Motorsport Reviews

Shahan secured pole position, two wins and five podiums in a total of eight races in the season opener. He finished on top of the Junior rookie standings and second in Open category.

Dressed in a Ferrari shirt and cap, young Ferrari fan Thomas Danel sobbed as Kimi Raikkonen crashed in the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix, only going on to meet him later in the day and also taking pictures with the former world champion.

Arjun Maini won Race 2 of the GP3 Series on Sunday with a lead of six seconds, having started at P2. It was the third time that the Indian National anthem was played during an F1 weekend.

Lewis Hamilton crossed the line 3.4 seconds clear of Vettel, while his teammate Valtteri Bottas, who won the last race in Russia, had to retire after his engine gave up on Lap 38. Force India's Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon showed impressive skills as well, finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

The 2017 Afriquia Merzouga Rally ended in Erfoud, Morocco and saw solid performances from both the Indian teams i.e. Sherco TVS and Hero MotoSports. The riders from Hero finished in top 20 while Sherco TVS' Joan Pedrero finished 4th overall. Aravind KP finished 21st while Abdul Wahid Tanveer crossed the finish line in 27th position.

Road racing legend John McGuinness holds second position as the all-time great winners at the Isle of Man TT. He won the mountain course race 23 times. First place is held by the late Joey Dunlop who won the Isle of Man a record 26 times

Yamaha rider Xavier De Soultrait leads the overall standings, while Sherco TVS rider Juan Pedrero is in fourth position. Hero MotoSports Team Rally rider Joaquim Rodrigues is in ninth position while CS Santosh is in 17th place overall. Aravind KP of Sherco TVS is in 20th position after Stage 5

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