RNW Staff, Author at RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/author/rnw-staff/ Motorsports news from around the world Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:37:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.7 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg RNW Staff, Author at RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/author/rnw-staff/ 32 32 152545424 F1 – Russell controls Dutch Sprint as Leclerc passes Norris for second https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-russell-controls-dutch-sprint-as-leclerc-passes-norris-for-second/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:37:00 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-russell-controls-dutch-sprint-as-leclerc-passes-norris-for-second/ George Russell converted pole position into a commanding Sprint victory at Zandvoort, leading all 24 laps to take his third Saturday win of the 2026 FIA Formula One season. The Mercedes driver made a clean start to retain the lead from Lando Norris, before managing the race from the front and eventually taking the chequered […]

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]]> 206455 F1 – 2026 Dutch Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-2026-dutch-grand-prix-post-qualifying-press-conference-transcript/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:36:53 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-2026-dutch-grand-prix-post-qualifying-press-conference-transcript/ DRIVERS1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Giedo van der Garde) Q: Lando, you are on pole position for the Heineken Dutch Grand Prix. You must feel happy about that?Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it doesn’t get any better. A little surprised, honestly, but just a decent lap. […]

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]]> 206453 F1 – Norris claims pole for Dutch Grand Prix ahead of Russell and Antonelli https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-norris-claims-pole-for-dutch-grand-prix-ahead-of-russell-and-antonelli/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:36:45 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-norris-claims-pole-for-dutch-grand-prix-ahead-of-russell-and-antonelli/ Lando Norris claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, beating George Russell by 0.102 seconds in a tense conclusion to Qualifying at Zandvoort. With rain approaching the seaside circuit during Q3, the McLaren driver improved on his final lap to post a time of 1m11.163s. Sprint winner Russell also found […]

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]]> 206451 FIA Celebrates Over Ninety Years of Supporting Motor Sport in the United States at the INDYCAR Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington D.C. https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/fia-celebrates-over-ninety-years-of-supporting-motor-sport-in-the-united-states-at-the-indycar-freedom-250-grand-prix-of-washington-d-c/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:36:38 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/fia-celebrates-over-ninety-years-of-supporting-motor-sport-in-the-united-states-at-the-indycar-freedom-250-grand-prix-of-washington-d-c/ The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, is celebrating almost a century of motor sport history and legacy in the United States ahead of the highly anticipated Freedom 250 NTT INDYCAR SERIES race this weekend marking 250 years of American independence.   Motor sport safety has always been a central mission of the FIA and this […]

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]]> 206449 LATVALA CLAIMS DOMINANT HOME VICTORY AT LAHTI HISTORIC RALLY https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/latvala-claims-dominant-home-victory-at-lahti-historic-rally/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:36:28 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/latvala-claims-dominant-home-victory-at-lahti-historic-rally/ The FIA European Historic Rally Championship’s Gravel Championship produced another spectacular weekend of competition as the Lahti Historic Rally delivered two days of flat-out action across Finland’s world-famous gravel roads. Featuring fast, flowing forest stages, spectacular crests and the gravel championship’s strongest entry of the season so far, Round 3 attracted a stellar field of […]

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]]> 206447 F1 – Antonelli quickest ahead of Norris in tight practice session for Dutch Grand Prix https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-antonelli-quickest-ahead-of-norris-in-tight-practice-session-for-dutch-grand-prix/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:36:39 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-antonelli-quickest-ahead-of-norris-in-tight-practice-session-for-dutch-grand-prix/ Kimi Antonelli set the pace in the sole practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, finishing just ahead of Lando Norris and Mercedes team-mate George Russell ahead of Sprint Qualifying at Zandvoort. With the circuit still damp when the session began, Nico Hülkenberg was the first driver to venture out, running […]

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]]> 206445 F1 – 2026 Dutch Grand Prix – Friday Press Conference Transcript https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-2026-dutch-grand-prix-friday-press-conference-transcript/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:36:30 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-2026-dutch-grand-prix-friday-press-conference-transcript/ TEAM REPRESENTATIVES James VOWLES (Williams), Peter BAYER (Racing Bulls), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas) Q: James, if we could start with you, and can we start by talking about drivers? Both have re-signed. Just how important is that stability for you and the team?James VOWLES: Yeah, it’s vitally important. When you’re going through what we’re doing at the […]

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]]> 206443 F1 – Russell take Sprint Pole at Zandvoort ahead of Norris and Leclerc https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-russell-take-sprint-pole-at-zandvoort-ahead-of-norris-and-leclerc/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:36:21 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-russell-take-sprint-pole-at-zandvoort-ahead-of-norris-and-leclerc/ George Russell secured pole position for the Sprint at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris by just 0.041 seconds in a closely contested Sprint Qualifying session at Zandvoort. The Mercedes driver had not topped either of the opening phases, but delivered when it mattered in SQ3, setting a benchmark of […]

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]]> 206441 EDRC: NitrOlympX Set to Shape Title Battles https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/edrc-nitrolympx-set-to-shape-title-battles/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:36:49 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/edrc-nitrolympx-set-to-shape-title-battles/ The FIA European Drag Racing Championship heads to Germany for the NitrOlympX at the Rico Anthes Quartermile of the HockenheimRing on 21-23 August, with championship battles tightening across all four categories. Although Susanne Callin (Top Fuel), Timo Habermann (Top Methanol) and Andres Arnover (Pro Modified) all retained their championship leads after Tierp Arena, none managed […]

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]]> 206439 F1 – 2026 Dutch Grand Prix – Thursday Press Conference Transcript https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-2026-dutch-grand-prix-thursday-press-conference-transcript/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:36:39 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/f1-2026-dutch-grand-prix-thursday-press-conference-transcript/ PART ONE – Arvid LINDBLAD (Racing Bulls), Sergio PÉREZ (Cadillac), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) Q: Max, perhaps we could start with you. Hope the summer was good to you. First, though, can we talk about the big news of the day? Four more years at Red Bull Racing. Congratulations. Was it an easy decision for […]

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