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F1 – Norris beats rain, Verstappen, Sainz to Las Vegas pole, Piastri in P5

McLaren’s Lando Norris snatched pole position with a daring final flying lap in a treacherous wet qualifying session, beating Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen by three tenths of a second as Carlos Sainz handed Williams a surprise but well deserved third place.  After narrowly escaping the drop in a very wet Q1 in 13th place and […]

2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Friday

Eventful Qualifying in Las Vegas George Russell qualified P4 with Kimi Antonelli P17 for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. Overnight rain had added to the track reset from Thursday’s running and conditions in FP3 required the Intermediate to begin with, before teams were able to switch to the Soft tyre. Rain at the end of […]

F1 – 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Thursday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Simone RESTA (Mercedes), Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing), Andy STEVENSON (Aston Martin), Nikolas TOMBAZIS (FIA) Q: Now with just ten weeks until testing for 2026 gets underway, this is a great opportunity for us to get a little bit more under the skin of the new rules coming in next year. So a question to all […]

F1 – Leclerc tops opening practice in Las Vegas ahead of Albon and Tsunoda

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went quickest in the opening practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix with Williams’ Alex Albon in second place ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Yuki Tsunoda and Max Verstappen. Championship leader Lando Norris was sixth with title rival McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastrin P8.  On a dusty, dirty […]

F1 – Norris tops FP2 in Las Vegas as red flags disrupt session

F1 Drivers’ Championship leader Lando Norris topped the timesheet in the second free practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, though red flags in the second half of the session meant that some of his main rivals didn’t complete qualifying sims on Soft compound tyres. Norris ended the session 0.029s […]

FIA completes review under the 2022-2024 FIA Formula E Financial Regulations for Formula E Manufacturers

The FIA confirms that its Cost Cap Administration has reviewed the manufacturer’s reporting documentation for the two-year period covering Seasons 9 and 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship as provided for by the FIA Formula E Financial Regulations for Formula E Manufacturers. These Financial Regulations are a very complex set of rules […]

FIA Awards 2025 – Dreams of a Champion

Video of Dreams of a Champion – FIA Awards 2025 The stars of global motor sport from each of the FIA’s top-level World Championships are set to descend on Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent for the 2025 FIA Awards on 12 December. This annual ceremony celebrates the highest achievers from across the FIA’s elite World Championships, from […]

George Kurtz becomes co-owner of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team through minority acquisition in Toto Wolff ownership entity, appointed Technology Advisor

Business innovator and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner invests in the future of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and George Kurtz, CEO and Founder of CrowdStrike, today announced that Kurtz has become a co-owner of the team and been appointed Technology Advisor. Through his personal acquisition of a 15% […]

2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Thursday

Solid first day on track in Las Vegas The final triple-header of the season got underway with track action beginning on Thursday in Las Vegas.  The team opted to run the Soft and Medium compounds in both FP1 and FP2, saving the Hard tyre for the rest of the weekend.  In the first hour of […]

F1 – 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Wednesday Press Conference Transcript

PART ONE – Esteban OCON (Haas), Lando NORRIS (McLaren), Franco COLAPINTO (Alpine) Q: Lando, let’s start with you. 150 races not out. Time flies. Give us a highlight and a lowlight to start the press conference of the last seven years of your life.Lando NORRIS: Yeah. It’s crazy. It’s a big number, matching DC [David Coulthard] for amount of […]

Q&A: FIA F4 World Cup winner Jules Roussel

For a young driver, how important is the FIA F4 World Cup and the opportunity to race at Macau?“We realised the importance just after the race when we win. We take big pleasure doing this race, it’s a big experience and there is the opportunity to learn a lot against the best in the world […]

FIA Investing in Next Generation of Champions with Inaugural Karting Shootout in Valencia

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has announced the first FIA Karting Shootout will be held in Valencia, Spain over 2 – 7 December 2025. The Aspar Karting Circuit in Valencia will host the event, which is designed to educate, evaluate and […]

F1 – 2025 Las Vegas GP Schedule of Press Conferences

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Wednesday, 19 November 1730hrs  1800hrs Franco Colapinto (Alpine) Esteban Ocon (Haas) Lando Norris (McLaren)  Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) George Russell (Mercedes) Max Verstappen (Red Bull)  Thursday, 20 November Press Conference: 1830hrs TV Pen: 1900hrs Andy Stevenson (Aston Martin) Nikolas Tombazis (FIA) Simone Resta (Mercedes) Paul Monaghan (Red Bull)  Friday, 21 November Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Saturday, 22 November Post-Race First three […]

2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Preview

Third US race kicks off triple-header to round out the 2025 F1 season. Toto talks Las Vegas Fact File: Las Vegas Grand Prix Junior Driver Doriane Pin talks Las Vegas Stat Sheet: Las Vegas Grand Prix Toto Talks Las Vegas The Las Vegas weekend is unlike anything else in F1. Racing down the Strip at […]

Q&A: FIA FR World Cup winner Théophile Naël

You’re the winner of the FIA FR World Cup and the 72nd Macau Grand Prix. How does that feel?“It feels really, really good. To be honest, I was just patient, the pace was there the whole weekend. Both of my starts yesterday and today didn’t go as planned so I just managed to stay calm, […]

On-fire Fuoco hands Ferrari its first FIA GT World Cup win

Fuoco, driving a Ferrari 296 GT3, was never truly threatened during the 16-lap contest and took the chequered flag for AF Corse SRL with a winning margin of 3.960s. Two-time FIA GT World Cup winner Raffaele Marciello finished second for BMW with Porsche-driving Laurin Heinrich making it three different Pirelli-equipped manufacturers crossing the line in […]

Naël tops FIA FR World Cup thriller to follow in the footsteps of legends as a Macau Grand Prix winner

Adding his name to a roll of honour that includes Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, Naël’s success followed a thrilling slipstream battle on the iconic 6.120-kilometre Guia Circuit. Having held fourth place initially, Naël, from France, went from third to first in a thrilling double pass on Enzo Deligny and KCMG ENYA Pinnacle Motorsport team-mate […]

Ferguson and Tucker crowned first ever FIA Karting Arrive and Drive World Cup Winners

When the FIA announced earlier this year that the first ever Karting Arrive and Drive World Cup would come to the Asia-Pacific region, accessibility, affordability and inclusion were set at the heart of what has been landmark event on the International Sporting Calendar.   91 per cent of the drivers competing in Malaysia declared that […]

FIA F4 drivers assemble to make more Macau history

As a starting point on the FIA’s global development pathway, the FIA F4 World Cup provides a gilt-edged opportunity for the next generation of single-seater drivers to gain knowledge of Macau’s iconic yet demanding 6.120-kilometre street track early in their single-seater careers. It’s also a chance for them to experience the challenging layout ahead of […]

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