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The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, is delighted to welcome the F4 German Championship Certified by FIA back to the Formula 4 family from 2027.  Approved by the World Motor Sport Council during its gathering in Macau last month, the F4 […]

Following the postponement of the Qatar 1812km from its original date in March to later in the year, the decision has now been taken – due to the continued uncertainty in the region – to replace the final two rounds with races at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The inaugural 6 Hours […]

Kristianstad in Sweden will host the final round of the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for the OK, Junior and Academy Senior drivers this weekend (31 July – 2 August), as a packed entry list of 261 drivers bid to master the 14 turns of the legendary Asum Ring. In the OK (Senior) class, Noah Baglin […]

The event, which is subject to final agreements and official sign-off, including the approval of the World Motor Sport Council, will become the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. This solution demonstrates Formula 1’s ability to adapt quickly and find a way to ensure that the sport’s ecosystem of the sport continue […]

It all goes down to the wire to crown our ABB FIA Formula E World Champion, with Driver Standings closer than ever heading into the season finale in London. De Vries made a timely bid for ATTACK MODE on Lap 28 and picked off those ahead to reach and pass reigning FIA World Champion Oliver Rowland […]

Lando Norris secured his first victory of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship with a controlled drive in the Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli after a dramatic afternoon at the Hungaroring. Starting from pole position, Norris lost the lead to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on the opening lap. […]

 DRIVERS1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by James Hinchcliffe)  Q: Lando, 12th career victory, back-to-back here in Hungary. It was a dominant day, but it didn’t start necessarily the way you were hoping. Walk us through what happened on that first lap with Oscar in Turn 2.Lando NORRIS: I’m tired! What […]

Leading the Katowice-based event by 8.4s at the start of Sunday’s seven-stage deciding leg, the Pirelli-equipped Finn edged closer to his first ERC win when he went fastest on the opening Przegibek test, which was back on the Rally Poland itinerary after a 27-year break. Although Matulka trimmed his fellow Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 driver’s […]

Lando Norris set the pace in the final practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, narrowly beating Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli as three teams emerged as contenders ahead of Qualifying at the Hungaroring. The McLaren driver produced a late lap of 1:17.939 to finish 0.117 seconds clear of Hamilton’s Ferrari, […]

Starting from sixth on the grid, Ticktum executed an aggressive strategy, activating both PIT BOOST and ATTACK MODE early to emerge from the stops as the net race leader. Despite Ticktum’s early charge, Dennis leveraged a late 50kW, all-wheel-drive boost on Lap 29 to overtake both Nick Cassidy and Ticktum, taking control of the race.  However, […]

DRIVERS1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Well, Lando Norris, welcome back. It’s been a while. Your first pole position as world champion.Lando NORRIS: Yeah, thanks. Very, very happy. Very happy to be back on top. A tough qualifying. Obviously, these guys here were very quick, and it’s […]

Lando Norris secured pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix with a last-gasp lap that beat Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by just 0.012 seconds at the Hungaroring. The McLaren driver delivered a 1:17.207 effort in the closing moments of Q3, improving when several of his rivals were unable to find more performance […]

At the end of the opening leg of 82nd Rally Poland, Suninen held an 8.4s advantage over second-placed Andrea Mabellini. Jakub Matulka was just 0.5s further back, while defending European champion Miko Marczyk completed the top four only 10.7s from the lead in his similar Michelin-equipped car. “We had a good pace in the morning […]

Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in Free Practice 1 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, despite the Ferrari driver’s session ending early with an apparent mechanical problem. Leclerc’s best lap of 1:19.075 put him 0.484 seconds clear of Max Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton completed the top three in the second Ferrari. […]

Switching from gravel to asphalt and relocating from Mikołajki – its home since 2005 – to Katowice, the new-look event will play host to a battle of the generations as Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Miko Marczyk lock horns in the ERC for the first time. Defending European champion Marczyk (above), who is 17 years younger than […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Simone RESTA (Mercede), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Pierre WACHÉ (Red Bull Racing) Q: Welcome, everybody, to our team press conference ahead of the FIA Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. From left to right today, we’re joined by Simone Resta, Adrian Newey and Pierre Waché. A very warm welcome to you all. Adrian, if we […]

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Free Practice 2 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, leading Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc as Franco Colapinto’s crash interrupted the qualifying simulations at the Hungaroring. Hamilton’s best lap of 1:18.729s put him 0.148s clear of Leclerc, with Lando Norris third for McLaren, 0.499s away from the […]

PART ONE – Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin), Franco COLAPINTO (Alpine), Carlos SAINZ (Williams) Q: We have two Spaniards and one Argentine with us. Can we start, please, by talking about Sunday night, that World Cup final? Who’d like to start? Carlos, perhaps you could give us your thoughts.Carlos SAINZ: My thoughts on Spain winning? I don’t […]