RNW Staff

The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, organised by the Emirates Motorsports Organisation (EMSO) and supported by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, has become the first ever cross-country rally event to secure the prestigious 2-Star Environmental Accreditation from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide.  The […]

Four FIA-sanctioned competitions will help to provide the on-track excitement over four action-packed days when the 72nd Macau Grand Prix takes place from 13-16 November. As well as the second running of the headlining FIA Formula Regional World Cup, Macau Grand Prix week includes the eighth FIA GT World Cup, the deciding round of the […]

Strong Sunday in São Paulo Kimi Antonelli took second in today’s São Paulo Grand Prix with George Russell scoring solid points in P4. That marks the 19-year-old’s second podium of the season and his best result in his F1 career, following on from his P3 finish in Canada earlier this season. Kimi lined up on […]

The Toyota Hilux driver trailed overnight leader and defending champion Denis Krotov and his navigator Konstantin Zhiltsov by 2min 48.5sec and nibbled away at the X-Raid Mini driver’s advantage through the early kilometres of the final stage through the central and southern deserts of Qatar. Czech veteran Martin Prokop and his navigator Viktor Chytka were […]

The eight-time world champion fended off Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate and points leader Elfyn Evans through a rain-soaked final leg, winning by 11.6sec to close the gap to three points. Kalle Rovanperä’s sixth-place finish leaves him 24 points off the lead, ensuring all three Toyota drivers remain in contention while Ott Tänak’s faint hopes are […]

2012 and 2016: António Felíx da Costa (above)A title winner in the FIA World Endurance Championship and FIA Formula E, António Felíx da Costa beat the likes of Carlos Sainz Jr and Pascal Wehrlein to claim victory in Macau in 2012. The Portuguese driver’s rivals for his second win in 2016 included Lando Norris and […]

DRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer)  Q: I think I’ve got three very happy drivers after an outstanding São Paulo Grand Prix. Lando, let’s start with you. You looked a little bit tired coming out of the car, but you didn’t have to work too hard in […]

McLaren’s Lando Norris converted pole position into a composed São Paulo Grand Prix victory, crossing the line 10 seconds ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in another bravura display in Brazil, racing from a pit lane start to third place on the podium at the flag. Title contender Oscar Piastri […]

Sprint podiums and strong qualifying at the São Paulo Grand Prix Kimi Antonelli will start tomorrow’s São Paulo Grand Prix P2 with George Russell P6. That followed on from Kimi taking his first Sprint podium of his career, with George joining him in P3. Kimi becomes the third youngest driver to start a Grand Prix […]

Macau Grand Prix2024: Ugo Ugochukwu (USA) FIA FR World Cup (pictured above)2023: Luke Browning (GBR) FIA F3 World Cup2022: Wing Chung Chang (MAC) Chinese Formula 4*2021: Hon Chio Leong (MAC) Chinese Formula 4* 2020: Hon Chio Leong (MAC) Chinese Formula 4*2019: Richard Verschoor (NLD) FIA F3 World Cup2018: Dan Ticktum (GBR) FIA F3 World Cup2017: […]

DRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by James Hinchcliffe) Q: Lando, you said yesterday after qualifying, “If I could cruise to a victory, that would be beautiful.” It didn’t really look like a cruise but just talk to us about how difficult it was to judge the grip in those first […]

DRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 3 –  Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Romain Grosjean) Q: Lando, congratulations. What a day for you. Not an easy day with the conditions, but congrats on that pole. How did it feel?Lando NORRIS: Thank you. Again, tough out there with the conditions. Just slippery, inconsistent, but good fun. It’s […]

After taking victory in the Sprint, McLaren’s Lando Norris continued his strong weekend in Interlagos by landing pole position for tomorrow’s 2025 FIA Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix, beating Mercedes Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to top spot in qualifying. The Briton’s hopes of a strong Sunday were boosted by main title rival […]

In its third season in the FIA WEC’s top tier, the legendary Italian marque has been the benchmark throughout the year in the Hypercar class, winning the opening four races with its 499P prototype to establish an advantage that none of its rivals was ultimately able to overcome. The result marks the Prancing Horse’s first […]

Good start to the weekend in São Paulo Completing a solid Friday, Kimi Antonelli will start tomorrow’s Sprint race P2 with George Russell P4. The only hour of practice this weekend promised to be busy with plenty of work to be completed; both drivers using the C2 Hard and C3 Medium compounds and completing a […]

F1 Drivers’ championship leader Lando Norris put in a late flying lap of 1:09.975 to beat McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri to the top of the timesheet by just 0.023s in the sole practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix. Outside title contender Max Verstappen abandoned a Soft […]

The result replicated that achieved by the Japanese marque last year – a day before it clinched its seventh Manufacturers’ crown in the series. There might have been no chance of another Toyota title 12 months on, following a disappointing campaign at the international pinnacle of the discipline, but the brand put itself in pole […]

 TEAM REPRESENTATIVES James VOWLES (Williams), Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Alan PERMANE (Racing Bulls) Q: I’d like to start with a question to all of you. We’re racing at a very historic track, Interlagos. All three of you have been coming here for many years. I’d like to ask each of you to rate the challenge of Interlagos and just for […]

Lando Norris took seized an advantage over title rivals Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen by claiming pole position for the Sprint at the 2025 FIA Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix. The Briton took top spot in Sprint Qualifying ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Piastri, while Verstappen could only manage sixth place on the […]

Revised FIA GT World Cup qualifying format to spice up the show A revised qualifying format is being trialled during this year’s FIA GT World Cup. In addition to the usual 30-minute qualifying session (Q1), there will be a second qualifying segment (Q2) for the fastest 10 drivers from Q1. Drivers will go out on […]