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Sep 13, 2018, 11:01 PM

F1: Formula 1 2021 Concept Car Image Leaked

While its a known fact that the Formula 1 cars will be witnessing a major overhaul in 2021 with the new regulations stepping in, we have little idea as to what the cars will look like, until now. A concept vision image of the 2021 Formula 1 car has been leaked across social media giving us a glimpse of what to expect with the new generation offering. The image was leaked ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend, when F1 Managing Director Ross Brawn was showing it a 'Tech Talk' seminar that had been organised by the race organisers in Singapore on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 12, 2018

  Moto2: MV Agusta Terminates Racer's Contract Over Brake-Grabbing Incident

  Motorsport is a dangerous as it is, and it's just unreasonably outlandish when a rider or driver chooses to put a rival in the harms with intent. Unfortunately, that's what happened last weekend during the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix when Moto2 rider Romano Fenati grabbed the brake lever of rival rider Stefano Manzi while doing speeds in excess of 200 kmph. The incident not only sparked outrage from the other teams and riders, but garnered a lot of flak from fans of the sport world over. MotoGP promoters Dorna imposed a two-race ban on Fenati, but the Forward Racing Team already sacked him from the job, and now MV Agusta has now decided to terminate his contract for 2019.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 11, 2018

  F1: Raikkonen To Exit Ferrari At The End Of 2018; Leclerc Confirmed As Replacement

  Kimi Raikkonen will step down from his current role' with Scuderia Ferrari at the end of 2018, the team has confirmed in a statement. The legendary F1 racer will be heading to Sauber in what is a two-year deal. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc, who was in the lead to be selected as the replacement to Raikkonen has been confirmed to join Ferrari in 2019. Leclerc wll be switching from Sauber and will become one of the youngest drivers in the Scuderia's history.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 10, 2018

  MotoGP: Dovizioso Wins San Marino GP As Lorenzo Crashes

  Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso took a hard fought win in the 2018 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, beating teammate Jorge Lorenzo to the chequered flag. Lorenzo, who started on pole crashed out of second place promoting the close running Marc Marquez of Honda to P2, whle LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow took the final position on the podium. With the San Marino GP, Dovizioso scored Ducati's third consecutive win since 2008. The win has also promoted Dovi to second in the championship standings with a lead over three points over Valentino Rossi.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 7, 2018

  Dakshin Dare 2018: Gill Holds On To lead, Sandeep Sharma Rises To Third On Day 3

  Team Mahindra Adventure's Gaurav Gill and Musa Sherif hold on to the lead on Day 3 of the 2018 Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare. The APRC-champion played safe throughout the four special stages completing in a time of 4h59m45s. Gill managed to hold on to the lead with a margin of 8 minutes over teammates Philippos Mathai and PVS Moorthy, who finished the day in a time of 05h07m15s. The big leap, however, was taken by Team Maruti Suzuki's Sandeep Sharma who moved into third place over Amrittrajit Ghosh.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 6, 2018

  Jerome Vanlalrengpuia Wins Red Bull Road To Rookies Cup 2018

  Jerome Vanlalrengpuia has emerged victorious in the third edition of the Red Bull Road to Rookies Cup. The Mizoram-based racer will be heading to Spain in October this year for the Rookies Cup qualifiers representing India at the global level. In its third edition in India, the Road to Rookies Cup's final round was held at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore last weekend and Jerome took a hard-fought win, beating title contender PC Andy Lalhmangaihsanga, also based out of Mizoram. The two were tied at the top of the points table with 32 points each at end of two rounds.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 5, 2018

  2019 MotoGP Provisional Calendar Announced

  MotoGP has issued the provisional calendar for the 2019 season and championship will continue to host 19-rounds, much like the current season. Promoters Dorna have also confirmed that a new venue has not been added to the calendar for 2019, despite two new tracks being announced to be added next year. MotoGP has dropped the Mexico and Finland venues in 2019, while Sachsenring and Silverstone will continue to host the premier-class championship.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 5, 2018

  Dakshin Dare 2018: Suresh Rana Fights Back, Gaurav Gill Leads On Day 2

  Defending champion Suresh Rana with co-driver Chirag Thakur of Team Maruti Suzuki made a brilliant comeback on Day 2 of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2018, as he finished in fourth place after starting at the day at a distant 11th. However, it was Team Mahindra Adventure's Gaurav Gill with co-driver Musa Sherif who continued to lead the rally at the end of Day 2. The second leg of the 2000 km rally saw the drivers pace through three special states and one Super stage. Gaurav Gill completed the leg

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 4, 2018

  Gaurav Gill And Musa Sherif Lead Day 1 Of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2018

  The 10th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare is being held over 2000 km and will traverse through the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. The first round of the rally saw cars compete in three special stages through dirt and gravel, with a total distance of 129 km in three special stages. The bikes, on the other hand, covered a total distance of 86.42 km across two special stages. Ace rally driver Gaurav Gill leads the on opening day of the Dakshin Dare rally in Davangere, Karnataka for cars, while Yuva Kumar takes the lead in the two-wheeler category.

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