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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]