14 May 2015 - 28 May 2015 • R15.00 (incl.) SOUTH AFRICAN and WORLD racing NEWS and VIEWS WRC Formula One KARTING Photo: Hyundai Photo: Pirelli.com Photo: quickpic.com See Page 6 See Pages 8 & 9 See Page 13 Red Bull F1 Future In Doubt See page 3 Photo: Neels van den Heever INSIDE: 00915 MotoGP See Page 4 9 780620 455831 Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Motorsport World • 14 May 2015 • 3 EDITOR IN CHIEF Robbyn Ramsay Rea Dream Run Presents NORTHERN REGIONS were his best results of the season [email protected] WSBK putting him up to third in the championship. He is now only Jonathan Rea (KRT) scored 25 points from second place rider two convincing WorldSBK Leon Haslam. Champions Race Day MANAGING EDITOR wins at Imola and in a strong Speaking afterwards Rea performance from the Kawasaki said “It has been incredible this Craig Ramsay Racing Team in general his weekend and I do not know what team-mate Tom Sykes was to say because this kind of run has CATCH ALL THE ACTION!! [email protected] second in each contest. never happened to me before. I Rea has now won eight of the am just enjoying the moment. The ten races run so far in 2015. Rea’s key to the weekend was working There Will Be A Full Days Racing - Featuring: phenomenal Imola performance hard with Pere and Paolo Friday LETTERS means he has scored eight wins and Saturday to make sure we had from ten starts in the FIM Superbike a package we could fight with. I Formula Monoposto • Sports Racing Association • Historic Motorcycle Group • Big Boss Auto [email protected] Championship this year, and he was honestly a little bit worried ANOTHER VICTORY: Rea on his way to another overall Super Saloons • Libra productions Silver Cup • 250 Super Karts • Alfa Trofeo Racing • Yokohama now enjoys a huge championship about the six lap first race because victory this last weekend. points advantage of 87 points over we were not really set up to be so two I watched the gap behind and one second I thought ‘keep going Modified Production Cars • Liqui moly Inex Legends • Midvaal Historics his nearest challenger. strong in the beginning of the race Arturo was giving me great signals and no mistakes’.” WEBSITE For Sykes, two second places but we were able to win. In race from pitlane. When the gap got to Pic: WorldSBK.com www.ramcom.co.za RACING STARTS FROM 11AM DON’T MISS THE CHANCE TO SEE MOTORSPORT AT ITS BEST! MARKETING MANAGER Haslam Back For Donington The Red Devils Aprilia man this out. The Englishman will required through Imola’s Variante Stewart Ramsay WSBK was chasing team-mate Jordi Torres undergo further tests to rule out any Alta/Bassa chicanes. in fifth position when he crashed possible complications. A single fourth place in 082 570 2995 Leon Haslam believes he at the fast turn three, claiming Until then it had proved to be a race one was his reward for the should be 100 percent fit for on Twitter that it was “one of the trying weekend for Haslam around day as he lost vital ground to [email protected] his home World Superbike biggest highsides of my career”. a track that isn’t totally suited to the championship leader Jonathan race at Donington Park after It was suspected Haslam had Aprilia RSV4 RF. After qualifying Rea, who scored another suffering a massive highside suffered a cracked rib in the incident fifth, the 31-year old was struggling resounding double victory. but subsequent medical tests ruled PUBLISHER in the second race at Imola. with the rapid changes of direction RamCom Publishing (Pty) Ltd either Audi is coming or we are talks,” he explained. out,” he told the BBC. Audi meanwhile have stated Phone: 082 570 2995 Red Bull May Quit F1 However, the Austrian denied that while they are “looking” into that formal talks between the two F1, they have yet to decide yes manufacturer has struggled to adapt parties had begun. or no. FORMULA 1 to the hybrid engines that were “There are so many rumours. 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DISTRIBUTION On The Dot No Holding Back For Hamilton Asking the etam if it was SALE OUTLETS FORMULA 1 “impossible to catch” Rosberg, the World Champion was told Spar Lewis Hamilton says he will “we should just consolidate ZWARTKOPS 16 MAY definitely be making sure he is the position.” Garage Shops never again told to hold potion Hamilton was not happy about after being told to consolidate hearing that. Airports his second position in the “It’s not nice for a driver ever Spanish Grand Prix. to hear that,” he said on Sunday Win a set of A line mag List of distribution outlets avail- The British racer spent most of night. “I’m here to race; I’m not here to finish second, so naturally able on website his Sunday afternoon trailing the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. I ignored that.” However, once his three-stop The Brit continued to push hard, wheels for your car strategy saw him leapfrog the forcing Rosberg to do the same. German, Hamilton began to hunt Come to the regional racing find the a line wheel display down his team-mate Nico Rosberg Pic : Pirelli.com LEADER: Rosberg who took the win in front of Hamilton, but for the race victory. will that change next round? and hand in your entry to stand a chance of winning Got A Story Mail Craig [email protected] 4 • 14 May 2015 • Motorsport World Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Rossi Talks Championship of his career - after finishing behind but also in the race I wasn’t strong MOTOGP team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and enough to fight with Jorge and also reigning champion Marc Márquez, with Marc. Valentino Rossi insists he is while nearest rival Dovizioso “Especially entering the corners not yet thinking about the managed only ninth after an off- I wasn’t at 100%. I had one moment championship standings track excursion. in the race where I was not doing so despite extending his But despite his advantage, Rossi bad and I was close to Marc. advantage over Andrea says his focus is on improving his Rossi believes that Lorenzo’s Dovizioso to 15 points at the Yamaha after struggling at Jerez. victory at Jerez means that both Spanish Grand Prix. “It was a difficult weekend,” Yamaha riders will be in contention Rossi maintained his 100% conceded Rossi. “”[But] in the end for this year’s crown. podium record in 2015 - the 200th it’s a podium, so it’s not so bad, Pic: Yamahamotogp.com Problems For Marquez with Marquez’s Austin victory “For some reason we are MOTOGP Honda’s sole success so far. Last really strong on one lap but over year the team took 14 wins from the race distance, that is where we Honda’s main problem with its 18 GPs - 13 of them, including are struggling.” 2015 MotoGP machine is how the first 10 straight races, “But we are trying to work on it works with the rear tyres, with Marquez. it and we have some ideas. We according to reigning champion The Spaniard said long-run didn’t try them [at Jerez] because Marc Marquez. Yamaha has pace was the key struggle “At the I was not sure with the finger won three of the four grands moment our problem is the rear,” and everything.” prix held so far this season, he said. LEADER: Can Rossi hold the points lead to the end of the season for another championship? Yamaha Deny Lorenzo Leaving Yamaha team boss Lin Jarvis MOTOGP said there would definitely be no changes to Yamaha’s line-up Yamaha have denied that next year. Jorge Lorenzo is going to leave “I can assure you and the the MotoGP team join Ducati. MotoGP paddock that Jorge will be Yamaha says Jorge Lorenzo with Yamaha for 2016,” he told the has already agreed to see out his official MotoGP website. two-year contract with the team “We’ve talked already and it’s and dismissed rumours he could already clear. He wants to stay with leave for Ducati in 2016. us, we want to stay with him, and Reports in the French media it’s done. after the grand prix in Argentina “Jorge will be with us this year had suggested Lorenzo was and next year.” opening talks with the rapidly- Pic: Bridgestone improving Ducati team. Aprilia Gearbox Winner NEW TEAM: Will Jorge make the move to Ducati for 2016? feeling because I rode with the MOTOGP Honda seamless and this is not too far from it,” he declared.