Interview about Karting
Stories
04/06/21
I spent two weeks in the home of Paul when I was 18 years old (J.W.)
Outstanding Italian karter formerly racing with GKS support, three times CIK-FIA World Karting Champion & five times European Champion, World Cup and twice Asia-Pacific Champion, multiple Winter...
Interview
01/06/21
Shortly before his return to racing in a few days in the Spanish championship, Jaime Alguersuari tells his story. Reflective and approachable, the Spaniard is back to enjoy and have fun, something he is already doing.
Jaime, how were the tests at Campillos with MDC Racing before the start of the Spanish Karting Championship?
«Very good. We drove all weekend, doing laps and testing a lot, which is what I need...
Close Up
29/05/21
Defending Junior MAX champ Kai Rillaerts is third in the standings after round 1 at Genk in April (Jen Wade - Pictures ©HelloFoto )
«I’m looking forward to the weekend and hope I can win to take the lead of the championship here. At the first round I made a bit of a mistake in the finals that cost me P1 after I won...
Stories
27/05/21
“I can speak for hours about Paul in my time with GKS for 10 years. I’m not coming from a racing family whatsoever, unlike lots of the kids who were around when I started karting at 7 years old" (J.W.)
Robin Frijns - Lives close by to Genk, a successful Dutch karter with GKS with podiums also in European and French Championships, a Formula BMW Europe, Eurocup FR 2.0 & FR 3.5 Series’...
Stories
26/05/21
Successful Belgian GKS karter with three national titles, winner of the Monaco Kart Cup and World Cup Formula A before winning the Belgian Formula Renault series before racing GP2 and F1. Since 2014, he competed in Formula E and is currently deputy team principal for Venturi Racing FE. (J.W.)
«A few people have an impact on you in your life, your parents and some others. I always thought of Paul as a second father figure in a way, shaping me as a driver and the person in and out of...
Stories
25/05/21
Jos Verstappen considered the most successful Dutch F1 racing driver before retiring to mentor his son Max for Formula One, he was a Le Mans LMP2 & Le Mans Series winner, race winner in A1 GP, German Formula 3 & Marlboro Masters champion, won two European karting titles & Dutch Junior champion. Here's what he told us about the good times with Paul Lemmens (J.W.)
«I still remember the first day they were building the original track in Genk, I was about 9 or 10 years of age, there was only the track and a lot of orange sand alongside it. Paul was in the...
Close Up
15/05/21
The South African motorsport TV kingpin passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 aged 60 years
Jan Hartzer cut a familiar figure on race tracks, carrying his big camera on his shoulder and interviewing drivers, while risking his own safety at times to get up close to the action. He was...
Close Up
26/04/21
Andretti Autosport has announced an expansion to the team’s development efforts with the addition of brothers Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon as junior drivers (© photo Indycar.com)
Most of you will remember that in 2011, at the age of 33, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2005 IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon passed away tragically following an horrific crash at Las Vegas...
Close Up
25/04/21
The Champions of the Future begins the second season of their CIK Classes series in Europe next week from April 29 - May 2 at the Karting Genk – ‘Home of Champions’ circuit in Belgium (Photo: © RGMMC - Racebox/Alex Vernadis)
The first edition of the planned four round series is gearing up to welcome a total entry list close to 200, with OK Junior reaching nearly 100 drivers alone, as well as the Mini and OK fields,...
Close Up
17/04/21
If you ask someone who has worked closely with Jaime Alguersuari as a young karter, they will tell you he was definitely one of the most driven racers, with an immense desire to win and succeed (Jen Wade - © Photos Kris Okariz Circuito Internazionale Napoli, Sarno - 2009 CIK-FIA World Cup KZ1)
He became the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix when he was only 19 years, 125 days and the first driver who was born in the 1990s to ever...
Interview
06/04/21
The KZ2 International Super Cup Champion is about to make his comeback in the title races of the queen class of karting!
After his last year in karts, Frenchman Emilien Denner had finished as the absolute protagonist, dominating the KZ2 International Super Cup at the World Championship weekend. From then on, Emilien...
Interview
18/03/21
Our in-depth look at the young stars of the new generation continues with Brazilian Matheus Ferreira!
Brazilian karting continues to churn out young talent year after year. In recent times we have seen a great Gabriel Bortoleto gaining victories and successes in F4 and moving up to the F3 category...
Interview
17/03/21
Spaniard Christian Costoya is definitely one of the most interesting drivers in the new 60 Mini!
Costoya made himself a protagonist in the last race carried out on the circuit of Muro Leccese (La Conca), managing to win in a special way with only +0.009sec advantage on the second position. A...
Interview
03/03/21
The new driver of CRG Team immediately scored an excellent third place during the Super Master Series of Adria.
The big name for the new 60 Mini branded CRG is Gerasim Skulanov, a Russian talent with a long experience in a 60 Mini which keeps on changing and raising its bar.
In the weekend just gone, the All...
Interview
24/02/21
In the new 60 Mini, the Dutch driver started the season as an absolute protagonist.
Already in 2020, Renè Lammers had shown his full potential by climbing the rankings, winning races and settling in the top positions. On the first weekend of the new year, at the Adria circuit...
Interview
23/02/21
World Champion Freddie Slater is ready for an encore in 2021.
The World Championship in Portugal put the magnifying glass on the great driving skills in the rain of British riders, primarily Freddie Slater. The Briton left everyone speechless a few months ago...
Interview
18/02/21
The 2021 season of the OKJ category will have a new name among the young rookies, that of Maciej Gladysz.
The young Gladysz is a new Sauber Karting Team face, an important step for the Polish driver after a 2020 as a protagonist in his last year of 60 Mini category.
During the past season, together...
Interview
11/02/21
One of the most promising faces of the former OKJ is ready for the new adventure in the Senior category. Tymoteusz Kucharczyk will again represent the colours of Robert Kubica and Birel Art.
Following the official announcement of the Birel Art 2021 line-up, the Polish driver is officially a new face of the Senior category. The same category is now about to welcome a new generation of...
Interview
03/02/21
The 2019 World Champion and 2020 European Champion, Marijn Kremers is ready for the new path of the season that is now beginning.
Kremers will obviously still be the favourite for KZ 2021. After a series of outstanding results and two consecutive titles, the Dutchman will have the task of living up to the high expectations....
Interview
01/02/21
The 2020 European Champion, Viktor Gustavsson, is ready for the new season with the same fierce spirit!
The Swede was one of the surprises of last year, thanks to his performances he managed to lead the Charles Leclerc by Lennox Racing team to victory in its first official year. Gustavsson was able to...
