Motor Sport

Sport newsThe FIA World Rally Championship’s need for speed takes it to Poland next week (June 27-30) for the first of three fast-paced gravel contests in succession.Following the tough and technical stages of Rally Italia Sardegna, the WRC switches to faster and smoother gravel roads for back-to-back visits to Poland, Latvia and Finland during an exciting summer of top-flight rallying.One young talent with a gilt-edged opportunity to shine is Mārtiṇš Sesks. The 24-year-old, a winner…

Sport newsDRIVERS – Daniel RICCIARDO (RB), Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin), Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas), Valtteri BOTTAS (Kick Sauber)Q: Fernando, this is your 21st Spanish Grand Prix. Explain to us what makes Barcelona different for you? Fernando ALONSO: We had a lot of tests here in the past. Now, we do them in Bahrain, but in the past Barcelona used to be all the winter tests in this place. We have millions of laps…

Sport newsDATETIMEDRIVER/ TEAM MEMBERThursday, 20 June1430 hrsFernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)Kevin Magnussen (Haas)Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber)Daniel Ricciardo (RB)Friday, 21 JunePress Conference:1530 hrsTV pen:1600 hrsBruno Famin (Alpine)Fred Vasseur (Ferrari)Alessandro Alunni Bravi (Kick Sauber)Toto Wolff (Mercedes)Saturday, 22 JunePost-QualifyingTop three fastest drivers Sunday, 23 June Post-Race First three finishing drivers FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1F1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024Formula 1F100Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – 3:56pmWednesday, June 19, 2024 – 3:56pm …

Safety newsIn a motor sport first, the FIA has launched a new educational programme designed to raise awareness of the dangers of concussion.Launched by FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, at the FIA 2024 Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the programme has come to life through the collaboration of the FIA Medical and Safety teams.The educational content, created to be used across social platforms and as printable assets, is available to all Member Clubs. The assets will…

Sport newsNielsen brought the car home, driving a brilliant final triple stint to secure a well-judged victory in a race marked by changeable weather conditions and lengthy safety car periods during the night.The #50 crew took Ferrari’s second Le Mans victory in as many years amid issues with one of the car’s doors and an investigation for an unsafe pit stop release.In hugely treacherous conditions in the final hours of the race, Nielsen was able…

Sport newsThe 22-year-old from Sweden began the second day of ERC action with a narrow 3.3sec lead over Hayden Paddon. But while Paddon admitted to “pulling the commitment down” due to having “no feeling or grip” during the morning loop, Solberg went on a charge.Driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 on Pirelli tyres, Solberg was fastest on all four stages this morning to reach midday service in Karlstad leading by 13.7sec.And the FIA WRC2 Championship…

Sport newsThe home hero led the Tarmac event from start to finish in the Ford Sierra Cosworth 4×4 he shared with co-driver István Kerék, overcoming a handful of mechanical issues in the process and adding the Category 4 triumph to his list of achievements.Italian pair “Zippo” and Nicola Arena finished second and won Category 3 in their Audi Quattro after they were slowed through SS6 with a broken front-left driveshaft before turbo failure struck nearing…

Sport newsPaddon (BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2) led the pack following his fastest time through the mixed-surface BAUHAUS super special stage on Thursday evening. Although the New Zealander maintained his advantage after SS2, Swede Solberg moved in front on SS3 by 3.1sec aboard his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.Back-to-back stage wins for Paddon trimmed that gap to 1.4sec at the midday service halt in Karlstad before Solberg responded with the SS6 best time to…

Sport newsEIGHT ROUNDS MAINTAINED FOR 2025 AS IMOLA SECURES MULTI-YEAR EXTENSIONAs the FIA World Endurance Championship continues to go from strength to strength, the 2025 season will see the championship maintain the same eight events held across four continents that formed this year’s schedule. The FIA WEC promoter has also signed a contract with Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari that will keep the Italian circuit on the calendar until 2028.Mohammed ben Sulayem, FIA President,…

Sport newsThe FIA’s Affordable Cross Car project reached a crucial milestone at the FIA Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, as the Affordable Cross Car project was officially unveiled by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.“We committed ourselves to this project and we are proud to have now delivered it,” he said. “When we said we would develop motor sport around the world, we were not being overly optimistic. The problem in developing countries is accessibility and cost,…