F1 – Russell leads Mercedes one-two in qualifying in Melbourne as Verstappen crashes George Russell took pole position for the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli recovering from a practice crash and an incident-packed qualifying session to hand Mercedes a front-row lock out for the Australian Grand … Read more
An Irish solicitor will be one of a global team of legal experts putting the world’s racing teams – especially those in Formula One, which returns with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend – under scrutiny when called upon. Niall Geaney, originally from Limerick but now based in Clonakilty in west Cork, has for many … Read more
PART ONE – Nico HULKENBERG (Audi), Valtteri BOTTAS (Cadillac), George RUSSELL (Mercedes) Q: George, why don’t we start with you. A lot has changed in Formula 1 this year. Just how confident are you and Mercedes feeling ahead of this first race?George RUSSELL: Well, I think there’s just an element of the unknown, excitement going into the … Read more
Rally-specification cars are set to return to wheel-to-wheel international rallycross competition for the first time in more than three decades, marking a landmark moment for the discipline with the introduction of the new RX4 category. Approved by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as part of an evolution of the Off-Road pyramid, RX4 opens the … Read more
Formula One has said it is “closely monitoring” the situation in the Middle East ahead of upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Missile strikes continue to rock the region after United States and Israeli forces attacked Iran with several countries closing their airspace. Advertisement A number of F1’s vast travelling circus were scheduled to … Read more
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced that Poste Italiane has achieved the maximum 3-star rating from the FIA Road Safety Index covering its last-mile delivery operations across Italy. Developed by the FIA, with the support of the FIA … Read more
F1 – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc quickest overall as pre-season testing ends in Bahrain Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the final day of F1’s pre-season test schedule with the fastest time of the six days, posting a time of 1:31.992 to end the week as the only driver below the 1m32s mark. Leclerc led the way throughout … Read more
António Félix da Costa and Jaguar TCS Racing nailed their race strategy to stride to the race win in the 2026 Jeddah E-Prix Round 5, with the Portuguese driver leading Sébastien Buemi (Envision Racing) home and reigning champion Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formula E) rounding out the podium. Da Costa was the first of the lead … Read more
The Toyota Gazoo Racing duo began the day in fourth place and launched a fierce challenge over the closing 195.38km stage to set the quickest time by 4min 26.7sec and confirm overall victory by 3min 51.8sec. The South African became the seventh different winner since the inaugural event in 2018 and the points gained have … Read more
Takamoto Katsuta will take a narrow 2.8sec lead into Saturday after overhauling Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans during a dramatic Friday at Rally Sweden The Japanese driver fronts a dominant Toyota 1-2-3 after eight stages on the rapid, snow-lined roads around Umeå, with Sami Pajari completing the trio as the GR Yaris Rally1 established itself as … Read more