Bottas: Slump in form in Baku is “weird”

After troubled practice sessions in Baku his team-mate Lewis Hamilton found extra speed for both qualifying and the race, but Bottas was never able to recover.
He qualified only 10th having contributed to second place for Hamilton by giving him a tow.
Although he maintained 10th early on he faded to 14th at the red flag, claiming 12th by the finish after Hamilton went off at the restart and …Keep reading

The Red Bull design that avoided a flexi-wing protest

With new tougher FIA pull-back tests not due to come into force until the French GP, the race in Baku was the last chance for outfits to get away with their more bendy rear wings.
That prospect annoyed teams like Mercedes and McLaren, and the threat of a protest remained if outfits went too far in what they did in Baku.
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL – Hearing June 22, 2021

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL – Hearing June 22, 2021

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Hearing

Case ICA-2021-01: Appeal lodged by Mr Luca Corberi against Decision No. IT-2021-01 dated 19 April 2021 of the International Tribunal of the FIA

On 4 October 2020, at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato, in the framework of the 2020 FIA KZ Karting World Championship Final, Luca Corberi was involved in the following incidents:

(i) he threw the front fairing of his kart to the track while other drivers were still competing;

(ii)  he physically attacked another driver.

On 1 February 2021, the President of the FIA decided to submit this case to the International Tribunal pursuant to Article 4.2 a) of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules.

On 19 April 2021, the International Tribunal, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, decided to:

– Confirm the disqualification of Mr Luca Corberi from the competition of Lonato, Italy (2020 FIA Karting World Championship-KZ);

– Impose to Mr Luca Corberi a suspension (Article 12.3.1.n of the FIA International Sporting Code (1) and a ban (Articles 5.2.2.b (2) and 5.2.2.d (3) of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules) for a period of 15 years starting on the date of coming into force of the decision of the International Tribunal.

On 23 April 2021, Mr Luca Corberi decided to appeal the decision of the FIA International Tribunal.

When

9.30 hrs

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Where

Salle du Comité and by videoconference.

Decision

The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.

Accreditation

Requests for accreditation must be sent by email to the FIA Press Office (sgomez@fia.com) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation, no later than Tuesday 15 June 2021 at noon (CET).

The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

i) the hearing and the date for which the accreditation is requested;

ii) name of the journalist and photocopy of their professional press card (currently valid);

iii) email address to which the FIA can send an answer.

 


(1)The Suspension deprives, for a specified period of time, the person subject to it of the right to take part, directly or indirectly and in any capacity whatsoever, in (i) any Competition organised or regulated by the FIA or the ASNs (or placed under their authority), and (ii) any preparatory testing and training organised or regulated by the FIA or the  ASNs (or placed under their authority) or organised by their members or licence‐holders. (Article 12.4.1.n of the 2021 FIA International Sporting Code)

(2) Ban on taking part or exercising a role, directly or indirectly, in competitions, events or championships organised directly or indirectly on behalf of or by the FIA, or subject to the regulations and decisions of the FIA.

(3) Ban on exercising within the FIA any duties whatsoever as an executive officer, a member of a commission, or a president of a commission, or any duties of any nature whatsoever on behalf of the FIA and/or within a body of the FIA

 

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Cross-Country – New route and a Marathon Stage for Rally Kazakhstan

Cross-Country – New route and a Marathon Stage for Rally Kazakhstan

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The second round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies takes the contenders to central Asia for Rally Kazakhstan (June 08-13), where the arid scrublands, savannahs and deserts of the world’s largest landlocked country form the backdrop for yet another unique adventure for the 34 crews on the start list.

This is the fourth time the event has run as a round of the FIA World Cup and, while it remains in the Mangystau region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the route has been significantly revised and will provide a fresh challenge for the contenders. All legs of the rally will essentially start and finish in the city of Aktau on the shores of the Caspian Sea. However, also new this year is the inclusion of a Marathon Stage. The second leg will take the crews from Aktau to the coastal resort of Kenderly for the overnight halt, 250 kilometres away, and here only the competitors themselves will be authorised to work on their vehicles, adding another dimension to the competition.

