Groups are gearing up for the primary main occasions of the brand new motorsport season – on each the actual and the digital racetrack.
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Crew has ushered within the new motor racing yr by unveiling its driver line-up for 2021. The staff welcomes two newcomers, Jarno Opmeer, who’s the reigning drivers’ champion of the F1 Esports Professional Sequence, and Dani Moreno, who took the Rookie of the 12 months title in the identical collection in 2020. Jarno and Dani will make their Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Crew debut this coming Sunday, January 31, once they compete within the Digital Grand Prix dash race. The third member of this yr’s driver trio is Bono Huis, who already featured in numerous aggressive outings for the staff final yr.
For instance, he gained the Sim Masters Champion title within the Race All Star Sequence 2 and competed within the Method E Race at Dwelling Problem. In the meantime on the Method E entrance, the Mercedes-Benz EQ Method E Crew named Bono Huis and Jarno Opmeer as its two drivers for the brand new Method E Speed up collection right this moment. There shall be six races, with the curtain-raiser happening on Thursday of this week (28 January) and the finale on 25 March. Every race has a period of round 25 minutes.
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport 24 Hours of Daytona
The following main endurance occasion on the 2021 calendar is the 24 Hours of Daytona, which is to be contested for the 59th time subsequent weekend (27 – 31 January). Mercedes-AMG Motorsport has a superb opportunity of attaining a second podium end on the Daytona Worldwide Speedway. Within the GTD class, three robust contender Mercedes-AMG GT3s shall be competing within the opening race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Driving the quantity 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 shall be Philip Ellis (SUI), Russel Ward (USA), Indy Dontje (NED) and Maro Engel (GER).
The skilled crew of Mikaël Grenier (CAN), Kenny Habul (AUS), Raffaele Marciello (ITA) and Luca Stolz (GER) shall be competing within the quantity 75 automobile fielded by SunEnergy1 Racing. Representing Alegra Motorsports within the quantity 28 automobile shall be former Daytona champions Daniel Morad (CAN) and Michael de Quesada (USA), ably assisted by Maximilian Buhk (GER) and Billy Johnson (USA). The 59th Rolex 24 At Daytona begins at 21:40 CET on Saturday.
Daytona: Buyer Racing Groups Raring to Go After {Qualifications}
There was an organisational change forward of this yr’s 24 Hours of Daytona, with a qualifying race figuring out the beginning order for the primary time. The qualification came about final Sunday as a part of the Roar earlier than the Rolex 24 check classes which gave the groups the chance to make their last changes forward the endurance traditional. The 100-minute race was contested on a rain-soaked monitor, with two drivers from every of the three Buyer Racing outfits swapping over within the cockpits midway via.
The three groups secured good beginning positions for the principle race subsequent weekend. Philip Ellis (SUI) and Russell Ward (USA) within the quantity 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Winward Racing certified fifth. The opposite two groups – SunEnergy1 Racing (#75) and Alegra Motorsports (#28) – will begin subsequent Saturday’s race from P11 and P15 respectively.
#SilverArrowsStory
The following two episodes of our historical past of the Silver Arrows have now gone on-line. Within the first video, we have a look again at 2012 and the W03, the automobile through which Nico Rosberg chalked up the primary F1 victory in 50 years for Mercedes. The second focuses on the beginning of a brand new age: the W04 was Lewis Hamilton’s first Mercedes and the final of the V8 period.
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