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PART ONE – George RUSSELL (Mercedes), Isack HADJAR (Racing Bulls), Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) Q: Charles, can we start with you? It was a very tough weekend for you and Ferrari last time out in Qatar. Having had all the post-race debriefs, do you understand a little better the cause of all the problems?Charles LECLERC: Well, we have […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 4 December 1430hrs  1500hrs Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)George Russell (Mercedes) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)  Lando Norris (McLaren)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Friday, 5 December Press Conference: 1530hrs TV Pen: 1600hrs Jonathan Wheatley (Kick Sauber)Zak Brown (McLaren)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) Saturday, 6 December Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 7 December Post-Race First three finishing […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide has today released a new safety resource for its member clubs as well as karting circuits around the world containing advice, guidance and best practice on the safe running of karting private test sessions. Karting […]

   

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, and the Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) are pleased to unveil the official 2026 calendar for the FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) following its approval by e-vote of the World Motor Sport Council. 2026 will be […]

Today, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team announces a landmark global partnership with PepsiCo beginning in 2026, bringing together three of its powerhouse brands – Gatorade®, Sting®, and Doritos®. This multi-year partnership builds on PepsiCo’s existing Formula 1 relationship and marks the first time that three category-leading PepsiCo brands will partner with an F1 team. Building on […]

The final round of the 2025 F1 season takes place at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Toto talks Abu Dhabi Fact File: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Stat Sheet: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Toto Talks Abu Dhabi One race to go. After a challenging weekend in Qatar, second place in the Constructors’ is still in […]

Following the latest meeting of the FIA W2RC Commission, a series of regulatory proposals for the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship have been submitted to the World Motor Sport Council for consideration. The proposals notably include the introduction of spare-parts limits for new Stock vehicles, clarifications on the definition of service road books, adjustments to tyre […]

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Eventful Sunday in Doha Kimi Antonelli came home P5 in today’s Qatar Grand Prix with teammate George Russell taking P6. Both drivers opted to start the race on the Medium compound, with George lining up P4 and Kimi P5. George unfortunately lost three positions on the opening lap, putting him P7 behind the Aston Martin […]

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Williams)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle)    Q: Max, unbelievable. Congratulations. You’ve been the reigning world champion since Abu Dhabi 2021. And you still are. You’re still in the game for this year’s world championship. Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah. This was […]

Max Verstappen took a perfectly executed Qatar Grand Prix, beating Oscar Piastri to rise to second place in the Drivers standing and to close to just 12 points behind championship leader Lando Norris, a strategic fumble cost McLaren dearly. The final podium position at Lusail went to Williams’ Carlos Sainz.  Polesitter Piastri got away well […]

Solid Saturday with Sprint podium in Doha George Russell will start tomorrow’s Qatar Grand Prix P4 with Kimi Antonelli P5. Earlier in the day, George scored his third Sprint podium of the season by finishing P2 with Kimi P6 after being handed a five-second penalty for track limits. Both George and Kimi opted to start […]

DRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jolyon Palmer)   Q: Well, down here with the top three. First things first, welcome back, Oscar. What a weekend it’s been for you so far and that looked like a really controlled drive. Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, […]

Oscar Piastri made it a hat-track of Qatar Sprint wins as he dominated the 19-lap event at Lusail, comfortably finishing five seconds clear of Mercedes’ George Russell and with title rival team-mate Lando Norris in third place. Max Verstappen, level on points with Piastri ahead of the weekend in Qatar finished fourth.  When the lights […]

Following approval by the World Motor Sport Council, a series of revisions to the regulations governing the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship have been introduced. The updates refine event formats, streamline operational procedures and establish a new Rally-Raid Masters Drivers Championship. These changes will form part of the 2026 FIA W2RC Sporting Regulations, governing the top […]

DRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)   PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by James Hinchcliffe)   Q: Front row lockout for McLaren. Oscar, you said after the Sprint Race win, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Did you have to fix anything on this McLaren to […]

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri claimed his first pole position since the Dutch Grand Prix, taking top sport in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix by a tenth of second after team-mate Lando Norris made a mistake on his final flying lap. Red Bull title contender Max Verstappen took third place.  At the start of the top […]

Solid Friday in Doha George Russell will start tomorrow’s Sprint on the front row in P2 with teammate Kimi Antonelli P7. All teams started the weekend with the challenge of tyre life being limited to 25 laps, which was a major point to consider when planning the weekend’s strategy. Free Practice work was all about […]

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped the sole practice session for this weekend’s FIA Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix finishing just under six hundredths of a second ahead of championship-leading team-mate Lando Norris, while Red Bull Racing title contender Max Verstappen ended the session in sixth place, over half a second off the McLaren pair.  At the […]