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Berlin, Germany | AFP Reigning quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel has backed compatriot Nico Rosberg in his row with teammate Lewis Hamilton over their crash in Spa 10 days ago. Rosberg was disciplined by his Mercedes team after admitting he was responsible for crashing into the back of Hamilton on the second lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. … Read more
[flagallery gid=10] This week’s round up includes Hyundai’s Korean plant suffering from strikes, Audi’s A3 sedan, a couple of Formula 1 driver’s and a Jaguar that we think is the most marvellous thing on two wheels.
While strikes are never good news, not for the economy, sector, company or employees involved, at least this one isn’t on South African soil. Reports say that more than 20,000 unionised workers at Hyundai Motor’s plants staged a walk-out that will cost the group more than R1bn. That’s a lot of Rands. We’ll now get … Read more
If there is one common trend that plagues the motor industry, regardless of manufacturer, it’s that cars are getting bigger. The Corolla of today is bigger than the very first BMW 5 Series, for example. This phenomenon means proportions are getting out of control, kind of like how the human body slowly becomes fat and … Read more
Young Danny seems to think he is in with a chance of stealing the World Championship from under noses of Mercedes’ two contenders. And some might think he has a point, as the inter-team battle will only get hotter after their clash in Spa this last weekend. However I’m not sure Red Bull has the package … Read more
[flagallery gid=9] This week’s round up includes some fast Audi’s, a road safety message that’ll make you shiver, a Subaru, some mentalist motorcyclists and a word from the MD of Metair.
This weekend is a historic one for South African motorsport, and the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. That’s because the air will, after a 25 year absence, once again be filled with the high-pitched squeal of motorcycle racing in round five of the new-look South African national motorcycle championships. After months of work on this initiative, … Read more
Discovery released stats the other day relating to the number of South African’s that use their mobile phones while driving. As Alec discovered, the results are shocking. Cell phone usage while driving has a real and calculable effect on driver competence, resulting in a 37% decrease in parietal lobe activity in the brain. That’s the … Read more
The world of Fomula E is a bit of an unknown quantity at the moment. The season kick’s off next month, on 13 September in Beijing, and most of the world’s traditional motorsport media has largely ignored the world’s most green racing series – the environments Formula 1 if you will. Us at BizNews Motoring … Read more
The internal team battle at Mercedes’ F1 team is well-documented. Lewis sees it akin to a game of poker, only one where he can see his opponent’s cards. So not like poker at all then. Aside from silly comments, we did find a rather entertaining video – also in conjunction with Mercedes’ team partner Puma … Read more