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Mobility newsThe Environmental Accreditation Programme is an FIA-owned initiative, which aims to celebrate Member Club efforts to reduce their impact on the environment. Clubs can receive ratings between one and three stars.The Automobile and Touring Club of Nigeria received one-star in recognition of its ‘impressive environmental commitment’ as ‘evidenced all through the process since last year’.Reviewers also noted that ATCN has established protocols to protect the environment around motorsport activities.The ATCN can now work towards…

Sport newsVALENCIA, SPAIN, (March 4, 2023) – Entries are now open for the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, the third edition of the event where racers from National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) around the globe represent their nation in a wide variety of motorsport disciplines.The 2024 event will take place in Valencia, Spain – the prominent motorsport hub following in the footsteps of previous hosts, Rome, Italy (2019) and Marseille, France (2022).The only event of its kind,…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing)3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Max Verstappen, congratulations! Back-to-back victories and your 55th Grand Prix victory. Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, unbelievable. I think today it went even better than expected. I think the car was really nice to drive on every compound and I think we had a lot of pace. And yeah, it was super enjoyable to drive today. We really stayed…

Sport newsPorsche Penske Motorsport trio of Estre and team-mates André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor celebrated victory after leading for the majority of the race, however Estre survived a late scare in the closing stages of the race. A contact with the #67 Akkodis ASP Lexus RC F damaged the sidepod (along with the luminescent number panel and leader lights module), on his 963, triggering repairs with just 15 minutes of the race remaining.#93 Peugeot 9X8…

Sport newsMax Verstappen started his 2024 F1 campaign in the same style as he signed off last year, by taking an emphatic victory. The three-time champion marched a comfortable Bahrain Grand Prix win more than 20 seconds ahead of Sergio Pérez who made it a second consecutive Sakhir 1-2 for Red Bull Racing, while Carlos Sainz took the final podium place, just three seconds behind Pérez and with team-mate Charles Leclerc fourth to give Ferrari hope of taking the fight to…

Sport newsNasser Saleh Al-Attiyah put the recent Dakar disappointment firmly to the back of his mind when he teamed up with Frenchman Edouard Boulanger for the first time to secure a fourth career victory on the demanding Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, round two of the 2024 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).In so doing, and despite losing chunks of time when he became stuck in the sand dunes on stage three, the Qatari recorded his second…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)  2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)  TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: Max Verstappen, pole position, starting off 2024 like you finished ‘23. Look, a pretty routine session for you out there. It was very close, but how was it for you?Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it was a lot of fun, actually. The track had a lot of grip, but with the wind, you know, the last two days, it’s been quite…

Sport newsThe #2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V.Series R driven by Alex Lynn. Matt Campbell in the #5 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar takes first ever Porsche WEC pole position with a stunning 1:39.347s lap in dying seconds of Hyperpole sessionCampbell’s time eclipses the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry driven by Nyck de Vries by 0.164s. Third on the grid will be the #12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 as Callum IIlott made an excellent WEC…

Sport newsLynn, who set the best time in each of the previous two sessions, peaks on a best of 1m40.667s. That time is 0.108s clear of the No.5 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar.Matt Campbell claims a 1m40.847 as he continues to have an impressive start to his career as a WEC Hypercar driver after many years in LMGTE racing.Placing third is the Callum IIott driven No.12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963. The young British driver,…

Sport newsFree Practice 1Porsche Penske was classified 1-2 for the majority of the 90-minute-long first session of the day, but a late flyer from James Calado sees the #51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P pushed up into second position with a time of 1m42.561, just 0.075 off Campbell’s best.Kévin Estre in #6 car set his best lap of 1:42.593 to place third at the chequered flag.Porsche had swept the top positions with five cars in the top six…