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Sport newsThe Polish crew of Krzyzstof Hołowczyc and co-driver Lukasz Kurzeja completely dominated Columna Medica Baja Poland. Victory on each of the five stages enabled the X-Raid Mini JCW Rally T1+ driver to seal a record-breaking ninth victory on his home event and close the gap on his title rivals after five rounds of the 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.Holowczyc said: “Obviously I am very happy to win my local Baja. We made…

Sport newsRed Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen took pole position for his home race at Zandvoort half a second clear of McLaren’s Lando Norris in a wet/dry qualifying for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix that was twice interrupted by red flags. After separate crashes for Williams’ Logan Sargeant and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc brought the final top-10 shootout to a halt, Verstappen held his nerve in the tight final handful of minutes to post an…

Sport newsHitech Pulse-Eight’s Isack Hadjar came out on top in a halted Sprint Race in Zandvoort, ahead of compatriot Victor Martins for ART Grand Prix and PREMA Racing’s Oliver Bearman, who made a late dive at the rolling start to take third.The race was Red Flagged following a three-way collision on the opening lap and was shortly resumed under Safety Car, but torrential rain stopped the proceedings. No points were awarded as two racing laps…

Sport newsMax Verstappen topped the timesheet ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell in a wet final practice session for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix in a session interrupted by three red flags periods. With heavy rain in the morning, the final hour of practice got underway in thoroughly wet conditions, providing AlphaTauri reserve Liam Lawson with an even greater challenge as he set about preparing for his first grand prix in place of Daniel…

Sport newsLando Norris went quickest in the second practice session for this weekend’s 2023 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver beating championship leader Max Verstappen by a little over two hundredths of a second in session that was halted when Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri and AlhaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo crashed in Turn 3, with Ricciardo being taken to hospital for checks on a possible hand injury. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez set the pace…

Sport newsIda Zetterström (Top Fuel), Silvio Strauch (Top Methanol), Jan Ericsson (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) are the current leaders in their respective classes.Top FuelWith a first-round win at Tierp Arena, Ida Zetterström extended her lead in the championship over Susanne Callin to 61 points. The driver from Sweden claimed victory at Santa Pod, won her round in June at Tierp, but was finally defeated for the first time this year in the…

Sport newsA 21-car FIA field will tackle the Columna Medica Baja Poland, round five of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, on August 25th-27th. Runaway series leader Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Juan Cruz Yacopini, Yazeed Al-Rajhi and João Ferreira are all competing on Desafio Ruta 40, round four of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) in Argentina this week and that has opened the door for the likes of Polish veteran Krzyzstof Holowczyc to close the…

Sport newsFive Toyota Hiluxes and a single Mini Cooper Works Rally Plus dominate the upper reaches of a 24-car FIA field for Argentina’s Desafio Ruta 40 in the absence of the Bahrain Raid Xtreme and BAIC ORV teams. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his Andorra-based co-driver Mathieu Baumel head into the fourth and penultimate round of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) trying to defend useful leads in the championship standings. The top seeds currently have 30…

Sport newsNils Andersson, Anton Marklund and Damian Litwinowicz were crowned RX2e, Euro RX1 and Euro RX3 champions respectively at the end of a spectacular day of rallycross action at the World RX of Germany at Estering.Andersson, FIA RX2e Championship leader heading into the weekend, kept his cool to clinch the crown in a final that had to be restarted following a Red Flag caused when Filip Thorèn parked his car upside-down at the exit of…

Sport newsHayden Paddon is the winner of the FIA European Rally Championship for 2023* despite his dramatic exit from Barum Czech Rally Zlín this morning (Sunday).Pirelli-equipped Paddon was in fifth position and cruising to the coveted FIA title for BRC Racing Team when he stopped nine kilometres from the start of the 16.69km Halenkovice test with the right-rear wheel missing from his Hyundai i20 N Rally2.He’d run wide on a high-speed left-hander, swiped a tree…