MOTORSPORTS

In another proud moment for South African motorsport, Roshni Gajjar from Gqeberha, has been announced as one of the first four recipients of the prestigious Global Research Scholarship, awarded by the FIA in support of its United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) campaign. The four scholars selected will carry out Masters ...

FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, has lauded the first African Karting Cup which took place this weekend at Zwartkops,  as an overwhelming success saying, “Congratulations to all competitors who took part in the first Africa Karting Cup in collaboration with Motorsport South Africa. ‘‘Thanks to the vision and commitment of ...

Excitement is already in the air as participants start flooding into South Africa from across Africa for the big showdown at the first African Karting Cup on Saturday 17 February at the Zwartkops Kart Circuit in Centurion. Forty of the finest participants from across Africa including Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, ...

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has become the first motorsport team to sign The Climate Pledge, a commitment from some of the world’s top companies to reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040. The Climate Pledge was founded in 2019 by Global Optimism and Amazon with the objective of contributing to ...

With just two weeks to go until the start of the inaugural African Karting Cup (AKC) which will be taking place in South Africa, a new venue has been announced as the maiden edition of the championship will now take place  at Zwartkops Kart Circuit in Centurion between 15 – ...

Next month, the African karting spotlight will be placed firmly on South Africa as the country hosts the inaugural African Karting Cup (AKC) between 15 – 17 February at the Formula-K Kart circuit in Benoni. Forty of the finest participants from over 15 African countries including Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, ...

James Allison has signed a long-term contract extension to remain as Technical Director, the team can confirm. The news reinforces the technical leadership of the team during a period of renewal ahead of the major rule changes for 2026. James joined the team in 2017 as Technical Director, overseeing a ...

Bridgestone Corporation on Thursday announced that it will supply BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S23 tyres as original equipment for the new European road sports MT-09 released by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Yamaha Motor’s new MT-09 version has been developed under The Knight Horse concept, further refining the ride quality of The Rodeo ...

Sustainability-focused water purification innovator, Bluewater,  is supplying reusable drinks bottles to all members of the ERT Formula E race team, both drivers and the support staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes at the factory and during race events. The initiative is poised to eliminate the need for more than ...

Very little is known about the health of Formula One great Michael Schumacher 10 years after his skiing accident and the family aims to keep it that way. The German suffered serious head injuries in the incident in the French Alps on December 29, 2013 and has not been seen ...