Motor Sport

Sport newsMax Verstappen claimed a hard fought Spanish Grand Prix win at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, coming back from an early spin and faulty DRS to take a victory that hands him control of the 2022 FIA Formula One Drivers’ World Championship standings as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc exited the race from a comfortable lead due to the power unit issue. Sergio Pérez took second place to Red Bull Racing’s second 1-2 finish of the season…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä celebrated his third consecutive victory at Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Sunday afternoon to stretch his FIA World Rally Championship lead.The Finn demoted long-time leader and Toyota GR Yaris team-mate Elfyn Evans on Saturday evening and extended a slender advantage to win by 15.2sec. He heads the standings by 46 points after four rounds following previous victories in Sweden and Croatia.Second marked Evans’ best result of the season, the Welshman finishing 2min…

Sport newsFelipe Drugovich made up for the post-Qualifying penalty by winning the Barcelona Sprint Race at a canter. Demoted to fourth on the grid by a penalty, he seized the lead at Turn 1 and never looked back.The MP Motorsport driver led every lap from that point and victory moved him to the top of the Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship. Ayumu Iwasa and Logan Sargeant were able to secure their maiden F2 podiums, finishing second…

Sport newsDriving an Autotek Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 to victory for the third time in Jordan, the Qatari won 11 of the 12 special stages in the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley areas of the Hashemite Kingdom and is now very close to a record-breaking 18th FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) title. The win marked Al-Attiyah’s 81st career MERC success and his third of the season, while his Andorra-based co-driver now has 29 victories…

Sport newsLeaving his best till last in Qualifying, Virtuosi Racing’s Jack Doohan stormed his way to a second pole position in Formula 2. The Aussie managed to hold off an extremely late charge from Hitech Grand Prix’s Jüri Vips, which saw the Estonian driver leap up from last to second and ahead of ART Grand Prix’s Frederik Vesti in third.The session got underway with only 21 drivers taking part, as Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung withdrew…

Sport newsLess than a year on from the presentation that unveiled the car’s concept, and just five months after its maiden track test, wraps were taken off the 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar at Algarve International Circuit in southern Portugal.Peugeot’s on-track testing programme kicked off last December and has since visited Portimão, Circuit Paul Ricard, MotorLand Aragón, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, with the 9X8 clocking up more than 10,000 kilometres over the course of…

Sport newsTitle-winning drivers, co-drivers and team managers created the biggest ever gathering of WRC champions in Matosinhos. The event launched five days of celebrations at Vodafone Rally de Portugal (19 – 22 May) during the first gravel fixture of the sport’s innovative hybrid era.Nine-time champion Sébastien Loeb (FRA) and eight-time winner Sébastien Ogier (FRA) took a break from preparations for round four of the 2022 series to attend the gala, which recalled some of the…

Sport newsAssociating the sun with any event in Spain is not a sure thing and is regularly contradicted by the weather conditions that prevail during the Spanish round of the European Hill Climb Championship in the Asturias region, which is traditionally held in May. The Al Fito event, already known to be difficult due to its tortuous route compared to other classics of the season, has often been marked by fickle conditions. The 2022 edition…

FIA newsThe FIA Girls on Track programme, aims to increase the participation of women in motorsport both on and off track by introducing them to the complex industry of motorsport through workshops and activities.The 100 participants in Berlin had the chance to discover the expansive career opportunities of motor sport in a free, educational, engaging, and positive manner.The participants engaged in a total of nine activities throughout the day, with female experts working in the…

Sport newsWhen the lights go green on Saturday afternoon, 16 drivers will battle it out in their five-ton racing trucks for a new season across eight events and 32 races.The opening round is also where reigning champion Norbert Kiss wrapped up his title in 2021, and the Hungarian will be out to defend his crown against an ever-competitive field of top truck racers from across Europe.Challenging him on his mission will be last year’s runner-up,…