Formula One is back after the summer break and heads to Zandvoort in the Netherlands for Max Verstappen’s home race, the Dutch Grand Prix. It is the first race weekend of a doubleheader, with Monza in Italy to follow next week. Zandvoort first held a grand prix in 1952 but dropped off the calendar in
Month: August 2024
F1 – 2024 Dutch GP Schedule of Press Conferences DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 22 August 1330hrs 1400hrs Esteban Ocon (Alpine)Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber)Max Verstappen (Red Bull) George Russell (Mercedes)Yuki Tsunoda (RB)Logan Sargeant (Williams) Friday, 23 August Press Conference: 1430hrs TV Pen: 1500hrs Mike Krack (Aston Martin)Ayao Komatsu (Haas)Andrea Stella (McLaren)James Vowles (Williams) Saturday, 24 August Post-Qualifying Top
The FIA European Historic Rally Championship heads to Finland’s high-speed gravel roads from August 22-24 when Lahti Historic Rally hosts round six of this ultimate celebration of the sport’s glorious past. One of the highlights of the FIA EHRC season, Lahti Historic Rally provides an opportunity for the championship regulars to fly high in iconic
“The thing I remember that he helped me with was before the race, we sat down with him and also Fred [Vasseur, Ferrari Team Principal], and he was helping me a little bit. “I hadn’t done any long runs, I hadn’t done more than like two pushes in a row before doing the race. It’s
The programme is supported by the FIA Foundation. The FIA has announced a new Safe Mobility 4All & 4Life pilot programme, to be carried out in collaboration with programme partner UNITAR. The pilot programme will be the first one offered through the Safe Mobility 4All & 4Life partnership. The partnership was launched in July, and
Formula 1 is back at it’s most competitive right now and after a string of dramatic races with seven different winners, here are five questions I’m looking forward to seeing answered when racing resumes in the second part of this thrilling season… 1. Who will be constructors’ champions? The constructors’ fight seemed a foregone conclusion
Touring y Automóvil Club del Perú has received the FIA’s José Abed Award, in recognition of its safe driving programme ‘Vía Rápida a la Seguridad’. The José Abed award was first introduced in 2023, in memory of Mr José Abed, the former President of OMDAI and Mexico F1 Promoter. Each year, the Award is given to
As the first few races of the 2024 F1 season unfolded, Max Verstappen and Red Bull looked a force to be reckoned with after notching up several victories. However, with the gaps amongst the field closing in as the campaign has progressed, the Dutchman and his team’s position at the top has come under threat
Recent Grand Prix winners McLaren and Mercedes will be doing all they can to prevent that from happening by continuing their strong form, while Ferrari are aiming to get back to winning ways themselves after an up-and-down phase. Alongside these performance predictions, Clarkson asks Van Haren if 2024 has been Verstappen’s best season in F1
Watch Brian Bogers Taking a leap from Round 15 of the 2024 FIM MXGP World Motocross Championship from Uddevalla, Sweden! Shot 100% on the HERO12 camera from http://GoPro.com
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Which three F1 personalities past or present would you invite to a dinner party and why? Ooh. That’s a bit of a pool to choose from, Jesus! I would go a lot of old-school though, so I’d go James Hunt, to see if it was true, what they all said about him with the lifestyle!
