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Sport newsThe commission discussed topics including alterations to Championship points allocation, amendments to the Technical and Sporting Regulations and pre-season testing for 2025 following options presented by the Sporting Advisory Committee.  The following is an overview of the key discussion points and decisions:   Championship points  Commission members discussed a proposal for changes to the distribution of Championship points, as described in Articles 6.4 and 6.5 of the Sporting Regulations. It was agreed that further analysis of proposed changes…

Sport newsThe 2023/24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship reaches its midway stage this weekend (27 April), as the all-electric single-seater series heads to the legendary Circuit de Monaco for a high-speed, high-stakes showdown in the famous Principality. A venue steeped in motorsport heritage and tradition, Monaco first welcomed Formula E in 2015 when it featured on the championship’s inaugural calendar, with five subsequent contests generating some electrifying action. Since 2021, competitors have done battle around…

Sport newsFIA Rally Star driver Jürgenson proved to be omnipotent over the course of the asphalt event, barely putting a wheel wrong as he opted for cruise mode on Sunday following a plethora of stage wins earlier in rally,He and co-driver Siim Oja topped the M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 leaderboard by 2min 35.1sec after three gruelling days, celebrating their maiden victory whilst also vaulting to a 22-point championship lead after round two of five. Australia’s…

Sport newsMICHELISZ CONVERTS POLE INTO OPENING RACE VICTORYMichelisz fought back from a bad start to secure a first victory of the 2024 Kumho FIA TCR World Tour in Vallelunga, winning Race 1 by two seconds in his BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Elantra ahead of Lynk & Co Cyan Racing’s Yann Ehrlacher in an action-packed race. Esteban Guerrieri completed the podium in his maiden race with GOAT Racing and the Honda Civic FL5.Race 1Norbert Michelisz…

Sport newsThe Japanese manufacturer took victory on Ferrari’s home turf after rain brought drama and uncertainty, with teams facing difficult tyre strategy choices in the final two hours of the race while certain portions of the track remained wet and others were bone dry.Kobayashi crossed the finish line just two seconds ahead of the second-placed Porsche, but the Qatar-winning trio of Estre and team-mates André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor maintained the lead in the FIA Hypercar World…

Sport newsSébastien Ogier jumped from third to first overall on a dramatic Sunday at Croatia Rally, claiming a surprise win as Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans faced heartbreak.After three days of neck and neck competition on spectator-packed asphalt roads around capital city Zagreb, victory looked set to be decided between Neuville, driving a Hyundai i20 N, and Welshman Evans in a Toyota GR Yaris. However, as they headed into the second stage of this final…

Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Nico Rosberg)  Q: Sergio, P3 today, but you got unlucky with the strategy there. Was that where you lost it?Sergio PÉREZ: Yeah, it really cost us quite a bit. Unfortunately, we got the Safety Car and we lost two places. And yeah, effectively that became the race… We did the most of the race on the Hard. And yeah, once you…

Sport newsThierry Neuville led a finely balanced Croatia Rally after Saturday’s enthralling penultimate leg ended with the leading three drivers blanketed by 11.6sec.After a day of many twists and turns – literally and metaphorically – Hyundai i20 N star Neuville held a 4.9sec advantage over Toyota rival Elfyn Evans, provisionally scoring 18 points to boost his championship charge against the Welshman. Eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier made it two GR Yaris cars inside the top…

Sport newsThe 27-year-old set the pole time in the final moments of the Hyperpole session to head the #83 AF Corse-entered 499P of Robert Shwartzman by 0.419s. The second of the factory-run cars, the #51 entry driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, rounded out the top three with the best time of 1m29.953s.The #6 Porsche Penske 963 with Kévin Estre behind the wheel was the best non-Ferrari in fourth place as the Frenchman led the sister car…

Sport newsMax Verstappen scored his fifth pole in five races and Red Bull’s 100th pole position with a dominant performance in qualifying for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, beating Red Bull team-mate Sergio Pérez by three tenths of a second. Fernando Alonso took third place for Aston Martin. It was Alonso who made the early running at the start of Q1, with the Spaniad taking top spot with a lap of 1:35.226. Verstappen’s…