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Apr
10
2024
By Mpho Rantao
Formula E double-header arrives at Misano Circuit. 

Formula E double-header arrives at Misano Circuit. 

MOTORSPORT
Formula E is set for a double dose of action in Italy this weekend. The series is set to take place at the Misano Circuit, in Rimini, for an exhilarating double-header racing weekend. Get ready for back-to-back races as the championship stages its sixth and seventh rounds following a competitive Tokyo Eprix. While Formula E has held races in Italy since its inception, this marks the series' inaugural visit to the Misano circuit, which is a stone's throw from Imola's iconic track used in Formula One (Emilia Romagna Grand Prix).  Past Formula E races in Italy were held at the Circuito Cittadino…
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Mar
30
2024
By The African Mirror
Maserati’s Max Gunther grabs Tokyo Eprix win

Maserati’s Max Gunther grabs Tokyo Eprix win

MOTORSPORT
“KONNICHIWA" from this author as Formula E (FE) returns this weekend, taking its fifth round to Japan. Japan is a popular racing spot with a rich motorsport history. Several current FE drivers have raced there in both Formula 1 and SuperFormula, often leading to exciting moments, like this year’s inaugural Tokyo EPrix. HIGH STAKES AND OVERTAKES Following a thrilling Sao Paulo EPrix, FE fans were treated to another race winner in Maserati MSG’s Maximilian Gunther. Gunther took the chequered flag after 35 laps (two added for the safety car), and grabbed his and Maserati’s first win since the 2023 Jakarta…
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Mar
18
2024
By Mpho Rantao
São Paulo heats up with dramatic win for Sam Bird

São Paulo heats up with dramatic win for Sam Bird

MOTORING NEWS
FORMULA E returned from a month-long break and travelled to Brazil for the fifth round of the world championship. Sam Bird celebrates towards the podium of the 2024 São Paulo E-Prix. Picture: Supplied São Paulo, a city with a rich motorsport heritage, was electrified as it geared up for the adrenaline-pumping race that brought feisty competition and flying front wings.  NEOM McLaren’s Sam Bird stormed to win the race, a tough battle against Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans that carried after the second safety car right until the end of the race 34-lap race.  Evans and Bird engage in a…
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Feb
04
2024
By MPHO RANTAO
Lewis Hamilton shocks F1 with surprise Ferrari move

Lewis Hamilton shocks F1 with surprise Ferrari move

MOTORSPORT
WHETHER Formula 1 (F1) chooses to acknowledge this or not, a historic moment happened on February 1, 2024, when Mercedes AMG F1 Petronas team driver Sir Lewis Hamilton was announced to become a Scuderia Ferrari driver from the 2025 F1 season.  Social media across all platforms all but shook when British broadcaster Sky Sports F1 News dropped the bombshell reports of Hamilton’s unexpected exit from the Brackley-based team following the 2024 season. The announcement trended higher than the global football deadline day and had football social media accounts reposting the news as well. https://twitter.com/scuderiaferrari/status/1753133900925129140?s=46&t=fie-xWLwPZ0SYPvWeGCBvA It was initially considered a rumour…
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Jun
06
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
Zanzibar bids to host Africa’s 1st F1 race

Zanzibar bids to host Africa’s 1st F1 race

NEWS
SIX decades after gaining independence, the island of Zanzibar is on the cusp of making motorsport history by ensuring that Tanzania becomes the second African country after South Africa, to secure the coveted rights to host Formula 1. According to Sportface.it, an Italian sports platform, the semi-autonomous island province has been diligently pursuing admission as one of the Formula 1 calendar's venues, for the past five years - and is now being taken seriously. Leading the charge is the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority, which has tenaciously championed the cause. Undeterred by the substantial financial commitments required, the authority has persisted…
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Jun
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Zanzibar bids to host Africa’s 1st Formula One race

Zanzibar bids to host Africa’s 1st Formula One race

NEWS
BIRD STORY AGENCY SIX decades after gaining independence, the island of Zanzibar is on the cusp of making motorsport history by ensuring that Tanzania becomes the second African country after South Africa, to secure the coveted rights to host Formula 1. According to Sportface.it, an Italian sports platform, the semi-autonomous island province has been diligently pursuing admission as one of the Formula 1 calendar's venues, for the past five years - and is now being taken seriously. Leading the charge is the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority, which has tenaciously championed the cause. Undeterred by the substantial financial commitments required, the…
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Jan
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Driver and YouTube star Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident

Driver and YouTube star Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident

WORLD
THE world of motorsport paid tribute to American Ken Block, the professional rally driver whose daring stunts made him an internet sensation, after his death aged 55 in a snowmobile accident. Block's Hoonigan Racing team confirmed his death in a statement on Instagram on Monday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hoonigan Industries (@thehoonigans) "Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband. He will be incredibly missed," it said. The accident occurred in Utah's Wasatch County and the Sheriff's Office said that Block was riding on a steep slope…
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Jun
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Van Der Linde’s Monza win

Van Der Linde’s Monza win

SPORT
SOUTH African racing driver Kelvin Van Der Linde capped off his debut weekend in touring car racing with a win in the second DTM race in Monza. Van Der Linde earned pole position in the second qualifying session of the weekend, finishing ahead of race one winner and Formula 1 reserve driver Liam Lawson. Lawson threatened Van Der Linde's position at the start of the race with the ABT Motorsport driver pulling a fantastic, aggressive move exiting the first chicane to save first position. Van Der Linde followed up a sensational qualifying by dominating the last race of the weekend…
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Feb
27
2021
By The African Mirror
It’s all systems go for Perez and Red Bull

It’s all systems go for Perez and Red Bull

SPORT
BOITUMELO RANTAO  MAN met the machine.  The machine was both powerful and colourful. The acquaintances took a few laps and the man pronounced himself ready for probably the biggest challenge of his Formula One career.  After his dramatic move to Red Bull, a stunt that shocked F1 fans and saved his career, Sergio Perez finally got behind the wheel of the red, yellow and blue car. And while Perez will race for Red Bull in the newly-built 2021 car, he had to use the 2018 car, one that was driven by the man he replaced - Alex Albon - to…
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