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Sport newsReigning ABB FIA Formula E World Champion Nyck De Vries got his title defence off to the perfect start in Saudi Arabia this evening (28 January), taking advantage of a missed ATTACK MODE for stablemate Stoffel Vandoorne to seize the initiative and replicate his curtain-raising triumph from last season.The Mercedes-EQ duo were on imperious form around the Riyadh Street Circuit, as the defending Teams’ title-holder sought to stamp its authority on proceedings right from…

Sport newsFor Stage 1, each driver, including 14 females aged between 17 and 26, attended a briefing session before taking to a specially-devised layout on the Estering Rallycross circuit, south of Hamburg.Drivers had one sighting lap, plus three timed runs over the 750-metre course in identical official Cross Cars run by LifeLive, the company founded by WRC driver Thierry Neuville. The cars are fitted with bespoke tyres from the FIA Rally Star programme partner Pirelli.The European…

Sport newsThe Oman Automobile Association have made a couple of late changes to the itinerary for the opening round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). Most notably, the pre-event press conference and ceremonial start venue have moved from Al-Mouj to Nakhal. Event officials have also introduced a timed 3.90km super special stage at Nakhal, which kicked off the event.Qatar’s Dakar sensation and multiple regional champion, Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, tops the entry in his…

Sport newsThe 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will race into life in Saudi Arabia this weekend (28/29 January), with a Diriyah double-header kick-starting proceedings as drivers and teams prepare to electrify the Middle Eastern Kingdom’s dramatic desert landscape.The forthcoming campaign marks the eighth season of the all-electric single-seater series, and the final one with the current Gen2 cars prior to the advent of the eagerly-anticipated Gen3 model in 2022/23.Eleven months ago, the Riyadh…

Sport newsFIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPPresent:M-Sport Ford World Rally Team – Sébastien Loeb (FRA), Ford Puma Rally1Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team – Sébastien Ogier (FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1M-Sport Ford World Rally Team – Craig Breen (IRL), Ford Puma Rally1M-Sport Ford World Rally Team – Richard Millener, Team PrincipalQ:Seb how do you feel after this win?SL:Really happy for sure. I didn’t know what to expect. I had a good feeling since the first test and…

Sport newsSébastien Loeb became the oldest winner of an FIA World Rally Championship round after grabbing a remarkable Rallye Monte-Carlo victory from the under the nose of old foe Sébastien Ogier on Sunday.The 47-year-old Frenchman trailed Ogier by almost half a minute heading into the penultimate speed test of the four-day event in the French Alps.But when Ogier received a ten-second jump start penalty and limped to the finish with a front left puncture, Loeb reclaimed a…

Sport newsSébastien Loeb became the oldest winner of an FIA World Rally Championship round after grabbing a remarkable Rallye Monte-Carlo victory from the under the nose of old foe Sébastien Ogier on Sunday.Ogier started the penultimate speed test of the four-day event with a lead of almost half a minute in his Toyota GR Yaris. But he limped to the finish with a front left puncture, allowing 47-year-old Loeb to reclaim a lead he had…

Sport newsSébastien Ogier sits on the cusp of a record-breaking ninth Rallye Monte-Carlo victory after outwitting arch-adversary Sébastien Loeb in the snow and ice of the French Alps on Saturday.Ogier headed to the closing speed test over the Col de Fontbelle with 5.0sec in hand over his fellow Frenchman after reclaiming the lead earlier in the penultimate leg.With 5km of wintry roads at the top of the pass, Loeb laid out his cards by bravely…

Sport newsSébastien Ogier regained the Rallye Monte-Carlo lead from arch-rival Sébastien Loeb after a breathless Saturday morning which ended Elfyn Evans’ victory bid.Two fastest times from three speed tests in the French Alps near Digne-les-Bains earned Ogier a 5.4sec advantage over Loeb at the midpoint of the third and penultimate leg.This opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship found its teeth as Evans slid off the road and Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak, Gus Greensmith…

Sport newsEighty-nine young talents, including 14 women, from 22 nations will assemble in Buxtehude, near Hamburg, for the FIA Rally Star European Final with the winner given the opportunity to show they have what it takes to compete in the WRC within a single season of competition. While the majority of the contestants earned the right to represent their country in the FIA Rally Star European Final by excelling in Digital or Slalom Challenges during selection…