RNW Staff

Setting the pace in Group B of Qualifying 1 on his final flying lap, the ART Grand Prix-run Frenchman – who won the French F4 title in 2025 – will be joined on the front row of the grid for Saturday’s opening race by UAE driver Rashid Al Dhaheri, who headed the Group A qualifying […]

American Wheldon, 17, became the fourth different winner during the FIA FREC’s inaugural season – and the first driver to triumph twice during the same weekend – a performance that puts him on top of the provisional standings after the opening two rounds. From Zandvoort in the Netherlands, the 10 three-car FIA FREC teams have […]

In an all-female Top Fuel showdown at the British venue, reigning FIA European Top Fuel champion Callin (above), from Sweden, defeated Switzerland’s 2024 title winner Jndia Erbacher. Returning to the sport at Santa Pod’s The Main Event after a six-year break, Timo Habermann topped a dramatic contest for Top Methanol honours, while there was success […]

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Jaspar Vaher had led the Swedish gravel event following 11 action-packed stages, but a high-speed crash on stage 12 left his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 badly damaged and the 19-year-old Estonian firmly out of the lead fight. Vaher’s unfortunate delay – the Junior ERC graduate had belied his lack of experience by leading from the […]

Driving for Dutch squad MP Motorsport, the American became the first FIA FREC contender to triumph twice in 2026, a performance that has put him 12 points in front of erstwhile leader Reno Francot (CL Motorsport) in the provisional standings. Briton Kean Nakamura-Berta (Prema Racing), the Race 2 pole-sitter, finished second to Wheldon with Dutchman […]

Jari-Matti Latvala delivered an impressive performance across the demanding gravel roads of Greece to secure overall victory at the Historic Acropolis Rally, the second round of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship gravel season. Co-driven by Tomiya Maekawa aboard their Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD ST185, the Finnish-Japanese pairing controlled the rally from the opening stages […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed victory in a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix to strengthen his grip on the Drivers’ Championship, as Mercedes team-mate George Russell retired from the lead battle with a power unit issue on Lap 30. Russell had been running at the front following an intense opening half of the race at the Circuit Gilles […]

DRIVERS1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari)3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Heikki Kovalainen)  Q: Kimi, congratulations. That was an incredible win for you and you had a really intense and close battle with George, and it’s a real shame what happened to him at the beginning of the race. Talk us through what was […]

DRIVERS1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: F1’s first ever Sprint race in Montreal, Canada. What a race, guys. I’m joined here by the top three: George Russell, your winner. What battles all the way through. I mean, we’ve got all of you to talk to, but I […]

At the completion of leg one, the 19-year-old from Estonia is 8.8s ahead of Teemu Suninen with Mikko Heikkilä completing the provisional podium after eight stages, just 5.5s behind his fellow Finn. Competing on round two of the 2026 FIA ERC alongside co-driver Rait Jansen, Vaher headed into Saturday’s opening test as the hunted following […]

American driver Wheldon, 17, started the weekend’s opening race from pole position and moves to the top of the provisional standings ahead of local driver Reno Francot (CL Motorsport), who finished fourth behind Prema Racing’s runner-up Salim Hanna and third-placed Emanuele Olivieri (R-ace GP). Wheldon banked his maiden FIA FREC victory by 0.249s ahead of […]

Mercedes’ George Russell delivered a superb last gasp flying lap to secure pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, beating team-mate Kimi Antonelli by just 0.068s, with McLaren’s Lando Norris third at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Norris had looked set to claim top spot as the final segment unfolded, the McLaren driver holding provisional pole […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jamie Chadwick) Q: George, a very close qualifying session in the end. Not the easiest session for you. Talk us through it.George RUSSELL: Italifying format. We made some changes as a team. We need to review after that if that was the right direction. […]

The championship once again features rounds at Santa Pod, Tierp Arena and Hockenheimring before concluding with the European Finals back at Santa Pod in September. In Top Fuel, reigning champion Susanne Callin returns to defend the title she secured in dramatic fashion at the final round of the 2025 season. The Swede, driving for RF […]

Rallying’s equivalent of a high-speed rollercoaster ride due to its fast, flowing and undulating stages, BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia, which is based in Karlstad from 22-24 May, is big on commitment behind the wheel and even bigger in terms of entries. An event-record 60 crews have signed up to chase points across the ERC1, […]

Kimi Antonelli went quickest in the sole practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix, as three red flags disrupted running in Montréal and Mercedes team-mate George Russell spun late on after briefly holding second place. With the event marking the third Sprint weekend in four rounds, the 60-minute session carried added weight as teams prepared […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Alan PERMANE (Racing Bulls), Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull Racing) Q: Andrea, why don’t we start with you. It’s been a busy couple of races for McLaren in terms of upgrades. What feedback did you get from the drivers after FP1?Andrea STELLA: Yes, it’s good to be busy because you have new parts […]

George Russell claimed pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint beating championship-leading Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by just under seven hundredths of a second as the Silver Arrows pair led a two-by-two order ahead of McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull Racing.  Russell forged ahead at the start of Q3, setting the pace after the […]

The FIA European Historic Rally Gravel Championship continues this weekend with one of rallying’s most legendary events, as the Historic Acropolis Rally hosts round two of the 2026 season. Following an action-packed opener at Historic Rally Fafe in Portugal, crews now face a completely different challenge on the rough and demanding gravel roads of Greece, […]