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Sport newsDefending champion Max Verstappen topped the timesheets ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris as pre-season testing for the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship got underway in Bahrain. Ahead of the season-opening grand prix in Bahrain next week, drivers got a first taste of their new machinery at Sakhir circuit and Verstappen laid down a strong day one marker in the new RB20, completing 142 laps and setting a best time of 1:31.344s on the C3…

Sport newsRomet Jürgenson finishes second on FIA Junior WRC Championship debutTaylor Gill leads record-breaking Junior WRC field during early stagesMax Smart scores world championship point on seventh ever rallyJose ‘Abito’ Caparó shows top 10 potential in challenging conditionsRomet Jürgenson from Estonia, Australia’s Taylor Gill, South African Max Smart and Jose ‘Abito’ Caparó from Peru were contesting the high-speed and highly challenging winter rally for the first time following their graduation from the FIA Rally Star…

Sport newsSouth Africa’s Muhammad Wally took the top spot in OK-N, while Wian Boshoff and Max Boshoff claimed victory in the OK-J and Mini ROK classes.The African Karting Cup is a prestigious new karting event, which aims to boost participation and increase opportunities for young drivers looking to enter international competition. This year’s OK-N winner will get the opportunity to compete at the FIA Karting World Championship, while the top-placed OK-J participant will receive free…

FIA newsOver this significant three-year partnership, AlphaTauri will equip all FIA staff with clothing and accessories, redefining how style and convenience intertwine with the world of motorsport. AlphaTauri will also be the official partner of the prestigious FIA Prize Giving Ceremony. This strategic collaboration aligns two organizations that are deeply committed to innovation.Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President, shared his thoughts on the collaboration, stating, “The FIA has always been a pioneer in leveraging technology and…

FIA newsThe field is set to be comprised of 23 cars in both Hypercar and LMGT3 classes with additional 16 LMP2 prototypes forming the gird of the 92nd edition of the race held at Circuit de la Sarthe, which will also be round four of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Seven teams make up the reserve list.186 drivers are set to take part in the race, with the full list yet to be…

Sport newsThe FIA Junior WRC Championship celebrated the emergence of its latest young talent after Mille Johansson took a stunning debut victory on the Rally Sweden season opener today, Sunday 18 February.Aged 18 and competing in the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time, Johansson snatched first place in the M-Sport Poland-run contest on SS6 and never looked back, winning by 48.9sec.One of a record 19 entrants, Johansson beat FIA Rally Star program member…

Sport newsEsapekka Lappi is a winner again in the FIA World Rally Championship on the back of a controlled but fine fast-paced display of ice and snow driving aboard his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid.His Rally Sweden victory, alongside co-driver and fellow Finn Janne Ferm, came six years, six months and 19 days since he won in the WRC for the first time on Rally Finland in 2017.The 33-year-old breaks the record for the longest…

Sport newsThe Overdrive Racing duo of Guillaume de Mévius and Guerlain Chicherit head an impressive 45-car field for the 33rd Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, round two of the 2024 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), which will blaze a trail through the UAE’s vast Empty Quarter and its seas of towering sand dunes from February 25th-March 2nd.Founded by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in 1991, the event is being held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh…

Sport newsBy completing leg two in front, the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid driver has provisionally scored 18 WRC points, which will be added to his season tally providing he reaches the rally finish on Sunday afternoon under new rules for 2024.Starting Saturday’s action leading the ice and snow event by 3.2sec following Friday’s drama-packed first leg, Lappi came under early pressure when Takamoto Katsuta slashed his advantage to 0.9sec with a determined charge through…

Sport newsEsapekka Lappi’s pursuit of a second FIA World Rally Championship victory remains on track after the Finn completed Saturday morning’s loop of three stages leading Rally Sweden by almost 90 seconds.Out in front on his first start of 2024 following Friday’s dramatic opening leg, the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid driver had been in a close fight with Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta. But when Katsuta crashed out on today’s second stage, Lappi was left in…