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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Audi suspend Daniel Abt for cheating in virtual Formula E race

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ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Formula E driver Daniel Abt has been disqualified from the fifth round of the ABB Formula…

Of the future: Nothing is set in stone, good decisions give certainty

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Currently, it looks as though New Zealand has eliminated Covid-19.  We’ve shut our borders and the world is in envy. …

Look back in history Sunday: Matt Halliday at Monaco in 2010

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This weekend should have seen the Formula One circus competing on the streets of the Monaco. The race has been…

Podcast Saturday: Speed City’s Jonathan Green’s exclusive interview with Juan Manuel Correa, on the road to recovery

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US driver Juan Manuel Correa competed here in New Zealand in the 2018 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Two race wins…

Supercars round set to sizzle (or slide) in the NZ New Year

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The announcement over the weekend that Australian Supercars would host their New Zealand round of the revised 2020 calendar 9-10…

Safari Rally cancelled with return to WRC in 2021

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An agreement has now been reached between the Government of Kenya, the WRC Promoter and the FIA to reschedule the…

Look back in history Sunday: GTRNZ performs to huge WRC crowd (2010)

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In January 2010, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park was officially opened by the Waikato District Mayor, Peter Harris, at the Bruce…

It’s about the process

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Was he pushed or did he jump? The abrupt termination of now ex MotorSport New Zealand CEO Simon Baker leaves…

Podcast Saturday: Julian Jakobi on the F1 paddock

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Julian Jakobi may not be a familiar name to motorsport fans but this is a podcast well worth listening too….

Spa-Francorchamps, Foy, Easy Company and Mr President, it is time to step aside

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The famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is set deep in the beautiful forested Ardennes region of southeast Belgium. It is steeped…