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Thursday, 11 February 2021, 2:08 pm The 2021 Castrol Toyota Series will be remembered as being unique in the COVID-19 world, but it has also seen the emergence of a major new Kiwi racing talent in Matthew Payne. Against a field of established stars at the New Zealand Grand Prix, Payne made his mark with a trifecta of third place finishes. He went even better the following weekend with two race wins from the two races securing the Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup in the feature race. Matthew Payne le...

Championship leader Simon Evans and up and coming star Ryan Wood have had it all their own way so far in the first two rounds of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship, but it could all change this weekend at Manfeild for round three. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2102/75722bd57e5cac83fcd4.jpeg' ...

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Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 5:18 pm Marcus F1 Test Marcus Armstrong became the second-ever New Zealander to drive a Ferrari F1 car, following on from Chris Amon who raced for the marque in the late 1960s. Father Rick Armstrong is the owner and director of Armstrong’s, the national automotive retail and distribution group. “We are incredibly proud to see Marcus join the test session in Fiorano.” Armstrong said. “These kinds of opportunities aren’t handed out, it’s a testament to his...

Marcus Armstrong says his first-ever run in a Formula 1, and a Ferrari at that, was "unforgettable" as he put in the laps at the Fiorano circuit.

‘Magical’ debut run for Armstrong with Ferrari Date published: January 26 2021 Marcus Armstrong says his first-ever run in a Formula 1 car, and a Ferrari at that, was “unforgettable” as he put in the laps at the Fiorano circuit. The New Zealander was one of three drivers in action for Ferrari with the Scuderia giving its stable, including its young drivers, a run a 2018 SF71H in the build up to the new season. Taking place at the team’s private track in chilly conditions, which inclu...

Charles Leclerc got his first 2021 run-out in F1 machinery today, with the Monegasque saddling up a 2018-spec Ferrari SF71H at the Italian team’s Fiorano test track – a day after youngsters Giuliano Alesi, Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman tried out the car. Leclerc – back in action following a period of self-isolation after contracting Covid-19 – managed over 100 laps of Ferrari’s private, 2.997 km testing facility, as he got up to speed ahead of the start of official 2021 pre-s...

25 January, 2021 Ferrari Academy young guns Giuliano Alesi, Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong all got a taste of the Scuderia’s illustrious cars at Fiorano today. Ferrari reported at the day’s end: Today saw the start of five days of testing at Fiorano for Scuderia Ferrari, with seven drivers involved. The team and three of the Ferrari Driver Academy members were met this morning by temperatures close to freezing and even a few snowflakes falling lightly on the Prancing Horse’s home ...

Formula 1 Giuliano Alesi & Marcus Armstrong got their first taste of Formula 1 machinery on Monday, testing the 2018 Ferrari SF71-H. Ahead of the 2021 season starting, Ferrari are holding a mammoth five day test at their Fiorano track this week. While rules covering the running of the current F1 cars are very strict, teams are permitted to use older cars as much as they’d like for private testing. Despite the 2019 car now being permitted to use for such tests, Ferrari opted to use the 2018 ca...

23 January, 2021 The start of the Formula 1 season is not far off and Scuderia Ferrari is firing up the engines for five days of testing at the Fiorano track, involving seven of the Maranello marque’s drivers. They include race drivers, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc who make up the team’s youngest pairing since 1968. The Spaniard will be at the wheel of a Ferrari for the very first time on Wednesday 27 and the morning of Thursday. As previously confirmed, the car in question will be a 20...