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Sport newsElfyn Evans stormed to victory at Secto Rally Finland on Sunday afternoon to keep alive his chances of fighting for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship title.A dramatic crash for WRC-leading team-mate Kalle Rovanperä propelled Evans into the lead on Friday afternoon and the Welshman reeled off a stunning seven back-to-back stage wins on Saturday to leave closest challenger Thierry Neuville trailing in his wake.He extended the buffer further on Sunday to triumph by…

Sport newsElfyn Evans stormed to victory at Secto Rally Finland on Sunday afternoon to keep alive his chances of fighting for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship title.Toyota GR Yaris star Evans seized the lead when his championship-leading team-mate Kalle Rovanperä rolled out of contention on Friday. The Welshman headed Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville by a sizeable margin come Sunday’s finish while Takamoto Katsuta, also driving a Toyota, completed the podium. More news to follow… World Rally…

Sport newsElfyn Evans made major strides towards his second Secto Rally Finland triumph with a masterful attack through Saturday’s penultimate leg.He was fastest on seven out of eight gravel road stages in the lightning-fast Finnish forests to transform what started as a 6.9sec buffer into a commanding 32.1sec stronghold in a Toyota GR Yaris, leaving Hyundai i20 N rival Thierry Neuville trailing in his wake.Rain showers early in the day played to the Welshman’s favour…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä’s Friday retirement has left the door wide open for Evans and Neuville, his nearest championship challengers, to whittle down the Finn’s 55-point lead at this ninth round.Just 6.9sec separated the duelling duo overnight and they continued fighting tooth and nail on wet gravel roads to the south of host city Jyväskylä this morning. But it was Evans’ superior speed in rain-soaked conditions that came to the fore as Neuville wrestled with wheelspin…

Sport newsElfyn Evans was catapulted into the lead of Secto Rally Finland when team-mate Kalle Rovanperä’s golden streak came to an abrupt halt during Friday’s opening leg.Home hero Rovanperä, who carried a commanding 55-point lead into this ninth FIA World Rally Championship round, reeled off five consecutive benchmark times in a Toyota GR Yaris and headed chasing colleague Evans by 5.7sec approaching the day’s seventh stage in Myhinpää.But a rare mistake 11.1km after the start…

FIA newsDay 1 – Reviewing Progress On Tuesday 1 August, at the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo of Antigua Guatemala, to open the 2023 FIA American Congress hosted by the Automóvil Club Guatemala FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was joined by Mayor of Antigua Guatemala Victor Hugo del Pozo who graciously named him a distinguished guest of Antigua Guatemala.During the Opening Session, Vice President for Sport – South America Fabiana Ecclestone, Vice President for Sport – North America Daniel Coen, FIA…

Sport newsThe eighth season of Formula 2 will open at the Bahrain International Circuit on February 29 – March 02, before heading to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for Round 2 the following week on March 07-09. Melbourne, Australia will conclude the month of March with the third round of the season on March 22-24.The campaign will pick up in Europe, with back-to-back race weekends, first in Imola, Emilia Romagna on May 17-19, followed by Monte…

Sport newsF3’s sixth season will again kick off at the Bahrain International Circuit on February 29 – March 02, before travelling to Melbourne, Australia on March 22-24. The action will resume in Europe with a double-header that will start in Imola, Emilia Romagna on May 17-19, followed by Round 4 in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 23-26.There will be a triple-header next that will begin in Barcelona, Spain on June 21-23, followed by Round 6…

Sport newsOtt Tänak grabbed an early lead at Secto Rally Finland after winning Thursday evening’s Harju super special stage in the centre of host city Jyväskylä.Tens of thousands of passionate fans poured out of the service park and into the streets to witness the FIA World Rally Championship’s ninth round get under way in central Finland. Tänak, driving an M-Sport Ford Puma, won the mixed-surface test by six-tenths of a second from Hyundai i20 N…

FIA newsThe second joint session of the 2023 FIA American Congress focused on the challenges to drive the transition towards more sustainable sport and mobility and started with an inspiring keynote by Director del Instituto de Cambio Climatico de Guatemala Dr Alex Guerra who explained how the sugarcane industry is playing a key role in advancing sustainability in Guatemala and offering a holistic solution to address the challenges of decarbonisation. Dr Guerra highlighted how sugarcane can…