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Sport newsThe two-time winner of the FIA World Rally Championship will start Sunday’s final leg with a lead of 15.1s over his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid team-mate Evans, benefiting in part from the tricky weather conditions that reshaped the leaderboard.Evans had been in commanding form earlier in the day, winning three of the morning’s four stages to build a 13.6s cushion. But his advantage evaporated on the penultimate Lota test, where dense fog descended…

Sport newsTänak, driving for the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team, completed Friday’s final stage with an overall lead of 0.4s over Evans, only for a corrected time from the day’s red-flagged opening stage to give the lead back to Evans (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT).Evans, who has been slow out of the blocks on recent events, delivered a more aggressive start in Chile but struggled with confidence on the afternoon loop, and appeared to have…

FIA newsThe FIA held the first edition of the Advanced Leadership Programme this week.25 middle and senior managers from 15 FIA Clubs attended the five-day programme. Split between Geneva and Chamonix, ALP is designed to support individuals to improve their leadership and management skills within the FIA Member Club network. Attendees participated in interactive learning classes on Sustainability and D&I, Lobbying and Government Relations, and Building Customer Relationships, as well as talks on Understanding Governance and contemporary Marketing…

Sport newsStarting with this week’s Rallye Elba Storico, located on the Italian island from September 26-28, FlexiFly will benefit from promotional opportunities through an official association with the FIA EHRC. During each round of the FIA EHRC, registered crews will take part in an official photocall and receive a commemorative cap. Bespoke digital content highlighting the partnership between the FIA EHRC and FlexiFly will also be produced. Under the guidance of FIA EHRC stalwart contender Ernie Graham,…

FIA newsThe FIA University has hosted the first day of its Advanced Leadership programme. 30 middle and senior managers from 18 FIA Clubs are set to attend the event, which will be held over five days between Chamonix and Geneva.  Designed to improve leadership and management across the federation, the programme’s first day included sessions an FIA Executive talk (from Secretary General for Sport Valerio Iachizzi and Secretary General for Mobility Jacob Bangsgaard), guidance on lobbying and government relation from Director…

Sport newsThe X-Raid Mini JCW Rally Plus crew won two of the three special stages across demanding rural terrain to the east of Lisbon to carve out a winning margin of 1min 11.3sec over the fellow Portuguese pairing of Helder Oliveira and Fausto Moto, who won the final stage in their Mini JCW Rally. Ferreira also sealed the Ultimate category title in the FIA European Baja Cup with a round to spare after his third…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard)   Q: Oscar, after what was challenging qualifying, a really feisty race, some great overtakes, and a well-deserved podium. Congratulations. Put us in the cockpit. How was it?Oscar PIASTRI: Warm is how it was! It was a good race, a good recovery from qualifying yesterday. It wasn’t my greatest afternoon yesterday, so to get back to the podium is a great result….

Sport newsMcLaren’s Lando Norris took a dominant Singapore Grand Prix win, beating Red Bull title rival Max Verstappen by more than 20 seconds as Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri took the final podium place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. “It was an amazing race,” said Norris after romping to his third win of the season. “A few too many close calls, I had a couple little moments in the middle, but it was well-controlled, I think,…

Sport newsLando Norris took his fifth pole of 2024 in Singapore, beating championship leader Max Verstappen by just over two tenths of a second as Ferrari endured a tough outing with Carlos Sainz crashing at the start of Q3 and Charles Leclerc having his final lap time deleted for a track limits infringement. Lewis Hamilton was third for Mercedes. “It was tough,” said Norris afterwards. “Especially through qualifying, I was finding it a little difficult to…

Sport newsMcLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace in the final practice session ahead of the qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix, beating Mercedes George Russell by almost half a second, with Oscar Piastri taking third place in the other McLaren.Despite the unrepresentative conditions of the late afternoon, Aston Martin sent both its drivers out on track after three minutes. However, a few minutes later their running was halted by the presence on track of an…