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Sport newsThe championship’s ultra-powerful electric cars – feature twin motors, pushing out 500kW (equivalent to 680bhp) and 880Nm of instant torque, and will propel them to 100km/h faster than a Formula 1 car.The entry list in Hell is headlined by Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS’ Johan Kristoffersson, who is chasing a fifth Drivers’ crown behind the wheel of his Kristoffersson Motorsport-run Volkswagen RX1e.Timmy Hansen tied with Kristoffersson on points last season at the end of a nail-biting…

Sport newsThe 2022 edition of the International Hill Climb Cup had four events: Korczina in Poland, Ascoli in Italy, Gorjanci in Slovenia and Osnabrück in Germany. The latter was held on 6 and 7 August, with 27 drivers specifically entered in the FIA Cup, while the rest of the total field of 168 participants focused on the German Championship.Christian Merli (Osella FA30) once again made his mark on the Osnabrück event, setting times beyond the…

Sport newsHyundai Motorsport N’s Teemu Suninen has been disqualified from Secto Rally Finland on Sunday night after the front bumper of his i20 N Rally2 was found to be underweight.The 28-year-old secured his first victory of the season in the WRC’s premier support category but was disqualified by event stewards following a hearing at the rally base in Jyväskylä.The stewards’ decision said that in post-event scrutineering, the weight of the front bumper was measured at…

Sport newsRob Huff resisted 18 laps of pressure to brilliantly claim his second win of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup season in Race 2 at WTCR Race Alsace GrandEst on this afternoon.The Briton’s fifth WTCR career victory came after he passed polesitter Mehdi Bennani at the start and built just enough of a cushion to fend off an attack by the Comtoyou Team Audi Sport driver.Huff’s success at Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin…

Sport newsFIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP:Present:Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Ott Tänak (EST), Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HybridToyota Gazoo Racing WRT –Kalle Rovanperä (FIN), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HybridToyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Esapekka Lappi (FIN), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HybridHyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Julien Moncet (FRA), Team PrincipalQ:Ott, congratulations on your third victory in this rally, you led from Friday morning until the end. How are you feeling now it is down, it’s dusted,…

Sport newsLithuanian driver Benediktas Vanagas and his Estonian co-driver Kuldar Sikk won four of the five stages to secure a comfortable 8min 37.7sec victory in the 19th Hungarian Baja, the fourth and penultimate round of the 2022 FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. This was the Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics driver’s first appearance in the Várpalota-based event. He followed up the fastest run through the opening 9.47km Qualifying Stage to set fastest times on the opening…

Sport newsOtt Tänak secured Secto Rally Finland victory on Sunday afternoon to give Hyundai Motorsport its first ever triumph in Jyväskylä with a precision-perfect drive.The Estonian driver led from the second stage of the rally to finish the four-day gravel road fixture 6.8sec clear of Toyota GR Yaris rival Kalle Rovanperä – clinching his third Finland success in the process.Tänak found it difficult to be comfortable in his Hyundai i20 N from the get-go but…

Sport newsNathanaël Berthon claimed his first WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup victory of the year with a commanding performance in Race 1 of the WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst earlier today.The Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport driver used the superior straightline speed of his Audi RS 3 LMS to out-drag the pole-sitting ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda of Néstor Girolami at the start and was never headed afterwards, although he remained under intense pressure…

Sport newsOtt Tänak is closing in on his third Secto Rally Finland victory after keeping a charging Kalle Rovanperä at bay during Saturday’s penultimate leg.The Estonian driver pushed his Hyundai i20 N to its limits on superfast gravel stages clustered around the Jämsä region, maintaining his position at the head of the field with just four stages remaining.Wet conditions early in the day weren’t quite to Tänak’s liking, although he arrived back to the mid-leg…

Sport newsHyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tänak extended his Secto Rally Finland lead as the frontrunning quartet bunched together in wet conditions on Saturday morning.Patchy rain showers over the course of the loop resulted in changeable grip levels on the morning’s four superfast gravel speed tests, but i20 N pilot Tänak maintained his position to hold off a charging trio of Toyota GR Yaris cars.The Estonian consistently outpaced closest challenger Esapekka Lappi and even won the brand-new…