Thed Björk and Polestar Cyan Racing head to World Touring Car Championship finale

Thed Björk and Polestar Cyan Racing head to World Touring Car Championship finale with one mission – to win both driver and manufacturer titles

Championship leaders Thed Björk and Polestar Cyan Racing are heading to the closest FIA World Touring Car Championship season finale in eight years this week in Qatar where Björk could become Sweden’s first motor racing World Champion.

Elfyn Evans stays with World Champions for 2018

– M-Sport promotes Welshman to its main attack
– Dayinsure Wales Rally GB winner targets more success in New Year
– Defending champion Sébastien Ogier sets sights on sixth title
– Tickets for 2018 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB on sale in Spring

Fresh from his history-making victory on last month’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB, comes confirmation that Welsh rally star Elfyn Evans will be promoted within the title winning M-Sport team for the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship.

Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1

– Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1 after more than 30 years away from the sport
– Alfa Romeo and Sauber F1 Team have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement covering strategic, commercial and technological cooperation
– The official name will be Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team

The prestigious Italian brand owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) today signed a multi-year technical and commercial partnership agreement with Swiss Sauber F1 Team for participation in the Formula 1 world championship beginning with the 2018 season.

The single-seaters will sport the distinctive colors and logo of Alfa Romeo, the team’s Title Sponsor, and will be equipped with 2018 Ferrari power units.

The passion-inspiring Worlds of Renault Sport Formula One Team® and Lego® France join froces at L’Atelier Renault

– Renault Sport Formula One Team® and LEGO® have formed a major partnership driven by passion to mark the 40th anniversary of Renault’s involvement in F1
– L’Atelier Renault is to display a full-sized R.S.17 Formula 1 car made entirely of LEGO bricks, plus a brand-new set of activities for young and older visitors alike
– Young fans of LEGO and F1 will be able to take part in free creative workshops featuring LEGO bricks

Renault Sport Formula One Team® and LEGO® have formed a major partnership driven by passion to mark the 40th anniversary of Renault’s involvement in Formula 1.

Quadruple World Champion Yvan Muller strengthens Polestar Cyan Racing in Qatar WTCC season finale

The Polestar Cyan Racing line-up in the 2017 FIA World Touring Car Championship season finale in Qatar will be strengthened by quadruple World Champion, Yvan Muller, who will take the seat of the third Volvo S60 Polestar TC1.

“I am glad to be back racing again after working hard together with the team during this season to get us in a double points lead ahead of the final race weekend. My objective is to help Thed become driver’s World Champion and support Polestar Cyan Racing to deliver the team World Championship. It is going to be tough, but I have no doubt that we have what it takes to accomplish that in Qatar,” said Yvan Muller.

Triple F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet to be honoured at the Autosport Awards as full list of contenders is confirmed

– Three-time Formula 1 World Champion, Nelson Piquet, will be honoured with the Gregor Grant Award for Lifetime Achievement when he attends the 2017 Autosport Awards ceremony
– Piquet made 204 race starts, won 23 races and had 60 podiums during a 13-year Formula 1 career
– Previous Gregor Grant Award for Lifetime Achievement winners include Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss, Alain Prost and Emerson Fittipaldi
– Among the nominees for this year’s prestigious Awards are Lewis Hamilton for International Racing Driver of the Year, who claimed his fourth F1 World Championship this year and Fernando Alonso for Rookie of the Year, who set the motorsport world alight with his stellar Indy 500 debut in May
– This year’s awards take place on Sunday 3 December at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane
– Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxMrjrd4iS4&feature=youtu.be
– For more information, visit autosportawards.com

First 50 crews commit to Rally 2WD on Rally North Wales

Pledges of support from 50 crews have now been received for Rally North Wales, which will be the first rally to be organised to the new Rally 2WD format on Saturday 24 March.

The team behind Rally 2WD has been working behind the scenes to confirm support for the first event and now have 50 commitments from the historic fraternity, with more expected. Importantly, the numbers include at least 15 cars from Category 1 (pre-1968), which will be a massive improvement over this season when only two or three of the older cars were active on forest rallies.

The organising team from Wolverhampton and South Staffs Car Club has planned its annual event in the classic Welsh forests around R2WD, the new initiative designed to rekindle support for gravel rallying for all two-wheel drive cars, both modern and historic.