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Sport newsIn the opening race, Kiss extended his championship lead with a dominant performance. The Hungarian held off an early attack from Jochen Hahn to maintain his lead into Turn 1. Despite Hahn’s best efforts to challenge under the Dunlop Bridge, Kiss had already put his truck comfortably ahead, securing victory with a five-second margin. Antonio Albacete had a quiet race, finishing third.Race 2 belonged to José Eduardo Rodrigues, who delivered a stunning drive to…

Sport newsFollowing HERE to watch the press conferences.  World Rally ChampionshipRally ChileSEASON 2024SportRallies1SportWorld Rally ChampionshipRalliesSEASON 2024Rally Chile01Sunday, September 29, 2024 – 11:56pmSunday, September 29, 2024 – 11:56pm …

Sport newsDriving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid, the Finn edged out his Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT team-mate Elfyn Evans by 23.4s, conquering increasingly difficult and damp roads across Chile’s Biobío region.Rovanperä, with Jonne Halttunen co-driving, made a cautious start to the 11th round of the season, admitting that the Chilean gravel didn’t suit his driving style. Nevertheless, as the rally progressed, he found his rhythm and the turning point came on Saturday afternoon when…

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….