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F1 – Russell goes quickest ahead of Piastri as pre-season testing resumes in Bahrain

February 18, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes’ George Russell beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by one hundredth of a second as the final pre-season Formula test ahead of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship got underway at the Bahrain International Circuit. Third place on the timesheet went to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Russell posted a lap of 1:33.459 in the afternoon session, […]

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2026 FIA World Rally Championship – Rally Sweden – FIA Event Review

February 15, 2026 RNW Staff 0

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Rally Sweden: Evans moves into control as Saturday reshapes podium fight

February 14, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The Japanese driver fronts a dominant Toyota 1-2-3 after eight stages on the rapid, snow-lined roads around Umeå, with Sami Pajari completing the trio as the GR Yaris Rally1 established itself as the reference package from dawn through to the floodlit Umeå Sprint. The narrative shifted early. Championship leader Oliver Solberg began the day in […]

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Variawa and Cazalet take hard-earned Jordan Baja victory for Toyota Gazoo Racing

February 14, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The Toyota Gazoo Racing duo began the day in fourth place and launched a fierce challenge over the closing 195.38km stage to set the quickest time by 4min 26.7sec and confirm overall victory by 3min 51.8sec. The South African became the seventh different winner since the inaugural event in 2018 and the points gained have […]

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Da Costa steers to first win with Jaguar in Jeddah E-Prix Round 5

February 14, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Da Costa was the first of the lead group to leap for both of his mandatory 350kW, all-wheel drive ATTACK MODE boosts and pulled a gap on those behind through the second round of activations – enough to hold fast for the win with 2.5 seconds to spare at the chequered flag. The victory marks […]

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F1 – Mercedes finish 1-2 on final day of first official test in Bahrain

February 13, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet on the final day of F1’s first Bahrain pre-season test, beating team-mate George Russell by almost a quarter of a second as the pair handed Mercedes a statement 1-2 ahead of next week’s final test. Lewis Hamilton set the third fastest lap before the Ferrari driver pulled over off track […]

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Pascal Wehrlein marks his 100th Formula E race with 2026 Jeddah E-Prix Round 4 win

February 13, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Formula E Team’s Pascal Wehrlein sealed a perfectly executed victory in his 100th E-Prix, timing his PIT BOOST and ATTACK MODE just right to head home Mahindra Racing’s Edoardo Mortara and Jaguar TCS Racing’s driver Mitch Evans. Wehrlein started the race in third and went later than those around him with his 50kW, all-wheel […]

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ABB FIA Formula E World Championship tackles Jeddah Corniche Circuit for first double-header of the season

February 12, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The first double-header of Season 12 (2025/26) is here, which will take place under the lights in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on a circuit that features a total track length of 3.01km long and consists of 19 turns. There’s a lot to look out for this weekend, with the highly-anticipated return of PIT BOOST, and the […]

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F1 – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes over at the top on day two of testing in Bahrain

February 12, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the quickest time on day two of FIA Formula 1 pre-season testing, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by half a second, with Haas’ Oliver Bearman third fastest in Bahrain. Leclerc delivered his 1m34.273 table-topper early in the morning session and his Soft tyre time remained unbeaten for the rest of the day. […]

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F1 – Defending champion Norris tops opening day of testing in Bahrain ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc

February 11, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Defending F1 world champion Lando Norris went quickest on the opening day of official pre-season testing in Bahrain with the McLaren driver beating 2025 runner-up Max Verstappen by just over a tenth of a second. Verstappen went quickest in a morning session dominated by aero testing, with a number of cars running rakes, but after […]

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FIA CONFIRMS 2026 FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR

February 10, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The eagerly anticipated 2026 FIA European Rally Championship will begin with the 43rd Andalusia Rally – Sierra Morena – Córdoba World Heritage Site from 17 – 19 April. Using all-asphalt stages, the spectacular event in southern Spain, an ERC newcomer in 2025, replaces Rally Hungary as the first of what will now be a seven-round […]

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Al-Kuwari brothers seal memorable second Qatar International Rally win on retiring co-driver’s farewell event

February 9, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari teamed up with his brother Nasser to end a 14-year wait for a second victory in the Qatar International Rally, round two of the 2026 FIA Middle East Rally Championship. Nasser Al-Kuwari came out of retirement to accompany his brother on their three-day home round of the regional series and they benefitted from […]

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Jordan Motorsport to host second rounds of FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups from a base in Aqaba

February 9, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The second round of both the FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups has moved back two months in the calendar to run before the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Inaugurated as an FIA candidate event in 2018, the seventh edition of the three-day event (2020 and 2023 were cancelled), which runs through […]

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Rally Sweden – FIA Event Preview

February 6, 2026 RNW Staff 0

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FIA takes direct control of Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship

February 4, 2026 RNW Staff 0

As well as continuing to oversee the Goodyear FIA ETRC’s sporting and technical regulations, the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, will take a more hands-on approach in running the championship. From now on, the FIA will directly manage areas such as strategic partnerships, calendar development, circuit relations, […]

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Al-Attiyah and Delfino win final stage to secure victory at the Saudi Baja

February 2, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The Qatari teamed up with Frenchman Max Delfino for the first time in a two-wheel drive MD Sport Optimus Evo 5 Buggy and managed to overturn an overnight deficit of 2min 24sec to win the event for a sixth time by just 42 seconds to follow up previous successes in 2008, 2011, 2020, 2021 and […]

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Stunning Evans switchback move secures Miami E-Prix victory

February 1, 2026 RNW Staff 0

The Sunshine State was hit by changeable conditions ahead of Round 3 of the 2025/26 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and the wet weather extracted every ounce of talent and concentration from the 20-car Formula E field over a testing 41-lap race. Evans headed into the race pointsless so far this […]

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Formula E returns to the USA with exciting move to Miami International Autodrome for Round 3

January 30, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Nick Cassidy currently leads the Drivers’ FIA World Championship standings, following an amazing victory for Citroën Racing in just their second race. The driver from New Zealand has hit the ground running with the French manufacturer, picking up two podiums in the first two races after excellent comeback drives up the grid. With two rounds down, […]

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Al-Attiyah and Carrera headline entry for Qatar International Rally

January 29, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Defending champion Al-Attiyah and his Spanish navigator Candido Carrera top an entry that includes six Rally2 machines, a similar number fighting for honours in the FIA MERC2 category, half a dozen machines in FIA MERC4, a Rally5 entrant and four teams with SSVs. The second round of the 2026 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) […]

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FIA Historic Awards celebrate 2025 champions at the heart of historic motor sport

January 28, 2026 RNW Staff 0

Following an outstanding year of strong competition at some of Europe’s most iconic venues and continued growth in historic motor sport, the FIA Historic Awards were held this evening, 28 January, at the Automobile Club de France in Paris. Set within one of the most significant locations in motor sport history, the ceremony brought together […]

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