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Following approval by the World Motor Sport Council, a series of revisions to the regulations governing the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship have been introduced. The updates refine event formats, streamline operational procedures and establish a new Rally-Raid Masters Drivers Championship. These changes will form part of the 2026 FIA W2RC Sporting Regulations, governing the top […]

DRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)   PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by James Hinchcliffe)   Q: Front row lockout for McLaren. Oscar, you said after the Sprint Race win, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Did you have to fix anything on this McLaren to […]

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri claimed his first pole position since the Dutch Grand Prix, taking top sport in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix by a tenth of second after team-mate Lando Norris made a mistake on his final flying lap. Red Bull title contender Max Verstappen took third place.  At the start of the top […]

Solid Friday in Doha George Russell will start tomorrow’s Sprint on the front row in P2 with teammate Kimi Antonelli P7. All teams started the weekend with the challenge of tyre life being limited to 25 laps, which was a major point to consider when planning the weekend’s strategy. Free Practice work was all about […]

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped the sole practice session for this weekend’s FIA Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix finishing just under six hundredths of a second ahead of championship-leading team-mate Lando Norris, while Red Bull Racing title contender Max Verstappen ended the session in sixth place, over half a second off the McLaren pair.  At the […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Steve NIELSEN (Alpine), Mario ISOLA (Pirelli)   Q: Mario, perhaps we could start with you. One of the big tech stories coming into this weekend is the 25-lap limit on each set of tyres. Can we start by you telling us why you’ve imposed that limit? Mario ISOLA: Yeah. That comes from […]

Fourmaux had completed SS14 with a narrow 2.4sec cushion over Sesks and just 5.8sec in hand over Thierry Neuville after a leg in which the lead changed hands several times. But the Hyundai pilot was checked in one minute early to TC14A, the technical zone prior to overnight service, incurring a 60sec time penalty in […]

Amman, November 2025: With a growing track record of achievements and an expanding pool of talent from across the region, the first ever FIA MENA Esports Championship continues to accelerate its regional presence with unstoppable momentum, building upon the solid foundations already established by the successful MENA Esports Cup. The 2025 edition brought the MENA’s […]

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri returned to top form by taking pole position for the Sprint at the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ George Russell and championship leading team-mate Lando Norris. Red Bull’s title contender Max Verstappen qualified in P6 behind his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.  In the opening segment, Lewis Hamilton was the […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for Motor Sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced the selection of TotalEnergies as the single supplier of sustainable fuel for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) for a three-year term beginning in 2026. In 2022, the FIA committed to a […]

PART ONE – Liam LAWSON (Racing Bulls), Oliver BEARMAN (Haas), Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)   Q: Kimi, can we start with you and just reflect for a moment on what happened on Saturday. In terms of your finishing position, not your best result this year, but in terms of execution, was that your best race of […]

Fourmaux climbed to the front after a demanding afternoon in which drama reshuffled the order on the second pass of the Khulays stage. Hyundai-driving Frenchman Fourmaux stayed clear of major issues across all seven stages to end the day 6.0sec ahead of Toyota’s Sami Pajari, with early pacesetter Mārtiņš Sesks just 0.9sec further back in […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 27 November 1730hrs  1800hrs Oliver Bearman (Haas)Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber)Carlos Sainz (Williams) Friday, 28 November Press Conference: 1830hrs TV Pen: 1900hrs Steve Nielsen (Alpine)Fred Vasseur (Ferrari)Mario Isola (Pirelli) Saturday, 29 November Post-Sprint Post-Qualifying First three finishing drivers Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 30 November Post-Race First three finishing drivers   For media information […]

The news extends a strong, long-term relationship between the FIA, Formula E and the Indian manufacturer, stretching back to 2013, when Mahindra became a founding team from the first season of Formula E, and the first OEM to commit to the championship at its inception.  That journey is now set to continue until at least […]

 

The penultimate race of the 2025 season takes place at the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar. Toto talks Qatar Fact File: Qatar Grand Prix Stat Sheet: Qatar Grand Prix Toto Talks Qatar Two to go. We carry a healthy advantage for P2 in the Constructors’ to Qatar but are taking nothing for granted. Whilst we […]

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Following an e-vote by the World Motor Sport Council, a series of updates to the regulations governing the FIA World Rally Championship have been approved. The revisions introduce new provisions relating to mandatory rest hours, establish a formal framework for Candidate Rallies seeking inclusion in the FIA WRC calendar, amend the duration of midday service […]

Argentina’s Juan Cruz Yacopini sealed the FIA World Baja Cup title with outright victory in the Dubai International Baja. Yacopini teamed up with Spanish navigator Dani Oliveras in an SVR-run Toyota Hilux IMT Evo and moved ahead of Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC’s Seth Quintero and Andrew Short after the first stage when the American incurred […]

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard and Sam Worthington)  DC: We’re going start with Verstappen in Vegas. Congratulations, Max. Your second victory here and in the end, that was—I won’t say dominant, but it looked comfortable.Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it was good. I mean, of course like in practice, […]