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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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FIA World Rally Championship – Croatia Rally – FIA Event Review

April 12, 2026 RNW Staff

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Neuville leads Croatia Rally after demanding Saturday reshapes the fight for victory

April 11, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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Pajari leads Croatia Rally after demanding Friday as Evans and Solberg retire

April 10, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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Miami and Montreal to host FIA Formula 2 Championship Rounds in 2026

April 9, 2026 RNW Staff

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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2026 FIA World Rally Championship – Croatia Rally– FIA Event Preview

April 7, 2026 RNW Staff

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F1 – 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

March 29, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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F1 – Antonelli wins in Japan to become youngest championship leader in F1 history

March 29, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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F1- Antonelli quickest in final practice for Japanese Grand Prix

March 28, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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F1 – 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

March 28, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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F1 – Antonelli takes second pole of 2026 ahead of Russell and Piastri in Japan

March 28, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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F1 – Mercedes drivers top opening practice in Japan ahead of McLaren and Ferrari

March 27, 2026 RNW Staff

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 […]

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F1 – 2026 Japanese Grand Prix – Friday Press Conference Transcript

March 27, 2026 RNW Staff

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Koji WATANABE (Honda), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Andrea STELLA (McLaren) Q: Andrea, if we could start with you. Bad memories first of all. Can we throw it back to China, which was a source of great frustration for the team? Do you fully understand the cause of the problems prior to the start?Andrea STELLA: Yeah, so China […]

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F1 – Piastri topples Mercedes in second practice for Japanese Grand Prix

March 27, 2026 RNW Staff

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap of the second practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by just under a tenth of a second as George Russell finished third in the other Mercedes car. Piastri was on the pace from the start of the session as […]

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F1 – 2026 Japanese Grand Prix – Thursday Press Conference Transcript

March 26, 2026 RNW Staff

PART ONE – Lance STROLL (Aston Martin), Charles LECLERC (Ferrari), Franco COLAPINTO (Alpine) Q: Franco, if we could start with you, please. A brilliant race last time out. Just how much of a breakthrough was China for you?Franco COLAPINTO: It was good. I’ve been looking for those points for a long time and it was really […]

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First group test a success as FIA Formula Regional European Championship goes on track

March 26, 2026 RNW Staff

Providing the first opportunity for the 10 teams registered for the inaugural FIA FR European Championship to take to the track with the all-new second-generation Tatuus T-326 at the same time, the test also served as an important drill for the FIA’s expert technical personnel. They completed the same extensive technical checks and operations normally […]

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World Motor Sport Council Looks Ahead to Year of Sustainable Growth with New Championships and Events

March 26, 2026 RNW Staff

The first 2026 meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council has been held today, 26 March, via video conference with a number of Members also attending in person at the FIA’s London office. The meeting was also the first of the World Motor Sport Council’s new composition following the re-election of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem during the 2025 FIA General Assemblies held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The FIA President […]

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Rally icon François Delecour makes EHRC return with IKE Racing for 2026 season

March 26, 2026 RNW Staff

French rally legend François Delecour is set to return to top-level historic competition in 2026, confirming a full-season campaign in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship (EHRC) Pre-2000 category with IKE Racing. The programme marks an exciting new chapter for both driver and team as they target front-running performances across the season. Delecour will compete at the wheel of the […]

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F1 – 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Preview

March 25, 2026 RNW Staff

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Hockenheim test to signal start of new era for FIA Formula Regional European Championship

March 24, 2026 RNW Staff

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, announces that the FIA Formula Regional European Championship officially gets under way with the opening pre-season test at Hockenheim, scheduled for Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 March. The German venue ushers in the new FIA […]

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