Motor Sport

Sport newsThe Pirelli-equipped BRC Racing Team driver, who strengthens his grip on a second consecutive ERC title as a result, led the spectacular Tarmac event from start to finish as the championship returned to the United Kingdom for the first time since 2016 in style.Andrea Mabellini banked his maiden ERC podium finish for Team MRF Tyres after climbing from fourth to second on the Power Stage with Michelin-equipped Mathieu Franceschi returning to the podium for…

Sport newsCharles Leclerc took an emotional Monza win for Ferrari, delivering on a risky one-stop strategy to take victory ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, as championship leader Max Verstappen finished in sixth place. For much of the race the race was controlled by McLaren with Piastri muscling his way Norris at the start and with Norris boosted past Leclerc to P2 by a first-stop undercut. However, tyre degradation forced the Woking team to…

Sport newsThe Italian set a blistering lap time of 1:50.390s, earning the #51 Ferrari AF Corse its first top spot of the season in what was also Ferrari’s second pole position of the season.Robert Kubica, in the #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, completed a 1-2 finish for the Prancing Horse, with the yellow 499P clocking in just 0.277s behind Giovinazzi’s best.The #2 Cadillac Racing Hypercar, driven by Alex Lynn, secured third place after a late…

Sport newsLando Norris took this fourth pole position of the season and his second in a row as P2 for Oscar Piastri locked out the front row of the grid for McLaren for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Geroge Russell qualified third for Mercedes as championship leader Max Verstappen ended up in seventh place. At the start of Q1, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the early pace with a lap of 1:20.074. Verstappen then…

Sport newsThe design philosophy of this new car, which will be raced in the 2025, 2026 and 2027 F3 seasons, is to give young drivers who aspire to race in Formula 2 and Formula 1 the best opportunity to progress through the pyramid.The new look of the F3 2025 car is in line with the latest F2 and F1 family, reflecting the same safety, systems, and performance, at affordable costs. It complies with the latest…

Sport newsPorsche Penske leads the way in FP1Porsche Penske set the tone in the Hypercar category during Free Practice 1, with Matt Campbell in the #5 car clocking the fastest lap at 1:53.574s. Robert Kubica in the #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P had initially led the session with a 1:54.034s lap, securing second place. Oliver Rasmussen in the #38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche followed closely, finishing third just 0.017s behind Kubica.Ferrari’s strong presence continued with…

Sport newsercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the second practice session for Sunday’s 2024 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, pipping McLaren’s Lando Norris by just 0.003s at the end of a session that was halted midway through when Kevin Magnussen crashed his Haas.In the first third of the session, run on Medium tyres, it was Norris who set the pace early on with a lap of 1:21.605 that put him 0.036s ahead…

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2024-07: Appeal lodged on behalf of Torcello s.r.l. (“Barone Rampante”) against Decision No. 4/2024 dated 4 June 2024 of the National Appeal and Disciplinary Court of the Real Federación Española de Automovilismo (“RFEdA”), in the framework of the 2024 International GT Open Championship.On 11 May 2024, the Stewards issued Decision No. 24 thereby imposing a 5-second penalty on Competitor No. 786 (GetSpeed) for not having respected the track limit at Turn 1 of…

FIA newsD-BOX Technologies Inc. (“D-BOX” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: DBO), a world leader in haptic and immersive experiences, is pleased to announce the renewal of its licensing rights for three years, with The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). This renewed partnership positions D-BOX as the only officially FIA licensed haptic system offered on the market today. This agreement reaffirms D-BOX’s commitment to delivering high-quality immersive haptic technology to sim racers, professional racing teams, training facilities,…

Mobility newsSecretary General for Mobility Jacob Bangsaard visited Mobility Clubs in FIA Region IV, ahead of the American Congress in Lima, Peru.Over the course of 4 days, he visited Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA), Automóvil Club de Colombia (ACC), and Automóvil Club del Ecuador (ANETA).The visits represented a key opportunity for the FIA to learn more about the Clubs’ ongoing projects and goals for 2024 and beyond.During his visit to the Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA) in Buenos Aires, Jacob met…