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A visit to Red Bull Racing’s HQ in Bahrain
Curiosity led us to a visit to Aston Martin’s HQ in Bahrain, which also happens to be Red Bull Racing’s F1 motorhome,…
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The Middle East region is home to a number of world-class motorsport facilities. crankandpiston.com endeavours to cover the very best and brightest from both national and international racing series, from the hugely popular underground drifting events to star-studded global meetings that attract the creme-de-la-creme of the motorsport scene.
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Citroën unceremoniously drops Kris Meeke from its rally team
Northern Irish rally driver, Kris Meeke, has lost his drive with Citroën Racing after a series of ‘particularly heavy’ accidents Last night, Citroën Racing…
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Senna’s iconic McLaren MP4/8A F1 car sells for $4,949,000
Senna won the 1993 Monaco Grand Prix in the car – and sold in Monaco for a sizeable fee Ayrton Senna’s 1993…
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Jenson Button signs up for 2018/19 WEC drive
Former F1 champ to make LMP1 debut at Le Mans with SMP Racing Only a week before the curtain-raising race of the…
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Le Mans 24hr – does the world’s greatest endurance race have a future?
Scrutinising the prospects of motorsport, the team mulls over the problems faced by the WEC and its Le Mans 24-hour showpiece As a…
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Volkswagen reveals electric ID R race car set to compete at 2018 Pikes Peak hill climb
VW is hoping to break the Pikes Peak EV record with its ID R, driven by three-time ‘Race to the Clouds’ winner…
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Red Bull reveals its 2018 F1 entry – plus our 2018 F1 season preview
2018 Red Bull RB14 launched, has it caught up with Mercedes and Ferrari? Red Bull is the latest team to reveal its…
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina
He might have won the F1 Championship but that didn’t stop Lewis Hamilton complaining about Yas Marina after 2017’s Abu Dhabi Grand…
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Racing back in time. Gulf Historic.
Old racers never die, they just end up in private collections and are rarely seen in the outside world. Gulf Historic is…
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New limited edition McLaren MSO X is a race-inspired 570S supercar
A US-based McLaren dealer has ordered 10 McLaren MSO cars aping the marque’s 570S GT4 race car McLaren Newport Beach has ordered…
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Xavier Foj – an interview with a Dakar Rally veteran
We meet one of the most successful off-road racers of all time and veteran of no fewer than 27 Dakar rallies –…
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Dakar Rally 2018 – cars, drivers and latest news
Daily updates and highlights from the 2018 Dakar Rally. The 40th Dakar Rally kicked off on 6 January. Formerly known as the…