In an attempt to ruffle a bird of prey’s feathers, Felipe Massa spread his electric wings ahead of next weekend’s opening round in Saudi Arabia of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E championship. The former F1 driver challenged a peregrine falcon – the fastest animal on earth, capable of flying at almost 350 km/h –…
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Mika Hakkinen: ‘Bring back a tyre war to Formula 1!’
Two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen believes a proper tyre war between Pirelli and another manufacturer would spice up the competition in Formula 1. Since 2007, exclusivity has governed Grand Prix racing’s tyre supply contracts, with Bridgestone preceding Pirelli’s current deal which started in 2011 and will run until the end of 2019. For Hakkinen, who…
Brazilian GP: Bottas and Mercedes in command of FP2
It was a small edge – just 0.003s – but one which allowed Valtteri Bottas to top Friday’s second free practice session in front of team mate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was third, just 0.073s behind the afternoon’s leader, while Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen rounded off the top-five. 2018 Brazilian Grand…
Refugees Trapped at Hungarian Border Attacked With Tear Gas, Water Cannons
Hungarian police fired water cannons and tear gas at refugees seeking to cross razor-wire barriers at the Serbian border on Wednesday, part of the country’s escalating crackdown on survivors of war and poverty seeking entry en route to Western Europe. The confrontations occurred in what has become a “no man’s land” between the Serbian village…
WRC – Lappi claims early Rally Mexico lead after opening street stage
Finland’s Esapekka Lappi snatched an early lead on Thursday evening in the 16th Rally Guanajuato México after scoring the quickest time of 1min 00.6sec in the opening 1.14km night stage along the narrow cobbled streets in the centre of Guanajuato. The Toyota driver takes an advantage of just one-tenth of a second over Norway’s Andreas…
FIA Junior WRC – Julius Tannert & Jürgen Heigl take Tour de Corse victory
Click:hot sale Chlorine tabletsJulius Tannert claimed a nail-biting FIA Junior WRC Championship rally victory on Tour de Corse as Tom Kristensson maintains his championship lead after a thrilling three-way fight for the lead with Dennis Rådström. The rally produced four different stage winners with Jan Solans claiming the opening stage on Friday, though a puncture cost…
WEC – 2020 FIA WEC SUPER SEBRING DATES CONFIRMED
The event had been confirmed as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2019/20 calendar by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday 5th December in St Petersburg with the date to be confirmed, which it has today. The second edition of the Super Sebring weekend will feature the WEC’s 1,000 Miles of Sebring…
THE FIA PARTICIPATES IN THE GREENTECH FESTIVAL IN BERLIN – A PLATFORM FOR GREEN INNOVATIONS IN THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY
The GreenTech Festival serves as a platform to showcase future-forward green innovations, and to foster discussions through the Green Leaders Conference, gathering key actors of the mobility, energy and science industries, discussing on the implementation of sustainable technologies. Technology is the key to further penetration of new mobility trends such as autonomous driving, connectivity, electrification,…
WEC: 9 Hours Complete at Le Mans
With the #8 in the pits, the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid moved back in front and but that only lasted until it made its own pit stop. At around 23:00, the #8 picked up the pace a bit and Kazuki Nakajima gained a 10-second lead on the #7 with Jose-Maria Lopez at the wheel. Both…
WTCR – Record breaker: Michelisz sets Vila Real's fastest WTCR lap with DHL Pole Position
*Hungarian qualifies on top in Portugal after breaking lap record, Farfus second *Top 13 separated by one second on challenging street track *Home hero Monteiro P15, WTCR / OSCARO title leader Guerrieri down in P19 Norbert Michelisz claimed the DHL Pole Position for Race 1 at WTCR Race of Portugal after setting a scintillating pace…