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Mobility newsThe first FIA Region II Roundtable, since the COVID-19 outbreak, was opened by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. “I am really happy to see that so many of you have managed to be present in Hanoi today for the FIA Region II Roundtable. You know how much I value the collaboration between our Member Clubs and between our Regions. It is what makes us a family. For two days, you will be discussing the…

Sport newsThe FIA World Motor Sport Council has today, 27 September, approved by e-vote an increase in the number of Events featuring Sprint sessions in the FIA Formula One World Championship from three to six from the 2023 season onwards.Sprint sessions, which were first introduced in 2021, have been a popular update to the Formula 1 weekend format across a selection of carefully chosen events, providing fans with the additional excitement of the Qualifying session…

Sport newsStarting from pole position, the Williams F1 junior made a good start to fend off Joseph Loake (JHR Developments) and championship leader Alex Dunne (Hitech GP) on the run down to Copse, but the race was almost immediately neutralized after Edward Pearson (Virtuosi) crashed into Louis Sharp’s stalled Carlin.Both drivers were unhurt, and the race shortly resumed, only to be halted twice more. The first was to recover the stranded JHR car of race…

Mobility news”As promoters and referents of a safe and sustainable mobility in Chile, receiving 1-star accreditation of the FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme fosters the continuity of our work, the development of high-impact initiatives and programmes aiming to deliver new solutions that will provide environmentally friendly urban ecosystems and at the same time contribute to building smarter and efficient cities in our country. We expect to be up to the challenge that receiving this significant distinction implies…

Mobility newsThe first day included presentations on the FIA Sustainable Mobility Strategy and the specific place Clubs have in it, as well as on the FIA Foundation’s 2030 agenda ‘Design for life: safe streets, clean air, climate action’.A dedicated session was the occasion for COFO Member Clubs to exchange knowledge and inform each other on the current road safety situation in their respective countries. The day then concluded with a kick-off session of the Road Safety Course by…

Sport newsThe 31-year-old Belgian driver, who lives near Bruges, has been a regular on the rallycross scene ever since he teamed up in a two-car squad with Mattias Ekström.Ide, a former GT racing champion and endurance circuit racer, started in the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship, racing against the world’s best to help fast-track his mixed surface race craft.This year, driving the very latest evolution of the Audi S1 built and run by EKS, Ide…

Sport newsAfter a difficult day yesterday, Mats Myrsell, Esko Junttila in the n°2 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4 ended the Rallye Elba Storico as the top FIA EHRC competitors. The Swedish duo finished just 1 second ahead of the n°6 Ford Sierra of Tibor Erdi Jnr and Zoltan Csoko after ten challenging stages.   Overnight leaders Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen retired on the second stage of the day when their Lancia developed an engine issue.In the…

Sport newsThe leading EHRC car is now the Lancia Rally 037 of Category 4 Drivers championship leader Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen.The first leg of the Rally Elba Storico started on Thursday evening with stage one run through the streets of Capoliveri.  The no4 Porsche posted the best stage time, with Wagner and Zauner leading overnight by 11.8 seconds ahead of the no6 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4 of Hungarians Tibor Erdi and Zoltan Csoko, which…

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Sport newsAfter an exciting first season as an FIA World Cup, with racing taking place in France, Hungary, Spain, Belgium and Italy, four drivers can take the title this weekend, with all three manufacturers represented in the title fight.CUPRA EKS drivers Adrien Tambay and Mattias Ekström are certainly the favourites to clinch the Drivers’ title with Tambay atop the standings with 435 points to Ekström’s 421. Mattias does have the experience of winning the title…