Benjamin Carrell is a freelance motorsport writer and currently edits talkmotorsport.co.nz. He writes for a number of Kiwi drivers and motorsport clubs. That's when he's not working in his horticultural day-job or training for the next road or mtb cycle race!

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Will the Meeke inherit the earth?

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In the autumn of 1985 a young teenager was sent out to open the batting for the New Zealand cricket…

Podium for Armstrong at the Hungaroring

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PREMA Theodore Racing’s Marcus Armstrong has finished second in the fifth race of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship held…

Was Max Verstappen to blame for a boring Monaco Grand Prix?

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This was the question posed by Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell and Stuart Coddling in the latest autosport.com podcast ‘Ricciardo’s Monaco…

At Indy, you get prize money for not finishing

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Nine drivers failed to finish the 102nd Running of Indianapolis 500-Mile Race presented by PennGrade Motor Oil on Sunday but…

Aussies’ big single seater weekend

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It was a big weekend for Australian single seater drivers with Will Power becoming the first Australian winner of the…

Hartley punted off the streets of Monaco

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Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley was punted into retirement by Sauber driver Charles Leclerc after holding 12th at the…

Cassidy second at SUGO Super Formula round

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Nick Cassidy has finished second at the third round of the Super Formula Series at Sportsland SUGO in Japan. Starting…

Disappointment for Hartley in qualifying at Monaco

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Just when a top qualifying result was important, Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley could only post the 16th fastest…

Hartley on track for Monaco

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Two of the most prestigious annual races take place Monday morning, one in Indianapolis in the US and the other…

Dixon to start ninth; Carpenter on pole for Indy 500

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is like a second home to Ed Carpenter. The Verizon IndyCar Series team owner/driver, who grew…