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Sport newsDrag Racing Europe AB (DRE) was founded by representatives of venues hosting championship events, namely Santa Pod Raceway, along with Scandinavian Drag Racing promoter/organiser, Speedgroup AB.The agreement between the FIA and DRE covers an initial term of three years, coming into force this season, with the short-term goals being stabilisation of the championship by providing it with conditions for growth, along with making it sustainable both financially and environmentally.The class structure currently in use…

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2024-06: Appeal lodged by Ferrari AF Corse against Decision No. 80 dated 12 May 2024 taken by the Stewards of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) counting towards the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)On 11 May 2024, during the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, further to a red flag deployed at 17:13, the Stewards decided at 18:49 to resume the race at 19:10 for 1 hour and 44 minutes in accordance with Article…

Sport newsNestled in the heart of Texas, COTA is celebrated for its state-of-the-art facilities and challenging layout. Since its opening in 2012, the track has become a favorite among drivers and fans alike, best known for its dramatic elevation changes, including the iconic uphill run into Turn 1 (known as “Big Red”), and the sweeping triple-apex section that forms Turns 16 to18.It has been four years since WEC last raced at COTA, with the most…

Sport newsErbacher cruises to victory after semifinal showdown and Nilsson’s engine troublesIn an action-packed day, Erbacher had a relatively smooth path to the final. After a first-round bye run, she faced Duncan Micallef in the semifinals, where she clocked a winning 4.00 seconds as Micallef lost traction halfway through. In the final, with no competitor due to Dennis Nilsson’s engine failure, Erbacher secured the win with a solid 4.08-second run. Susanne Callin, second in the…

Sport newsTouring car aces from across the globe are set to descend upon Spain to chase gold medal glory in TCR machinery at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games.Set to be held from October 23-27 in Valencia, the Touring Car category will be one of the headline gold medal battles to be contested at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.One of the original categories from the debut edition of the FIA Motorsport Games in Rome in 2019, Touring Cars…

Sport newsWRC Promoter has selected the 15 female applicants for the next step of its Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Development Programme who will meet next month to prove themselves worthy of one of three available seats in a Rally3 car at October’s WRC Central European Rally.The candidates, selected from an excitingly global list of applicants, will attend a three-day training camp from 16 – 18 September at M-Sport Poland’s Krakow headquarters where they will seek to prove…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Giedo van der Garde)   Q: Max Verstappen, P2, I think it’s not really the result you hoped for?Max VERSTAPPEN: Well, you always try to do better. I mean, we had a good start, so we tried everything we could today, but throughout the race, I think it was quite clear that we were not quick enough, so I tried to be second…

Sport newsLando Norris ended Max Verstappen’s home dominance with a crushing Dutch Grand Prix victory that saw the McLaren driver beat the Red Bull Racing by almost 23 seconds, as Charles Leclerc claimed a seventh podium finish of the season with third place. For a brief period after the start Norris’ second win of the season looked in doubt. Verstappen reacted quickest to the lights going out and on the short run to Turn 1 he…

Sport newsTibor Érdi Jr (below) was on course for a hat-trick of FIA EHRC victories following his heroic comeback from last place. But gearbox failure on the final stage of the high-speed gravel even left Graham to triumph alongside co-driving daughter Anna.It was a fourth outright FIA EHRC win for Ernie Graham, last year’s Category 1 champion, and a first for Anna Graham. The Flexifly Rally Team pair had switched from their regular BMW M3…

Sport newsMercedes’ George Russell went quickest in the second practice for this weekend’s 2024 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, beating McLaren driver Oscar Piastri by six hundredths of a second in a session that saw Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg crash. Unlike the first session, which began in wet and wild conditions, the second hour of practice was run in bright sunshine and it was home hero Max Verstappen who set the early pace. The Dutchman’s time…