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Based out of the Portalegre municipality in the Alentejo region of eastern Portugal, the three-day event has attracted a 58-car field with 14 crews in the Ultimate section, 17 in Challenger, 25 in SSV and two in Stock. Nine are registered for the FIA World Baja Cup and eight for the FIA European Baja Cup […]

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Central European Rally (16–19 October) marked an emotional conclusion for the FIA Rally Star programme – the global talent detection programme launched in 2021 to identify and support the next generation of rally talent. The event also brought the curtain down on the 2025 FIA Junior WRC season, serving as the final double-points round in […]

The second leg of the double-header takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. Toto talks Mexico Fred Vesti talks Mexico Fact File: Mexico City Grand Prix Stat Sheet: Mexico City Grand Prix Toto Talks Mexico Five races to go. Just 10 points separating P2 to P4 in the Constructors’ Championship. We had […]

Challenging Sunday in Austin George Russell finished sixth with Kimi Antonelli P13 in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix. George lined up P4 but was pinched on the inside of turn one, losing positions to the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri. The difficulty, for the whole field, in getting close to […]

The Finn assumed control on Saturday when team-mate Sébastien Ogier crashed out in treacherous conditions. From there, he managed the gap with trademark composure to take victory by 43.7sec. It marked Rovanperä’s third win of the year following triumphs in the Canary Islands and Finland, and Toyota’s ninth manufacturers’ title – surpassing Citroën’s tally of […]

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen took a lights-to-flag United States Grand Prix victory ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to cut the gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri to 40 points as the Australian finished fifth in Austin.  Verstappen got away well from pole at the start and he powered up the […]

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Martin Brundle)  Q: Congratulations Max. Pole position, perfect start, controlled the race. That was a champion’s drive.Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah. It was an unbelievable weekend for us. I knew that the race was, of course, not going to be super straightforward. I think if you […]

Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Lucas Moraes earned the W2RC Drivers’ Championship title for the first time after finishing second overall at the six-day Rally of Morocco, the final round of the 2025 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship. Moraes looked to have narrowly missed out on the title to Dacia’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah until the Qatari was handed […]

Sprint podium and solid grid spots in Austin George Russell qualified P4 for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix having earlier claimed P2 in the F1 Sprint. Kimi Antonelli meanwhile will line up P7 for tomorrow’s 56-lap race after battling to P8 and a point earlier in the day. George lined up P5 for the Sprint […]

Sprint podium and solid grid spots in Austin George Russell qualified P4 for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix having earlier claimed P2 in the F1 Sprint. Kimi Antonelli meanwhile will line up P7 for tomorrow’s 56-lap race after battling to P8 and a point earlier in the day. George lined up P5 for the Sprint […]

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen took his third consecutive Austin Sprint win, beating Mercedes’ George Russell and Williams’ Carlos Sainz to the flag as McLaren title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were knocked out of the race in a Turn 1 collision at the start.  When the lights went out, Verstappen reacted quickest and […]

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)3 – Carlos SAINZ (Williams)  TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jenson Button) Q: Max Verstappen, once again the winner of the Sprint race here in Austin. I mean, it couldn’t have gone any better, could it?Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah. I mean, the start was good. Then, of course, there was a Safety Car […]

Rovanperä began the day just 0.6sec behind Ogier but seized the initiative immediately, moving into the lead on the opening Made in FRG test. One stage later, Ogier’s hopes of victory and a crucial haul of points ended abruptly when he ran wide on a damp, leaf-covered section of asphalt on the rain-affected Keplý stage. […]

DRIVERS 1 –  Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 –  Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)  PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Max, you just missed out on starting that final lap. You didn’t need it. That was a super impressive qualifying. Put us in the cockpit.Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it was good. I think every segment the […]

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen took his seventh pole position of the season at the Circuit of the American, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to the front of the grid for the US Grand Prix by over three tenths of a second. Championship leader Oscar Piastri is set to start the race […]

Challenging Sprint Qualifying in Austin George Russell will start Saturday’s F1 Sprint in Austin P5 with team-mate Kimi Antonelli P11. There was plenty of work to complete in the solitary hour of practice, with both drivers running the C1 Hard and the C3 Medium compound in FP1. George finished that session P7, but fastest of […]

The eight-time world champion led from the outset, his experience proving decisive over the day’s six stages spanning almost 100km across three countries and varying road conditions. Despite seeing his advantage trimmed slightly on the repeated afternoon loop, Ogier ended Friday on top as Toyota Gazoo Racing tightened its grip on both the rally and […]

McLaren title contender Lando Norris went quickest in the only practice session for this weekend’s 2025 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix ahead of with Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg and championship leader Oscar Piastri. There were mechanical issues for Charles Leclerc, however, with the Ferrari driver ended the session in last place.  Ahead of Sprint […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) Q: Zak, I feel we should start with you. Constructors’ Champions again. How were the celebrations back at the MTC?Zak BROWN: They were great. Very proud of our racing team. It was important. Of course, we did a little bit of celebrating at the race, but what was […]