Motorsport Reviews

The 't-wing' has been the talk of the paddock and the pre-season test in Barcelona. While most teams have one, Mercedes have gone and got themselves two! Will the t-wing be outlawed, like the t-bone? And then what about the shark-fin cover which seems more like an ugly whiteboard this season? The 2017 cars look sexy, no doubt, but get rid of these aero add-ons, please?

Volkswagen Motorsport in India has been setting the pace when it comes to giving young drivers a platform. Stars like Aditya Patel have all come from humble beginnings of the Volkswagen Polo Cup and of course, VW has also had the Vento cup for the last few years. Having been behind the wheel of every single race iteration Volkswagen Cup cars in India, from the Polo R racecar, in both the petrol and diesel form and the Vento in its original and evolution format, this new Ameo R racecar that has recently been doing the test rounds at the MMSC race track in Chennai is something that I personally am itching to get behind the wheel of.

Taking home the title in North India's biggest off-roading competition, the fearless duo Sidhartha Santosh and Lokesh Shivaraja of Bangalore Off-Roaders team (BODA) to the victory in the JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play championship that started in Chandigarh.

Rreigning world champions Mercedes-AMG have revealed the 2017 W08 EQ Power+ F1 car for the new season. The factory team showcased the new race car at the Silverstone circuit in the UK, with the car making its track debut first. The 2017 Silver Arrows gets a plethora of changes in tandem with the revised FIA regulations, as the car now sits wider and lower than the championship winning W07 from last year.

The racing season is coming back once again and Formula One teams are all up and excited showcase the 2017 F1 race cars. The latest team to reveal is Sahara Force India as it unveiled the new single-seater - VJM10 for the 2017 season.

The fourth season of the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship organised by Tata Motors will take place on the 19th of March 2017. Tata has already organised three successive truck racing championships in the country, which have been quite well received. Like seen in the previous championships, the fourth edition will also see Tatas Prima race trucks battling it out against each other, at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC), Greater Noida.

Sauber is on pole position - to launch 2017's first Formula 1 car. The strange part is that two relatively unknown drivers (Ericsson and Wehrlein) will unveil the new looking Formula 1 car. Given the excitement around the new look, couldn't Formula 1 (read: Liberty Media) get some of their superstar drivers to do so?

Dorna Sports is the company which organises the FIM MotoGP World Championship and the Superbike World Championship (WSBK). It recently announced that it has selected Tata Communications as the exclusive video partner for both these motorcycle racing championships. Tata Communications will be distributing the live videos to over 80 media partners in five continents and generate a reach of over 200 million households with the help of its fibre and satellite network.