2023/2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – ICA decision – Hearing 07 06 24 – Tag Heuer Porsche

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2024-04: Appeal lodged on behalf of Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team against Decision No. 31 dated 13 April 2024 of the Stewards of the Round 6 held in Misano counting towards the 2023/2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.On 13 April 2024, during Round 6 of the 2023/2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship held in Misano (Italy), the Stewards received a report from the FIA Technical Delegate about Car No. 13…

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GT Explainer – Double dose of supercar GT3 action confirmed for Valencia

Sport newsWith an array of high-performance supercars and a reputation for ultra-close competition, the GT categories are popular with competitors and fans alike. Indeed, it is not an overstatement to suggest that GT racing has never been in better health. This is underscored by the enormous success of the FIA GT3 category, which caters for both sprint and endurance racing worldwide.There are a wide range of options when it comes to machinery. At present, over…

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F1 – 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard)   Q: Max Verstappen, your 61st victory. Your reign in Spain continues with your third straight victory. You had to work for that one.Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I think what made the race was the beginning. I took the lead in lap two, and that’s where I had my buffer. Then, in that first stint where I could eke out the gap…

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F1 – Verstappen holds off Norris charge to win Spanish GP as Hamilton takes first podium of year

Sport newsRed Bull’s Max Verstappen seized an early lead and held off a determined late-race charge from pole sitter Lando Norris to take a third consecutive Spanish Grand Prix win ahead of the McLaren driver, as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton claimed his first podium of the year with third place. Norris made a poor start from pole and though the lead was stolen by Mercedes’ George Russell in Turn 1, Verstappen quickly closed on and took the…

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WRC set for Paraguay debut in 2025

Sport newsParaguay will become the 38th country to host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship when the South American nation joins the calendar in 2025*.The announcement was made on Saturday evening in the Paraguayan capital Asunción by President Santiago Peña at the Ceremonial Start of Petrobras Rally Transchaco 2024 – the third round of the Paraguayan national championship.“Paraguay is big, and the world is in the process of discovering us. Hosting world- class…

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F1 – Norris stuns Verstappen in Spain, steals pole position by 0.02s

Sport newsLando Norris beat F1 world championship leader Max Verstappen by the tiny margin of two hundredths of a second to take the second pole position of his career in qualifying for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. Behind the top two, Lewis Hamilton scored his best qualifying position since last year’s US Grand Prix with third place. At the start of Q1 Sergio Pérez set the early pace thanks to a lap of…

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F1 – Hamilton sets the pace in second practice in Barcelona ahead of home hero Sainz and Norris

Sport newsLewis Hamilton went quickest in the second practice session for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Spanish  Grand Prix, beating home favourite Carlos Sainz by just over two hundredths of a second as FP1’s fastest driver, Lando Norris, took third place. In the early phases of the second hour of practice, Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate George Russell led the way on Medium tyres, moving a tenth of a second clear of Norris who had set an early target…

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WRC – Poland kicks off WRC’s high-speed summer schedule

Sport newsThe FIA World Rally Championship’s need for speed takes it to Poland next week (June 27-30) for the first of three fast-paced gravel contests in succession.Following the tough and technical stages of Rally Italia Sardegna, the WRC switches to faster and smoother gravel roads for back-to-back visits to Poland, Latvia and Finland during an exciting summer of top-flight rallying.One young talent with a gilt-edged opportunity to shine is Mārtiṇš Sesks. The 24-year-old, a winner…

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F1 – 2024 Spanish Grand Prix – Thursday Press Conference Transcript

Sport newsDRIVERS – Daniel RICCIARDO (RB), Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin), Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas), Valtteri BOTTAS (Kick Sauber)Q: Fernando, this is your 21st Spanish Grand Prix. Explain to us what makes Barcelona different for you? Fernando ALONSO: We had a lot of tests here in the past. Now, we do them in Bahrain, but in the past Barcelona used to be all the winter tests in this place. We have millions of laps…

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F1 – 2024 Spanish GP Schedule of Press Conferences

Sport newsDATETIMEDRIVER/ TEAM MEMBERThursday, 20 June1430 hrsFernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)Kevin Magnussen (Haas)Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber)Daniel Ricciardo (RB)Friday, 21 JunePress Conference:1530 hrsTV pen:1600 hrsBruno Famin (Alpine)Fred Vasseur (Ferrari)Alessandro Alunni Bravi (Kick Sauber)Toto Wolff (Mercedes)Saturday, 22 JunePost-QualifyingTop three fastest drivers Sunday, 23 June Post-Race First three finishing drivers FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1F1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024Formula 1F100Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – 3:56pmWednesday, June 19, 2024 – 3:56pm …

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