DRIVERS 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di Resta) Q: ….Obviously your last lap didn’t count but lining up P3, could be P2 depending on Leclerc’s damage? Valtteri BOTTAS: To be honest I didn’t hear anything you said, but for … Read more
Welshman Elfyn Evans was the somewhat surprising leader of the 54th Vodafone Rally of Portugal after a further seven thrilling special stages on Saturday. Ott Tänak had been the dominant force for much of the day, the Estonian pedalling his Hyundai i20 Coupé to a string of four victories on five gravel stages. But the … Read more
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took a home pole position for Formula 1’s 2021 Monaco Grand Prix beating Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen with his opening lap of Q3. Leclerc then crashed midway through his final run to deny any of his rivals an opportunity as the red flags came out. In Q1, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas leds … Read more
Hyundai’s Ott Tänak claimed a clean sweep of speed test wins on Saturday morning to strengthen his lead at Vodafone Rally de Portugal. Just 9.0sec blanketed the Estonian, Toyota rival Elfyn Evans and Hyundai teammate Dani Sordo at the start of today’s second leg. Three fastest times from three special stages in the Cabreira Mountains, … Read more
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just under five hundredths of a second to take top spot in the final practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix as Williams’ Nichola Latifi and Haas’ Mick Schumacher both suffered heavy crashes. Despite heavy overnight rain there was little sign of drivers taking a … Read more
Hyundai driver Ott Tänak maintained his composure and erred on the side of caution when necessary to hold a lead of six seconds after eight special stages of the 54th Vodafone Rally of Portugal on Friday. The three Hyundai i20 Coupés looked set to dominate the first leg. Dani Sordo led the rally from the … Read more
Even greater performance and fascination for the top-of-the-line model of the Mercedes GLE-Class. The engineers, technicians and designers of BRABUS created a high-performance automobile in a class of its own based on the current GLE 63 S 4MATIC+ SUV or Coupe – the BRABUS 800 supercar. The BRABUS PowerXtra B40S-800 performance upgrade increases peak power … Read more
The Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 4MATIC+ is among the most popular luxury SUVs in the world and thus the perfect basis for a new BRABUS supercar! The Bottrop-based automobile manufacturer and refinement specialist presents a fascinating high-performance variant that leaves nothing to be desired: The BRABUS 800. To this end, the eight-cylinder engine with two turbochargers … Read more
Dani Sordo headed a Hyundai Motorsport clean sweep of the podium places at Vodafone Rally de Portugal after a dominant Friday morning for the Korean manufacturer. Sordo and new co-driver Borja Rozada took advantage of the best grip offered by a low start position on drying gravel roads to win two of the opening three … Read more
Among the many fascinating projects at Heritage – the Stellantis department dedicated to the protection and promotion of Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia and Abarth’s historical heritage – a special mention should clearly go to “Heritage Parts”, the line of spare parts for classic cars, faithfully reproduced courtesy of the collaboration with Mopar®, the brand dedicated to … Read more