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Retro Rewind Exclusive Loeb Signs Dakar Deal November 2020 SOUTH AFRICAN and WORLD racing NEWS and VIEWS KARTING SA CROSS COUNTRY DTM Photo: Heinrich Sauer Photo: Nadia Jordaan Photo: dtm.com See Pages 12 & 13 See Page 17 See Page 16 MERCEDES SLAMS HAMILTON CRITICS See page 9 Photo by: MotoGP.com Retro Rewind Loeb Signs Exclusive Dakar Deal Page 10 Page 14 Live Your Best Life With TyreLife Solutions The Best Solution Recognise that you deserve to live your best life – TyreLife Solutions does. That is why they offer the ultimate solution for your driving needs. TyreLife Solutions is the Southern African distributor of world class tyre and wheel brands. Their tyre range of premium tyre brands consist of Cooper, Mickey Thompson and Momo tyres. TyreLife Solutions also offer a range of high-quality stylish alloy wheels in the Mickey Thompson, Dick Cepek and Pro Comp brands and a durable Dynamic steel wheels. The American owned Coopertire company are global leaders in the tyre industry. 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But Horner says this is just onto the Formula 1 scene in the beginning for his star driver, 2015 he instantly impressed who is now competing in his sixth with his speed behind the full F1 season. wheel, despite being just “Is there more to come from 17-years-old at the time. Max? Look, I think just as he gains Since then he has gone on to experience he’s just maturing as a become one of the most exciting driver,” Horner said. drivers in the sport – but his Red “He’s only just literally turned Bull boss Christian Horner says 23 years of age, but he’s got a there is still a lot more to come significant amount of races behind from the talented Dutchman. him now and he’s just growing and Verstappen famously won the growing. You can see that maturity Spanish Grand Prix on his debut in the car, in his racing and I for Red Bull, after being promoted think there’s exciting times ahead mid-season from the Toro Rosso of him.” team, to become the youngest Picture: Pirelli winner in F1 history – he was just 18 at the time – and has since added eight more wins to his tally. This season he has become the MORE TO COME: When Max only real challenger to Mercedes Verstappen burst onto the drivers Lewis Hamilton and Formula 1 scene in 2015 he Valtteri Bottas, beating the pair to instantly impressed with his victory in the 70th Anniversary speed behind the wheel, Grand Prix at Silverstone, and despite being just 17-years-old making the podium in every race at the time. He was absent from last it’s great,” Stoner said. “It is weekend’s Aragon GP and will really difficult to be in someone sit out the Teruel round after else’s mind. testing positive for COVID-19 “For me, when I was Rossi A Sad Sight last Thursday. competing against Valentino, he Speaking to Motorsport. was a winner, a killer. He did a top five or a podium “like grand prix motorcycle world com, Stoner notes Rossi “seems everything possible to win races. a victory”. champion scored a third-place to be struggling to win” now as “Now, however, a top five or MOTOGP Rossi will continue his finish in July’s Andalusian Grand he commented on the Italian’s a podium is like a victory for him Prix and three more top five finishes decision to remain in MotoGP and this is sad for me. He always Double MotoGP world MotoGP career into 2021 after since – though registered three- next year. “I think it all depends did everything possible to win champion Casey Stoner says signing a new deal with Yamaha successive DNFs from the Emilia on Valentino; if he still enjoys the the races and today he seems to it’s “sad” for him to see to join Petronas SRT with full Romagna to the Catalan GP. sport and maintains some speed, be struggling to win.” Valentino Rossi celebrating factory support. The nine-time Hybrid Gets Go Ahead As well as giving crews a power stiffness in the case of a roll. Side The FIA’s Rally Director, “Introducing the hybrid WRC boost on the stages, the technology impact protection is also being Yves Matton, said: “Looking to car was key to getting the is set to be used on road sections. beefed up, with more material the future, the key is the elements manufacturers’ commitment of the Rally1 philosophy: first, The next generation of Test work on the new system, being introduced into the door bars. for 2022 and this is why it was hybrid and sustainable technology; World Rally Championship which was awarded to German Other changes introduced by not possible to think about second, improvement in safety; and cars will adopt a bespoke firm Compact Dynamics in March, the World Motor Sport Council postponing the introduction of third, cost reduction. 100kW plug-in hybrid is expected to begin next February. include reducing the number of this technology in the World “These are even more system after the final ‘Rally1’ To improve safety, Rally1 cars engines each crew can run in Rally Championship. important now than when we technical regulations were will feature a secondary hoop built the WRC from three to two, and started with these rules two agreed by the FIA’s World into the roll cage behind the driver removing the anti-lag system’s years ago. 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