Sport news Norbert Michelisz will be looking to defend his title from last year with BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse. Returning with the Hungarian will be Spanish racing driver Mikel Azcona, with the duo now joined by Argentine touring car racer Néstor Girolami, with the Hyundai-equipped team targeting fighting for both the drivers’ and teams’ titles with its enhanced line-up. The cars will also carry the same branding at the South Korean manufacturer’s FIA World Rally Championship programme, and the team’s Elantra N TCR cars also feature the upgraded facelift of the new road car model. Fighting t ..read more

Sport news • Romet Jürgenson aiming to build on strong beginning to Junior WRC adventure • Taylor Gill hoping previous Tarmac knowledge will aid ongoing progression • Max Smart preparing for first full sealed-surface rally outing • Jose ‘Abito’ Caparó targeting maiden Junior WRC finish • FIA Rally Star journey now available with YouTube series Be The Next One The FIA Rally Star drivers will take on a tough Tarmac test this week (18-21 April) when they continue their FIA Junior WRC Championship adventure on Croatia Rally. Having gained their first taste of Junior WRC action on the ice-coated Ra ..read more

Sport news Despite playing host to a WEC round for the first time, the venue is no stranger to endurance racing, with the history dating back half a century, to the inaugural 1000km of Imola race, which was first held in 1974. More recently, the circuit has been a regular fixture on the European Le Mans Series calendar, which makes it a familiar territory for several competitors taking part in this Sunday’s six-hour WEC event. With 14 manufacturers (Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota), 37 cars ..read more

Sport news The FIA and Formula 1 have announced the calendar for the 2025 season which will mark the 75th anniversary of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The calendar features 24 races and will commence in Australia on 16 March and conclude in Abu Dhabi on 7 December. Ramadan will be throughout March in 2025, and therefore the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be held in April.  The changes made to the calendar in 2024 to create a better geographical flow of races have been carried over to 2025, with Japan in April following Australia and China, followed predominantly by t ..read more

FIA news The unique symposium was organised to showcase the role of athletes and sporting bodies in promoting peace and sustainable development, on and off the sporting circuit. World renowned athletes took to the floor to share their personal stories, including footballer and Vice President of Peace and Sport Didier Drogba, Head of Mission for the 2024 Refugee Olympic Team Masomah Ali Zada, and international rugby player Siya Kolisi. Representing the FIA and discussing the crucial work of the UAOA campaign, Erin highlighted the role of sporting bodies and social media companies to protect ath ..read more

Sport news DRIVERS   1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)   2 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing)  3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Mark Webber)    Q: Carlos, this champagne feeling is on a bit of a roll, mate. After the tricky weekend, obviously, in Saudi Arabia with the health issue, you're bouncing back, mate. You're absolutely on fire. You must be happy with that today? Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I had a good race, to be honest. Very happy, because it was quite tough out there with the degradation, but then sudde ..read more

Sport news TEAM REPRESENTATIVES:  Toto WOLFF (Merrcedes), Bruno FAMIN (Alpine), James VOWLES (Williams), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas) Q: Ayao, let's kick things off with you. Your first home race as Team Principal of Haas. Just what kind of a welcome have you had from the Japanese fans? Ayao KOMATSU: A really nice, warm welcome. Yeah, everybody's been so positive and happy, so yeah, grateful about that.   Q: Well, positive about the progress you guys have been making this year, no doubt. It is actually nigh on 100 days that you've been in the job of Team Principal. I did want t ..read more

Sport news DRIVERS – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari), Yuki TSUNODA (RB), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Alexander ALBON (Williams), George RUSSELL (Mercedes), Pierre GASLY (Alpine)  Q: Yuki, please, can we start with you? Home race. Just how special is this one for you? Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, very special. I already felt… I saw a lot of fans in front of the traffic lights, in front of my garage. Yeah, it's good to come back here. Very energetic and hopefully I can have a good race in front of them… In front of the cherry blossoms as well, you know, it's very beautiful. So, yeah, so far ..read more

Sport news FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1F1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitF1SEASON 2024Formula 100Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 7:59amWednesday, April 3, 2024 - 7:59am ..read more

Sport newsThursday, 4 April Press Conference:  1230hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) George Russell (Mercedes) Yuki Tsunoda (RB) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Alex Albon (Williams)   Friday, 5 April Press Conference:  1330hrs Bruno Famin (Alpine) Ayao Komatsu (Haas) Toto Wolff (Mercedes) James Vowles (Williams) TV Pen 1400hrs   Saturday, 6 April Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers   Sunday, 7 April Post-Race First three finishing drivers FIA Formula One World ChampionshipFormula 1F1SEASON 2024SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ..read more