2016 MSA Formula – Kjaergaard Signs With Fortec

Kjaergaard Signs With Fortec for 2016 MSA Formula Campaign In a week which has seen the announcement that Dane Kevin Magnussen will return to the Formula 1 grid, another driver from Denmark is looking to make waves in single-seater motorsport. Nicolai Kjaergaard is to make the step up to MSA Formula, powered by Ford EcoBoost,…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Laliberté Goes to School at the Race Track

Laliberté Goes to School at the Race Track International motor racing drivers competing in the Toyota Racing Series do not just arrive here with their helmet and racing overalls. The majority have come to New Zealand for the five consecutive weekends of racing with at least one support person to enhance their performance on the…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Taupo, Testing Day 2, Habsburg All the Way

Day 2, Test Session 1 1st – No. 62, Ferdinand Habsburg, AUT, Giles Motorsport, 1:23.171 2nd – No. 10, Artem Markelov, RUS, M2 Competition, 1:23.226 3rd – No. 31, Lando Norris*, GBR, M2 Competition, 1:23.229 4th – No. 33, Guan Yu Zhou*, CHN, M2 Competition, 1:23.379 5th – No. 5, Pedro Piquet, BRA, M2 Competition,…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Round 4, Schedule

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Round 4, Schedule The Toyota Racing Series continues at the Taupo this weekend February 6th/7th. The top seven on the points table are closely matched, with the top Kiwi driver Brendon Leitch fifth overall and just 14 points away from second. He has already had two second places in races…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Svetlana is Breaking the Mould

Svetlana is Breaking the Mould For the last two years Svetlana Strelnikova has celebrated her birthday in an oyster restaurant at Bluff. Strelnikova is in a unique position in world motorsport as the Team Principal of Russian Time, which competes in the GP2 series, the curtain raiser to most of the European rounds of the…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Points After Round 3, Norris Keeps Control

Points After Race 9 of 15 1st, Lando Norris*, 518 points 2nd, Pedro Piquet, 466 points 3rd, Jehan Daruvala, 463 points 4th, Guanyu Zhou*, 460 points 5th, Brendon Leitch, 452 points 6th, Ferdinand Habsburg/Artem Markelov, 423 points 8th, James Munro, 320 points 9th, Antoni Ptak, 303 points 10th, Taylor Cockerton*, 289 points 11th, Devlin DeFrancesco*,…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Hampton Downs, Race 1 to Norris

Norris extends Toyota Racing Series lead Lando Norris has extended his lead in the Toyota Racing Series after winning this afternoon’s preliminary race at Hampton Downs from Jehan Daruvala and Pedro Piquet. “I just wanted to control the race,” said 16 year old Norris after taking a flag to flag victory – an unusual occurrence…