Motor Sport

Sport newsLewis Hamilton made it a clean sweep of practice sessions by topping the second hour or running at the Las Vegas Strip circuit. The Mercedes driver took top spot just over one hundredth of a second clear of McLaren title contender Lando Norris as Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen finished a lowly 17th. At the start of the session, with the field on Medium tyres, the early pace was set by FP1’s fastest man…

Safety newsAdrien Fourmaux is savouring a career milestone after winning FORUM8 Rally Japan’s opening stage, thrilling a packed Toyota Stadium crowd on Thursday evening.The final round of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship launched in spectacular style, with fans treated to a two-at-a-time super special which set the scene for three days of intense competition across over 20 asphalt stages.Driving an M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 HYBRID, Fourmaux edged Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID driver Ott…

Mobility newsAnnounced in August 2024 at the FIA American Congress, the Safe Mobility 4 All and 4 Life programme is the result of a partnership between the FIA, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the FIA Foundation.It is a global initiative aiming to give FIA Clubs and relevant local authorities the tools they need to improve road safety locally and nationally. This includes support with decision-making, design, and implementation of effective…

FIA newsAhead of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Qatar Airways Grand Prix taking place later this month, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) President Mohammed Ben Sulayem met with Qatar’s Prime Minister His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and the Minister of Sports and Youth, His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani.Top of the agenda was Qatar’s key role in global motor sport alongside the country’s innovation and education…

Sport newsDATETIMEDRIVER / TEAM MEMBERWednesday, 20 November1930hrs 2000hrsEsteban Ocon (Alpine)Kevin Magnussen (Haas)George Russell (Mercedes)Valterri Bottas (Kick Sauber)Lando Norris (McLaren)Liam Lawson (RB)Thursday, 21 NovemberPress Conference: 2030hrsTV Pen: 2100hrsOliver Oakes (Alpine)Frédéric Vasseur (Ferrari)Toto Wolff (Mercedes)Friday, 22 NovemberPost-Qualifying Top three fastest driversSaturday, 23 NovemberPost-RaceFirst three finishing drivers FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024Formula 100Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – 11:39pmTuesday, November 19, 2024 – 11:39pm …

Sport newsEmirati Khalid Al-Jafla and his co-driver Andrei Rudnitski managed to pass the Portuguese pairing of João Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro to snatch a dramatic victory on the last 185.30km stage of the Jordan Baja in spectacular Wadi Rum.The 38.5-second win for the Taurus T3 Max driver gave him maximum points in the Challenger category and set up the prospect of a thrilling showdown with Eduardo Pons at his home event in the UAE at…

FIA newsWith Cyan Racing’s Thed Björk having won Saturday’s first race, the Swedish driver was just five points behind going into today’s race, but would start four places behind Michelisz on the grid in tenth position, and so needed to pass him on track to deprive him of the title.The first attempt to start the race was aborted due to heavy rain falling at the Guia circuit throughout the morning, with the race rescheduled for…

Sport newsUgo Ugochukwu has won the 2024 FIA FR World Cup – and the 71st Macau Grand Prix – with a faultless performance throughout the entire weekend. The 17-year-old becomes the first driver from the USA to win this prestigious event since Bob Earl in 1981.Ugochukwu led from start to finish for R-ace GP ahead of Olivier Goethe for MP Motorsport and Noel León for KCMG IXO by Pinnacle Motorsport in a race that saw…

Sport newsRacing fathers are a common feature in junior motor sport paddocks the world over, but when it comes to the Macau Grand Prix, there are only a select few who can offer to pass their advice to the next generation.In 2024, Rintaro Sato has been part of a strong field of junior drivers tackling the FIA FR World Cup for the first time, and his father has been in attendance over the course of…

FIA newsNine years after his victory in the inaugural running of the FIA GT World Cup, the German secured his second triumph in what was also third straight victory for Mercedes-AMG in the world’s most prestigious sprint race for GT3 machinery, following the manufacturer’s successes in the previous two edition with current BMW man Raffaele Marciello.The race got underway with the safety car leading the pack for the first four laps, leaving the 22 runners…