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F1 – 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – Thursday Press Conference Transcript

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 […]

Formula Regional European Championship enters its second generation with full FIA status from 2026

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 […]

F1 – 2025 Hungarian GP Schedule of Press Conferences

  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 […]

2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – Preview

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 […]

FIA Rally Star Crews Gear Up to Take on Finnish Gravel

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 […]

Secto Rally Finland – FIA Event Preview

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Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Ferreira and Palmeiro secure last-gasp debut victory and maximum FIA European Baja Cup points at Baja Spain Aragón

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 […]

F1 – Piastri takes Belgian Grand Prix victory ahead of Norris and Leclerc

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 […]

F1 – 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

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 […]

CASSIDY AND JAGUAR DO THE DOUBLE AS PORSCHE CLINCHES MANUFACTURERS’ AND TEAMS’ CROWN IN LONDON

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 […]

2025 Belgian Grand Prix – Sunday

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 […]

F1 – 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Post-Sprint Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: Lando, you’re back to the top three at the end of that one. You had to work for it at the start with Charles Leclerc. Obviously, the start and the first run up towards Les Combes is tricky. The […]

F1 – Verstappen holds off McLarens to take Sprint win in Belgium

Max Verstappen held off the challenge of championship leader Oscar Piastri to take Sprint victory in Belgium after the Red Bull driver overtook the polesittting McLaren racer soon after the start. Lando Norris recovered from losing out to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and passed the Monegasque to reclaim third at the flag.  When the lights went […]

F1 – 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Nico Rosberg) Q: Wow. Charles Leclerc P3. Did you see that coming? I mean, I think you absolutely maximised it at the end there.Charles LECLERC: Not really [I did not see it coming]. I mean, I’m very happy today. It’s strange to say that […]

F1 – Norris takes Belgium pole ahead of Piastri and Leclerc

McLaren’s Lando Norris scored his fourth pole position of the season in Qualifying for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, beating championship-leading team-mate Oscar Piastri by less than a tenth of a second. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was one of a handful of drivers to improve on his final run of Q3 and the […]

2025 Belgian Grand Prix – Saturday

Challenging Saturday at Spa   George Russell qualified P6 with Kimi Antonelli P18 for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. Saturday began with the F1 Sprint; George starting P13 with Kimi P19 after both drivers were hampered in Sprint Qualifying on Friday. In a quiet race, George made up one position to come home P12 with Kimi […]

FIA and Formula E Sign Landmark Extension to Power Formula E World Championship for Another 10 Years

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced a significant multi-year extension to its agreement with Formula E Holdings Limited (majority owned by Liberty Global) for the continued promotion of the FIA Formula E World Championship (Formula E) within the […]

F1 – 2025 Belgian Grand Prix – Friday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull Racing), Jonathan WHEATLEY (Kick Sauber), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas) Q: Laurent, if we could start with you, please. Many congratulations on the new job, first of all. You’ve been in it about two weeks. Can you start by giving us your first impressions of Red Bull Racing?Laurent MEKIES: You know, the first impression is […]

F1 – Piastri tops single practice session in Belgium ahead of Verstappen and Norris

F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap of the sole practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, with the Australian beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by four tenths of a second and McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by a further tenth.   At the start of the session, Carlos Sainz ran into […]

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