Thursday, March 28, 2024

Motorsport

South Africa’s Binder in this week’s MotoGP spotlight

Both Morbidelli and Zarco bounce back from crashes to head the field – as Binder leaps up the timesheets to complete the top three in Friday qualifying. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was struggling with illness the week after his...

Hamilton, Mercedes to race in Black

Six-time Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will run all-black livery on their cars this season. The reigning constructors’ champions are taking this step as part of a huge message against racism. Mercedes have traditionally raced in...

Lewis Hamilton “appalled” by UK government’s handling of coronavirus pandemic.

Six-time Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton says he's "appalled" by the way Boris Johnson and the UK Government have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. New quarantine rules have now come into effect in which all people arriving in the UK...

Hamilton likens UK lockdown to animals in zoos

Reigning Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton believes the current UK lockdown following the outbreak of the coronavirus can be likened to how animals are held captive in zoos and circuses. Prime Minister, Boris Johnson recently imposed the most stringent...

Alonso undergoes successful surgery

Fernando Alonso has undergone successful corrective surgery on a fractured jaw sustained in a road accident while cycling in Switzerland on Thursday.In an updated statement issued on Friday morning on their driver's condition, the Alpine F1 team said medics...

Hamilton disappointed with Andretti, Stewart race remarks

Six-time Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton has expressed disappointment with the recent comments made by Mario Andretti and Sir Jackie Stewart after remarks that Hamilton had become a "militant" and that there wasn't a "big problem" with diversity in...

Ecclestone sees little hope for F1 in 2020

Bernie Ecclestone holds little hope of Formula One racing this season due to the coronavirus pandemic and said he would have declared it game over already. The 89-year-old former F1 supremo, speaking to Reuters from the seclusion of his...

Kenyan motorsport enthusiasts still hopeful ahead of key World Rally Championships Safari rally.

While Kenyan motorsports enthusiasts are still hopeful of seeing the the country's famed Safari Rally return to the world circuit this year, despite the impact of the Covid-19 crisis but FIA President Jean Todt has said that despite the...

Igniting the circuit: Zanzibar’s Formula 1 revolution

Zanzibar has emerged as an audacious contender for an African event on the Formula 1 motorsport calendar. Backed by the government, revered competitors, and the sport's management, there is unanimous agreement on the significance of bringing this thrilling event...

At 900, MotoGP looks for more records

Brad Binder set South African pulses races with a scintillating win in his first MotoGP season at the Brno, Hungary track three weekends ago, and ever since, interest in Moto-GP across the continent has looked set to increase substantially....
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