Formula 1 (F1) is a global motorsport competition involving ten teams and 24 races annually. McLaren currently leads the 2024 Constructors Championship with drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, while Red Bull Racing holds a close second. The rivalry between McLaren and Red Bull intensified due to their competitive performances, with McLaren achieving significant improvements that led to multiple podium finishes. Despite Red Bull’s historic dominance, their performance has waned this season, raising questions about their ability to reclaim the championship as both teams strive for victory.Continue readingWho are McLaren and Red Bull, and what is their F1 rivalry?
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In a tribute to Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna, LEGO has unveiled its latest motorsport-themed set, the McLaren MP4/4 & Ayrton Senna Icons. Senna’s exceptional talent, intense rivalries, and humanitarian legacy are encapsulated in this meticulously crafted replica. The set features 693 pieces and offers a captivating build experience. From the custom Senna figurine to the plaque celebrating the MP4/4’s record-breaking season, each detail reflects Senna’s undeniable mark on motorsport and Formula 1’s history.Continue readingMotorsport icons: LEGO’s tribute to Ayrton Senna
Motorsport and motoring are in Canberra’s blood with over 70 individual car clubs calling the nation’s capital home. On top of that, Nationally renowned motoring and motorsport-related events have been making an annual stop on the calendar for decades. Canberra Festival of Speed Director and founder, Martin Tanti, shines a light on the intricacies of car-related events in the ACT and highlights what makes the Canberra Festival of Speed so special.Continue readingCapital car culture: diving into the diversity of driving events in Canberra
In this episode, Zac Dowdell and James Blackmore discuss NRL, AFL, Premier League, cricket, the 100 Draft, F1, Supercars, and the 12 hour Sebring.Continue reading18 March, 2024
As the 2023 motorsport season greets its chequered flag, the Pitlane Punters team assembles for one final look at all the goings on in the racing world.Continue readingThat’s all folks!
YOU GET A TITLE DECIDER! AND YOU GET A TITLE DECIDER! EVERYONE GETS A TITLE DECIDER!!! The Supercars season concludes at this weekend’s Adelaide 500 where there are title battles galore, with seven categories taking to the track for a huge weekend of racing.Continue readingOprah-laide 500
On this episode, the team heads out to the Neal Bates Motorsport workshop to chat with the biggest stars of the Australian Rally Championship, Harry and Lewis Bates.Continue readingBrothers in ARC: Harry and Lewis Bates
On this week’s episode, Josh and Anthony take the reigns in the studio while Zac is away at the World TCR round in Bathurst. We go bush for the upcoming round of the Australian Rally Championship in a brand-new Subaru WRX, and discuss highlights from the deciders of the 2023 Nascar Cup Series and World Endurance Championship. The beep button also comes out of retirement as we tease the launch of an upcoming TV project.Continue readingBig news and Zac goes AWOL
On this week’s episode, Josh, Anthony and Zac dissect all the goings on from a mega weekend at the Gold Coast 500 and preview a big fortnight ahead in TCR.Continue readingThe weekend the Supercars needed and who’s who in the TCR World Tour zoo
On this week’s episode, Anthony, Josh and Zac preview what is shaping up to be a pivotal weekend in the Supercars Championship at the Gold Coast 500, and have a chat about Formula One and MotoGP.Continue readingCar-killing kerbs on the coast?