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Sport newsThierry Neuville led throughout Friday’s treacherous opening leg despite only winning one stage of Croatia Rally.It was the Hyundai i20 N driver’s consistency which ultimately came to the fore as asphalt roads in the hills west of capital city Zagreb tested the mettle of the FIA World Rally Championship’s leading crews. He ended the gruelling day just 5.7sec clear of second-placed challenger Elfyn Evans.Neuville was unhappy with his car’s morning set-up but swooped into…

Sport newsThe FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme is aimed at helping motorsport and mobility stakeholders worldwide to measure and enhance their environmental performance. The team’s environmental performance was reviewed during an official audit by the FIA last December on site in Enstone and remotely for Viry Châtillon, the French site being already certified ISO 14001, where it reviewed best management practices in areas such as energy use, biodiversity, and overall carbon emission. The award of the FIA Three-Star…

Sport newsThe ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is Berlin-bound for the second double-header of its 2022/23 campaign this weekend (22/23 April), as the season approaches its midway point.The German capital is the only city to have featured on the calendar in every season to-date. It has hosted no fewer than 16 E-Prixs – six of them in quick succession during the Covid-hit 2019/20 campaign, and all bar one on the abrasive concrete apron of the…

Sport newsLoeb and his Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin currently lead the Drivers’ and Co-drivers’ Championships by 16 points from the Qatari and his Andorra-based team-mate Mathieu Baumel, although both crews encountered problems at the recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. That enabled Czech rival Martin Prokop and round two winner Yazeed Al-Rajhi to close the gap at the top of the points’ standings.Al-Rajhi’s maiden win in Abu Dhabi means that Toyota Gazoo Racing holds a 41-point…

Sport newsDrivers aspiring to race in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship have two upcoming opportunities to showcase their skills in the pioneering electric single-seater series’ new Gen3 car, with the organisation of an exclusive test day in Berlin and a dedicated 30-minute free practice session in Rome.As part of their commitment to investing in the future of the sport, the FIA and Formula E have made it one of their key priorities to…

Sport newsWhile the 33-year-old’s death has left the entire WRC community in a state of shock, Croatia Rally’s third appearance in the world championship presents an opportunity for his peers to honour his memory.Croatia follows on from Rally México where a second victory of 2023 for Sébastien Ogier has put the eight-time WRC champion on top of the provisional standings, albeit with a slender three-point advantage over Thierry Neuville. Kalle Rovanperä, the defending champion, is…

Sport news“I’m very motivated for the challenge, and I think rallycross is the ideal discipline for electrification because we have a lot of power and the races are short,” says Loeb.“These cars are exciting to drive, and World RX is the perfect platform to promote their evolution. The show on-track is just amazing, with great fights and even more spectacular action than before, and now we have the opportunity to attract a whole new generation…

Sport newsYou had to have strong nerves, as well as great speed, to get good results in Zuera. The two heroes of this first round of the FIA Karting European Championship – KZ & KZ2 supported by Mondokart.com did not lack any. The Jamaican Alex Powell saw off the challenge of his KZ2 protagonists to claim his first victory in the category. Frenchman Jérémy Iglesias patiently built up to his success in KZ thanks to…

Sport newsThe cars competing in FIA WEC’s top class are regulated by the Balance of Performance formula, a technical rule overseen by the FIA and the ACO that allows cars of different architectures to race on equal terms by balancing out their performance potential through adjustments of power, weight and aerodynamic performance.BoP regulates maximum power as well as energy usage while Virtual Energy Tank shows the live status of combined energy from both the combustion engine and…

Sport newsSince Friday afternoon, the Qualifying Heats have followed each other without letting up on the Circuito Internacional de Zuera, which is vibrant with the first round of the FIA Karting European Championship – KZ & KZ2 supported by Mondokart.com. Speed and consistency were the keys to this decisive phase which allowed Senna van Walstijn (NLD) and Freddie Slater (GBR) to take the top positions in KZ and KZ2 respectively.The weather was favourable in Aragon…