Motorsports

Vettel leaving Ferrari F1, Sainz taking over

The Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team released a statement confirming what most fans and pundits suspected was bound to happen: Sebastian Vettel will leave the Scuderia at season’s end. After six years at Maranello, winning 14 times,…

Nissan PH to offer 370Z, 370Z Nismo sport cars

  Nissan has been climbing steadily up the Philippine sales charts, outpacing market growth. It has done this mainly on the wheels of two utility vehicles, the Navara pickup and the Terra SUV. Nissan Philippines will soon…

Mercedes-AMG clinches constructors’ title in Japan GP

THE Japanese Grand Prix has long been a fan- and driver-favorite, thanks to the Suzuka racetrack’s unique features which test drivers’ skills and cars’ aerodynamics — this is truly a proper racing circuit. Many titles have been…

Mercedes-AMG scores 6th-straight constructors’ title

MERCEDES-AMG Petronas became the first manufacturer to secure six consecutive Formula 1 constructors’ championship titles as drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton converted second-row starts into a win for the former, and a third-place finish for the…

Marquez wins eighth World Championship title

ALL year long Repsol Honda’s Marc “The Phenom” Marquez consistently out-raced his competitors and, coming into the Thailand round of the 2019 MotoGP season, the Spaniard only needed to score two points more than his closest rival,…

Mercedes remains unbeaten at Sochi

WITH three consecutive race wins under its belt, Ferrari is looking competitive in the fight for the championship. Granted, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes-AMG have a rather substantial points lead in drivers’ and constructors’ championship, but it is…

Mercedes scores 1-2 win in Formula 1 Russian GP as Ferrari fumbles

FERRARI’S Charles Leclerc secured his sixth pole position of the year — the most for any driver this season, and outqualified four-time world champion and teammate Sebastian Vettel for the 10th straight time — but lost Sunday’s…

Mercedes to power McLaren ‘from 2021 until at least 2024’

THIS may just be what the once mighty McLaren Racing team needs. The multiple world champion has just been assured it would get engines from Mercedes-Benz “from 2021 until at least 2024…under a long-term agreement,” according to…

On its race debut, Porsche 911 RSR takes one-two finish at the 4H of Silverstone

FIRST race. First win. The new Porsche 911 RSR secured a one-two victory in its race debut at the season-opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone in Great Britain. Drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Richard…

Access Plus Racing posts strong performance in Sepang

THE Access Plus Racing-Ducati Philippines-Essenza team said it posted its best result in its ASB1000 campaign in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARCC) as the team returned to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia last weekend. Team…