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Sport newsDRIVERS – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing), Esteban OCON (Alpine), George RUSSELL (Mercedes), Lando NORRIS (McLaren)Q: Why don’t we come to Formula 1’s most recent winner, George Russell. Second victory in the bag. What was the most satisfying aspect of your win in Austria last weekend?George RUSSELL: Yeah it was. It’s always great to be back on the top step and obviously there’s been so much hard work from the whole…

Sport newsDATETIMEDRIVER/ TEAM MEMBERThursday, 4 July1330 hrsEsteban Ocon (Alpine)Lando Norris (McLaren)George Russell (Mercedes)Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)Sergio Perez (Red Bull)Friday, 5 JulyPress Conference:1430 hrsTV pen:1500 hrsAyao Komatsu (Haas)Zak Brown (McLaren)Toto Wolff (Mercedes)James Vowles (Williams)Saturday, 6 JulyPost-QualifyingTop three fastest drivers Sunday, 7 July Post-Race First three finishing drivers FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1F1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024Formula 1F100Wednesday, July 3, 2024 – 4:24pmWednesday, July 3, 2024 – 4:24pm …

FIA newsRecent incidents pursuant to phishing attacks has led to the unauthorised access to personal data contained in two email accounts belonging to the FIA. The FIA took all actions to rectify the issues, notably in cutting the illegitimate accesses in a very short time, once it became aware of the incidents and notified the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (the French data protection regulator), and the Préposé Fédéral à la Protection des Données et à…

Members newsThe FIA has announced the recipients of the 2024 Safe and Sustainable Mobility Grants Programme.An external panel of road safety experts selected 27 projects to receive funding as part of the programme. The selected projects fit into several streams including:Implementing Regional or Global FIA Programmes for Safe and Sustainable MobilityThis stream focuses on local adaptations to regional or global FIA Mobility initiatives, such as Star Rating 4 Schools, Used Vehicles Programme and the Road…

Sport newsAntónio Félix da Costa extended his winning run in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at Portland International Raceway today (30 June), as the title tussle tightened up on a dramatic day in America’s Pacific Northwest.From second on the grid, TAG Heuer Porsche star da Costa immediately served notice of his intent by seizing the initiative when the lights went out to squeeze past pole-sitter Jean-Éric Vergne (DS Penske) into Turn One.The Season…

Sport newsGeorge Russell took a surprise Austrian Grand Prix victiory after a dramatic late-race clash between long-time race leader Max Verstappen and arch-rival Lando Norris dumped the McLaren driver out of the race and dropped championship leader Verstappen to fifth at the flag. After seizing the lead from pole at the start, Verstappen looked comfortable for the bulk of the race as he built an eight-second gap back to Norris, with Russell in third. However, the…

Sport newsThe reigning world champion, who is undertaking a selected programme of events in 2024, had never even planned to start this rally but was called upon by his Toyota Gazoo Racing team to replace Sébastien Ogier at the final hour.Ogier was sidelined by an accident during reconnaissance on Tuesday, leaving Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen with less than 48 hours to ready themselves for Thursday afternoon’s ceremonial start.Those frantic preparations didn’t seem to affect…

Sport newsAfter 15 fast-paced gravel stages, Rovanperä is in front by 9.4s in his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid with four stages and 63 kilometres of timed action remaining on Sunday.With limited preparation time having replaced Sébastien Ogier following the Frenchman’s reconnaissance accident less than 48 hours before the rally began, reigning world champion Rovanperä romped to six fastest times during Saturday to overturn the 1.8s advantage previously held by Mikkelsen (Hyundai i20 N Rally1…

Sport newsRed Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen powered to an emphatic eighth pole position of the season four tenths of a second clear of McLaren’s Lando Norris. George Russell qualified third for Mercedes after Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren had his final lap of Q3 deleted for a track limits violation. Verstappen was first out on track at the start of Q1 and with used Soft tyres on board he set the pace at 1:06.054, with team-mate…

Sport newsJust 7.7s cover the leading five drivers at the end of an action-packed opening day on Poland’s super-fast gravel roads.Mikkelsen set the early pace and stormed into the lead on the Stańczyki test as his title-hunting Hyundai colleague, Ott Tänak – who had led following Friday evening’s superspecial – retired with front-end damage caused by an unavoidable impact.The Norwegian star built a buffer of 7.4s in his i20 N Rally1 Hybrid but came under attack…