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FIA newsNaturally, Nelson Silva reveals one of the goals for 2022. “I want to show that people like me, physically limited, should not give up on their goals, whatever they may be. In 2007, when I was 20 years old, I had a motorcycle accident and broke both legs. The right had to be totally amputated and the left was left with serious injuries. In the four years that followed, I was always at home to adapt to life as it presented itself…

Sport newsFollowing the successful European Final in Germany last month, the scheduling of the Middle East and North African Final and the African Final has been completed with ASNs now evaluating their local talent in order to nominate their respective finalists via national assessments. These include Slalom and Digital Challenges or a combination of both.Up first from March 18-20 is the Middle East and North African Final at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi…

Sport newsThe FIA Hill Climb Prize Giving was an opportunity to look back at last season, marked by the European titles of Christian Merli and Antonino Migliuolo, as well as the introduction of major new features, such as the Performance Factor, known as “Pf”, and the special “Best Performer” awards.The leaders of the 2021 FIA Hillclimb season were honoured at an awards ceremony held virtually, as it was not possible to hold a “live” gala…

FIA newsHill ClimbOff-roadHistoricFIA1FIAHill ClimbOff-roadHistoric00Friday, February 18, 2022 – 5:28pmFriday, February 18, 2022 – 5:28pm …

Sport newsLast year Belgium became the 35th nation to stage a WRC round since the series started in 1973. It will return when Ypres, in the north-western Flanders region, hosts round nine of the 13-rally series on 18 – 21 August.The challenging asphalt event fills the date left outstanding when the 2022 fixture list was announced last October.   Ypres was first held in 1965 and is known as one of Europe’s toughest rallies. Narrow farm roads,…

Sport newsThe temperatures are set to be sub-zero but the action will be red-hot when the FIA World Rally Championship returns to Sweden for the second instalment of the WRC’s new and exciting hybrid-powered Rally1 era next week.From February 24-27, the university city of Umeå – and the surrounding forests of the Västerbotten region – will be home to Rally Sweden, a founding round of the WRC in 1973, but a notable absentee in 2021…

Sport newsLadies, gentlemen,During the F1 Commission Meeting in London, I presented part of my plan for a new step forward in Formula 1 refereeing.Drawing conclusions from the detailed analysis of the events of the last F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and from the 2021 season, I proposed an in-depth reform of the organization of refereeing and race direction. It was unanimously supported by F1 CEO and teams principals.Here is my plan for these structural changes:Firstly, to assist…

Sport newsPotential Competitors/Drivers will benefit from being able to register via the FIA’s new one-stop portal at https://registrations.fia.com/web/registrationac.nsf.The calendars for the 2022 FIA European Autocross and Cross Car Championships and FIA Cross Car Academy can be found here.AutocrossSport1SportAutocross00Thursday, February 17, 2022 – 11:54amThursday, February 17, 2022 – 11:54am …

Sport newsPartnered by Oleg Uperenko at the wheel of a Mini Cooper Countryman, Vasilyev gained the lead on the second of nine stages held across frozen and snow-covered tracks through the Igora Drive Sports and Entertainment Complex and the surrounding forests in the Leningrad region and appeared to be in command until he suffered the transmission issue.With the gearbox changed at the service point, Vasilyev was able to claw back some time over the last…

Sport newsQatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah overcame one of the most difficult challenges of his career at the Qatar International Rally to record a 16th victory at his home event and achieve a stunning milestone of 80 wins in the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) since 2003.Driving his customary Autotek Volkswagen Polo GTI, Al-Attiyah only hit the front on the eighth of 12 gravel special stages in the Qatar deserts and survived a front puncture…