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Mumbai-based driver Jehan Daruvala has confirmed his participation in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The Sahara Force India Academy racer has joined team Carlin for the 2017 season and takes another step, as he aims to drive in the coveted Formula One series one day.

It proved to be a moment of joy for Gurmeet Virdi and Kirpal Singh Tung as they fought off solid competition to win the 'under 3,050cc diesel' category. The team went to finish the Grand Final stage of the main RFC event in Malaysia, being the first ever Indians in doing so.

Mercedes has accepted that Fernando Alonso can be considered as the driver to take up Nico Rosberg's position in the Formula One team. However, with the Spygate scandal having soured Alonso and Mercedes' relationship in the past, it needs to be seen if the team will be able move past the scandal and start afresh with Alonso racing alongside Hamilton.

In a shocker to the motorsport world and fans alike, the newest Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has announced his retirement from the sport with immediate effect. Speaking at the of Friday's FIA prize giving gala, Rosberg said, "I want to take the opportunity to announce that I have decided to end my Formula 1 career in this moment here."

The 2016 season of Formula One has just about ended and we've all seen Nico Rosberg being crowned as World Champion and yes we'll have to wait till the last week of March for the next season of this racing championship. But there's good news as the official calendar for the 2017 F1 season is already out and well, there are a few changes made in this one.

The provisional calendar for the 2017 World Superbike Championship has been announced and is all set to commence at Phillip Island, Australia from February 24. The new season will also see a change in its schedule compared to this year with Jerez and Sepang being dropped from the calendar and Portimao being added. The organisers are yet to announce the track for WSBK's penultimate round.

Nico Rosberg finally secured his first Formula One title as he finished on the podium at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, even as Lewis Hamilton won the final race of the 2016 season.

As the Hamilton vs. Rosberg title battle goes down to the wire, the big question is who will win the 2016 World Drivers' Championship. Here's a prediction we're going to stick our heads out and make - respective of the outcome, when fans look back on the season they'll probably believe that 'the best driver did not win'.