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Sport newsThe result rockets the German driver up the third in the standings and, buoyed by that richly deserved and popular win, he will next head to the concluding World RX of China (11-12 November) assured of two moments to celebrate – his 45th birthday and his most successful World RX season ever.“When I heard that Hong Kong was the place that we’ll have the World RX final, I thought ‘wow, that’s a very cool…

Sport newsThe FIA confirms that the World Motor Sport Council has approved the recommendation of the Formula 1 Commercial Rights Holder to select Pirelli as the Sole Tyre Supplier to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship for 2025-2027, with an option to extend the agreement for a further year.Pirelli will also supply the FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 Championships for the same period, ensuring that the young drivers are getting the most relevant…

Mobility newsFIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem started the meeting by reviewing the advancements of the past months in the field of road safety and sustainable mobility as well as in Membership Services, with development of the FIA-led One Road Programme, and tourism, with breaking record CPD sales in 2023. “Many things have happened since we last met in June in Cordoba and they have contributed to advancing our transformation agenda and our goal to be…

Sport newsThe FIA notes with concern that the extreme temperature and humidity during the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix had an impact on the wellbeing of the drivers. While being elite athletes, they should not be expected to compete under conditions that could jeopardise their health or safety. The safe operation of the cars is, at all times, the responsibility of the Competitors, however as with other matters relating to safety such as…

Sport newsThe Rallye du Maroc is the final round of the 2023 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) and a bumper entry of 102 cars and trucks will compete over a gruelling five-day desert route and around 1,470 competitive kilometres to determine the winners of the overall Drivers’ Championship and the FIA T3 and T5 categories. Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah heads the massive field on what may well be his last event with the Japanese…

Sport newsThe Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship – OK and Junior at Franciacorta will go down in history as one of the most spectacular ever. All the predictions were thwarted by a series of twists and turns before witnessing the crowning of Dries van Langendonck (BEL) in Junior and Kirill Kutskov in OK.Both on the track and behind the screens, the Franciacorta FIA Karting meeting showed just how exciting kart racing can be. Competing for…

Sport newsMax Verstappen took a controlled victory in a Qatar Grand Prix defined by mandated stint lengths and by a lap one collision between Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and George Russell as McLaren scored a double podium finish with Oscar Piastri finishing ahead of Lando Norris. Ahead of the race, the FIA, in response to issues seen with Pirelli’s tyres earlier in the weekend, ruled that teams could complete no more than 18 laps on any set…

Sport newsMarty McCormack/Barney Mitchell take overall win as FIA European Historic Rally Championship savours the legendary stages of SanremoLuigi ‘Lucky’ Battistoli and Fabrizia Pons win Category 4 championship title on home soilAustria’s Karl Wagner seals Category 3 title, Norway’s Valter Jensen wraps up Category 2 The famous seaside resort of Sanremo played host to the penultimate round of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship on October 7-8.  With 34 cars in the FIA section of the…

Sport newsFollowing the standard analysis of tyres used during Free Practice 1 yesterday, in which tyres that have been used for approximately 20 laps are examined by Pirelli to check various safety parameters, a separation in the sidewall between the topping compound and the carcass cords on many of tyres that were checked was discovered.It is the view of the FIA and Pirelli that a significant number of additional laps on these tyres could result…

Sport newsMax Verstappen won the 2023 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship title with second place in the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint, finishing behind race winner Oscar Piastri of McLaren in a closely contested 19-lap race that featured three Safety Car periods. At the start, Piastri got away well from top sport on the grid to take the lead, but beside him on the front row team-mate Lando Norris bogged down. The McLaren driver was swiftly surrounded…