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The Finn completed the rally’s penultimate leg with a commanding 34.6sec advantage following a dramatic afternoon that saw Hyundai’s championship contenders suffer identical heartbreak. Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux both tumbled from podium positions after front-right tyre deflations struck on the same stage, handing Toyota complete control of the leaderboard. Rovanperä had earlier overcome his […]

Mixed emotions on Saturday in Budapest   George Russell qualified P4 with Kimi Antonelli P15 for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. George came within just 0.053s of pole position in an incredibly competitive session. Kimi meanwhile was unfortunate to be a Q2 casualty, having displayed strong pace all weekend. He improved on his final lap in […]

Lando Norris topped the opening practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, beating championship-leading McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by just 0.019s as Charles Leclerc took third place for Ferrari, a little over two tenths of a second adrift of top spot.  One of the first out on track at the start […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Mario ISOLA (Pirelli), Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Alan PERMANE (Racing Bulls) Q: Andrea, perhaps we could start with you if we may. It’s turning into an incredible season for McLaren. Ten wins from 13 races so far. Now you’ve been involved in dominant seasons before in Formula 1, with Ferrari. What stands this one apart?Andrea STELLA: Well, it’s always difficult to compare […]

Lando Norris continued to set the pace for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix going two tenths of a second quicker than team-mate Oscar Piastri in the second practice session at the Hungaroring, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in P3, just under 0.4s off top spot.  At the start of the session Nico Hülkenberg […]

The Finn completed the opening day of his home event with a 4.9sec advantage over Thierry Neuville, with just 15.7sec separating the top five crews after almost 115 kilometres of action on flat-out forest roads in central Finland. Rovanperä, who won back-to-back world titles in 2022 and 2023 but has never claimed victory at his […]

Solid opening Friday in Budapest The final race weekend before F1’s now traditional summer shutdown got underway in Hungary on Friday. The team opted to revert on rear suspension specification, aiming to re-establish a solid baseline with the W16 after a run of challenging races. In both FP1 and FP2, the team opted to run […]

The FIA World Rally Championship is set for another unforgettable season in 2026, as a second successive 14-round calendar has been approved by evote of the World Motor Sport Council. In addition, the FIA confirms the continuation of the 2025 Technical Regulations into 2026 – the final year of the planned homologations cycle – with […]

PART ONE – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), Esteban OCON (Haas), Pierre GASLY (Alpine) Q: Sensational performance by you at Spa, Oscar. There was the overtake, the tyre management, the pressure. What aspect of that performance were you most pleased with?Oscar PIASTRI: I think a bit of a combination of a few. I think the first lap overtake was crucial to […]

The FIA and ACI are proud to announce the creation of the FIA Formula Regional European Championship, a brand-new, FIA-supported single-seater competition set to commence in 2026. This marks a crucial next step in the FIA’s structured talent development pathway. The implementation of a new car in 2026 – the FR Gen2 – will mark […]

  DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 31 July 1430hrs  1500hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Esteban Ocon (Haas)Oscar Piastri (McLaren) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) Friday, 1 August Press Conference: 1530hrs TV Pen: 1600hrs Andrea Stella (McLaren)Mario Isola (Pirelli)Alan Permane (Racing Bulls) Saturday, 2 August Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 3 August Post-Race First three finishing […]

Last leg of the double header before going into summer break.    Toto Talks Hungary After a tough weekend in Belgium, we are looking to put in a more competitive showing in Hungary. Our performances in recent races have not been up to our standards, and we have work planned to both understand why that […]

Secto Rally Finland (31 July – 03 August) presents a high-speed challenge for the FIA Rally Star crews as the iconic gravel event returns for its 2025 edition. For Estonian duo Romet Jürgenson and Siim Oja, it marks their sixth WRC2 outing of the season, while Australian Taylor Gill and South African Max Smart head […]

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On their debut in a Toyota Hilux IMT Evo with Toyota Gazoo Racing and SVR Racing, the Portuguese pairing managed to finish third on the final stage and edge victory by just two seconds from Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his new Belgian navigator Fabian Lurquin. Overnight leader Al-Attiyah lost vital seconds in the closing part […]

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won a strategic battle with title rival team-mate Lando Norris to take his sixth win of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix and open up a 16-point championship lead over the Briton. Behind them Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won a tight tussle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take third place.  Ahead […]

DRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer)  Q: Charles, fantastic drive to get Ferrari back to a podium. I’m guessing with the car that you had today, you were thinking the rain might not suit you and you had to really work in that first stint. How was it with […]

Comeback kid Nick Cassidy celebrated a second consecutive triumph in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s Season 11 finale in London today (27 July), unleashing a dominant display to snatch second in the Drivers’ standings as Porsche wrapped up the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ laurels. In his valedictory appearance for Jaguar TCS Racing, Cassidy commanded […]

Minor points scored in wet/dry Belgian Grand Prix   George Russell finished fifth with Kimi Antonelli P16 in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. With rain showers falling on the circuit, the original race start was delayed for over an hour. Once the race did get underway, it did so via a rolling start with George P6 […]