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Drifting returns to the FIA Motorsport Games

Sport newsDrifting – one of the most popular categories of the first two editions of the FIA Motorsport Games, is set to return for 2024’s third edition, which will be held in Valencia, Spain, from October 23-27.One of the initial categories from 2019’s inaugural FIA Motorsport Games in Rome, drivers from 22 nations gathered to compete at Vallelunga. Dmitriy Illyuk triumphed as the inaugural Drifting gold medalist for Team Ukraine.For 2022 in Marseille, 30 nations...
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Legacy of Safety – How the FIA responded to the tragedy of Imola 1994 and launched a drive for safer racing 

Sport news1994 – Track and barrier changes In the wake of Senna’s death at Imola, the FIA takes immediate action. A programme of circuit alteration is undertaken and using computer analysis the FIA identifies 27 high-risk corners at F1 grade circuits that could be made safer. Car performance modifications later result in the removal of 15 from the list. Test procedures for tyre barriers are made mandatory and barriers must be secured by ‘conveyor’ belts. The...
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SHWARTZMAN TOPS TEMPELHOF TIMESHEETS IN BERLIN ROOKIE TEST

Sport newsRobert Shwartzman topped the timesheets in both sessions during yesterday’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Rookie Test (13 May), as 22 drivers completed more than 2,000 laps over the course of six hours of running around Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport circuit.Having led the way in the morning for DS Penske, Ferrari Formula 1 reserve driver Shwartzman shaved a further tenth-of-a-second off his earlier effort in the afternoon to stop the clocks with a...
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EHRC – Asturias next for FIA European Historic contenders with more points in store

Sport newsUnder new regulations for this season, the bonus points allocated to any FIA EHRC crew starting the Spanish Tarmac event will increase from two to 10 points. Along with Historic Acropolis Rally, which takes place in November, Historic Rally of Asturias is one of two rounds of this year’s FIA EHRC to offer the additional benefit.But while the prospect of more starting points will appeal, the Pravia-based rally’s undulating stages through picturesque countryside means...
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