Motor Sport

Sport newsMax Verstappen took pole for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, three tenths of a second ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with Sergio Pérez third in the other Red Bull.Verstappen claimed provisional pole with this first of Q3, setting a time of 1:27.472 to sit ahead of Pérez. However, while neither Red Bull improved on their final runs, Leclerc made good time on his final run to beat Pérez by 0.016s…

Sport newsAston Martin’s Fernando Alonso took over at the top of the timesheets, beating Mercedes’ George Russell and Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen by more than two tenths of a second in the second practice session ahead of Saturday’s 2024 FIA Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After losing out to Verstappen in the first hour of practice, Alonso powered to the top in Thursday evening’s performance runs to post a best lap of 1:28.827 that…

Mobility newsThe Environmental Accreditation Programme is an FIA-owned initiative, which aims to celebrate Member Club efforts to reduce their impact on the environment. Clubs can receive ratings between one and three stars.The Automobile and Touring Club of Nigeria received one-star in recognition of its ‘impressive environmental commitment’ as ‘evidenced all through the process since last year’.Reviewers also noted that ATCN has established protocols to protect the environment around motorsport activities.The ATCN can now work towards…

Sport newsVALENCIA, SPAIN, (March 4, 2023) – Entries are now open for the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, the third edition of the event where racers from National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) around the globe represent their nation in a wide variety of motorsport disciplines.The 2024 event will take place in Valencia, Spain – the prominent motorsport hub following in the footsteps of previous hosts, Rome, Italy (2019) and Marseille, France (2022).The only event of its kind,…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing)3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Max Verstappen, congratulations! Back-to-back victories and your 55th Grand Prix victory. Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, unbelievable. I think today it went even better than expected. I think the car was really nice to drive on every compound and I think we had a lot of pace. And yeah, it was super enjoyable to drive today. We really stayed…

Sport newsPorsche Penske Motorsport trio of Estre and team-mates André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor celebrated victory after leading for the majority of the race, however Estre survived a late scare in the closing stages of the race. A contact with the #67 Akkodis ASP Lexus RC F damaged the sidepod (along with the luminescent number panel and leader lights module), on his 963, triggering repairs with just 15 minutes of the race remaining.#93 Peugeot 9X8…

Sport newsMax Verstappen started his 2024 F1 campaign in the same style as he signed off last year, by taking an emphatic victory. The three-time champion marched a comfortable Bahrain Grand Prix win more than 20 seconds ahead of Sergio Pérez who made it a second consecutive Sakhir 1-2 for Red Bull Racing, while Carlos Sainz took the final podium place, just three seconds behind Pérez and with team-mate Charles Leclerc fourth to give Ferrari hope of taking the fight to…

Sport newsNasser Saleh Al-Attiyah put the recent Dakar disappointment firmly to the back of his mind when he teamed up with Frenchman Edouard Boulanger for the first time to secure a fourth career victory on the demanding Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, round two of the 2024 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).In so doing, and despite losing chunks of time when he became stuck in the sand dunes on stage three, the Qatari recorded his second…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)  2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)  TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: Max Verstappen, pole position, starting off 2024 like you finished ‘23. Look, a pretty routine session for you out there. It was very close, but how was it for you?Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it was a lot of fun, actually. The track had a lot of grip, but with the wind, you know, the last two days, it’s been quite…

Sport newsThe #2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V.Series R driven by Alex Lynn. Matt Campbell in the #5 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar takes first ever Porsche WEC pole position with a stunning 1:39.347s lap in dying seconds of Hyperpole sessionCampbell’s time eclipses the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry driven by Nyck de Vries by 0.164s. Third on the grid will be the #12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 as Callum IIlott made an excellent WEC…