit. The second round in Austria will be called the Steiermark Grand Prix.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 2, 2020

  FMSCI Nominates CS Santosh & Aishwarya Pissay For 2020 Arjuna Award

  The Federation of Motor Sport Clubs of India (FMSCI) has announced the names of motorsport athletes CS Santosh and Aishwarya Pissay for the 2020 Arjuna Award - the highest civilian honour for sports in the country. Both the Santosh and Pissay have made great strides in the world motorsport, more specifically rallying. CS Santosh is part of the Hero MotoSports Team Rally and has participated in the challenging Dakar rally for the past five years, along with a number of Indian and international rallies since 2013. Aishwarya Pissay is backed by TVS Racing and has been made her international debut in 2018. She won the 2019 FIM Bajas World Cup in the women's juniors' category, becoming the only Indian to win a world title in motorsport.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 2, 2020

  Formula E: Mahindra's Pascal Wehrlein Bags Podium As Mercedes' Stoffel Vandoorne Wins NY e-Prix Race At Home Challenge

  The sixth round of the formula E Race At Home Challenge concluded over the weekend and saw Mercedes-Benz EQ driver Stoffel Vandoorne bag yet another win, his fourth of the season. The driver was challenged by Mahindra Racing's Pascal Wehrlein who finished second, a tenth-of-a-second behind the race leader followed by Maxmilian Guenther in the BMW Andretti machine in the third place. Vandoorne successfully managed to convert his pole position into a win, but it was Wehrlein's run from P7 on the grid to P2 on the podium that impressed many. The sixth round saw the drivers compete on the New York e-Prix circuit in the virtual eSports challenge.

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