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Lancia set to enter the FIA World Rally Championship’s WRC2 category in 2026

The programme will reply on PH Sport for operations, with Didier Clément appointed as Team Principal. The entry marks Lancia’s first official presence in the FIA World Rally Championship since the early 1990s. French driver Yohan Rossel will contest the season alongside Bulgarian driver Nikolay Gryazin. Rossel, who has built an extensive international career within the Stellantis […]

FIA, Formula 1 Group and all 11 race teams officially sign the ninth Concorde Agreement, securing strength and stability for the sport in pivotal five-year agreement

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, and Formula 1 Group, the Commercial Rights Holder, have today announced the signing of the Concorde Governance Agreement, a crucial contract defining the regulatory framework and governance terms of the FIA Formula One World Championship […]

2025 Abu Dhabi Post Season Tests

Final running of the season brings current era of F1 to a close Regular race driver Kimi Antonelli along with Reserve Driver Fred Vesti were on track in Abu Dhabi today. Kimi was behind the wheel of the team’s ‘mule car’ for the Pirelli Tyre Test aimed at evaluating 2026 tyre compounds along with simulating […]

WEC: Major global marques headline 2026 entry list

As in 2025, Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota will all take to the track next year in the discipline’s pre-eminent global series, to be joined by Genesis, the premium arm of Hyundai, one of the world’s foremost carmakers. In the headlining Hypercar category, outfits representing […]

DENNIS WINS STORMING SEASON-OPENER IN SÃO PAULO

The Season 9 ABB FIA Formula E World Champion started the race from pole position and led the pack away. The Brit kept in touch with the leaders throughout as he played the waiting game before making it by the Citroën Racing car of Nick Cassidy – who’d flown through the pack with a late […]

Sato victorious in Valencia as he wins FIA Karting Senior Shootout

Yuzuki Sato has won the 2025 FIA Karting Senior Shootout, earning a transformational prize from the FIA which is set to turbocharge his racing career. By winning the Senior Shootout the 16-year-old driver from Japan, who earned his spot after winning the FIA Karting Senior Academy Trophy earlier this year, has won a transformational prize of 250,000 […]

F1 – Norris crowned FIA Formula One World Champion as Verstappen takes Abu Dhabi win

Lando Norris took the 2025 FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Championship title with third place in thew Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to beat race winner to the crown by just two points. Oscar Piastri finished the race in second place to end the season in P3 overall.  “It feels amazing,” said the first-time champion after […]

F1 – 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)  TRACK INTERVIEWS  (Conducted by David Coulthard)    Q: Lando Norris, you are a world champion! The world champion!Lando NORRIS: The world champion. Oh, God. I’ve not cried in a while. I didn’t think I would cry, but I did. It’s a long journey. First of all, […]

2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Sunday

P2 in the Constructors’ secured as curtain comes down on 2025 George Russell finished P5 with Kimi Antonelli P15 in the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Whilst the team were unable to add to their podium or victory tally, P2 in the Constructors’ Championship was secured ahead of Red Bull Racing. George ran a standard […]

F1 – Russell tops final practice in Abu Dhabi ahead of Norris and Verstappen as Hamilton crashes 

George Russell went quickest in the final hour of practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, outpacing championship leader Lando Norris by just 0.004s with title contender Max Verstappen in third. Oscar Piastri was fifth in a session that also Lewis Hamilton bring out the red flags.  The session, held in the […]

F1 – Verstappen powers to Abu Dhabi pole ahead of Norris and Piastri

Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for the championship-deciding 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, finishing two tenths of a second ahead of title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.  Verstappen goes into the final race of the season 12 points behind championship leader Norris and with blistering pace in Q3 of the hour-long […]

F1 – 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)  PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by James Hinchcliffe)  Q: Max, first of all, congratulations – 48th career pole. You found an enormous amount of lap time in Q3 there. Where did that come from? Max VERSTAPPEN: Well, in Q2 I stayed on scrubbed tyres and I think those […]

2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Saturday

Mixed final Saturday of the season George Russell qualified P4 with Kimi Antonelli P14 for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The team evaluated overnight changes in FP3 with George topping the times on his final lap on the Soft tyre. Kimi, in a tight and competitive session, ended the hour in P9. Both drivers safely […]

2026 FIA Junior WRC Calendar Revealed

In a five-round calendar confirmed today (5 December), Rally Chile Bio Bío will host the all-important double points-scoring season finale. The 2026 calendar will also see crews travelling to Sweden, Croatia, Portugal and Finland. The championship – the stepping stone for drivers aiming to move into the FIA World Rally Championship – will once again […]

F1 – Norris tops FP1in Abu Dhabi ahead of Verstappen as title showdown gets underway 

Lando Norris went quickest in opening practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, finishing just 0.008s ahead of title rival Max Verstappen on thew weekend on which the Drivers’ Championship will be decided. The third contender for the crown, Oscar Piastri sat out the session with his McLaren car being taken […]

F1 – Norris quickest again in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen in second, Piastri 11th

Championship-leading McLaren driver Lando Norris made it a clean sweep in Friday practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating Red Bull title rival Max Verstappen by almost four tenths of a second, as Oscar PIastri could only manage the 11th fastest time of the second practice session in the other McLaren. The […]

F1 – 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Friday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Jonathan WHEATLEY (Kick Sauber), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull Racing)  Q: Now, Zak, perhaps we could start with you. It’s a huge weekend for both of your drivers. Have you sensed the tension go up a notch inside the garage so far? Zak BROWN: No. It’s kind of business as usual. Of course, it’s […]

Viapiana Wins Junior FIA Karting Shootout

Italian driver Valerio Viapiana has won the first ever FIA Karting Shootout (Junior) after four days of extensive evaluation and assessment in Valencia. The Shootout was designed and funded by the FIA to put the emerging stars of motor sport through their paces, challenging the young drivers intensely and ultimately crowning a junior karting winner […]

2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Friday

Season finale gets underway in Abu Dhabi The 24th and final round of the season got underway on Friday in Abu Dhabi. The team ran all three tyre compounds across the two hours of practice, gathering data on both single lap work and the long run. Both George and Kimi started FP1 on the Hard […]

ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS FOR SEASON 12 (2025/26) WITH SÃO PAULO SEASON OPENER

For the second time, the championship begins in the fan-favourite city of São Paulo, Brazil – home of racing legends Ayrton Senna and Emerson Fittipaldi – for Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Reigning FIA World Champion, Oliver Rowland, and reigning FIA World Champions for Teams, Porsche Formula E Team, will […]

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