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Zak O’Sullivan’s rookie year has ended but the 17-year-old still believes there is room to improve next year when he battles amongst the Formula 3 pack once again. The Brit scored in five races this season, with his highest points haul coming at his home race in Silverstone, where he managed to claim 20 points […]
Cheltenham-born racing driver Zak O’Sullivan has made the jump to junior series powerhouse PREMA Racing ahead of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 season. The Williams Academy driver signs for the Italian team and takes fellow British driver Oliver Bearman’s spot after he moved up a category to Formula 2. Despite scoring in only five races […]
Mercedes driver George Russell claimed his first-ever win in Formula One yesterday, leading the pack in the Brazilian Grand Prix alongside teammate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz rounded off the podium in Brazil, with the Scuderia also securing fourth place with Charles Leclerc recovering from an early crash to climb back up the grid, […]
Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button made his Nitro Rallycross debut for XITE Energy Racing, whilst teammate Oliver Bennett reached his first ever final. Button was competing in his first event of the series, the brainchild of internet-sensation Travis Prastrana, and managed to make a respectable debut at ERX Motorsport Park in Minnesota. He […]
Ferrari already look like the team to beat this season with the Scuderia claiming their first win since Sebastian Vettel took to the top step of the podium during the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix. With the new regulations coming into play for the first time, it was a fresh start for all teams going into […]
Sam Sunderland clung to his narrow advantage to earn a second Dakar rally biker crown in Friday’s final stage in Saudi Arabia. Embed from Getty Images His closest competitor, Honda’s Pablo Quintella, was trailing by just under seven minutes heading into the final run from Bisha to Jeddah. Quintella did close the gap however, finishing […]
South African racing driver Lance Woolridge impressed on his Veloce Racing debut at Jurassic X Prix in Dorset and earned a permanent position on the starting line-up. The 30-year-old won the South African Cross County Series in 2018 and 2019, and is hoping to bring his off-road knowledge to the new sport. Woolridge is excited […]
With the inaugural Extreme E season finishing on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, the championship will be supporting The National Trust’s efforts in improving biodiversity. The electric SUV racing series sees male and female driver pairings race against each other in extreme and remote off-road terrain, in an effort to highlight various challenges to the environment and […]
By Chloe Hall Go. Your foot goes down hard on the accelerator and off you go. The engine roaring, making the kart shake and tremble beneath you as you speed on ahead. Brake. Round the corner you go. The tyres squeal harshly and your foot goes down to accelerate again. The adrenaline rises, the only […]
The first day of three at pre-season testing is nearing its conclusion, with the longest running drivers approaching 100 total laps completed. Max Verstappen currently has the fastest lap of the session so far with a 1:31:412 , with Mclaren’s Lando Norris and Antonio Giovinazzi from Alfa Romeo completing the top three in the standings, […]