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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet on the penultimate day of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the start of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship in a little over a fortnight’s time. The 19-year-old Italian set the fastest time of pre-season testing with a lap of 1:32.803, good enough to edge out […]

Refinements to the 2026 Formula 1 Regulations were agreed and will now be referred to the World Motor Sport Council for final approval.  The following is an overview of the key discussion points: Feedback on 2026 Formula 1 Regulations  In common with the introduction of such significant regulatory changes, there are still collective learnings to […]

Over recent weeks and months, the FIA and the Power Unit Manufacturers have collaboratively developed a methodology to quantify how the compression ratio changes from ambient to operating conditions. Following validation of this approach, a proposal has been submitted whereby, from 1 August 2026, compliance with the compression ratio limit must be demonstrated not only […]

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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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]