Motor Sport

Apr 17, 2018 16:04
NEW DELHI: Indian tyre major MRF has confirmed its much awaited entry into the FIA World Rally Championship-2 category with ace driver Gaurav Gill. The switch to WRC-2 ends MRF's 16-year campaign in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship where it won nine titles, including three with Gill.
Apr 13, 2018 13:04
MADRID: MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna Sports has announced eyetime as title sponsor for the Austrian Grand Prix 2018, naming it the eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich.  Staged at the spectacular Red Bull Ring in the Styrian alps, the event will take place from the 10th to 12th August.
Apr 13, 2018 11:04
NEW DELHI: Land Rover India has announced the commencement of its Above and Beyond Tour 2018-19, formerly known as the Land Rover Experience. The tour is set to begin on April 13, 2018 in Chandigarh and will traverse 12 cities across India.  Details about the date, time and venue for the rest of the cities will be revealed in due course.
Apr 11, 2018 16:04
LONDON: With the ABB FIA Formula E Championship's new Gen2 car hitting the streets at the end of this year, the FIA - motorsport's governing body - has confirmed the full list of manufacturers that will homologate powertrains from season six.
Apr 10, 2018 16:04
BERLIN: Retired former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has confirmed his long-term commitment to electric car racing as an investor and shareholder in Formula E. Rosberg's "public unveiling" as a Formula E shareholder will be when he gets behind the wheel of the official ABB FIA Formula E Championship's Gen2 car at the 2018 Berlin E-Prix on May 19 for a test drive. 
Apr 09, 2018 11:04
MADRID: Two Wheels for Life, the official charity of MotoGP, is launching a new initiative in 2018: the Million Euro challenge.  Working together with MotoGP teams, riders, the paddock, FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports, the goal is to raise the bar and meet the remarkable target of raising €1 million this season.
Apr 06, 2018 17:04
LONDON: The Sahara Force India Formula 1 team unveiled its plans to launch its official eSports F1 team, which will aim to bring the professionalism of real Formula 1 to the realm of simulator-like competitive online gaming.  The brand new Hype Energy eForce India team has been unveiled to coincide with the launch of the official F1 2018 eSports Championship.
Apr 06, 2018 17:04
MANAMA: Liberty Media controlled Formula 1, at a meeting held at the Bahrain International Circuit here Friday, presented the teams and the FIA its proposals for the future of F1 from 2021 onwards.
Apr 05, 2018 15:04
LONDON: Acronis, a global leader in hybrid cloud data protection and storage, and Sahara Force India Formula 1 team Wednesday announced an official data protection technology partnership.  Acronis will provide backup, disaster recovery, software-defined storage, file sync and share, and artificial intelligence-based ransomware protection to the team's factory, wind tunnel, and trackside IT infrastructure.
Mar 24, 2018 18:03
LONDON: Sahara Force India is taking cool to a new level this season by fitting a flip-flop to its Formula One cars as part of a new partnership with flip-flop brand Havaianas.  No longer will fans see a halo, but the strap of Havaianas’ iconic footwear.