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Month: April 2021

NEWS & FEATURES RALLY WRC 

WRC | RD3 – RALLY CROATIA 2021 | LEG 3

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The final day of Rally Croatia, the third round of the 2021 FIA World Rally Championships produced a truly thrilling and an extremely close final battle. This brand new Asphalt rally was the first of the four full tarmac rounds this year and has certainly delivered a challenge for the Worlds best drivers. Before the final days’ action had even begun out on the stages there was drama for the overnight rally leader, Sébastien Ogier. The seven-time World Champion was involved in a road traffic collision on the road section…

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NEWS & FEATURES RALLY WRC 

WRC | RD3 – RALLY CROATIA 2021 | LEG 2

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With another 8 stages over 121kms of competitive action, the second day of Rally Croatia was the longest leg of the event. Overnight rally leader Thierry Neuville had a far from ideal start to the mornings’ loop. Starting the day with a 7.7-second lead over Sébastien Ogier, the tyre strategy between teams would play a big part right from the off on that opening stage. Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Ogier had a good push in the mornings opening 20km stage (SS9 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1) and Neuville like…

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NEWS & FEATURES RALLY WRC 

WRC | RD3 – RALLY CROATIA 2021 | LEG1

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Making its debut into the FIA World Rally Championship this year and to the top level of rallying is newcomer Rally Croatia for round 3 of the Championships. With its service park based in the capital city of Zagreb to the northwest of Croatia, this new Asphalt rally has already delivered an extremely challenging opening day for the worlds best rally drivers from the WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3, and Junior WRC;  Photo: RedBull Content Pool Following a short 4.6km shakedown test stage on Thursday morning, where Toyota’s Elfyn Evans topped the…

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NEWS & FEATURES RALLY WRC 

WRC | PREVIEW | RD3 – RALLY CROATIA

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Making its debut into the FIA World Rally Championship this year and to the top level of rallying is newcomer Rally Croatia (22nd – 25th April). First held back in 1974 as a national rally and then incorporated into the European championship in 1986; from then on the Croatians have enjoyed rallying ever since. Photo: Croatia Rally Offering up an exciting new Asphalt challenge for the worlds best rally drivers from the WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3, and Junior WRC; this new event, with its service park based in the capital city…

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F1 NEWS & FEATURES RACE 

F1 | RD2 – EMILIA ROMAGNA GRAND PRIX 2021

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In what was the 2nd race of the 2021 calendar we saw a wet start to the EMILIA ROMAGNA GRAND Prix at the Imola Circuit. Photo: RedBull Content Pool With qualifying showing the pace of Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and not to mention Lando Norris (Mclaren), who unfortunately lost out on his top 3 position after a track limit infringement. The wet start was sure to be an opportunity for some of these “mid-field” teams, both with strategy and the possibility of mistakes from other drivers, to…

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NEWS & FEATURES RALLY 

RALLY | 68th RALLYE SANREMO 2021

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Ahead of Round 3 of the 2021 FIA World Rally Championships in Croatia, Hyundai WRT despatched its squad to the Italian coastal city of Sanremo for the 68th edition of this long-standing iconic asphalt rally.  Whilst their competitors such as Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT opted for local pre-event test days in Croatia, Hyundai chose a competitive environment in addition to its preparation. With the aim of not only providing some valuable seat time on Asphalt for a number of its crews but also to gain some further experience of running…

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Extreme E NEWS & FEATURES OFF ROAD 

EXT-E | RD1 – SAUDI ARABIA | DESERT X PRIX 2021

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After years in the making, the Electric Oddesy’s that is Extreme E had finally reached its first day of wheel to wheel, side by side racing.  Social media was alive and excited to see Extreme E, go racing in the DesertXPrix on the “looner-like” landscape of Alula, Saudi Arabia for the first time. But following the action-packed opening day which featured time trial qualifying, what was really on everyone’s minds was to see just how having multiple cars racing at the same time would play out on the 8.8km desert…

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Extreme E NEWS & FEATURES OFF ROAD 

EXT-E | RD1 – SAUDI ARABIA | DESERT X PRIX 2021 | QF

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A new and exciting form of Motorsport with a purpose has landed on planet earth this weekend and we have finally been able to experience a taster of what Extreme E has to offer. With its unique ethos and approach, Extreme E is offering up an epic five-race global calendar, staged in some of the most stunning remote landscapes that can be found. Extreme E utilizes the power of motorsport to showcase electric vehicles and their usage in motorsport but also aims to deliver not just awareness with regards to…

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Extreme E NEWS & FEATURES OFF ROAD 

EXT-E | Extreme E set for inaugural X Prix in just two days’ time

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Nine teams and 18 drivers to race in very first Extreme E event, the Desert X Prix. – World-first gender equal motorsport format features top driver talent including Jenson Button, Jamie Chadwick, Sébastien Loeb, Molly Taylor, Carlos Sainz and Sara Price. – Time Trial Qualifications on Saturday followed by multi-car racing on Sunday Finals – Guest pundits Karun Chandhok and Sam Bird to provide expert insight alongside Commentators Jennie Gow and Andrew Coley, and Layla-Anna Lee – Fan social voting to determine the Desert X Prix Final grid positions through…

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