F1 – Sainz takes first win in thrilling, incident-packed British Grand Prix ahead of Pérez, Hamilton

Sport newsFerrari’s Carlos Sainz scored his maiden grand prix at the end of a thrilling, incident-packed 2022 FIA Formula 1 British Grand Prix disrupted by red flags and safety cars and in which championship leading Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and title contending Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc both held the lead but finished off the podium. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez recovered from an early collision to rise from last place to second and Mercedes’ Lewis…

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WTCR – Urrutia leads Ehrlacher in Lynk & Co-Powered 1-2 following action packed Vila Real counter

Sport newsSantiago Urrutia headed Yann Ehrlacher to a Lynk & Co-powered Cyan 1-2 in a frenetic Race 1 at WTCR Race of Portugal on the Vila Real street circuit.Cyan Performance driver Urrutia scored his second WTCR win of the season after leading away from pole position. Ehrlacher got ahead of the Uruguayan through the use of the Joker Lap, the alternative route unique to Vila Real, but Urrutia regained the place when the King of…

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F3 – Leclerc scores first 2022 win after tight Silverstone battle

Sport newsArthur Leclerc scored his first win of the Formula 3 season after a hectic Silverstone Feature Race. The result also put PREMA Racing on the top step for the first time this year, and it could have been a one-two finish.Home favourites Zak O’Sullivan and Ollie Bearman were separated by just 0.051s across the line in the Carlin driver’s favour after a last-lap scrap for the runner-up position.Caio Collet added some important points to…

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WTCR – Rookie rules! Urrutia the vila (real) deal in Portugal

Sport newsDriving a Lynk & Co 03 TCR on Goodyear tyres and in ambient temperatures of 33 degrees centigrade, the Uruguayan sensation beat King of WTCR Yann Ehrlacher to top spot by a slender margin of 0.049s with Néstor Girolami in third place, 0.204s slower than Cyan Racing Lynk & Co driver Ehrlacher.Urrutia’s Cyan Performance Lynk & Co team-mate Ma Qing Hua was fourth, just 0.001s down on ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Girolami as Norbert…

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Euro RX – Oliver Solberg sets the early ‘Magic Weekend’ pace in Sweden

Sport newsOliver Solberg set the pace on day one of the ‘Magic Weekend’ in Sweden, as round two of the 2022 FIA European Rallycross Championship got underway at Höljes.After torrential early morning rain, 20-year-old Solberg was on sensational form in a wet and slippery heat one to set the pace by almost a second in the high-calibre, 25-strong Euro RX1 field – despite having only previously driven his Hedströms Motorsport Hyundai i20 in dry conditions.Despite…

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F3 – Hadjar leaves it late to snatch victory from Martins

Sport newsHolding his nerve until the dying minutes of the race, Isack Hadjar swooped in to take victory out of Victor Martins’ hands. A breath-taking lunge around the ART Grand Prix driver on the penultimate lap was enough to secure a second Formula 3 win in his rookie season at Hitech Grand Prix’s home race.Martins was forced to settle for second after sustaining pressure from rookie Reece Ushijima in the final few laps. A sterling…

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F2 – Sargeant seals pole for Carlin at Silv erstone

Sport newsLogan Sargeant made it two from two on Friday at Silverstone, sealing pole position for the Feature Race after topping the earlier Free Practice session. The Carlin driver was top of the times for the majority of the session, setting a pace his rivals struggled to get close to.Frederik Vesti outqualified his teammate and ended up P2 with Championship leader Felipe Drugovich securing third place ahead of Théo Pourchaire. Carlin’s strong pace was demonstrated…

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ETRC: Slovakia Ring returns as round three is go

Sport newsThe current leader in the standings, Norbert Kiss has scored five victories out of seven race starts so far and, with 101 points to his name, he positioned himself well en route to his fourth FIA ETRC crown.The Hungarian’s closest rivals, Sascha Lenz and Jochen Hahn, will be looking to stay within the striking distance of the reigning champion and to keep their title chances alive in Slovakia.The leading trio has so far been…

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Launch of the FIA Women Officials’ Exchange program

FIA newsThe Women Officials’ Exchange program aims to promote and encourage participation of female motor sports officials around the world. It is also an opportunity to introduce women to all the essential roles carried out by the volunteers and to demonstrate that they have  important missions at the highest level of the sport.This first edition is anticipated to take place during the 2022 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix (30 September – 2 October).The…

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Rally takes centre stage with three FIA Motorsport Games categories for the discipline

Sport newsFirst held in 2019, the FIA Motorsport Games is a unique global competition which places nations at the forefront of the sport, offering drivers the chance to compete under their country’s colours and contend for gold medals.The introduction of three new rally classes puts the discipline centre stage this October, allowing each FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) National Sporting Authority (ASN) to enter one driver and co-driver in each respective category.Rally at the FIA…

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