Motorsport

Sameer Contractor

Jul 9, 2018, 10:31 PM

MotoGP: Repsol And Honda Extend Contract For An Additional 2 Years

One of the most successful MotoGP teams on the grid, Repsol and Honda have announced that the parties will be extending the contract for an additional two years till the end of 2020. The Spanish energy company came onboard with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) back in 1995 as a technological collaborator and the alliance will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019.

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  car&bike Team | Jul 8, 2018

  William Dunlop Dies In Racing Accident

  William Dunlop died of injuries received during practice for the Skerries 100 Road Race.

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  car&bike Team | Jul 8, 2018

  Honda's Mean Mower Is Back To Set Another Record

  Honda (UK) is out to reclaim the crown for the world's fastest lawn mower with Mean Mower V2 and a target speed of 241 kmph in its sights. Built by Team Dynamics, Honda's British Touring Car Championship partner and the team behind the original Mean Mower that took the record for the world's fastest lawn mower in 2014, development has moved on to a whole new level.

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  car&bike Team | Jul 6, 2018

  MotoGP Tightens Rules On Aerodynamics And Electronics

  MotoGP has announced stricter set of rules about the use of aerodynamic fairings for the 2019 season, as well as for the electronic aids of the bikes.

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  car&bike Team | Jul 5, 2018

  Formula One: Eric Boullier Resigns As McLaren's Racing Director

  Team McLaren's racing director, Eric Boullier has resigned with immediate effect. Also, the racing outfit has had a shake-up in its top management.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jul 3, 2018

  F1: 2019 Australian GP Dates Announced; To Start A Week Earlier

  The 2019 Formula 1 season is still eight months away but the organisers of the premier motorsport event want to give fans a headstart in planning their travels for next year. F1 has announced that the 2019 Australian Grand Prix will be held between March 14-17, for the season opener. The Australian GP organisers have shifted the event earlier by a week, as opposed to the second-last week of March that has been hosting the Grand Prix for the past two years.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jul 2, 2018

  All-Women Drivers Racing Team To Debut At 2018 JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship

  The 21st edition of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship will see an all-women driver's racing team competing for the first time in a big push towards female representation in Indian motorsport.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Jul 2, 2018

  'Electrohead', A New Breed Of Car Enthusiasts: Opinion

  The world of motorsport woke up one day to the news that an electric vehicle had just shattered the Pikes Peak Hill Climb course record. The internet stood divided. On one side, you had the petrolhead who refused to even acknowledge the fact that the Volkswagen ID-R, which incidentally is a purpose built hill climb beast powered by electricity had shattered the record and on the other, you had a whole bunch of new-age enthusiasts who defended the electric and hybrid car like it was a certain religious prophet's second coming. A new breed of petrolhead .... Ummm.... Gearhead ..... no ... lets just use the general term.... 'Car enthusiast' has emerged. And we shall call them 'Electroheads' - and you heard it here first!

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  Sameer Contractor | Jul 2, 2018

  F1: Max Verstappen Wins Crash-Ridden 2018 F1 Austrian GP As Mercedes Ends With Double DNF

  It was a dramatic, crash-filled race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen took his career's fourth win in the 2018 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix. The young racer managed to keep it together even as the top contenders retired at different stages of the 71 lap race, including both the Mercedes-AMG drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, as well as Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel made it to the podium in second and third place respectively with Vettel retaking the lead the championship lead from the British driver.

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