Motor Sport

Members newsThe survey of over 16,000 Electric Vehicles’ owners from coast to coast revealed that common pre-purchase concerns about Electric Vehicle (EV) ownership – including driving range, cold weather performance and battery degradation – decline dramatically after purchase but that the top concern for owners is the availability of public charging as more than four out of every 10 (44%) EV drivers say that this is a worry even after experiencing EV ownership. Significantly, EV owners say they spend…

Sport newsRed Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed a first Australian Grand Prix victory and the 37th win of his career at the end of an incident-packed Australian Grand Prix that featured multiple Safety Cars and three standing starts. Lewis Hamilton took his first podium finish of 2023 with second place for Mercedes and Fernando Alonso took his third P3 finish in a row for Aston Martin. At the start, Verstappen got away slowly from pole position allowing front-row…

Sport newsAyumu Iwasa reigned triumphant in the Melbourne Feature Race, claiming his fourth victory in Formula 2. The pole-sitter charted his way through two Safety Car appearances and a chasing Théo Pourchaire to take the win and assume the Drivers’ Championship lead for the first time.Pourchaire overcame his opening lap difficulties to return to the podium for ART Grand Prix, whilst Arthur Leclerc ensured a DAMS 1-2, achieving his maiden podium in third.AS IT HAPPENEDIwasa…

Sport newsGabriel Bortoleto made it two Feature Race wins in Formula 3 out of two, keeping Grégoire Saucy at bay for his second victory of the year. The Trident driver led every lap from pole position, leading through two Safety Car restarts in what was a measured performance.Saucy was on the podium for ART Grand Prix for the first time this season in second, finishing just 0.5s down on the winner. Gabriele Minì was third…

Sport newsRed Bull’s Max Verstappen outpaced Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, but there was disappointment for Dutchman’s team-mate and title standings rival, Sergio Pérez, who slid out of qualifying in Q1 With rain threatening, a queue of cars lined up at the pit exit and when the lights went green, Williams’ Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant led half the field out on track….

Sport newsRed Bull’s Max Verstappen narrowly beat Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to the top of the timesheet in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Esteban Ocon took third place for a quick looking Alpine as team-mate Pierre Gasly finished fifth behind Mercedes’ George Russell.The final hour of practice got underway in cool temperatures and under overcast skies and it was Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz who made…

Mobility newsA highlight of yesterday’s meeting was the endorsement by the World Council of a new scheme for the allocation of Mobility grants funded by the FIA Foundation in 2023. As a result, grants will be allocated to support regional projects in alignment with FIA Mobility Regions’ priorities. They will complement the two calls for applications for the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme and the FIA Sustainable Mobility Programme that will be launched shortly. FIA…

Sport newsAston Martin’s Fernando Alonso topped the second practice session for this weekend’s 2023 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and championship leader Max Verstappen as rain hit Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took an early P1 with a lap of 1:20.378 set on the medium tyres, though a couple of minutes later Verstappen appeared, also on mediums, to set a new benchmark of 1:19.759 ahead of Leclerc who had…

Sport newsA review of incidents at the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has resulted in the implementation of several updates and continued analysis for future refinements.Consistent with the transparent approach adopted by the FIA, a thorough analysis has been undertaken and conclusions drawn that will help improve the sport.The review centred on on-track infringements involving Car #14 (F. Alonso) of Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team (Team) and subsequent Stewards’ decisions,…

Sport newsMoving away from the previous format of myriad regional competitions, the FIA European Rally Trophy (ERT) has been restructured for 2023 with crews contesting one comprehensive calendar of events and one title, a change that has proved popular to organisers and competitors alike.ASNs (national sporting authorities) have been invited to nominate a maximum of two events each to appear on a simplified ERT calendar, while competitors can count their best six scores but will…