Motor Sport

Safety newsAutomóvil Club de Costa Rica has published a manual on Road Conflict Observation in Latin America.“The Manual de observación de conflictos viales para la prevención de siniestros de tránsito en ciudades de América Latina” aims to help support and inform key road safety stakeholders in Latin America, thereby working to reduce and prevent injuries and fatal traffic incidents.The Swedish technique of Road Conflict Analysis heavily informs the manual. This technique evaluates events that are…

Members newsVeronika Havelková, a highly trained emergency paramedic and experienced co-driver from the Czech Republic, led a 25-30 minute session equipping participants with vital skills to assist fellow competitors in case of accidents.This workshop was a crucial refresher following a recent serious accident on the Historic Vltava Rallye, reminding crews of the correct actions to take during such incidents.Organised with the support of the FIA EHRC team onsite in Spain and the volunteers behind the…

Sport newsRomet Jürgenson leads FIA Junior WRC Championship after two roundsTaylor Gill in second place following first category podium on Croatia RallyMax Smart joins FIA Rally Star team-mates in preparing hard for gravel roundJose ‘Abito’ Caparó returns to Sardinia boosted by first Junior WRC pointsA challenging gravel contest awaits the FIA Rally Star drivers this week with Rally Italia Sardegna marking the next stage of the quartet’s FIA Junior WRC Championship adventure.Based in Alghero from…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jenson Button)   Q: Charles, congratulations. You haven’t just won the Monaco Grand Prix, you’ve won your home Grand Prix. How are you feeling right now? Charles LECLERC: No words can explain that. It’s such a difficult race. I think the fact that twice I’ve been starting in pole position and couldn’t quite make it, makes it even better in a way. It means a lot, obviously. It’s…

Sport newsCharles Leclerc took an emotional Monaco Grand Prix win to become the first Monegasque driver to win his home race in the history of the Formula 1 championship. The Ferrari driver put in a controlled performance on the streets of his home town to finish ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and the second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz at the end of a race largely defined by an explosive crash on the opening lap that removed Red…

Sport newsA host of leading Chinese vehicle manufacturers visited the Shanghai E-Prix for an access-all-areas insight into the future of electric single-seater racing.The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has returned to China this weekend for the first time since 2019, with the series’ very first race having been held in Beijing just shy of ten years ago.To mark the occasion, representatives from some of the country’s key carmakers – Xiaomi, BYD, LYNK & CO,…

Sport newsAntónio Félix da Costa raced to a commanding tenth career victory in the second Shanghai E-Prix today (26 May), as the TAG Heuer Porsche star bounced back from Saturday disappointment for Sunday success in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in China.Da Costa took the chequered flag fifth yesterday, but a penalty for contact subsequently dropped him outside of the points. Twenty-four hours later, the Season 6 champion reacted in fine style.From third…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Loïc Duval) Q: Charles, it’s your third pole position here at home in Monaco. The laps looked amazing. How was it out there?Charles LECLERC: It was nice. The feeling after a qualifying lap is always very special here. Really, really happy about the lap. The excitement is so high that it feels really good. However, I know more often than not in the past,…

Sport newsHome favourite Charles Leclerc took top spot in the second practice session for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, with the Ferrari driver beating Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by almost two tenths of a second as Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso finished almost three tenths of a second further back in third. Leclerc was to the fore from the first part of the second hour of practice. The Monegasque driver posted a lap of 1:12.372…

Sport newsThe unique essence of the Macau Grand Prix has always been to bring the top junior drivers from around the world together to compete in a one-off ultimate challenge. The event has historically been a rite of passage for some of the sport’s greatest talents, and in 2024 the next chapter of that history will be written in the FIA FR World Cup.The switch to Formula Regional cars has been driven by a number…