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Sport newsThe FIA and Formula 1 can confirm that Williams Racing CEO and Team Principal Jost Capito has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to travelling to Jeddah for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Jost is now following UK national health authority guidelines. There has been no wider impact on Williams Racing personnel and the team will continue to operate trackside as planned.  FIA Formula One World ChampionshipF1Formula 1Saudi Arabian GPCovid-19F1SEASON 2021SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitF1SEASON…

FIA newsClaude Le Guézec was a multi-faceted figure in motor sport. Of Breton origin, very active in the French Resistance during the World War II, he began in the motor industry, first as a journalist and as a car salesman.He started his Sport career in Rally from 1951 to 1966, both at the wheel and as a teammate, notably with Bernard Consten and Jo Schlesser. He participated in some of the greatest events of the discipline: Rally Monte…

Sport newsThe first two days of ABB FIA Formula E World Championship testing in Valencia have seen a different driver top the timesheets in every session held so far, with defending champion Nyck de Vries and team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne claiming early bragging rights for Mercedes-EQ.In mild, sunny conditions, Jaguar TCS Racing’s Sam Bird produced a late flier to head the order in Monday’s openeraround the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, barely 0.1s quicker than 2016/17 title-winner Lucas…

Sport news LONDON, UK & VALENCIA, Spain. Monday 29 November 2021 – Formula E and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) tonight shared a first look at the third-generation all-electric racing car that will race in Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The Gen3 was described by FIA President Jean Todt as: “a machine created at the intersection of high performance, efficiency and sustainability.”The Gen3 was presented under top-security conditions to an exclusive…

Sport newsThe FIA has paid tribute to Formula 1 legend Sir Frank Williams who passed away this morning at the age of 79.Across a six-decade career in motor sport the founder of the William F1 team won nine FIA Formula One World Championship Constructors’ titles and seven Drivers’ titles, scoring 114 grand prix victories and 128 pole positions along the way. The news of his death was announced this morning in a statement issued by the…

Sport newsHuff emerged from a gaggle of cars jostling for the podium to lead Frederic Vervisch home, the Belgian securing second in the points with the runner-up spot at a damp Sochi Autodrom.The action was non-stop from the start. Yvan Muller lost out from his pole position as Mikel Azcona shot into the lead, with Néstor Girolami also demoting the Frenchman. But Muller hit back later in the lap to snatch back second place. Santiago…

Sport newsMikel Azcona passed Jean-Karl Vernay on the final lap to win a thrilling Race 1 at WTCR VTB Race of Russia as Yann Ehrlacher became the 2021 King of WTCR with a safe sixth place at a slippery Sochi Autodrom.Azcona came from eighth on the grid to claim a fabulous victory in his Zengő Motorsport CUPRA Leon Competición, as Ehrlacher kept out of trouble to secure his second consecutive WTCR crown.Tough conditions contributed to…

Sport newsThe manufacturer from Tolyatti often punched above its weight, putting on some memorable performances and winning the support the world over.HUMBLE BEGINNINGSLada’s machinery first appeared in the FIA World Touring Car Championship back in 2008, with Russian Bears Motorsport running a pair of S2000-spec 110s for team principal Viktor Shapovalov and Dutchman Jaap van Lagen from the third round of the season. In the latter part of the year, the outfit briefly ran three-cars,…

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Sport newsThe Cyan Racing Lynk & Co driver was fastest in the opening Q1 session, then proved quicker than Zengő Motorsport’s Mikel Azcona (CUPRA Leon Competición) in the Q3 shootout. Meanwhile, Goodyear #FollowTheLeader Yann Ehrlacher played it safe to qualify fifth and extend his advantage over nearest rival Frédéric Vervisch by one more point to 37 ahead of the final two races of the 2021 WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup.MULLER SETS QUALIFYING Q1…