RNW Staff

Several drivers jostled for the lead throughout a fascinating 13 days of action across punishing desert terrain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on this opening round of the 2026 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Five teams won a stage, as many drivers led the event at some point but Al-Attiyah’s consistency ultimately paid dividends […]

Thirteen crews and competitors from 11 nations will tackle 13 special stages and 215.44 competitive kilometres in a route of 659.72km organised by the Oman Automobile Association (OAA). There will also be a national status section for crews running at the rear of the field. Based in the city of Sohar in the north of […]

The 2025 season was a landmark year for FIA Karting, defined by on-track battles, the emergence of a new generation of motor sport stars and the introduction of new competitions and formats that ushered the discipline into a bold new era. The FIA Karting Awards in Paris this evening, 10 January 2026, provided a fittingly […]

Cassidy is a master at picking exactly the right moment to pounce and make use of Formula E’s two all-wheel drive ATTACK MODE power boosts – and the 2026 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix was just the latest example of many in the GEN3 era. The New Zealander brought his Citroën home first having sliced through […]

The Dacia Sandrider duo won just one of the stages but will take full advantage of a day of rest and relaxation in Riyadh before resuming their quest for Dakar glory on Sunday. The five-time champion led after the second stage, stayed in contention on the rugged, stony and punishing terrain that Saudi Arabia threw […]

After a thrilling season opener in São Paulo, Formula E is back for 2026. This time, the championship returns to the fan-favourite Mexico City for the next chapter of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in front of a passionate motorsport fanbase. The 2026 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix also marks Formula E’s 150th race, a […]

From the introduction of disc brakes in the 1950s to the creation of the world’s most efficient hybrid power units with the 2014 generation of F1 regulations, motor sport has always been a hothouse for advancement, a place where the pursuit of competitive advantage relentlessly drives innovation. The will to win is a strong lever, […]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the Dakar Rally for a seventh time from January 3rd-17th. The world’s most famous off-road event will kickstart the 2026 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) for a fifth season from a start and finish location in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today revealed a first look at the car concept that will form the foundation of the FIA World Rally Championship from 2027. First approved by the World Motor Sport Council in 2024 following extensive […]

Episode four of the PETRONAS ’Road to 2026’ technical series explores the upcoming overhaul to chassis and aerodynamic regulations in F1. The full video can be viewed here, with downloadable assets including imagery here. All assets can be used rights-free. The fourth, and final episode, of the ‘Road to 2026’ series provides an insight into […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced the first new Constructor set to join the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) under its new regulatory framework for 2027. Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen and long-standing WRC specialist Yves […]

If Formula 1 has a defining characteristic it is a relentless urge to move forward, to put behind it the successes or failures of the past and to look forward to the next weekend, the next session, the next race. And though the dust has only just settled on one of the most thrilling seasons […]

End of current turbo-hybrid era marked with demo run at Brixworth Celebrating an unprecedented run of success since 2014, the Mercedes works team came together to bid farewell to the current Power Unit specification yesterday (Tuesday). Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team’s Reserve Driver Fred Vesti wowed staff with two demo runs outside the Mercedes AMG High […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]