Nasser Al-Attiyah and Matthieu Baumel, originally topping the entry list as leaders of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, have had to withdraw due to conflicting commitments leaving Yazeed Al-Rajhi – 2018 Rally Kazakhstan winner – to lead the crews into tomorrow’s section. He got this year’s World Cup campaign off to a good start with a podium placing in Spain and the Saudi Arabian holds third in the standings, 12 points adrift of the lead. As Al-Attiyah’s main title rival going into Kazakhstan, he and co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz will be looking to capitalise on the Qatari’s absence with a significant haul of points.

After an impressive performance in Spain, where they finished fifth overall, Mattias Ekström – 2016 FIA World Rallycross Champion and double DTM title winner – and Emil Bergkvist will be gaining more cross-country rallying experience, again in the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy.

Denis Krotov has entered in a MINI John Cooper Works Rally and he finished fifth in Kazakhstan in 2019. This year he will have Konstantin Zhiltsov alongside him. Vladimir Vasilyev, reigning champion of the 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, had a disappointing retirement on the first round in Spain last month. He and Alexey Kuzmich need to get their first points on the leaderboard and conquer Kazakhstan’s dramatic landscape after an early retirement in 2019, the last time the event ran due to the global pandemic.

Miroslav Zapletal and Marek Sykora were just off the podium, in fourth, last time out in Kazakhstan and they will be competing in a Ford F150 Evo while Mathieu Serradori is back in action in his self-built Century CR6.

Behind a host of other T1 contenders, Boris Gadasin and Dmitrii Kozhukhov head a strong field of T3 competitors. Guillaume de Mevius and Tom Colsoul – the winning co-driver of the 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – will be looking to repeat their fine performance in Spain, despite ultimately being forced to retire with mechanical problems. Andrey and Vladimir Novikov also join the T3 contenders for this event.

America’s Austin Jones and Dutchman Kees Koolen top the list of T4 entries, the duo first and third in the standings in their Can Am Mavericks.

RALLY DATA

Total distance   

2,270.21 km

Selective section distance:

1,465.64 km (64.55%)

Number of selective sections:

5

 

LEADING ENTRIES

Vladimir Vasilyev/ Alexey Kuzmich

MINI All 4 Racing

Yazeed Al Rajhi/Michael Orr

Toyota Hilux Overdrive

Denis Krotov/Konstantin Zhiltsov

MINI John Cooper Works Rally

Miroslav Zapletal/Marek Sykora

Ford F150 Evo

Ronan Chabot/Gilles Pillot

Toyota Hilux Overdrive

Lucio Alvarez/Armand Monleon

Toyota Hilux Overdrive

Mathieu Serradori/Loic Minaudier

Century CR6

Andrey Cherednikov/Dmitro Tsyro

Ford F150 Evo

Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist

MINI John Cooper Works Rally

Juan Cruz Yacopini/Alejandro Yacopini

Toyota Hilux Overdrive

 

RALLY KAZAKHSTAN – TIMETABLE & MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Tuesday June 8

 

Scrutineering    

From 07:30 hrs

Pre-event press conference

18:00 hrs

Ceremonial start

20:00 hrs

 

Wednesday June 9 – Leg 1

 

Start of SS1 (280.22 km)

08:00 hrs

First car arrives bivouac

12:00 hrs

 

Thursday June 10 – Leg 2

 

Start of SS2 (279.48 kilometres)

08:00 hrs

First car arrives bivouac, Kenderly             

11:11 hrs

 

Friday June 11 – Leg 3

 

Start of SS3 (330.12 kilometres)

08:00 hrs

First car arrives bivouac

14:25 hrs

 

Saturday June 12 – Leg 4

 

Start of SS4 (308.80 kilometres)

08:00 hrs

First car arrives bivouac

14:08 hrs

                                          

Sunday June 13 – Leg 5

 

Start of SS5 (267.02kilometres) 

08:00 hrs

First car arrives Parc Fermé        

12:00 hrs

Post event press conference

18:00 hrs

Podium/Prize-Giving

20:00 hrs

                                          

World Cup for Cross Country Rallies

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Binotto “expected something better” from Ferrari in Baku GP

In Baku Charles Leclerc took his second consecutive pole of F1’s 2021 season, albeit helped by a late red flag which prevented others from attempting a second flying lap.
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