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Kicking off the 74th ERC season with his maiden triumph in the series, Suárez won 43rd Andalusia Rally – Sierra Morena – Córdoba World Heritage Site by 20.1sec as Iván Ares edged a thrilling battle for second place. Driving a Michelin-equipped Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 for the Spanish Recalvi Team, Friday’s Qualifying Stage winner moved […]

  The final proposals presented during today’s meeting were the result of a series of consultations over the past few weeks between the FIA, technical representatives and extensive input from F1 drivers.  Discussions around potential adjustments were based on data gathered from the first three events of the 2026 season.  The 2026 regulations were developed and agreed in close partnership with the FIA,  teams, OEMs, Power Unit Manufacturers, and FOM. Changes to the regulations were […]

As it bids to get its title defence off to a winning start on home soil, Ferrari topped four of the five testing and practice sessions around the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, but when it came to qualifying for tomorrow’s FIA World Endurance Championship curtain-raising contest, the Prancing Horse’s rivals turned up the […]

The Michelin-equipped Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 driver, nicknamed Cohete – the Spanish word for rocket – moved in front after winning Saturday’s opening test and remained ahead of the pack throughout the day. In ambient temperatures exceeding 30 degrees centigrade, Suárez was fastest on four of the day’s six stages and leads the 43rd Andalusia […]

A division of Haltermann Carless Group, a German-British specialist fuels manufacturer, ETS Racing Fuels will supply its Renewablaze O2 R100, an advanced, drop-in racing fuel derived from bioethanol, to all ERC1 competitors. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 60 per cent, while enhancing engine performance without the need for any technical adjustment, the use of […]

Fifty-three crews representing 20 nations will be in the mix for glory when the 74th FIA European Rally Championship season begins in Spain this week. Starting with 43rd Andalusia Rally – Sierra Morena – Córdoba World Heritage Site from 17-19 April, the world’s oldest international rally series also includes stops in Sweden, Italy, Poland, Czech […]

The season is set to kick off at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, celebrated for its ‘old-school’ nature. The 4.909km anticlockwise layout sees Hypercar drivers hit top speeds approaching 315km/h, change gear 42 times per tour and travel with a fully open throttle for two-thirds of the lap. Its bumpy surface and combination […]

Christophe Jacob delivered a commanding performance to secure his first-ever FIA European Historic Rally Championship victory on gravel at Historic Rally Fafe, heading a memorable Ford Escort lockout of the top three podium positions.  Co-driven by Isabelle Regnier, the Belgian driver guided his Ford Escort RS 1800 to a controlled victory, finishing 19.2 seconds clear […]

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The Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team driver began the day 13.7sec behind rally leader Sami Pajari, but ended it with an advantage of 1min 14.5sec over Toyota GAZOO Racing’s Takamoto Katsuta. Pajari, who had led the rally since Friday morning, dropped to third after stopping to change a wheel on the second pass through […]

The Toyota GAZOO Racing driver ended the day 13.7sec ahead of Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team’s Thierry Neuville, with team-mate Takamoto Katsuta a further 0.9sec behind in third. However, the margins told only part of the story on a day marked by incidents, punctures and evolving grip levels on roads appearing on the FIA […]

The FIA Formula 2 championship will go to Miami, USA, on May 1-3 for what will be the second Round of the 2026 season, followed by Montreal, Canada on May 22-24, as Round 3, before returning to Europe, starting with Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on June 04-07. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President, said: “Following the necessary changes […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Damon Hill)  Q: Kimi Antonelli, congratulations. You are officially the youngest ever person to lead a Formula 1 World Championship. Do you have anything to say?Kimi ANTONELLI: It feels pretty good. Of course, it’s too early to think about the championship, but we’re on the good […]

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli recovered from a poor start and profited from a fortunate Safety Car to jump his rivals and take a convincing Japanese Grand Prix win that makes the Italian teenager the youngest Drivers’ Championship leader in the history of the sport.  When the lights went out at the start, polesitter Antonelli and front-row […]

Mercedes teenager Kimi Antonelli posted the fastest lap of the final practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, beating team-mate George Russell by a little over a quarter of a second. Charles Leclerc was third, though the Ferrari driver was more than eight tenths of a second off the pace set […]

  DRIVERS 1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jean Alesi) Q: Kimi, what a pole position. Tell us from the inside.Kimi ANTONELLI: Yeah, I’m super happy with the session. It was a good one. It was a clean one and I felt very good in the car. Every run I […]

Kimi Antonelli powered to his second successive pole of the new season, beating team-mate George Russell by almost three tenths of a second in qualifying for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri got closest to the pacesetting Mercedes pair, taking third place just three tenths off pole.  Ferrari’s […]

George Russell went two hundredths of a second quicker than Mercedes’ team-mate Kimi Antonelli to hand the Silver Arrows a 1-2 in opening practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. It was two-by-two in Suzuka with the Mercedes pair followed on the timesheet by McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and the […]