ETRC – FIA Volunteers week-end celebrated in Misano
The start of the 2019 edition of the FIA Volunteers Weekend was celebrated at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today. Competitors and officials gave their appreciation to volunteers throughout motorsport at the opening FIA European Truck Racing Championship rounds held this weekend. The drivers posed on the starting grid ahead of the action where both competitors and…
Italian Baja promises more intense battles
Recent heavy rainfall and flooding has now given way to warm and dry weather and the scene is set for another classic Italian Baja for the 40 crews on the provisional entry list. Vladimir Vasilyev and Konstantin Zhiltsov currently top the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Bajas standings by just three points after two…
F2 – Post Qualifying Press Conference
Thoughts from Zhou, Ghiotto and Sette Câmara FIA Formula 2: Welcome to the press conference with the top three qualifiers for tomorrow’s FIA Formula 2 Feature Race here in Great Britain. We are joined by polesitter Guanyu Zhou, from UNI-Virtuosi Racing, in second place is Luca Ghiotto, also of UNI-Virtuosi Racing, and in third is…
British Formula 4 EcoBoost Hybrid Project
The F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost will continue to push the boundaries of engine technology advancement with the evaluation of 3-cylinder EcoBoost mild-Hybrid power ahead of a possible future introduction into the highly successful series. In a partnership between championship stakeholders RacingLine, Neil Brown Engineering, Mygale and technical guidance…
World RX – Gronholm takes TQ after Day 1
Finland’s Niclas Gronholm took the quickest time in Q2 at the SABAT World RX of South Africa, the 10th and final round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Cape Town to take the overnight TQ (top qualifier) position. GRX Taneco’s Gronholm took the hole shot in Q2 race 1 (in the Fastest First Race Order)…
Sirotkin looking to get early start on 2019 at Williams
Sergey Sirotkin says that Williams is already making a head start on its 2019 campaign, after seriously struggling to be competitive this year. The Russian rookie says that the team is ahead of where it was 12 months ago in terms of preparations for the forthcoming season. “I don’t want to be too optimistic, but…
Vettel’s race in Brazil compromised by sensor issue
Sebastian Vettel’s curiously lacklustre performance in the Brazilian Grand Prix was due to a sensor issue on his SF71H, Ferrari has revealed. Vettel struggled to get away on the formation lap, and then had no chance of beating pole sitter Lewis Hamilton into turn 1 when the race got underway. He was overtaken by both…
Abu Dhabi post-season test: Day 2 driver line-up
The second and final day of the Pirelli tyre test kicks off this morning in Abu Dhabi, with more driver rotations taking place among the teams. While Tuesday’s fastest runner, Sebastian Vettel, is officially now on holiday, Mercedes will rely once again on its marathon man Valtteri Bottas. The focus will likely remain on the…
Raikkonen takes victory in Austin as title stays alive
F1 veteran Kimi Raikkonen took the lead of the United States Grand Prix heading into the first corner, and drove a flawless race to achieve his 21st career Grand Prix win over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton’s attempt to make use of an early Virtual Safety Car didn’t pay off, forcing him into a…
Ricciardo swansong with Red Bull ‘a bit helpless at the end’
Daniel Ricciardo’s last hurrah with Red Bull Racing fell just short of his expectations, and hopes, of a podium finish in Abu Dhabi and the opportunity to savour a final shoey in 2018. Leveraging on a prolonged first stint on Pirelli’s ultrasoft tyre, Ricciardo put himself in command of the race when his rivals up…