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Sameer Contractor

Sep 15, 2017, 10:59 PM

F1 2017: McLaren Honda Split Officially Confirmed At The End Of 2018

Amidst a host of speculations, Formula 1 team McLaren-Honda has officially announced at the Singapore Grand Prix that the partners will be calling it quits at the end of the 2017 season. McLaren has been sourcing its power unit from Honda for the past three seasons and the results have been far from desired, prompting that the split is in the best interest of both companies.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 15, 2017

  2018 MotoGP Provisional Calendar Announced

  The FIM has released the provisional 2018 MotoGP World Championship calendar that will schedule up to 19 races next year. The next season will also see the Chang International Circuit being added to the calendar for the first time with the race scheduled on October 7; whereas the Silverstone circuit has been dropped from the schedule for now.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 15, 2017

  Frankfurt 2017: BMW M8 GTE Racecar Breaks Cover

  BMW takes the wraps off the mental M8 GTE racecar at the ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show. It is based on the BMW 8 Series Coupe and will be racing in the FIA WEC and the 24 Hours Of Le Mans as well.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 15, 2017

  F1 2017: Is Porsche Looking To Buy Out Red Bull?

  Porsche is planning to enter Formula 1 in 2021 and it just might have found the easy way to do it. Rumours are ride that the iconic German manufacturer could make it F1 entry by purchasing Red Bull while making engines as per the new regulations to be introduced that year.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 15, 2017

  Spanish Rider Oriol Mena Joins Hero MotoSports Team Rally For Dakar 2018

  Hero MotoSports Team Rally made a successful debut at Dakar 2017 and the Indo-German team is all set to go back for its second season with a new rider joining the stable. The Indo-German outfit has announced Spanish rider Oriol Mena Valdearcos, will be joining the team and will compete with CS Santosh and Joaquim Rodrigues in the next edition of the Dakar rally.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 14, 2017

  F1 2017: Valtteri Bottas Secured By Mercedes For 2018 Season

  Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team has extended its contract with Valtteri Bottas for the 2018 season. The former Williams F1 driver got a last minute seat with Mercedes Formula 1 team when Nico Rosberg announced his shocking retirement after winning the world championship last season.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 14, 2017

  F1 2017: McLaren And Honda To Announce Split At Singapore GP

  Sources close the development suggest that McLaren and Honda will announce its split at the upcoming Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix. This is likely to be followed by McLaren announcing his agreement with Renault for sourcing engines, and subsequently retain former world champion Fernando Alonso for another season.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 12, 2017

  Frankfurt 2017: Jaguar Announces World's First Production EV Race Series

  Jaguar has announced that it will organise the world's first ever production electric vehicle race series, titled 'Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy' towards the end of 2018. It will be an exclusive support race series to the FIA Formula E next year.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 12, 2017

  MotoGP 2017: Yamaha Announces Michael van der Mark As Rossi's Replacement At Aragon

  Yamaha has announced that WorldSBK rider Michael van der Mark will be replacing Valentino Rossi for the next round of MotoGP at Aragon. Following Rossi's motocross accident on August 31 causing fractures, the former world champion had to skip the San Marino Grand Prix and Yamaha chose to enter only one rider in the race.

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