Less than a year after McLaren revealed its existence to the world, the McLaren Solus GT — a car that owes much of its origins to a virtual concept car for Gran Turismo Sport — has beaten all-comers to win the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed Timed Shootout.
“The month of July is packed with 4 of the best circuits Formula 1 races on, and the second of the four is the location of the first ever (official World Championship) Formula 1 race.”
The Grecale is probably the most important Maserati on sale, representing the entry point to trident ownership. Starting at a little over £60,000 it’s the least costly car in the range and is, of course, a family-friendly crossover SUV; if you want to capture sales from other brands, you need one of these in your offerings.
“Montreal is often one of the best-attended and most colourful races on the calendar, at a historic circuit which Formula 1 can still have great races at.”
Gran Turismo champion Igor Fraga has taken his first podium finish in Super Formula Lights, at the first race of the second round of the season at Sportsland Sugo.
Racing gamers who want the chance to test their skills in the real world have a new opportunity to do just that, as esports startup Racing Prodigy launches a new league: Prodigy Racing League (PRL).
“Fernando Alonso won his last Grand Prix at this circuit in 2013, he would absolutely love to get that front-running Aston Martin its first win of the season here…”
2011 GT Academy winner and inspiration for the upcoming Gran Turismo movie Jann Mardenborough is set for a return to the race track later this month in the gruelling Super Taikyu 24 Hours of Fuji on May 27-28.
“After a rather dull and derided race in Baku, F1 heads off to another circuit which styles itself as a street circuit, although at least Baku was actually on streets.”
“It’s super quirky to look at, very much a design where the designers of the front and rear didn’t know each other or what they were doing. But that gives it character and it stands out in a sea of bog standard hatchbacks.”