The new Mercedes-Benz Citan is now available to order. The small van will initially be launched as a Panel Van and a Tourer. Later there will be further variants with a long wheelbase as well as a Mixto version. The first markets will see Citan deliveries by the end of October. Prices start at 23,024.12 … Read more
The stunning new Al-Bayt Stadium will host the ceremonial start and finish of the forthcoming Qatar International Baja, a counting round of the FIM Bajas World Cup taking place on September 30th-October 2nd. The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) confirmed today that the spectacular sporting facility at Al-Khor, 35km north of Doha, will showcase … Read more
Al-Futtaim’s Trading Enterprises, the exclusive distributor of Volvo Cars in the UAE, has announced In Volvo Cars’ next generation of fully electric cars, customers can look forward to a car that gets better every day and offers a simple, serene and seamless Volvo user experience – from getting a car, to being inside it and … Read more
DRIVERS 1 – Daniel RICCIARDO (McLaren) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Valtteri not a bad weekend for you, first in the sprint yesterday and third today from the back of the grid. Talk us through the race? Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, starting from the back … Read more
Daniel Ricciardo took his first Formula 1 in more than three years and McLaren’s first since 2012 at the end of a dramatic Italian Grand in which a collision involving Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton saw both title contenders exit the race. With Lando Norris following Ricciardo home to hand McLaren it’s first one-two finish … Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Present: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Kalle Rovanperä (FIN) Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Martin Järveoja (EST) Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien Ogier (FRA) Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) Q: Kalle how does it feel to win? KR: I feel really good. It was really tough rally, … Read more
Twenty-year-old Kalle Rovanperä landed his second FIA World Rally Championship event win on Sunday afternoon after dominating Acropolis Rally Greece. The Finn led for virtually the entire four-day fixture on rocky mountain roads in central Greece to win by 42.1sec in a Toyota Yaris. The victory came two months after he became the youngest WRC … Read more
German tyre manufacturer, Continental, has unveiled its new high-performance tyre, the SportContact 7. With advanced technologies, such as adaptive tread design that adjusts to different road surfaces, and a size-specific tread pattern, the tyres offer maximum driving pleasure for a variety of sporty vehicles. The SportContact 7 was developed for ultra-high performance (UHP) cars such … Read more
Sports car manufacturer Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly CO2-neutral fuel (eFuel) in Punta Arenas, Chile. The ground-breaking ceremony for this pioneering project took place in the presence of Chile’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet. A pilot plant … Read more
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with a dominant Sprint Qualifying victory at Monza, but it will be Max Verstappen who will start tomorrow’s Italian Grand Prix from the front of the grid as grid penalties from a Friday power unit swap drop the Finnish driver to the back of … Read more