Standing as the most famous team in F1 history, the expectations on Ferrari to perform at their best are relentless year in, year out. While they have certainly improved on last year, 2024 has still been full of highs and lows for the Scuderia, going from emphatic race wins to team mate tussles and everything
World RX: Victories for Timmy Hansen and Johan Kristoffersson at the World RX of Benelux double-header It was honours shared between electric and sustainably-fuelled internal combustion engined cars in the FIA World Rallycross Championship’s ‘Battle of Technologies’ at the double-header World RX of Benelux, with Timmy Hansen (EV) winning Round 5 (17 August) and Johan
Verstappen has found remarkable success on the back of that win, claiming three consecutive drivers’ championship victories beginning in 2021, and fighting for a fourth this season to match Vettel’s record at the team. His first world title came at the end of an intense season-long battle with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, which saw the
The FIA is set to host its 25th American Congress in Lima, Peru. The event will be an opportunity for mobility and motor sport Clubs from across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean to gather and discuss key issues within the region. It will be hosted by the Touring y Automóvil Club del
Qualifying head-to-head Russell 10-4 Hamilton The qualifying head-to-head between the two Mercedes drivers ignited plenty of conversation earlier in the season. That came after Hamilton said in Monaco he didn’t anticipate being ahead of Russell in qualifying many times this year, pointing to upgrades his younger team mate had been given ahead of him at
“It’s massive. If you have an upgrade worth two-tenths of lap-time, and can bring it one race earlier. That’s fantastic. You have access to a bit more car performance. “It’s a philosophy of the company where we push everybody to try to be as efficient as they can, and flag the things that are stopping
ERC – King Kopecký’s Zlín reign is over as Stříteský bags maiden European win Dominik Stříteský is an FIA European Rally Championship winner for the first time as Jan Kopecký’s Barum Czech Rally Zlín reign came to an end during a dramatic sixth round of another all-action ERC season. Kopecký hadn’t been beaten on his
The 2024 F1 season has already proven to be one to remember, with the 14 races so far featuring thrilling duels, stunning qualifying laps and memorable victories, taken by a total of seven different race winners. This has also brought with it a sizeable amount of drama, ranging from intra-team spats and first-lap collisions through
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Ill. — Josef Newgarden won for the fifth time at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday night, taking the lead during a late pit stop and holding off teammate Scott McLaughlin on two restarts. Newgarden survived a partial spin-out on Lap 196 in
Best moment Given how quickly the season has moved on, it’s easy to forget that Alonso started a Grand Prix from third on the grid earlier this year, with the two-time world champion enjoying arguably his most competitive weekend so far around the Shanghai International Circuit. After qualifying P3 for the Sprint and challenging for
Dominik Stříteský has completed Barum Czech Rally Zlín’s dramatic opening leg on course for his maiden FIA European Rally Championship victory as Jan Kopecký’s bid for a record-extending 12th win on his home ERC counter hit the rocks. The 2013 European champion was 0.7sec behind Stříteský, the current leader of the Czech championship, starting SS5
There are four seats still up for grabs on the 2025 Formula 1 grid – and one of the most intriguing is at Red Bull’s sister team RB, where the Italian squad is set to choose between the experience of Daniel Ricciardo and the youthful talent of Liam Lawson as Yuki Tsunoda’s team mate. In
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scott McLaughlin claimed the pole at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis for the second straight year Friday with a two-lap average of 179.972 mph as Team Penske qualified its three cars in the top five. “Straight from the truck today the guys
He explained: “From day one, I was convinced we’ve got plenty of good people, amazing people, so it’s a matter of putting that together and giving those people an environment that they can perform in. “Everyone, it doesn’t matter who you are – IT person, software person, race engineer, driver, or finance person – everybody
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Scott Bloomquist, a dirt track race car driver who was known for his bravado and for being one of the sport’s best, died Friday in a plane crash on his family’s farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee, friends and local officials said. Bloomquist, 60, stood out with his long
READ MORE: Shovlin explains why ‘naturally gifted’ Antonelli stands out as he assesses whether Mercedes’ progress impacts second seat decision After winning five karting championships, including back-to-back European titles, he chose Mercedes. His reasoning: they had no one else his age. One of the biggest car companies in the world promised him their full attention,
Qualifying head-to-head Tsunoda 9 – Ricciardo 5 It has been advantage Tsunoda in qualifying so far, with the 24-year-old outqualifying Ricciardo on nine out of 14 occasions. However, while Tsunoda led the way during the earlier part of the season, Ricciardo has had the edge more frequently across recent races, having put himself ahead on
The longest running rally on the 2024 FIA European Rally Championship calendar and the longest so far this season in terms of competitive distance, the 201.79 kilometres that make up the 53rd Barum Czech Rally Zlín from 16 – 18 August will be fast, fearsome and famous. Part of the ERC schedule since the championship’s