Valencia plays host to the most diverse FIA Motorsport Games ever

Sport newsThe third FIA Motorsport Games, hosted last week in Valencia, has been confirmed as the most diverse round of the games so far.FIA Member Clubs from 82 nations were represented across 26 competitions during the four days. Of the 646 competitors, 106 were female competing in 20 categories.Micahela Dorčíková from Slovakia won gold in Auto Slalom alongside her teammate, in Karting Slalom, Maja Braun took home team gold for Germany, and in Karting Endurance…

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F1 – Sainz takes Mexico City win ahead of Norris and Leclerc as Verstappen finishes sixth after penalties

Sport newsCarlos Sainz powered to an impressive fourth career win at the Mexico City Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc to the flag as championship leader Max Verstappen finished sixth after being handed two 10-second time penalties in a bruising early phase of the race.When the lights went out at the start, Verstappen, in P2, reacted best and on the long run to Turn 1 the Dutchman pulled clear of Sainz. Attempting to…

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F1 – 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Marc Gene)   Q: Charles Leclerc, a podium. I know it was a difficult race. You had to manage temperatures at the beginning. You had a big moment with Norris. How was the race? How difficult was it?Charles LECLERC: It was a difficult one. On the first stint it was all about trying to manage the temperatures, which was quite difficult. But, yeah, at the end,…

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ICA-2024-08 hearing on 31 10 2024 – Miguel Gayoso Vazquez – European Autocross Championship

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2024-08: Appeal lodged on behalf of Miguel Gayoso Vazquez against Decision No. 1 dated 30 June 2024 of the Stewards of the event of Matschenberg (Germany), counting towards the 2024 FIA European Autocross Championship.On 30 June 2024, during the 2024 FIA European Autocross Championship event in Matschenberg (Germany), a collision occurred between Miguel Gayoso Vazquez (driver No. 301) and another competitor (driver No. 306). Despite the incident, Miguel Gayoso Vazquez finished first in…

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F1 – Sainz powers to Mexico City pole ahead of Verstappen and Norris

Sport newsCarlos Sainz powered to his sixth career pole position beating Max Verstappen and Lando Norris by more than two tenths of a second to claim top spot on the grid for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix. At the other end of the timesheet, though, there were shock Q1 exits for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and for home hero Sergio Pérez. “A great couple of laps,” said Sainz of his final runs at…

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F1 – Sainz tops extended FP2 in Mexico as Russell crashes 

Sport newsFerrari’s Carlos Sainz went quickest in a 90-minute second practice session for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix defined by Pirelli tyres testing and halted for a long period following a heavy crash for Mercedes’ George Russell. At the start of the session McLaren’s Lando Norris set the early pace with a time of 1:19.895 using a prototype C5 compound Pirelli tyres designed for use in 2025. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez then…

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NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE RACING STARS STAND AGAINST ONLINE ABUSE

FIA newsThe next generation of female motorsport talent is taking a stand against the growing crisis of online abuse in sport. During today’s Girls on Track event, held at the FIA World Motorsport Games, dozens of girls and young women participated in six interactive workshops organised by the United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) campaign.United Against Online Abuse, supported by the FIA Foundation, to research and tackle online abuse across sport, organised these free workshops for…

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Driven by Respect: the FIA sets new standards in Safeguarding

Safety newsThe safety and wellbeing of all participants in the world of motorsport is of paramount importance, with the world governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), reflecting this in the launch of the new FIA Safeguarding Policy and Regulations.Following a collaborative drafting process across the FIA and alongside ASNs and other global sporting bodies, the new policy has been launched with the aim to promote the well-being and safety of all…

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F1 – 2024 Mexico City GP Schedule of Press Conferences

Sport newsDATETIMEDRIVER / TEAM MEMBERThursday, 24 October1330hrs1400hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)Sergio Perez (Red Bull)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber)Friday, 25 OctoberPress Conference: 1430hrsTV Pen: 1500hrsMike Krack (Aston Martin)Ayao Komatsu (Haas)Christian Horner (Red Bull)Saturday, 26 OctoberPost-QualifyingTop three fastest driversSunday, 27 OctoberPost-RaceFirst three finishing drivers FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024Formula 100Wednesday, October 23, 2024 – 9:51pmWednesday, October 23, 2024 – 9:51pm …

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FIA INSIGHTS – PARC LIFE: HOW THE FIA’S PARC FERMÉ REGULATIONS MAKE SURE THE CAR THAT QUALIFIES IS THE ONE THAT RACES

Sport newsA French phrase translated directly as ‘closed park’, F1’s parc fermé rules are a suite of regulations that govern exactly what a team can and cannot do to its cars during designated periods of time ahead of a grand prix, making sure the car that has just competed stays in that condition, and is ready to be checked (or protested by a competitor).“Parc fermé is a concept that exists in a huge range of…

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