Motor Sport

Sport newsMax Verstappen powered his way through from ninth on the grid to win the Miami Grand Prix, passing team-mate Sergio Pérez in the closing stages of the 57-lap race as Red Bull Racing sealed its fourth one-two finish of the season. Fernando Alonso scored his fourth podium finish of the season so far with third place for Aston Martin. When the lights went out, Pérez got away well and took the lead ahead of Alonso and…

Sport newsSergio Pérez will start the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix from the front of the grid after the Red Bull driver’s first flying lap of Q3 proved good enough for pole position due to a crash for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on his final run of the top-10 shooout. The incident brought out the red flags and the session wasn’t resumed meaning no driver managed to get in a final lap. Aston Martin’s…

Sport newsYoann Bonato is a two-time winner in the FIA European Rally Championship after a sublime drive to victory on Rally Islas Canarias today.With fellow Frenchman Benjamin Boulloud co-driving, Bonato started leg two 11.0s in front of European championship leader Hayden Paddon. He eventually triumphed by 36.9s following a day dominated by the changeable weather conditions – and some seriously close competition throughout the field.Paddon extended his title advantage in second place with defending European…

Sport newsMax Verstappen went quickest in the final the third free practice session for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, beating Charles Leclerc by over four tenths of a second as Sergio Pérez finished third in the second Red Bull. Ferrari drivers Leclerc and Carlos Sainz set the early pace with Sainz leading the way on 1:30.748 three tenths clear of his team-mate. Both were on soft compound Pirelli tyres. That time was beaten by…

Sport newsMax Verstappen set the fastest time of the second free practice session for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix but Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc brought running to a halt when he crash late in the session. Ferrari driver Leclerc and team-mate set the early pace, but the first really representative time came from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez who set a time of 1:30.757 and then by his team-mate Max Verstappen who stopped the clock…

FIA newsA seven-round sequence of FIA Word Rally Championship gravel events begins in Portugal next week (May 11-14) with the WRC title race finely balanced.After four rounds, the top five drivers are separated by 11 points with the leading two – Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans – tied on 69 points.Because Ogier hasn’t included Vodafone Rally de Portugal on his part-time schedule, that essentially makes Evans the outright championship leader and the driver tasked with…

Sport newsRound four of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship is set for no less than 62 cars, headlined by a 16-entry-strong Hypercar class, featuring machinery from seven different manufacturers, including the likes of Cadillac, Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota and Vanwall.The top class is also studded with star drivers and features the likes of Sébastien Buemi (four-time victor at Le Mans), André Lotterer (three-time winner) and Romain Dumas (victorious on two occasions and holder…

Sport newsAlthough he didn’t race last year, the 20-year-old (who lives near Budapest) was a three-time champion in 2021 – winning the Hungarian, Austrian and Central Europe rallycross championships.Driving a new Volkswagen Polo built by Szada Ring Racing KFT, Körmöczi started steadily and was ranked seventh after finishing all four of his heats. He then upped his pace at the critical moment to win his semi-final race from fourth on the grid.There was no hiding…

Sport newsThe 26-year-old was one of 12 drivers in contention for the FIA Rally Star American Final victory – and a place in the upcoming FIA Rally Star Training Season – when action resumed at the Maggiora Offroad Arena in northern Italy for the final day.After six passes of a 930-metre mixed-surface stage, he rose to the occasion and showed his strength during various physical and mental tests. Abito Caparo was chosen as the winner…

Members newsProtecting and increasing biodiversity is one of United Nations’ top environmental goals in Agenda 2030 and one of the main challenges we are facing today. Svenska Bilsportforbundet’s report, which complementsprevious research finding similar positive results, proves that, when properly maintained, motor sport arenas can have a net positive impact on biodiversity and be considered as assets to preserve and develop ecosystems.The inventory was undertaken during the summer and autumn of 2022 by Calluna AB at three race car tracks…